The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-08

staring capitals, contains the key 10 the my ste
ny, and fully explains the seeming paradox OF
conviction springing from a vote OF two-thirds,
against them and their party, in the House Of
Representatives. Ii is letter from Washing
ton published in the Richmond Enquirer, which
we copy as we find il in the Integencer:
F'o" The Richmond (va) Enquirer, Dee. 6.
LATEST-By Last Evenings Mail.
"WAsnlNCToN, Dec. Sd, l643.
I" Lest you may not have been informed by some
other person of the result of caucus on last night
drop you line to inform you thereof Contrary to
the South Carolina and Georgia deIega-
tons were IN attendance, and behaved we'll. They
talked 4 good deal Of harmony and reconciliation,
and stated IN express terms THAT THEY HAD NO
OF Mr.. CALHOUN'S NOMI-
NATION FOR THE PRESIDENCY, but that they
intended to support the nominee of the Convention,
provided would hold out to them the olive branch,
and that 1t was due to them that (the Van Buren,
party should tender it and asked, as earnest Of
our determination to do so, that before any person
should be nominated to any Office he should receive
the votes of two-thrds of the members present. We
yielded It 10 them, and then proceeded To nominate
Speaker, and it resulted as follows: John w. Jones
10, William wilkins l6, ID. II. Lewis g. Davis Of H.
diana, 7, Dromgooe l, Saunders, of North Carolina,
2 Beardsley SO that Jones received more than two
thirds OF the votes cast, and will, beyond doubt be
the Speaker. All the Virginia delegates voted for
Jones but one, who voted for Wilkins. The pros
poets are bright and Frightening, and all will be per-
feet harmony in few weeks. THE SIGNS POINT
STRONGLY TO THE WITHDRAWAL OF Ma.
CALHOUN by his friends previous to May, and they
will act with The skies are brighter than you
imagine"
Itappesrs, therefore that the arrogant exul-
tauon OF the Globe, and the more modest, but
not less firm and settled, conviction OF the IN
resi'grnc~r, borf1 rexr,au The same foundalion--a
belief that Mr.. Van Duren is 10 be the nominee
OF the Baltimore Convention, and the sole De-
mocratc candidate for the Presidency, in 1914.
Both are equally relentless in their hostility to
Mr.. Calhoun, and both would rejoice in any
thing that effectualiy and forever exlinguished
his chances for the Presidency but the Intelli-
gencer thinks it has the best grounds for be-
lieving that it will triumph, both in its personal
and party views, while the editor Of the Globe
runs riot in his ecstaces at merely personal
and sordid triumph
The exharation of the Intelligencer is sup
ported nationally by remembrance of the fact,
that Mr.. Van Buren,, in 1910, with all the aid of
Government patronage and party drill and or
suffered a most disastrous and humil-
iatlng defeat; it is therefore, not merely san
guine as to the result of another contest with
the same adversary, shorn Of the most important
part OF the strength which he then welded, but
coolly and quietly estimates his failure in 1914
as thing put beyond all doubt. or no farther
uncertain than MIR. Van Buren's existence Is
The Globe coaxes and faters its party with
hopes, instead of facis-and hopes, in spite of
facts. The only facts which it deems of i'm
portance are already safe in the pockets of its
publishers; they will dine well, happen what
may, and if The party should be left to make its
supper OF hopes, why, il is their own look out.