The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-01
NeW 1ork Correspondence.
NEW York. June IS. 1913

TO news OF any KIND. IDe puDlic may De salu,
so far as this city is concerned, to have gone
into summer quarters Added TO this, our cili-
zens have very generally sufi' red, or are suffer
ing from the influenza or Europe n grippe,
which has been very severe in many cases,
though few, if any, have proved fatal. Whole
families have been taken down with It within
the short space Of one week; and for the last
two or three weeks, the whole city has been not
unlike large alphabetically So You could
scarcely meet man in The streets that was not
suffering with this extraordinary Epidemic
The height OF the distemper may, we hope, now
be con idered as past; but il leaves very un-
pleasant consequences in the prostrating debili-
~ which succeeds il, attended with pains in the
limbs and joints. Large numbers of our Gill
zens have retired TO the country to recruit, and
most strangers having left US from the cess alton
OF bus ness New York is uncommonly dull.
1t is not yet quite time-but soon we may eX~
pect TO have an assembly of our politicians at
Saratoga Springs. Mr.. Van Buren, will, no
doubt, be there, surrounded by his principal
managers, aud we may look out for some new
moves upon the political chess board. Unless
he shall be much more fortunate Than he was in
his Albany drilling excursion. he had better re-
main at home, for that turned out, as l pIophe-
cied, most signal failure.
The litter of eHon. Dixon II. Lewis, set
ting for h his preference for Mr. Ca houn as the
Democratic candidate for the next Presidency,
is producing quite sensation IN our political
circles, not on account Of such preference, but
from the hit he gives Mr. Van Buren,. You will
| wrote you sonnet me since in his declaration,
that in 1910 it wa, Mr.. Van Buren, that was
beaten and not the Democratic party.
The same opinion appears TO pr, vail in Ohio,
as the following extract from the call for mass
meeting of the friends Of Gen. Cass, soon to
meet at Columbus, in that STATE, will now fully
show:
But is it the part of wisdom to risk all the great
and fundamental principles of the Democratic party,
upon the fortunes of individual whose success, IN
The event OF his nomination, would be extremely pro-
blemaucall Mr.. Van Buren, has yet obtained
the of Ohio for the Presidency and IT is firmly
believed by our most sagacious politicians that he
cannot, in any contingency, succeed either IN this
State in Pennsylvania In Indiana his prospects
these States, combined with present indications,
places this beyond doubt"
The Van Buren, men make the most curious
decarat .ons mag nable, and satisfy me fully
that they are rushing into any and every mea-
sure without rhyme or reason, trusting TO chance
to aid them. How, upon tneir own showing he
is 10 be ell cied, if nominated, puzzles all rea-
sonable men. They den.unce as a renegade
from Democracy every man who voted for Har-
rison and Tyler, as well as our worthy Chief
himself No confidence whatever is TO be be
hereafter repose in the principles of any man
that ever voted against Mr.. Van Buren,. Ac-
cording TO this rule, they themselves declare in
the most positive terms, that he cannot be
elected, for how is he, who only bad seven
States out Of The twrny-six, when last be-
fore the people, now TO obtain a majority If
no man is to be locked upon as his friend, or
confdcd in, unless he voted for him in 40
Was there ever any thing more alb. urd But
the truth will come forth and show itself more
particularly when the attempt 10 smother IL is
made by men who never reason themselves,
aud therefore never can take a dispassionate
view Of things, for il must be obvious 10 every
tyro in politics that, unless there has been avery
great change in favor Of the man Martin Van
Buren, 81 ce 1910, he cannot be- again President
Of The United States.
1t is very true, thanks TO President Tyler
that the Wing party is di-menlbered, and that,
if a suitable nomination is made at a Democrl-
tic Convention in May, 1914, chosen by districts
and per capita vote no doubt can remain that
such candidate so chosen will be elected. This
is rational, and will command the confidence of
all good Democrats; but those who are TO sc-
compli,h this, are to be, very many of them,
men who voted for Harrison and Tyler, or it
never can be done. The friends of Mr.. Van
Buren, may as well understand it now, as at any
other time, they may possibly defeat the election
of the Democratic candidate by the People, but
they cannot magnify seven States of this Union
into majority upon any such plan, as they arc
evidently cndeavoring TO force upon the People,
with view TO the elevation Of their iavorie.
Indeed, it is very clear they do not themselves
believe he would be the fair unbiased choice
of Couv, niion fresh and direct iiom the Pco-
Ole else, why refuse TO give the choice to them
in he manner the most direct, viz by districts
and by a per capita vote? They profess loud |
~ enough thn regard for the Peo lie but have
hey evinccd their sincerity in first attempting
10 hurry on the Convention in November, and, |
ailng in that, still adhering TO The election o |