The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-12
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT.
Nrw Yoss, May 10, lsi3.

closing scene Of the late Albany farce OF 'ns
~ Stereotype President" OF the attempt to ciimo
a broken ladder, was so near at hand IL T.
proposed now TO bring out new one anu -
call il the I" Manager in Distress" Tor on refer
ence TO the - Evening Post" OF this city, pup
Isbed Yesterday, you will find what may be
con sidered regular Withdrawal oil the hrs'
piece from the political theatre.
| You will thus see that the account gwen you
orpublic sentiment among the young aud vigor'
Gus portion of The people, was well founded
Much credit is due 10 the Young Mems Gen
eral Committee of this city, for the stand taken
| by them against the regular drill seJeanls Of
Mr.. Van Buren,, who would fain have inllsted
this spirited corps in his ranks, but they would
not serve under General who las had "slory
enough"
| Ii Is easy to see what bitter rill II has been
TO the train bands TO be obliged TO back out 50
suddenly from measure which has occupied
| the General himself and all his body guards
during the whole winter. Their disappointed
malipnty had 10 seek out some vent-and this
| they found in TRADE against the present Adj
| mnislralion, and more particularly against the
President. because he does not see fit 10 retain
| in the public employ rabid Wings, who spend
much of the time which should be devoted to
the public service IN maligning him with The
>genuemanly epithels Of ''traitor" and the i'm
pious appelaton of "Judas iscariot." The holy
horror into which the Post has iallrn has It's
source ia no feeling against the principle else
would il find exercise for some OF It's plous ex-
hortaions against a scene which Is enactlng al
this moment by the Common councmen OF this
city, no are distributing its patronage down
to the very wachmen among those upon
whom they calculate to work night and day for
Mr. Van Buren,. This, of course, the Post
thinks all right ; but that President Tyler should
select good Democrat, and substitute INN for
calumnious, bitter Wing, that, is sacriegious
and violation of all principle; ''o only (says the
Pos) have the Convention in November, and
the hood gates of that corruption will be shut"
Every move is now corrupt in the estimation Of
the Post, that has not for its object the toistng
upo the People of Martin Van Buren, for the
next Presidency.
am rejoced TO see that public opinion has forced
the Post TO the confession that they " fear they
may be obliged TO CONSENT to hold the Con
vention next May" because ga considerable
number of States have already declared them
selves in favor of that time; AND If THEY PER-
SYST, THERE WILL BE NO ALTERNATIVE"
Happy is il, indeed, for The voters Of The De-
mocracy of the Union that Mr. Van Buren, and
his handful of managers, and The mighty Even
ing Post, "of old Federal memory" can be
forced into giving their CONSENT, that the
Convention to nominate candidate for the Pre-
sidency may meet in May, IA. How the clio
ven foot will protrude! "Expede Hercue."-
Better would il have been, had they waited I'M
til their CONSENT had been asked.
While on the subject of the Convention, LET it
be borne in mind, that the true Democratic prin
ciple s. ould not be forgotten. To break down
the machinery, and let the choice come fresh
from the People, the district system is commeDc
ing right; but unless, at the General Conven-
tion each member shall be entitled TO his vote
"per CAPITA" some political juggling will be
played of.
From present appearances there is likely 10 be
much difference Of opinion in many States aud
to vote by States, therefore, will be anything
but an expression Of the public voice, since the
majority may not be more than one in some
States, and then the opinion of nearly one half
the People of ,uch State will go for nothing.
One Of the happiest features Of the advance
ment in The present day is, that while machine
" is rising TO the greatest perfection in all the
ply sical arts, it is more aud more repudiated in
the moral, and especially in the political school
As the march Of the schoolmaster, and the
advancement Of the great cause of temperance
reform, is extend ng, the People are led TO think
much more than formerly and it is altogether
in The order of Providence that the more a man
thinks, the more is he advancing in the science
Of scll-goyernmcnt
| have tried in vain to find something new Of
common interest, but there is notbing-literaly
nothing.
Yours, &c.