Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-26
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,,,e.,, ~ CORRESPONDENTS
JUSTICE, viii appear in onr ~.
JUNlUS, Is too personal - led.
n, North MISSISSIPPI, is under coDsi5.,,.
we should Ike to confer with he he sr NJ
The late Locofoco Conr...
Baltimore, by refusing to non T;-ol bed
date for the Vice Presidency b.-a q cad.
their whole party, and the conSeo v Clssra'ai5
be to disgust every honorable ras5 5js u lllz
the remarks from the Nat. In,p IN, = L Ats
the letter ofMr. Forsyth on this saa.a ieai
The Van Buren, COnyeDtio. N,
timore has proved abOrtive. 80 @O3i-
ostenslblepurpose--the nonin.,:. l
a candidate for the Vice Pra. .-e-a
it has failed to effect, and
ended in disappointment, and : =. i ].
not open dissension. Itb1r,;-.l
say it nominated a candidate T. - y
Presidency. 1t was poorly va.5
while TO bring together DeIegsts,s,---
all parts Of the Union to sDno ,'-
Mr.. Van Buren, as a candidate f-~
electlon-unless indeed It was N
tradict the rumor that he wash !.
Withdrawn, and a more available en-.
didate set up in his place. Butt,
was not the object. 1t was su1psl
that Col. johnson could be g co,zsi
into Withdrawal. The Ricbna-i
Enquirer announced last fall tbah
HAD withdrawn, and praised hinb.
yond measure for his magnanimitra3
the Convention was got up 10 no9re
asuccessor to him. But their blandfs.
ments failed.-The Colonel Wor8
not retire; and they have boldly throw
him over board. The Conventoavs
divided on the expediency ola nouina-
tion-being according to the rule BY
which the Convention voted 90 k
and 80 against a nomination-NTu6
standing off. But, when tie pEogoz-
ton for a nomination was thus upon
the point Of prevailing, the New {Cs
delegation Of 40, came forward and
vot cd with the 80, making 132 in ID.
negative, and thus defeated the nom
nation of candidate for lhe Yn
Presidency.
Westate these hctsmereIy asa mat
ter of history, and a public Journal.
| for the information Of our distant read
ers. We make no comment on then
| We leave il to tie disiointed membe-
Of the parry to settle their difference
in their own way but it may elucidat
the proceeding TO remark that a Ten
nessee delegate according to the Gloa
made the great speech On the ezpa1s
1
ency of a nomination, an Alaoan
delegate alabama is in favor Of NJ
Polk) was chairman of the Commits
and reported against nomination, a.
it was the NelC York delegation Tlcl
finally prevented ii.
THE VICE PRESIDENCL.
The Convention friendly 10 e
present Administration, which nj
Baltimore on the 9th Of May, DC
commend candidates at the next e5e
ton for President and Vice Presasa
having adjourned after declinla:
nominate for the Vice PresideneI,
consider myself authorised to inis1a
in that question SO far as l have s4
made personally interested init =,
| The Union party in Georgia TI n
did me the honor, very unezPecsll
! to make an unconditional nOml1alg
of me for that Office, last year, haa '
) kindness in conformity to my "lsl.s
to change that nomination INTO az !. 4 Z
preston of preference, and to Felel !.
subject TO the decision Of lhoss y. =
were expected fairly representing nv
political friendsto decide upon Il. min
No decision has been made, ,a ar'p I
and concert of action are moi nOS :, !
be anticipated. According to tn e 4 A
sent state Of things, no irIeno :, -,
: Administration can hope for al t -,
t lion BY the people. The more on
; nate can be thrown only high eLoa 4
| on the electoral poll TO secure a,,, !
chance of being chosen BY Inc ' ...a1,
his place place with perfect knoTIsd.: %
he owes his elevation to the pa b
, ola fragment OF his own ii "a
holds it against the decision Oh
jority of his fellow-citizens' ..rs,
Withhold the sustaining pY .or,s
/ public appreciation, and the h0n II + !,
emoIuments of public Office N .5 !. !. j
; countries, and particularly u d. u b
but poor reeoapsnss s,,i for 'il i1ep NJ
: performed; the responslD'il'iDs.:;o n. insr
: and the gross misrepresentation uis
: itabIy encountered in fulfilling ls. y 8
During a large and not unsa 81 &
public career, I have never u hi j
placed in a situation to dOuD = rho
position I occupied Of a. ,soo9 t. + ID ID
belonged the righttO coniI e.h r. sr
sire public station on no QUE 2Inion pa
, Without denying 10 the . norion
in Georgia or to any otnei {. r use
t nv fellow citizens, the right !; 70 vii
name, if in their opinions IN uOt
beneficial to the public, It VIZ 81 II
) further mixed up in this eQ 2qS;le
! 20 rasneeted. HDN