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Extract of Mr.. Roane's speech from the Rich
mond Enquirer:


"Now, sir, by way of summing up, and reca'
nitulatinp the definition have desired to give
of nv position in terms not to be doubted, or
misunderstood by any, | take leave to say, that
as AT PRESENT ADVISED, prefer Martin Van bu'
ren as the next President of the United States,
to any man who, to my knowledge, has been as
yet named, or thought of, as his successor
give him this preference, because thus iar, IN
the main, approve of his administration oil the
Government; because he is in favor OF strici
construction of the federal constitution, as laid
down in Madison's celebrated report; because he
is opposed to the bank, bank, or ANY bank os.
tabiished by Congress, or any ot,,er department,
or power Of the general government; because he
is opposed to a system of internal Improvement
bv the general government; because he IS oppos'
ed to protective tariff, and he is for quadrat-
ing, as near possible, the revenue of the coun'
try, to a requced expenditure of public mouey,
so as never again, if avoldable, to have large
surplusfund in the federal treasury, with which
to debauch the State governments and demora.
lie the people. And last, though not least, |
am for him, because he is "OoRTHERH MAN
WITH SOUTHERN FEELINGS" Thanks to him for
the stand he timely and magnanmously made,
and is ever ready in the hour of need or peril TO
make, for the sacred compromises Of the Consti.
tuition in regard to that great, vital, and deli.
cate subject, which is at this moment burn.
inp torch in the hands of the vile incendiaries
of the temple of our liberty and the Union. He
did not sir, wait till the battle had been fought
and won before he defined his position to the
vile abolitionists He stood side BY side with
us during the heat and burdcu of the day. No
southern man ought ever to forget his stand on
that question"