Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-12

HUMPHREY MARSHALL, Of Ky.
SOLOMON G. HAVEN, ofN. Y.
@ . j. MORRISON HARRIS, Of Md.
als JACOB BROOM, Penn
WASHINGTON CRY, d. O., May 18th, 1855.
The Washington Union --Martin and John
Van Buren,.
The Washington Union, ofyesterday, thank
full for small favors," comes out and accepts
Martin Van Buren, and Prince John as verita-
BILE and acceptable members of the foreign
Democratic party,-endorses their support of
the candidate Of the hodgepot Convention of
Cincinnati; and whilst it administers lore
pat sort of rebuke to them, for not swallowing
the platform more readily, the Union is graf
| flied to find that the elder Mr. Van Buren, re
| CARDS the Kansas act with more favor than he
did when it passed !" Doubtless Mr.. Cambre-
leng has convinced the old gentleman that the
Kansas act insures freedom to all the Terrific
ries
The Union says:
at has been understood for some time past that
Martin and John Van Buren, were numbered
amongst the supporters OF Mr.. Buchanan, and we
have waited to ascertain distinctly the grounds on
which they proposed to stand in the contest before
making any allusion to the fact. We should be
uncandid If we did not say that if we had found
them supporting Mr.. Buchanan, but opposing and
| repudiating the Democratic platform on which he
stands, we should have felt it duty to the par
| ty to regard them as in the same category with
| Colonel Benton. Such, however, is not the case;
they come forward and take their position on the
Democratic platform, and propose to give an ear
nest support to the candidate who has adopted
and endorsed its principles In late letter of the
elder Van Buren, he defines his position at length,
and from it we make one or two extracts, that the
grounds on which he supports Mr.. Buchanan may
be distinctly understood It is hardly necessary
to add, that whilst we differ from Mr.. Van Buren,
in regard to the justice and propriety of the repeal
of the Missouri Compromise, we are grati6ed to
find that he regards the Kansas act with more ia
vor than he did when it was passed" &C., &c.
The Union thereupon extracts from recent
letter of Martin Van Buren,, his present opin-
ions, in which he says
81 believe, also that the people of the free
States, when the resentment justly excited by the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise has subsidized,
and more especially when they shall have witnessed
fair and peaceabe execution Of the provisions of
that act will generally regard it as a mode for the
settlement of slavery questions, By which they soiu
stand a better chance TO haze their feelings and
opinions ,tpon the subject respected, and one less
exposed to extraneous and improper influences
than has been the case with specific Congressional
legislation"
Exactly So Mr.. Van Buren, believes that
the people Of the free States will find that "they
will stand a better chance to have their feelings
and opinions respected in the settlement Of the
slave question" under the "squatter sover-
eighty" principles Of the Kansas bill, than in
any other mode
And thus, Martin Van Buren, endorses the
Kansas act, as measure which will insure
freedom to all the future States of this Union,
and therefore he adopts it as his present creed,
and takes that candidate, who, in his letter Of
acceptance, declares, that
"The people of Territory, like those Of a State,
shall decide for themselves whether slavery shall
or shall not exist within their limits"
And noc Martin Van Buren,, "the Northern
man with Southern principles, the man who
cajoled, deceived and betrayed the South,
Buffalo platform candidate of 184S, who de-
feated General Cass for the Presidency, puts
himself square upon the "squatter sovereign
ty" platform, which emanated from that same
General Cass whom this samo Van Buren, sac
rifced
And the Washington Union rejoices in the
accession Of this Janus-faced political hypo-
critic, to the ranks of the foreign Democracy
Doubtless the foreign Democratic presses gen
orally of the South win also rejoice, in the
prospect of having so reliable and safe coun-
sellor as Martin Van Buren,, to assist Mr.. Blu
chanan, if elected, to administer the govern
mentll With the assistance Of the Van Blu
rens, the Csmbrelengs, and the Bentons, the
era of 1885 to 1910 could be revived by Mr.
Buchanan, --the various fragments of defunct
Van Burenism could be united with Forney-
ism, and the country would behold an admins
tration such as--it would never wish to see
again!
We have not space to copy the eulogium
which the elder Van Buren, pronounces upon
James Buchanan, in the extracts copied by the
Union for the edihcation and delight Of its
Southern readers,-bu we will say Of IT, that
II Is as smooth as oil, an i as classically ornate
as II is oily. We cannot however forbear copy
ing the last sentence OF it, to-wit
"That man with such antecedents, aud occu.
plying such position, acting in matter Of suff-