Excerpt from Brief Account of the Life and Political Opinions of Martin Van Buren: President of the U. States; From the Most Authentic Sources Who then is Martin Van Buren? And how far are the records of his career open to criticism; if not to the severest condemnation? We have asked these questions, in order that we may answer them, and that there may be no cavelling about facts, we shall draw our materials principally from a book entitled, The Life and political Opinions of Martin Van Eu ren, by William, M. Holland - a work written by a political friend and admirer of the President, who moreover acknowledges large and valuable contribu tions to its pages, from such men as Benjamin F. But ler, late Att'y. Gen'l. Of the U. States, Thomas Hart Benton of the U. States Senate, and others of the like political stamp - a work gotten up during the last presidential canvass, and for the express purpose of aiding the election of its subject, to the station he now occupies - a work in fine, which has passed thro' two editions, and has been recommended to the es pecial patronage of the party - hy such prints as the Globe - the Albany Argus - the Boston Morning Post at id genus omne. From this book we repeat it. We shall draw the principal portion of our materi ais, and be its disclosures for good or evil, it is not for Mr. Van Buren or any or his friends at this day, to deny their authenticity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.