Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1835-05-28
From The Baltimore Patriot.
THE VAN buren, CONVENTION

Has been held, and its nominations
have been made, as we announced
yesterday, and as will be seen in the
report published to-day. We pro-
pose TO take brief, but calm review Of
ITS proceedings, and 10 hazard an opin-
ION respecting its consequence. Ex-
pecting che Convention 70 be wholly
composed Of greedy Office holders and
expectants, when II came together, We
little dreampt that there would be SO
much strife, pickering, IL feeling, and
management there displayed, as what
we witnessed. The Convention was
composed Of men. acting. as every one
might see. upon opposite interests
The Virginia delegation were at the
head Of one interest, and the New York
delegation at the head Of the other
The former, though Van Buren, men,
were still Virginians, remembering their
principles, and desiring to present TO
the country, ticket which the people
Of the South could support, without
openly CONFRONTING their principles.
or sacrificing their own self-respect.-
On the other hand. the New York dele
CATION cared nothing for principles.-
To them, popularity. and the man vi o
would secure for the ticket and fos
Martin Ian Bure,s, The Z" t,rrok SOss.''
was every thing! Virginia, through
DR.. Mason, declared she went not Tor
IPM. &. RireL She went for those
principles which she dearly cherished.
and would not be separated fiom, She
would 60 for any man who was known
TO be respectable, and disciple Of her
doctrines. New York, through Mr..
Holt, Of Ky. and r. T. Lyle, a Sat
Office holder in Ohio, ruDg out the chan
ges upon Old Tecumseh-his sears-
has Sunday mail repon---his efforts TO
procure pensions for old Soldiers and
annuities for widovs-his opposition 10
imprisonment Tor debt--fhe love the
Western people have for him. and all
that kind Of veIbiage.
d.. Mason, A. the representative oG
tie Virginia delegation, approved ali
these things in Col. johnson. But
he said his party in Virginia could not
support him. upon principle. They
bad not dared even 10 meet the oppO-
sition on the question Of Mr.. Van b.
rem alone, because Of the uncertainty II
hiss principles. They had fought with
all their strength against one Of Virgin
las most talented sons, BENJAMIN
Watkins Leigh, because they feared he
might 10 some peculiar contingency, be
4 Bank man. They had conquered in
their recent struggle. They had sacri-
feed Mr.. Leigh--and how would they
now appear, 20 60 back 30 their oonsiii-
uenis and ask them 10 support Richard
NJ. johnson, a Bank man, an internal
improvement man, and ianG man -
They could not, and they would not do
h.
The VHginians we're laughed al, de-
Tided add insuiied. The New York
delegation found the New Jersey
Massachusetts, and Maine Jscksonism
20 pliable that Il could be moulded as
New York pleased, and they snapped
their 6ngcrs 10 the entire South, Il Il
chose TO desert them.
One 81 the delegation frOm Pennsyl-
wanna too. The Wolhtes. received a most
ooniemPtuOus insult al the hands of the
New York delegation--f0r Il Was that
delegation, under the direction of Ms.
Silas Wnght IT,. t.iai managed every
movement The resolution calling
upon PennyIyapia 10 nominate q new
Electoral Tcket, vas opposed honoga-
BY, fairly sad "a The very last. BY the
Wolf delegates. and yet Il was passed,
By order o. SiAss Wight, JF., 10 rebuke
then fos saGerhe Eve of their number
10 dsza % psefrr nfvrs IN ooen Ca.