Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-09-21
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T. Apptobaton fiie National e n
veuson proposed 10 DC holden Al Bali
more 90 tue iounh Mendsy in May next.
?. The d. termin ,tioc 70 ele,t The thir-
ity.six Delegates of NV York 70 thai
Convent or BY General 7ieket-- not, as
nads rudy priufel ID Saturdays aper
/ by il "dislyict election, bui, as M AMI -
hasv b en- wlilten. citeelly terry tse--
ind't I've IGimetIia,e elest.on Of those ihrty
SIX Delegaies by sad State Conyfnlion,
i 3. The lcommendal OF Martin Van
Buren, 10 the Baltimore Conyi ntion as I e
choice nj the Dem cracy" Of New York
for President % the Uniied States; and,
a. Direction and instruction TO the Del.
egates from New York IN the following
4 positive terms:
'Resofed, That we do hereby dtreci
and instruct the Delegates whfH we ar,
point To the National Democratic Ccnven,
ton 10 present Marin Van Buren, Of New
York, as candidate for nomination for
tie Presidency Of the United States by
that Convention ard We further do direct
and Instruct The said delegates, individual
iy ind unite lly, 10 advocate and support
Ills nomination, aud TO pse all honorable
I 4 lfsh hat Pa
suit, and thus fulfil Their duty TO, and the
wisats Of their consiilutnls, the dnoc
rncy Of New York"
THese arc The determinations to which
all the democratic" opponents Of Re-
publican principles must ptepsr3 them.
selves, as We have said, with what grace
they can, TO submit; because they viii
undoubtedly constitute the basis of the
action oil the National Convention oil May
next.
The cnlre proceedings Of this Conv'n
ton were neady unanimous. a vain eff
tort was made, il is true, by few Of the
/ Delegates [un itrslooi to be friendly to
Mr.. Calhoun TO stem tie torrent, but, be.
ing over powered by numbers, thy were
fam to content themselves with protest,
signed by five members, against the ac-
ton Of majority Of this Convention in
their choosing Delegates o represent the
democracy Of his State in the National
Convention to be held in Baltimore in the
month of May next, believing as we (they)
firmly do that such action Is contrary to
the spirit of the Democratic iaith-an IN
lust usurpaton, and one which If carried
out, will sap the foundation If civil liter-
lty," &c.
Il is not to be supposed, though gencr.
al submission 10 the New York recon-
mepdalion may finally cnsur, that there
will be no EXCEPTIONS. ltmuy be doubted
Whistler all the friends Of Mr.. Calhoun, or
even Mr. Tyler, will quietly submit. The
few friends ofthe furmer present in the
Convention are said 10 have threatened,
on It's breaking up, that when the proper
time arrived, they should elect delegates
to the National Convention ~ districts
and they trusted such delegation would
be received, &c. And the friends oil Mr..
Tyler, who appear not 10 have had sin
gle representative in the Conventional,
if any, mono that tai the spiritto open
the lips in his bch ,lE~-speaking, through
the New York "Aurora," of the nomna-
ton of Mr.. Ven Buren,, say, with concen-
trated bitterness, "Never wss there-no!
not in the days OF blue light Federalism
a more odious, more detestable, more
/ fragrant fraud committed than that which
was perpctrated on the 9th of September
instant at the Syracuse Convent on"
A writer in the same poper, under the
signature Of Protest." concludes some
remarks on the subject with the following,
which might be considered ominous, if
The power OF the ProteSterS bore any pro,
portion 10 the rcsolutcncss, and reascna-
bIeness indeed. of Their oppugnation
"The refusal by the Convention TO obey
the district system Of choosing delegates
to the National Convention will, If no 9th
or obstacle stood in the way, be the means
Of defeating Mr.. Van Bueu. Other
States have pride as well us New York,
and they will not tamely submit to the
State assumption OF self preference. =
Mr. DaoiS, in the Convention, stated that,
should the Democracy ofthe State sue
coed in electing her fayorite son, the sue
cessor to him would be he. second favor
tie son, Silas Wright What will the
other States say to this argument, that
the State Of New York is to have the next
two Presidents ?"-Nai. Int
ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE TYLER