Better it is to die, better to starve, Than crave the hire, which first we do deserve. Why in this wolfish gown should I stand here suggests that two letters were written by Mr. I the white robe, he is, like the Roman candiVan Buren to the organs of the convention im-date-since Romans are all the fashion nowmediately on the receipt of their letter announ- compelled to wear it with a good grace, notcing his selection; and that each of the letters withstanding its being rather a tight fit. "Most sweet voices !fully developed, but in opposite terms, the nominee's "diversities of ulterior preference,' to be used as occasion might serve. Be this as it may, we leave these mystifications of the hon. gentleman to be reconciled by his friends of the Globe and Enquirer, which they can as easily do as some other labors of love they have so piously engaged in. The letter of Rather than fool it so annunciation abounds, as does also the letter in reply, with many of those catch-words and Let the high offices and the honor go words-of-course, usually found in toasts and To one that would do thus." 4th of July orations, and with slight alterations "Since the above mentioned period," the would answer nearly as well for the invitation unwilling candidate goes on to say, “my poto a dinner and its acceptance, as for the occa-sition has been essentially changed by the cirsion on which they were written. There is, cumstances to which you [the committee] have however, a most unfortunate allusion, in the referred." (i. e. his "wounded feelings;") first, to the "wounded feelings" of the nomi- and a little after, he says: To beg of Hob and Dick that do appear, nee, which a sense of delicacy as well as digni- "Whatever my personal feeling and wishes fied self-respect, should have induced the com- might otherwise have been, I cannot hesitate as to mittee to avoid. The committee say: the course which it now becomes me to pursue ; "If the great Republican party throughou and I therefore cheerfully consent, that the favethe Union, shall continue faithful to the princi-rable opinion expressed by your constituents, be ples they have so long maintained, and be ani- submitted to the more deliberate judgment of the mated by the same zeal and unanimity which American people." characterized their representatives in the con- This is what the Albany Argus calls frankly vention, and in a peculiar manner marked the accepting the nomination. We admit that it result of their proceedings, we have every rea is an actual and unconditional acceptance, son to congratulate you and our illustrious Pre- though with a "protestando," as we said besident, that there is in reserve for your wounded fore, that few are likely to believe. On the feelings a just and certain reparation, and an great questions of public policy and constituample retribution for the injury meditated against tional obligations, which have so long agitated the well-meant measures of a Patriot, whose the country, Mr. Van Buren's letter is altoge whole administration has been exclusively di-ther a "non committal." It was to have been rected to the advancement of the public good." expected that, on an occasion of this kind, sufIn this paragraph, besides its obvious mean-fering himself to be placed before the people ness and indelicacy, there is nothing more re-for the second office in their gift, he would markable, unless it be the downright impu- have recited his political creed. But no. No dence which seeks to identify Martin Van Bu- such thing is to be found in the letter. 'Tis ren and his motley convention with "the great true, he talks very pretttily about "the prin Republican party of the Union, and the princi- ciples on which government ought to be adples they have so long maintained." The other ministered;" but he does not even hint what parts of the letter are such as might naturally they are; and when he says, "the differen be expected from men, so many of whom sup-ces to which you have alluded, grow out of port, for the second office in the Government, circumstances not easily controlled yet, I cana candidate whose known principles and prac- not but concur with you in the belief that they tice are diametrically opposed to theirs. of may be overcome, if our efforts are conceived the letter of the nominee, a few and only a in a generous spirit of conciliation, accompanifew, passing remarks will now be made; leav-ed by a sincere determination not to suffer its ing it for a more thorough examination, on a operations to be counteracted by personal premore fitting occasion. judices or local interests," he leaves it to his Like his illustrious and venerable friend and friend of the Enquirer to interpret, one way at admirer at Richmond, Mr. Van Buren accepts the south, and to him of the Albany Argus, to the tendered boon with "a protestando." He give it a contrary interpretation at the north. sets out with protesting, in the integrity of his The whole letter, in short, is an admirable spe heart, that he had no hand in procuring the cimen of mystification, and will serve Mr. Ritnomination. Although his name had been fre-chie just as well to develop the writer's "poquently mentioned in connexion with the office litical creed," as the speech on the power of of Vice President, ("previously to his depar- the Vice President to call a member to order ture from this country,") it was not done with for words spoken in debate. his approbation; "on the contrary, when consulted on the subject (he) uniformly declared that (he) was altogether unwilling to be con CORRESPONDENCE. sidered a candidate for the station." But hav-Martin Van Buren, Esq. ing, though with great reluctance, once donned Sir: At a republican Convention, assembled in this place, by previous appointment, you trary, when consulted on the subject, I unihave been nominated as a candidate for the formly declared, that I was altogether unwilling Vice Presidency, and presented to the people to be considered a candidate for the station. as a suitable person to fill that high and respon-To my friends, whenever opportunity presentsible office. That Convention has constituted ed, the grounds of this unwillingness were fulus the organ of communication to you, of this ly explained; and I left them, as I supposed, distinguished mark of their confidence. It generally satisfied with my course in this regives us pleasure to inform you that, though spect, and resolved to recommend and unite in there were other worthy and favorite individu. the support of some other individual. als of the democratic party, sharing largely in Since that period my position has been essentheir regard and dividing with you their confi-tially changed, by the circumstances to which dence; yet, when the clear and ascertained will you have referred, and to which, rather than to of the respective delegations, indicated you as any superior fitness on my part, I am bound to the preferred object of their wishes, every ascribe the decision of the convention, and the voice in the Convention united in the choice. warmth and unanimity of feeling with which it If the great republican party throughout the would seem to have been accompanied. ViewUnion, shall continue faithful to the principles ing it in this light, I cannot but regard this they have so long maintained, and be animated spontaneous expression of confidence and by the same zeal and unanimity which charac-friendship from the delegated democracy of the terised their representatives in the Convention, Union, as laying me under renewed obligations and in a peculiar manner marked the result of of gratitude to them, and of fidelity to the great their proceedings, we have every reason to interests for whose advancement they were congratulate you and our illustrious President, assembled. 1 feel, also, that I should prove that there is in reserve for your wounded feel myself unworthy of so much kindness, were I ings a just and certain reparation, and an ample to disregard those obligations, or to shrink from retribution for the injury meditated against the any duties they legitimately imply. Whatever well meant measures of a patriot, whose whole my personal feelings and wishes might otheradministration has been exclusively directed to wise have been, I cannot hesitate as to the the advancement of the public good. course which it now becomes me to pursue, We are not unaware that our adversaries af- and I therefore cheerfully consent, that the fect to derive encouragement from the diversi- favorable opinion expressed by your constity of sentiments and interests which exists tuents be submitted to the more deliberate among us. But we confidently believe there is judgment of the American people. disinterestedness of purpose and strength of That those who entertain the same general patriotism sufficient to meet and overcome, not opinions in regard to the principles on which only the difficulties arising from this source, Government ought to be administered, should but also the powerful and combined opposi-sometimes disagree both as to measures and to tion arrayed against us. The differences among men, especially in a country whose interests are us, which our opponents have regarded as se- so diversified as our own, is to be expected. It rious divisions, and to which they look with is to be hoped, however, that nothing will such fond expectations, will yield, we doubt occur to impair the harmony and affection not, to the dictates of prudence and a sense of which have hitherto bound together, in one political safety, and our free institutions long political brotherhood, the republicans of the be preserved. north and south, the east and the west; and The decided expression of the wishes of the which, by cementing their union and securing republican party, evinced through their repre- their concerted action, have heretofore contrisentatives in the Convention, induces us to cal buted so largely to the welfare of the nation. culate with confidence on your acceptance of The differences to which you have alluded, the nomination which we are appointed to grow out of circumstances not easily controlled; make known to you. With sentiments of personal respect, we are your fellow-citizens. ROBERT LUCAS, President. P. V. DANIEL, JAMES FENNER, JOHN M. BARCLAY, A. S. CLAYTON, Vice Presi dents. yet I cannot but concur with you in the belief that they may be overcome, if our efforts are conceived in a generous spirit of conciliation, accompanied by a sincere determination not to suffer its operations to be counteracted by personal prejudices or local interests. That such efforts will be made in every quarter of the Union, is not to be doubted, and we have therefore no occasion to despair of the safety or permanence of our free institutions. It is also Gentlemen: I have had the honor to receive most fortunate for the country, that our your communication, advising me of my nomi- public affairs are under the direction of an nation, by the Convention recently assembled individual peculiarly qualified by his early at Baltimore, as a candidate for the office of and inflexible devotion to republican prinVice President of the United States. ciples, and by that moral courage which Previously to my departure from this coun-distinguishes him from all others, to cartry, my name had been frequently mentioned ry the nation triumphantly through the difin connexion with that office. This, however, ficulties by which it is encompassed. Thoroughwas not done with my approbation; on the con-lly convinced that the stability and value of our KINDERHOOK, Aug. 3d, 1832. confederated system, depend, under Providence, dent! He will then be as thorough going a ta- the Enquirer with the robes of office, and then M. VAN BUREN. MOVEMENTS IN GEORGIA. The recent demonstrations in this State have struck terror into the craven heart of the Rich Archer, Stevenson, and a few hungry officehunters shall have lined their pockets out of and the liberties of the south, for the "spoils?"" the public Treasury, and sold their liberties mond apostate; and we have no doubt that his They all admit the tariff to be unconstitutional; but only give them time to make their arrangetory blood will soon admonish him that it is time he was "ganging bock again." For our liberate first on State conventions; then threaments-spend a few more years in chains-deown part, we are unwilling to use towards this ten Congress again; then hold a southern conprince of traitors that language-that reproba-vention! Such is the miserable temporising tion which his base subserviency to men and shameful desertion of principles must arouse in every independent mind. We have read the eloquent denunciations which the patriot poured on the slave, the lofty feelings of a freeman or the spirit of a recommended by the Enquirer. Who, with imbecile son of a tory father is pursuing, withman, can contemplate the course which this out feeling the blood boil within his veins ? "Whose treason like a deadly blight, The crouching slave has still the impudence Comes o'er the counsels of the brave, to hold the following language, notwithstandAnd blasts them in their chair of might;" ing his repeated disgraceful tergiversation: "It but we will not apply them to Mr. Ritchie. Not has been said, indeed, that the majority have because his conduct entitles him either to re-determined to fasten this tariff upon us as a perspect or forbearance; but because his turpi-manent measure; but if this should ever be attude and shameful truckling place him below tempted, Virginia will then speak, and speak the shafts of indignant contempt. It is impos- in a voice that shall not be misunderstood; aye, sible to speak of so base a counterfeit of every and she will act.” "If this should ever be atthing manly and patriotic,in the language which tempted!" Is it not already done? And no one his character would justify. Some time ago the knows better than Mr. R. that the manufac tariff was odious; it was a tax on the south for turers know their interests too well to let go the benefit of the north; it was an unjust inter- the advantage they have gained, unless it be to ference with the pursuits of the people; in a get a "better hold." They may make a furword, it was clearly unconstitutional; and un- ther reduction of duty on the articles of luxu less it should be reduced by the past session of ry, not produced in this country, and add a Congress to the revenue necessary only to sup- little to those which are consumed by the poor, port the Government, Mr. Ritchie told his and purchased by the productions of southern readers, that the south would resist. Well, the industry. But instead of relieving, this will session of Congress has passed away, and in- only aggravate the evils of the south. Virstead of making such a reduction as Mr. R.ginia was to have spoken by this time; suggested, they have added discriminating fea- and so far as her voice is heard through tures, which render the bill more advantage- the Enquirer, what encouragement does she ous to the capitalist, more oppressive to the hold out to the patriot, writhing under the inpoor, and more odious to those honestly opposed glorious exactions of an interested band of moto the principle of protection. But, instead of nopolists, and the still more odious deception sounding the alarm like a faithful centinel, he is of domestic traitors, and "wolves in sheep's singing lullabys to the oppressed. Wait a clothing?" "She will act!" We fear her aclittle longer, until we see what time and a few tion, under the dictation of an apostate son more Congresses may do; "we must struggle of a tory father, would be of a character differto repeal the tariff and save the Union!" Yes, ent from her commanding attitude, when warnonly think of the impudence of the prostitute, ed by the pure inspiring eloquence of a Henry, who talks about repealing the tariff, while he and the unbending spirit of her Lees, Pendleis engaged in slandering and denouncing those tons, Withes, and Roanes. But we know patriots who are determined speedily to termi- the dastardly spirit, too well, of the creanate its odious and unjust exactions. Mr. B. ture who is endeavoring to betray Virginia into only wants time to make Mr. Van Buren Presi- the arms of the manufacturers, to believe either in his success or perseverance. He will soon this ticket is one selected by the republican be found retracing his steps, like his country-party; and while you have the right, in comman, after being detected in the pursuit of his mon with all of us, to object to some of the per felonious intentions. sons, yet it is your duty, as public journalist, to publish the ticket for the information of the Mr. Ritchie at his tricks.-Where Mr. Ritchie people, unless you intend to maintain, that the desires to give effect to a falsehood, he usually people must not vote for them, nor even know resorts to one of his numerous correspondents, who are candidates, if you do not approve them. who are ever ready to manufacture the most As I am perfectly willing my opinions should contradictory statements suited to the purpose be known at the present momentous "crisis of in hand. Thus in his leading article of Friday our political affairs," brought about by the refulast, he quotes from the Augusta Courier what sal of Congress to reduce the tariff to a revenue purports to be a letter from Monticello, in which the writer asserts that Col. Seaborn Jones declared that he was opposed to nullification. duty, I shall not be prevented from informing the people, even by the objectionable style and manner of your remarks. It is my opinion, that each STATE HAS THE RIGHT TO JUDGE of the CONSTITUTIONALITY of every law of Congress and that each State has the right to declare every law unconstitutional which it believes to be so; and that the time and the occasion when this shall be done, is only a question of expediency. Col. Jones is a candidate for Congress on the Troup ticket, and in a letter addressed to the editors of the Georgia Constitutionalist, gives his own confession of political faith in the following terms. Will Mr. Ritchie do us the favor to say whether he agrees with Col. Jones upon this question? Yea or nay. MILLEDGEVILLE Ga. Aug. 6. 1832. It is my opinion, that the late tariff acts are GENTLEMEN-I have this day seen an edito- unconstitutional, unequal in their operation, rial notice, (in your paper of the 3d inst.) in- unjust and oppressive, and since the refusal forming the public, that you will not again of Congress to reduce the duties on imports to the revenue demand, we have no reasonable publish the republican ticket for Congress, until "you have better assurances than you now hope of redress from them. possess, of the real course the candidates intend affairs of the country." It is my opinion, that as all the revenue in. to pursue, in the present crisis of the political public debt will be collected under the act of tended to be applied to the payment of the I have never concealed my political opinions: before any revenue can be raised under the 1828, and every dollar of it may be paid off and at this time, when my name is before the people as a candidate for Congress, would be act of '32, the time has arrived, and the occamore desirous than otherwise, that they should sion has presented itself, which imperiously be known. At the same time, you will indulge demand of the State to take the redress into me with the remark, that your course is one al- her own hands, and to exercise the high prerotogether strange and surprizing, and I can gative right of resisting operation of that scarcely believe you could have duly reflected act, within her own limits, by all means within upon it, before you committed your article to the paper. her control; and that a different course must necessarily destroy all the limitations of the Constitution, and result in unconditional submission to a moneyed or manufacturing aristocracy: It is admitted, that the editor of a paper, and every other person, has the right to call on any candidate for Congress or the Legislature, for And it is my opinion, more effectually to achis opinion on important subjects, but I never can consent that any editor can rightfully arro-ferent counties ought to elect delegates to complish this object, the people of the difgate to himself the prerogative of denouncing the ticket selected by the republican party, and represent them in the Convention, to be held refusing its publication, because the candidites at this place, and determine on the measures may differ from him in opinion; much less can most proper to be adopted. I am, gentlemen, yours respectfully,. I consent to your claim of withholding their names from the public, until you can ascertain whether they do indeed entertain a different The Globe has done us the favor to notice opinion. When the republican party consen- our address to the public, and says," "if Mr. ted to receive you as one of its organs, they nev- Clay were elected, Mr. Calhoun is well aware er could have supposed they had invested you that it would instantly establish the southern with power of determining who should be can- league which is looked to by him as the only didates to represent them in Congress. Yet hope of ever again attaining political power." this you have in effect assumed; for the only We are satisfied that this declaration of the reasonable and legitimate inference which can Globe, the political vane by which the purpobe drawn from your article, is, that you will ses of Mr. Van Buren are to be interpreted, deonly renew the publication of the ticket, if serves the consideration of every southern man. the candidates coincide with your opinions. It is nothing more nor less than this: If Mr. You ought to recollect, that the people are free, Clay is elected the South will become united and claim a right to judge for themselves who the tariff will be satisfactorily adjusted; and shall represent them, and will not submit to that being the only impediment in his way, Mr. dictation, even from the popular editor of a Calhoun will again attain political power. But, popular paper. You ought not to forget, that if Gen. Jackson is elected, he will so use his "power and patronage" as to divide the south, o appoint Mr. Van Buren his successor. Mr. prevent an adjustment of the tariff, and defeat Clay and Mr. Calhoun both stand in his way, Mr. Calhoun, by appointing Mr. Van Buren his Mr. Clay stands upon the American system; successor. This is the only fair interpretation of Mr. Calhoun upon the opposite interest. Mr. which the remark of the Globe is susceptible. Clay is now a candidate, and Mr. Calhoun is What is the relation which these four promi expected to be so four hears hence. The obnent individuals bear towards each other? Mr. ject is to defeat both. Hence both are repre. Clay has staked his fortunes upon his American presented as ultra, and Mr. Clay is to be put System; Mr. Calhoun has decidedly taken the down now because he is in favor of protection, opposite side, and recommends to the south to and Mr. Calhoun is to be put down four years unite in a measure of redress, which he main- hereafter, because he is opposed to it. Such is tains to be the only peaceable and constitu- the difficult game which Mr. Van Buren has to tional remedy. Mr. Clay and Mr. Calhoun be-play; and most adroitly has he managed it. He ing thus in opposition, Mr. Van Buren comes appeals to the sectional interests of the north forward and says that he is opposed to Mr. Clay, by saying that Mr. Clay asks too much, and and also to Mr. Calhoun; that Mr. Clay is too thereby endangers all. At the same timemuch in favor of the north, and that Mr. Cal-through Mr. Ritchie and his other organs, be houn is too much in favor of the south; that he says to the south, Mr. Calhoun and South Cabelongs to a middle interest; that both the rolina ask too much, and thus prevent a repeal north and the south are wrong; and that he of the tariff. In the mean time the tendency of will be the mediator between them. He voted this position is to rally the office-hunters, the for the tariff of 1828, and his partisans enacted office-holders, and political partisans in each the tariff of 1832. He thus assumes to be the section, as a party, and to prepare the partisans umpire, and says to the south, "but for me, of Mr. Clay in the north to unite with them in there would have been no modification of the tariff" while he would persuade the north, that had it not been for him, the tariff would have been annihilated? Gen. Jackson was supported by the south, because he was pledged to be in favor of an economical administration. Has he redeemed that pledge? The Expenditures of the Government, apart from the national debt, were, in 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, $9,872,643 51 9,784,154 59 10,330,144 71 11,490,460 04 12,562,316 30 12,653,095 65 13,296,041 45 12,669,490 62 13,229,533 33 14,777,991 58 support of Mr. Van Buren, as the successor of Gen. Jackson, as being the only individual, Mr. Clay being out of the question, who can successfully oppose Mr. Calhoun, whose election, the manufacturers are to be told, will be the signal for their destruction; and yet the south are called upon to rally on Gen. Jackson as the only means of obtaining a further modification, and a satisfactory adjustment of the tariff. As between Gen. Jackson and Mr. Clay, there is now no longer any difference upon this subject. Mr. Clay and Gen. Jackson have combined their influence, and both have united on the tariff bill of the last session. So anxious has Gen. Jackson been to impose this bill upon the people, as a "judicious tariff,” that his agents have, from time to time, filled the public press with false and fraudulent calculations, purporting to have an official sanction. As between them, then, on this point, there is If to this be added the fact that the appropri-nothing to hope by the election of General ations for this year are admitted to EXCEED Jackson, which we may not expect from Mr. ZIGHTEEN MILLIONS, and that it is probable that Clay. Whereas, on the other hand, the adthe pensions bill will swell the amount some mission of the Globe that the election of Mr. three millions more, it will be seen that, in-Clay "would instantly establish the southern stead of retrenchment and economy, Gen. Jack-league, which is looked to, by Mr. Calhoun, as son has brought extravagance and most un-the only hope of ever again attaining political paralleled prodigality. It will be found that power," is worthy of mature consideration. even the Richmond Enquirer, that once favo We are fully sensible that the editor of the rite organ of economy has become the apolo- Globe, when he made this admission, was not gist of this system. aware of its true interpretation. He has been Do not these facts prove that Gen. Jackson taught to consider the elevation of either Mr. is false to all his promises of economy, and a Clay, or of Mr. Calhoun, as decisive of its faté; traitor to the south? or else that the President and, having learnt to prate about "Coalition," could not control the question? The last is the has inadvertently disclosed the secret counsels most charitable construction to place upon bis of the cabal of which it is the organ. conduct; and it appears that if he desires The question then is, will the election of to limit the expenditures, his position towards Mr. Clay produce that "southern league," upon the parties is such that he could not do so. which Mr. Calhoun's hopes of attaining politicaDoes not it follow, that so long as he retains the power depend? It is so asserted in the Globe, same relative position, his continuance in power and believing that Mr. Calhoun is actuated by will produce the same result? Why is this so? an honorable and patriotic ambition-that all his This seems to be a difficult problem, but it ends are for his country, it is due to him and is easily explained. Gen. Jackson has resolved to the country that this proposition should be |