Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-06-18
John Van Buren,.

The Baltimore Sun, an anti American paper,
states this morning, as an item Of news, that
John Van Buren, has gioen In his adhesion
to the Buchanan nomination." From the mo-
ment Mr.. Buchanan was talked of as the anti
American candidate for the Presidency, we
took it for granted that the Van Burens and
the Bentons, "et id omne genus" would sup
port him, if nominated; nor is there anything
in the history of Mr.. Buchanan which forbids
that cordial support of his claims by the Buff
falo Free-soilers he will unquestionably receive
from that source. John Van Buren, was on
the platform at the ratification meeting in New
York city, and cheered Judge Douglas vocifer-
ously when this gentleman discoursed so elo-
quently upon the nomination of Old Buck And
why not2 Does not the Douglas construction
Of the Kansas-Nebraska bill meet the views of
the Van Burens? Certainly it does.
Does not the Northern Interpretation of that
measure, which was given by Pierce to Col
Clemens, Of Alabama, suit the Van Burens
Certainly it does What reason is there, then,
why John Van Buren, and Thomas II. Benton
should not unite in support Of JAS. Buchanan
There is no mystery involved in the open
avowal of the Van Burens and the Bentons in
behalf Of Buchanans election. "The cohesive
power of public plumber is rapidly uniting all
the factions of Democratic origin in favor OF
the Cincinnati nominations. The "Northern
Democracy is sound now" says the Richmond
Enquirer and the Washington Union. OF
course, it is sound in this, that it has abandon
ed principle and gone into general conglome-
ration for the sake of the spoils. Even the
Diclsinsons, Bronsons, and Beardsleys, who
have for two years past maintained separate
organization, upon principle, have abandoned
their positions, and now fraternize with the
Buffalo Free-soilers, through lust of powerl
Hitherto we have given credit for sincerity,
to those Democratic gentlemen, who denounced
as plunderers, demagogues and disunionists,
the adherents of Forney and Pierce, and who,
assuming an attitude of lofty independence,
scorncd to affiliate with men of the Buffalo
platform stamp, asseverating their purpose to
be, to purify the Democratic party of the North
from those mercenary and corrupt clements
But no sooner was an opportunity afforded
them, 10 clutch the spoils by an analgamation
with the men whom they had denounced and
whom they affected to despise, than they low
ingly embraced each other, and without recant-
atoms, explanations or promises of reforma-
ton, reciprocally declared, shat 6yegones
should BE- byegones, and that hcnceforward they
would work together, shoulder to shoulder, in
the great and glorious cause OF securing the
public piunder,
And pray, gentle "Sun," why may not Van
Buren,, Cochrane, Fowler, and other Buffalo
Platform politicians, Of the Benton stamp,
claim fellowship and sffiliation with Dickinson,
Bronson, and Beardsley, and share with them
In the public plumber, under Buchanan. provi-
dod, that, by the union Of the once discordant,
and nov harmonious elements, he should be-
come the great aimoncr Of Federal bounty p
Hsshf AusA (says the Washington Union >
d wont do 20 isf tao South tno~ tlat Van
Burea supports old Buell. Ave, there's the
rub Tho South are 10 be bamboosled hood
winked. cheated. betrayed Buchanan is to be
elected, II possible. by the aid Of spcA men,
and with the votes Of the South, and tAsn the
contract may he contaminated, under tho d.
rection Of the soms JOAN W. Fornsy, who
he's been. so~ the last three years, " the power
behind the throne greater than the throne IL
s&lfl-
Much "a we have been hitherto deceived by
The professions Of ths leading " Hards" Of New
io's, We sre nos, and cannot BE- deceived by
the circumstances which have surrounded Blu
ohAnans nomination He n In the hands Of
ths same man who has managed Frank Pierce,
o. New hsmpshirs; the same man who quit
the Washington Uniea at a suitable time, to
take charge of"old Bucks" affairs; the same