Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-09-21

POLITICAL.
CALHOUN AND VAN buren, IN NEW
YORK

IhLfiObN AND VAN BLREN IN NEW
YORK
We were quite right in supposing Tho
the Calhoun members of the Syracuse
Convention would never agree TO be rid
den over 10 the style indicated by The
course of the Van Buren, members of tina,
body.--The Calhounites not only ente,
their protests. but they go farther, and
repudiate. Mr.. Taylor the of the Cal.
houn Delegates from this city presented
the following protestandum, which alter
some struggle was entered q, length upon
the minutes:
"We the undersigned, members of The
Democratic State Convent on OF New
Yosk, in Syracuse assembled, do, on this
the 9th day Of September, 1913, most
solemnly PROTEST against the action Of a
majority of this Convention in their choos.
ing delegates TO represent the democracy
of this state in the National Convention,
TO be held IN Baltimore in the month Of
May next, (ls44) believing, as We firmly
do, thet such act is contrary to the spirit
OF the democratic faith-an unjust usur-
patton of which the poole cannot nor
will not submit lo-one which, if carried
out, will soon sap the foundation of civil
liberty. We believe the "ballot box" in
the hands Of the people to lie the great
palladium Of human freedom; and through
that channel, and that alone, should The
delegates to our National Convention be
chosen"
Alter this solemn paper was reed and
entered on the records, Mr.. Taylor stat. d
that he and his colleagues who had
signed the protest should then withdraw
from the Convention, return TO their con-
stiluents and when the proper time arri.
we'd they should elect delegates 10 The
National Convention by districts, and
they trusted such delegation, backed as
he believed il would be by the great mass
ofthe democracy Of the State OF New
York would be received.
II these gentlemen persist in maintain.
ing these rights, as we have no doubt
they will do, and as they must do, indeed,
if they would not voluntarily agree TO
make themselves contemplate with their
coadjutors throughout the country, the
Baltimore Convention will be one of the
stormiest bodies that ever assembled, and
if it manages to get any farther than the
mere prelminaries ofits session. it will BE-
perfect political miracle. The Calhoun
claimants will Of course have numerous
and able hackers in that assembly, who
will not permit their places TO be usurped
by packed Van Buren, men-men pre-.
tending to represent districts in which q
majority of the party is clearly for Cal
houn. II will be the worst kind of Ruck-
erising and will never be submitted TO-
On the whole, il seems to us that the 'har
monlous democracy gets more and more
out of one at every step it takes; and
what is worse for IT, it is accommodating
material for future discor5, in every W
movement it makes. We do not under
take to say that the Johnson and Bucha-
nan men may not be whipped into acqui-
essence with the arrogant assumptions and
overbearlng insolence Of Mr.. Van Buren's
friends; but we very much mistake our
men Of the Calhoun branch # the party
are ever dragooned INTO such acquiesence.
If the Undertook tactics so far prevail as
10 send majority Of Van Burentes into
the grand convention; and Mr.. V. Buren,
is nomina!ed-the friends of Mr.. Calhoun
will never abide by it, but will go into the
ele ction upon their own hook and their
own canddate.-N. Y. Cour. &. En-
Qllirer