Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-07
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THE HARRISBURG CAUCUS.

The Caucus at Harrisburg, was designed as an ac-
compartment of the nomination Of The "Grcatest and
Bestv for re-election, by AIR. Van Buron, through his
organ, the New York Courier and Enquirer. The
finger of the Secretary is visible in the stratagem.
The time and the circumstances, Indicate clearly, that
the manouvre was prompted, and that it was intended
to back the ofieious nomination Of Gen. Jackson at
New York in the name of the republican party
We heard by. accident, of a message sent TO tho
Editor Of the Enquirer by one Of his political friends
at Washington, intreoting him to publish no more
of his Washington letters-which had in Washing
ton about as much credit, rs a certain East Room
Letter, Of celebrity. The excellence ofthe advice is
tested in the Enquirer of yesterday. which contains
an cpistle from Washington, announcing the Caucus
at Harrisburg with a flourish of trumpets, and sta
ting that the meeting "was unanimously attended,
II this phrase has any meaning, it is, that the Caucus
was attended by the unanimous Legislature, or the
unanimous Democratic part oft II is false in both,
GRIN either sense.
The Harrisburg Intelligenccr states that it was a
minority Cuucus-that sc members only, voted at it,
out of 1873, of which number the whole Legislature
consists-and that this minority was divided-for a
resolution pyospsciirsty approving what Gen. Jack
son might do (they adopted one approving what he
had done) was rejected by a vote of 81 to 22-the
Culhounites opposing, the Van Burenitcs supporting
it! (Such is the slavish spirit of a portion of Jack
sons followers-thcy arc even willing to pledge
themselves in advance, TO his infallibiHty.)
AAer the East Room Letter, we are a little sur
priced that our neighbors do not more narrowly in.
vestigate their Washington facts.
The Baltimore Chronicle and Marylander, of Mon
day, has the following comment upon the Harrisburg
Caucus. 1t was evidently an abortion, and as evil
dently the fruit of Mr.. Van Buren's i~ntrigues.
q caucus was held on Wednesday last, at Harris
burg, by a portion of the members ofihe Pennsylvania
Legislature, to take into consideration the propriety
of nominating Gen. Jackson for reelection. The
Harrisburg Intelligencer says that q resolution to that
effect was negdlived by a vote of 81 to %. There
were but Sc present, although the Legislature con-
sists OF 1873. The measure was considered a manmi.
vre Of Mr.. Martin Van Buren,, by the friends of Mr..
Calhoun, who acted under that belief, and fairly beat
the titfie corIuror with his own weapons. Great
pains were taken for several days TO get up a full
meeting, and to that effect a paper was privately
handed about for signatures to a request to Gen.
Jackson TO stand another election; the caucus on
"Wednesday was the second held to effectuute the
object ofthe wire workers; bat all proved to be vani-
" and vexation of spirit For ourselves we rejoice
at this result. We look upon Mr.. Van Buren, to pos
sess too great a laxity of political principles to render
him a safe "star OF the ascendant" With talents
merely second rate, he has a most inordinate umbi-
ton, and is wholly unscrupulous as to the means
used by him to advance his political prospects.