The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-14
Dr,rOrpATTC NATTOgAI, CONvEN.

"Under .shat aa,lIs E61sslp? speskz
ItAsgaAing to f Addininistr. d lead cad
ing papSs. any reiesSlSc aatever ssshe Mi
thisvs9 mis-eaa 81 tssemBls ,I'AsEe
IIjs not : sitiaen Of tore, to be found Who
will not i'm his heart, that the attempt ON the
part of the office-holders to get up convention,
on the 9TH Of Max Last, 1Sas an tter
the very moment when tiOelaty thousand Wings
were assembled in Monument Square, and hearn-
ly responding to the thrilling and powerful eio-
quence of the most able statesmen and patriots
that this or any other country ever produced,-a
small Fbard OF about1 two KuBdreaKo ffiee5Eelding
Federalists, who had been deeply "dyed in the
andsssiaos eentsssiRe for tEesPeilsS
in the very face of an abused and insulted people,
had congre gated together at the Assembly Rooms
A more pitifuI affair was never presented to the
fpeopleiof this community. Yet We ought to be
deeply indebted to oui opponents for the choice
lof the time and placelpf sthcir meeting Fhey.
had a good opportunity Of .beholding the eilthu-
siassna with which the friends e good gSsern-
tnent,-4sthe advocates of HARRISON and Reform
the opponents of disastrous experiments upon the
fcurrency and consequently Of ruin to mechanical,
manufacturing, and commercial enterprise and
industry, had met together from every State
County, District, City and Village Of this great
country, to testify their abhorrenee of the mea=
sares of the Executive and his train bands. and
ttheir firTa resolve to put every shoulder'to the
wheel, and Dust from their high places, therpP
Epressers of thepenpie efrnTH'ecs -
T. We have said the eoly ention Of Office helders
lAyas a failures Fheresult Of their deliberations
proves this, and We want no streRgergtestimony
of the truth of the assertion. The chief object
of their meeting was+he nomination of candi-
date for the yicer Presidency WaSthis object
aecomplhhedaF No. The present incumbent
HAS been thro,en ouerboard; all the influence of
the venerable inhabitapt Of the hermitage could
not bring in his old friend Nh Polk. The
whole.pafty was completely disorgaiIizsd and
the ehsgfin Of theSSecrstary of stase, his
disaapp,oiittmenty istAlly ana freely ventea9 his
card upon the subject aT the nomination.
forsyth, it is known, had high hopes Of Tie nSpi
nation, and he cannot suppress the ebpllitionaof
feelingsat the dseoufteous manner anne il which
, The has been treated. uH III g -asfo IL l,1.n
Is it possible that such discorfalt mate
rails, the proceedings Of that convention should
have been 81, the highest degree haan.opsiois p
Nonsense If we did not know that the fact was
otherwise; that thevarious Interests of different
aspirants did produce conflicts of the most UNI
pleasant nature, our knowledge. of theashuman
heart when under strong political excitement,
engendered and nsurishedby expectations of'hish
office and large emoiunicnts, would contradict, at
once, the assertion ant{'n
Yet such is the language Of the leading adj
ministration prints. Heardhe albany Argus;
esvhateverg disersitiess. Of opinion may have
existed at the opening of the convention,r both
to candidates tor the Vice Presidency and the ex
, pedieney Of making nomination, they were all
happily adjusted, and the proceedings on this
subject, and the result, were In the highest de-
gree harmonious. And the proceedings were in
this and In all respects worthy of the occasion,
i and of an sssemblage OF delegates truly repre-
ssnting and DESTROYS to carry out the democratic
voice and sentiment Of the country
4 Now wesventure to assert, that no man inshis
sober senses, be he democrat or be he federal,
who has any knowledge of Essthe resitlf'sEof the
proceedings of that convention, could read the
preceding para graph, without blush at such an
attempt to nnisleaa the public mind, and impose
upon willing credulity s-.p-sz ala,s9ag 4zsras
FRoNr STREET THEATRE- Benefit Of Mr.
Foryest.--.Ehis eminent American tragedian takes
benefit at Front street tonight, and we suppose
it is only necessary state the fact, to ensure
an OVERLOOKING house, MI. Forrest is one Jus.
In thestheatricalpo he Has nosuperior; as an
accomplished gentleman, benevolent citizen, and
true friend, he stands pre-eminent His charac-
ter in all these respects is too well established to
require an eulogium from He presents taI
night, the tregedyof HRGISIus, in which he is |
assisted by that fine actor, Mr. Scott, as Tcilius.
The FIRST and second actssof the ssGLADIAToR''
will also be performed, in which Nr. Forrest will
| appear as ssSpartacas,1 and MIR. Scott as aPhe-
1isariusn We suggest to all the friends OF the
Legitimate drama TO witness the performances Of
this evening -'e+- ., y :.
4 CoNNECTICuT-The New Haven cores
Epondent of the Hartford Codrant, gives the fol
flowing account of the state of parties I'M the Lei
tgislature-o of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Is Wings 81
tFede4alists; House, 148 Wings, 66 Feds, In
F1Ss9, the Senate was composed Of i3 Wings and I
8 Federalists; the House, i1S Whigs,4 Con-
/ seryatiyes, and 80 ederalists. All .a
4 al sD.5llssez ae-----sa=-1- -s4a1a1ra ,iil
/ James NJ fsoaie, Esq, Of. Frederick, has been
nominated assEiectoral Candidateafor che Sixth
District Of Maryland. Mr. cpate is a gsntle-
man of great ability, and no man hi the district
could have enseieeted, who will contribute so
4 much 20 the good Of the cause as Mr.. iCoaic. :.
ss-.r-rc -5s-s.sic Il r.tfTy 4 i
II = s.s-..sr.sssrss.iaaI ..tl.3 llst 81. 81 -
4 XIV. Huntington 4 v. high has been elected
SenatorIcf the United States from 6fifiec
in place of Thaadeas Bets, deceased Mr.. Hu1sts
ington g represented AS gentleman ta;a
tlsnts : He has heretofore heeninG engressy and