New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-12
JOHN VAN BgHEN.


The stubborn inaction, tho mysterious torpor,
the fruiiess successes, and the disastrous mis-
calculations Of our Democratic Commanding
Generals having broken the heart of the loyal
States. Horatlo Seymour, John Van Buren, n
Co. appear in the political arena aud vault to
power over the rum Of their country. Their
towering fortunes are based upon the public
despair There would have been no show for
them had our armies been led 10 decisive vic.
tories; the fact that Democratic Generals failed
10 fight and win battles was held by the un-
discerning 10 justify the election of Democratic
politicians TO the highest accessible trusts. of
The Generals fail 20 achieve success when they
might Why lot supersedc them 2" was tri-
umphantly asked by thousands who ale now
savage because one has been superseded. The
President was held responsible by them for the
III success Of our arms, aud ia now denounced
aud exccratcd because be has changed com.
manders in the field in the hcpc Of doing better
Mr.. John Van Buren,, though he has had
no breath 10 waste in efforts 10 obtain Vol
untecrs for the Union armies, at Last broke a
silence OF many months in aid of the election
first speech was in favor of conceding a tri.
umph TO the Slayeholding Rebels-of saying to
eleven States Of the Union, 4" Wayward SIS
ters depart in peace" Admonished, doubt.
less, by more sagaclous and less reckless fellow.
laborers that this would not wiu-thst he must
profess 10 stand by the Union, or be would
defeat his ticket, he kept silence on the main
point thereafter; but in no instance did be OK.
hor! his hearers TO forget party and rally 10
tie support OF their mperIled country and at
heroic defenders. None Of lis speeches during
Tie late CANVASS eyinced any earnest apprccia-
ton Of the Republics unprecedented trials aud
dangers. How any patriot any man who hns
heart, could jest and play the buffoon undcr
such circumstances il not easily conceived;
yet Mr.. Van Buren went cracking his Jokes
from Brooklyn TO Buffalo, as though the imm-
nent ruin Of our country woro supremacy
laughable. Surely, the groans of our scores Of
thousands Of wounded, suffering brothers
gashed and manned in a war wantonly inaugu-
rated by Mr.. Van Buren's late political brcth-
ren for the disruption and destruction of their
country ought to have checked the flow of his
merrlment, or at least precudeJ its ostentatous
and unseemly exhibition.
Dir. Van Buren, seems to cherish n passion
for degrading a.ct de!iins whatever he touches.
Every net Of an opponent, however innocent in
itself, hc is sure TO ascrbe to some groyelng i'm
pulse, some base design. Certain OF has lelow.cili
zcns, for instance, saw fit TO present aud support
John L. Fremont as candidate for President
in leJ6; and many Of these IN our late canvass
preferred and sustained Gen. Wadsworth for
Governor. j. V. b. sses aud presents the
matter in this aspect: " Having exhausted the !
god-iieds Of Mariposa they wore forced to look
out for a new piaeer, which they have found in
the Genessee Flats"
Now it may amaze the son of an eager and
aspfant TO the Presidency, yet it is
nevertheless the fact, that John G.. Fremont
was agreed upon as their best candidate nomi. /
mated and enthusiastically supported for the
Presidency, by men who never knew nor cared
whether his Msriposa estate was likely IL the
,nd to yield him princely revenue, but who
lid know right weli--iog tho truth was abund-
inty no.orious-that for tho prcsent il was and
aIf be oaly a. a. harras inent aid burden