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connected with it found out that they were mean.
despica5le, selfish, unprincpled set; but they are
not more SO than what the whg politicians Of all
grades have been and are. Political leaders of all
descriptions, who live on politics, are the meanest
and most contemplate of men, and in money and
other matters, their character is accurately and
graphically depicted IN that very bill which this
Marcy made out against the State, by charging fifty
cents for the mending Of his pantaloons


Such then is correct view of this transaction
Mr.. Webb acted very well in it. acted very well
in it, Marcy acted as meany as it is possible 10
imagine Yet should not be at all surprzed, judg
ing from the effects produced by past disclosures Of
similar kind upon the public mind, that these yer,
revelations made by Mckenzie, should elevate
some of these men to the highest Offices in the
Union. Marcy is Secretary of War, and consider.
himself candidate for the Presidency His bill
OF costs in the pantaloons affair, and hi,
letter of explanation will make the peooIe
laugh, and out Of that laugh he may ex
tract capital enough to make him President of tn,
United States John Van Buren's brief, graphic
pretty, Shakspearan epistes about stocks and tn,
cholera, and Mohawk, and Utica, and Schenectady
may produce such an effect on the pra ctical mint
OF the masses as to make him also, one of these days
President Of the United States Who knows
We have the example of Van Buren, the elder, him
self, having been elected to that high office in tn,
midst OF full knowledge of his character, IN. at
tanments and peculiarites


Here we shall close to-day; but as this pamphlet O
Mackenzie contains variety of letters attributed
ana properly too, to us, and as effort have beer
made In various quarters, both whig and locofoco
to inJure our character and reputation from thes,
materials, we shall now review the whole of the let
ters, Martin Van Buren's, John Van Buren's. ano
every one OF that particular BATCH which are ushered
in under our own signature, and give full history
In our own defence, of the past events connected
with public affairs in this country. We have in ou,
possession two or three hundred private letters, writ
ten by Martin Van Buren, and his associates
which, however, we will not use, nor can
they be used till fifty years after our de-
7ise because we do not wish to violate the con-
pamphleonce reposed in us. But 80 far as this
with our own ley bears on matters connected


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