Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-09-16

The \. York Courier declares that the unfair
proceedings of the Syracuse Convention, were in
pursuance Of scheme long resolved upon,
by Mr.. Van Burcn-that is to break up a Ma.
tional Convention altogether, without mourning
the responsibility for so doing. The Courier ar
cues that Mr. Van Buren, is satisfied that, if he
receives the nomination of q National Convention,
he cannot be elected and the only chance for
him is to get the election before the House of Re-
personalities. That to further this object, he has
by means of n packed Convention, appointed 36
elegates-calcuating with confidence that a
proceeding gross and unfair, will never be sub
mtted to by the friends of the other candidates.
That they will, therefore fly off, defeat a Convcn.
tIon-thc very thing he dcsircs-and incur all the
odium.
This Is refinement in intrigue congcnial to
Mr. Van Burens character; but is it not all fool.
isliness ! What if Mr. Van Buren, does defeat
Convention, and even the election Of Henry Clay
by the People, in what wise will he profit by it !
1t all the candidates enter, it is our firm convc-
ton that 1lr. Van Burcn cannot reach the House
There is no certainty that he will get the vote of
single State. We believe he has more &C.
neral strength with his party, than any of
n,
that it is not able, of ITSELF to carry the vote
of any State In this, and in all the Southern
States, the Calhoun men are numerous enough to
defeat him and the Johnson men have the same
power in all the Western and Northern States
where LocOlocoism aspircs to the ascendancv II
there bc an entry Of all the stccds-lf Mr. CLAW
did not beat the icld-hc, Calhoun and Johnson
Will bc the three most probably returned TO the
/ House. So that all Mr.. Van Burcn's fncssinp
will avail him nothing. IN fact, nothing but the
conviction that his fortunes arc desperate, could
warrant him in making this experiment. We
have thought that his only chancc--a very slim
one, 10 bc surc--dcpcndcd on a convention and the
cordial union Of the whole Democratic party 1t
is true, that the ,choic party could not elect him in
/ l@lO--and therefore it may be, that he supposes
. "a p0H can accomplish what the rholc could not t:
brat while the Democracy consists Of such ycndble
materials, it is said to do, sec no escape Tor
him. At every turn, his adhcrenls, whether few
or many, will be exposed TO the same temptations,
which corrupted them in 1910, and seduced them
| from their allegiance.
The Courier remarks upon Mr.. Van Burcns
scheme, as follows:
In the object Of is movement however Mr. Van Buron
hns failed ls purposes have been through; his SCI
shncss made mamie and his determination To sacrifice
hi' party It's usoges, and s hopes Of success bis own
advancement, oil stand exposed 10 those who have hereto
ioTo conflcd nnd acted in concert with him; and We
do not greatly mistake their character they will adopt
course Of policy the very Of what Mr. Van Buren,
poets aud thus crush in the bud his every hope aud aspire
ton.
The first question which presents ITSELF IT, how will the
information Of this important and selfish proceeding on the
part Of Mt Van Buren,, be received at the South aud West