The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-08-10
Correspondence of the MadisOnian.

ST. LOUIS Mo-, July 29h, l543
The Richmond Enquirer and the Globe continue,
with so much apparent gusto, to treat the Admins
tration as a mere cypher,-Mr. Tyler as no Demo
erai and Mr. Van Buren, as the only who stands
any chance of success in 1874, that have resolved
to keep you advised, far my time will permit,
of the reaction in public sentiment which this lbe-
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this quarter.
The friends of MIR. Tyler, Mr.. Cllhoun, and Col.
Johnson have, for some time past with pain the
disposition of Mr. Van Burens friends to force party
movements in the several States, IN behalf of Mr..
Van Buren,, by the aid of that party machinery which
was left in the hands of the Van Buren, politicians at
and after their signal overthrow in 1870 They had,
however, decided 10 let Mr.. Van Buren, and his
friends Alone and thereby keep themselves in posi-
ton of defence in their for their par
ticular iavores should induce attacks from those
friends. In the mean time they required that the
Convention should be put OIL until May, Is44 and
that IT should be made up as far ssible of dele
gates elected by congressional electoral districts
in accordance with the broades principles Of Deoera-
sy; and that part Of the organization of the con
yention should be to vote per capita This was the
My hope Of impartial action in convention, where
the old party machinery likely 10 control all its
doings and results.
Much argument and contention was requisite TO in
duce Mr. Van Buren's friends to consent to the post
ponement Of the convention from November next TO
May next, and the point seems only to have been
gained through fear, mot a lore of Democratic ac-
ton in its broadcast sense) that IL il were not con-
coded, Mr.. Van Buren, might perhaps be laid upon
the shelf at once.
need not recount all the efforts in various parts
Of the Union TO forestall public sentiment, in favor of
convention in November next. But the sentiment
of the party revol,ed and the ground was reluctant
ly though finally yielded for May, 1874
The effort TO select delegates by State Conventions
is still continued, with the evden, design asd hope to
obtain majority for Mr.. Van Buren,, and thus 20
into convention by States instead of Districts and
thereby crush the more democratic plan Of voting
per capita In said convention.
This point also will have TO be yielded, in order TO
secure union and harmony in the action Of the con-
vention, and entraiCn of all portions of the De
moorato party upon the nominee Of said convention
in the canvass Of 1874 The Van Buren, men of
New York, Pennsylvania, and Missouri lost sight Of
the importance Of this arrangement, and have been
endeayoring to hwsrt all action which had any bear
ing upon such a result
The editor of the Missouri Reporter, at an early
day, became the advocate OF the District mode Of
eecting delega,es-foreseeing, as he did, the fatal
consequences that might inure to the party il less
liberal policy were urged upon the friends of one
candidate by the friends of another II was on this
account mainly, that the Benton and Globe faction in
this State, pounced upon him like bloodhounds, and
resolved to crush his paper and read him out Of the
Democratic party The moment he attacked the
Legislative Caucus last winter, that nominated Mr.
Van Buren and selected Delegates to the National
Convention, the Benton men determined TO over.
whelm h'm-and il was from this early resolution
that the Globe was induced to say lately that "h,
resolution 10 DISCARD PENN" was taken long be-
fore the editors late visit TO Missouri and Il was
also to this end that Mr.. Blar's son made an effort
upon the Legislature last winter for aid with which
to start an opposition paper, but on falling, was
obliged TO write TO Pa at Washington and persuade
him to furnish The necessary means to establish the
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