Van Buren, in New York and other States, were aching for the opportunity to make themselves felt in avenging the wrong done to their chief in 1844, and were quite ready to strike hands with the members of the Liberty party.
Julian discusses the readiness of Van Buren's supporters to collaborate with the Liberty party in response to political grievances.
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The feeling against him became perfectly relentless, as I distinctly remember it, and shared in it myself; but on referring to the message now, I am astonished at the comparative moderation of its tone, and the strength of its positions.
Such a state of affairs is worse than pestilence or famine; but the evil of uncertain titles puts on new and very aggravated forms in our gold-bearing regions.
It rallied the Whig masses like a grand battle-cry.
He was the most conspicuous public rascal of his time, but was far from being alone in his odious notoriety.
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