, 1865-07-11
JOHN VAN BCREN'S LETTER.

JOHN VAN BCRENs LETTER.
Editors Ch,c1go Tribune: :. ..-.-
Tho Son ofhIs Father h.s spoken. John
Van Burcn has written letter to the So
chems Of Tan11nany, calculated for the me-
ridian Of the Chicago Times and au the "hre
In the rear" Coppezhesds OF the same per.
suasion. He takes President johnson to his
arms as lovingly as the Duke Of Gsaitona yir-
gin Of the House Of Bloomsbury. Henceforth
Mr.. Van Bu1en Is q salnt In the Copperhcaa
calendar. He declares that the Democratic
party is on the high road to power, andneeds
no reconstruction. He has earned plenayy
forgiveness Of the sin of a Temporary and
quasi loyalty, by the fling that the rebellion
las been put down "in spite" Of "our oppo
nents in the late Presidential CANVASS" But
NIr, Van Buren, declares that The Democratic
party needs no reconstruction although ruled
By valland!gham, Ptndleton, Singleton and
Cox, and men Of that stamp, and although In
illinois 1t declared the war unconstitutional,
and In the Chicago Convention 1t proclaimed
for in " immediate cessation Of hostuitIes,"
which all men then knew and now know
meant tho humiliation ofthe Government and
lis final dismembermcnt and etasure from the
map ofnationsI
In tho Democra!ic Convention Of 1874, at
the bidding Of the Southern Shareholders, the
famous two-thlrd vote WAS adopted. It was
adopted for the express purpose of defeat
Ing the nomination Of Martin Van Buren, the
father OF this letter writer, who, although
called o Northern man with Southern prIncl-
ples, was not sufficiently plastic and progress
sive in the new philosophy Of slavery, to
keep psce with Its aggressive march. It Ct.
fected IT. purpose. and ever after gave to the
slayelolding minority the power to govern
the Demociat1c party, and finally to sunder
1t in twain at Charleston. The son may forget
this, but others educated In the "t:mc-hon-
ord principles Of the Democratic party" of
whichMr. John Van Bnren speaks. and Sud
rotters Of his father In good report and eEH
report through the memorable canvass OF
1910. when he was betrayed and defeated by
Southern traitors, have not forgotten nor
torg1ven 1t. These same Southern traitors
ald this esme disloy2l element, defeated
in an atroci-1s and bloody rebellion for
the dissolution Of the Union, unrepentant
and reveDgclu1, are now Seeking TO come
bArk with the added power Of tHotlfths Of
the freed slaves, as the basis Of Fepresenta-
tion, into The Democratic party, with whom,
by patu1e and animus and principle, thsy
|, a1ll atc, aud into tho D.mo:tntic con7en-
tlcn with that two-tLLd rule a. Its fundA-
mental law. that they may TINS, by tbs aid
OF the Northern allies Of trrason, control tue
loyal Democ1atie msjotity, Ut such there be)
in every convention, and ty The further aid
If party drill, be enabled again to mlsr1le
thu country they could not run. Yet, Mr.
VanBulen says the Democratic party needs
no RECONSTRUCTION! We can tell him lu be-
half Of the thousands Of War Democrats in
loyal lc1etirs, interpolated iuto Its 81 time
htno1ed principles" At the bidding OF slavery,
ard "KEroRAEp." Ike the church At the
Reformation-HEcoNsTRrc will re-
main as 1t has been s}nce the Chicago Con-
ventioD, stencil In tho nostrt1s of ali loyal
Democrats. They arc not ready to re-leasa
with power, and strike hands in alliance
with hands rcd!y reekrg With the nasion's
lie blood. md again to degrade the Consti-
tuticn and Declaration Of Indie 2endtnce Into
a stereotyPed lie, heiore the Democratic peo-
pcs Of CbIistendcm.
but Ar. ysn Buten, IN Lis coquetry With
p.stV to ths %eed,isg VII State tns'isnt,ous in
and property that provoked, though 1t did
not excuse the rebellion"
II this means that Audlew Johnson Was
| not, and is not committed IN profession, md
| principle, and honor, to all the policies on
ibis point, Of the party that elected Ms:
| ton, It Is disproved By the record.
Nor do We believe that he Will ever need or
1 seek the apology for Apostacy now made in
| advance for him by the attempted stducers
| Of his integrity.
| ticus and property" and which be says
| s'provoktd't tie rebellion: Slavery had
| claimed The right to carry negroes as beasts
Of burden and property from any slave
State, into any Territory ofthe United ststes,
| and had sent into Kansas armed rutlians to
| enforce that alleged constitutional right,
| with murder and rapine. An obaequfous su-
| prime Court had been induced 80 sanction,
BY lis dictum, the sbo1nlnable heresy, and
to undertake BY Judge made law, to 90 fun
dtnentA1ly alter snd intespolate the Consti-
tution Of our Fathers, as 10 make II thc cnar-
Ter of slavery inBtead Of d free Constitution.
A great political party, in ylndicatlon Of the
| Constitution, declared that 1t should not be
thus manipu. ated, corrupted and uiiscontEued
in the interest o1 the s!ays power, md
elected Mr., Lincoln on that issue. This was
| what "provokrd" tbs rebel ordinances
of.Eecesslon, following Immediately the de-
clatatton Of the result.
And this 13shtful and righteous reputation
By great people of gross Judicial violation
OF tllcir fupdamentalIaw, not given to Judges
TO inteIpo]ate, corrupt or e1purgate, Nj. van 4,
Buren, has the modest assurance 70 call
"neddlipg with State Institutions aud prop
i will surprise no one that with such a
falsi6cotton Of the truth Of history on his pen,
MIR. Van Burcp Should repeat the stale twad-
die Of New York *aid meetings, that the
trEe defenders OF the country's honor
abroad and safety ut home In war Or peace
can only he found in that great, powerful
and patriotic tDemocra'ic> party" d.. BE.
fore lis close aiiiancs and finally atject sub,
units,on to the slave power, this self-lauda-
/ ~ x1A pr1fN
ST. Vsn Buren expect the old and honest
numbers Of the democratic party, or the
country At 1a,ge, to forget that James Bu'
chsnsn, Of infamous memory, Was Demo
cratic President, defeating tho patrlvttc
Douplas in the convention CANVASS: The
which he and his b. mocratie cabinet "de
| fended'' sin peace'' 1the saiety'
ef the country at home. The,
have not forgotten how rebsll,oi
raised its arrogant front, 10 seren States o
} this Union, abrogatlog the national laws
Selling upon the notifications aud arscunls
tsampljng under foot ard insulting IL.
revcnue cutters, While this Democratic defend
J er Of the countsy's honor and safe y sat I
: dwelling 1mbeci.e or treachetous traitor
} ehiyering In the White House and uure
s'stinglJ btholdipg the ruin md degradation
! Of his count1y-his Dcmocrntic Cabine+ mean
| NWlC, themselves lut AlIA Io4SpA AL0Ao Y
treason.
| Tnen What tbInk you, Alr. Van Durcn, Q
the Democratic party in grand convention 3
Chicngo, In the year Of grace 1864 Us tn
"deIrnders OF tgr honor md safety Of th
, cpun,Iy "tE VIE" Assembled hcze In force
!. from every ha1copy and rostrum, and In th
+ CONVENTION by resolution, under the lead q
: Valland'gham apd Coz, Washington Hun
8 and Hofatio Seymour, It denounced th
2 fu, the1 prosecution OF the war-pfoclaiued
! failure, aud at time Of lminent peril to th
| Government, gave Its vo.ce dnd influence t
l paraIYze the Al1n Of poRer, and In oil
9 and com'or to the rebels In AIMS. Tha
: Convention will lake Its place by the side q
+ the Hartford Convent tIon, twin sisters in th
lntamy Of dis1oyalty, md as lasting s.igm
] upf n the Coppernead corruption Of the one
Iat1iutic Delnoc1atic party. The thousand
# Democrats who, with the immortal Doue
l las In his last hours, rallied with patrloti
! aIdor to the defense of the Government i
r the hour Of Its need, will Insist upon pul
, gA't9n and reconstruction. They will repud
ate the new policy advocated bY NJ. Va
5 Bu1en, Of an untrammcled restoration
r equality and power Of the seces1lon;sts Of th
s South, and. the projected re-alliance wit
!; them Of the Democratic party, with its co,
t scquent legislation to indoree and lndemnit
: the rebellion and retnstate the enormities {
E B]ayesy. And we feel well agreed that d
+ such attempts to render vain the heroic SAT