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candidate for Fice-President, and was de- pendent upon the votes of the slaYe-holding States. for election.

 Fotpthiy, Ii is admitted that he Is Tar if man, and boldly defended for his prinei- pies. His letterin 1881, Is referred 10, and quoted, and Is in the following words :-ssI believe the establishment of commercial regulations with view to the encourage ment of domestic products. to be within the constitutional power of Congress-" He does not however think that it is polite to impose duties; at least none higher than the Tariff law of 1928, which has created so much difficulty in the country, and shook the Union to its very centre. EFe are ike wise told, that he attended meeting in 1927, 10 send delegates to the Harrisburg Conventiou--and then made a speech against it !; and that he subsequently, voted for the bill 1t originated (the act of IS28,) under the instruction of the New York Le glslature. Col. Benton in his letter, tells us that he Van Buren) disliked some of the features of the bill very much. But, who will give credit to him for any such professions of dislike, when il is known that the Legislature would not have in- structed him, if he had not required it, and that Mir. Van BHren wrote to his friends to get Up and pass these very resolutions of instruction. fl le should be elevated to the Presidency, the South has nothing to hope from him, On this subject. He be- iieges any Tariff for. protection constitutions al, and hence will approve any.

 f1thty, 1t Is admitted that he did vote for the Cumberland road bill, by which the principle has been established, that Con- gross has the power of erecting toll gates oa the public roads, and demanding tribute from these, who, from necessity, are driven to pass through them.