The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-09-11
New York correspondence.

In 1910 Mr.. Van Buren, was ANONYMOUSLY
nominated He was then surrounded ny MS
| friends in the Cabinet, and sustained Dy ms
| friends in office all over the country. MI van
Ruren. however was not man that the Peo-
| pie at any time went in for with any enthusiasm
| was in Washington city the week prior 10
| Mr. Van Buren's re nomination. Inc morn
| mo before his selection rode 10 Baltimore win
one of the delegates who was going TO the Dem
| ocratic Convention. On our way 10 that Guy
! the Delegate remarked that he was very sorry
that he could not name Col. Johnson, or some
BODY else, instead of Mr. Van Buren, but 1t is
fixed. that he must 90 for Mr. Van Buren, once
more he will therefore be unanimously nomi-
mated He also said, have always entertained
a fear of Mr.. Van Buren's reelection, ever
since Gen. Harrison ran him so close IN So
La Baltimore, | fell in with the late Hon. Felix
Grundy. He, however, seemed 10 have no
doubt of Mr.. Van Buren's success.
The two parties orened the campaign with
much vigor. Mr. Van Buren, and the Cabinet
found the sea of party excitement begin to
swell most furiously. The Democratic party
was warned of all that the Wings were doing,
and left nothing neglected. The master spirits
of the parties took the field, and the result Is
well known. b. +. Butler, Esq, | remember,
went to New Jersey 10 address great meetings
of Democrats there. In the mean while, Mr.
Van Buren, was wiring letters all overthe coun-
try; and al last to stop The sweeping deluge that
was running over his olon Sidfe-he in his pro-
per person visited New York, and addressed his
friends in mass meetings. | do not mention
these things as a reproach Yet, wherever he
went no flame could be raised in his favor. AT
least the enthusiasm did not last after the meet
ings adjourned. Ii is true Mr.. Van Buren, and
his friends near him believed 10 the last that
Ohio would poll her vote for him; so little did
they know what was going on IN that great
State. The Globe, too, everywhere promised
success But Mr.. Van Buren, and Blair did not
or would not take into their calculation The close
run of Gen. Harrison, in '36, who may be said
literally TO have chased Mr. Van Buren, INTO the
Chair. so closely did he toiloU him. Nor would
these false caiculafors allow II 10 be suggested
10 them, thai Mr.. Van Buren, was not popular
either in Ohio or Pennsylvania, and that he
was such deusion hanging about the minds
that they could not realize their foiTorn condii-
lion, Till Mr.. Van Buren, was a" stricken docn''
before their eyes by the prostfating lightning
Of the popular wili-sEvEs States out Of TWEEN
Tysix only going for hm-a vote that nOmi.
nal candidate might have received. And the
severest blow all was given by his own STATE.
Nor did she reject him by /, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or
1000, but by the enormous majority Of l3 332
History does not present more complete rout.
Dat Of 294 votes of The Electoral College, he
had only 60i-about one mn. And with all
these terrible demonstrations OF the People
against him, his friends who were beaten with
him in 40 are trying TO get back again to
place in IA. Does this beaten party in 40 ex-
pect now TO prevail upon the Democracy To go
to battle with Mr.. Van Buren, for leader p
Are we TO take their word Tor il that they can
carry New York; Are they not the same men
who promised The same thing in 40 Are they
to be believed Hop any more than hen7 De.
sides, then there were no open objections to Mr.
Van Buren, among the Democrats in any Of The
Stdtes-while nov, there IS a prevailing belief
in many OF them that Mr.. Van Buren, could
not carry, II re-nomnated-and | have never
yet known a candidate to carry about whom
any doubts have generally been expressed prior
10 the election. II Mr.. Van Buren, could not
keephimseif in the White House when unani-
motlsly nominated, with his patronage u back
him, how is it possible nor that he should carry
when doubts are publtly expressed in every
Sale IN the Union, not even excepting New
York 2 Does MIR. Van Buren, want to run. and
be trdmpled 10 death in the political contest p
lie was not roted ont by the Peopie-he was
driren ont, and i, il possible that the People
will turn round and take him back, and that
too, at the next election Why his friends
who support him are mad They are under
some spell Of Iunacy. IL is true they said at
their Syracuse Convention that the vote which
overwhelmed him IN 40, was brought out, like
Macbeth's witches, "by iHcdHtdti0n." And we
can tell them that MIR Van Buren, is the man
that will always De- beaten by incarnation. lie
is candidate who has no fire about him. In
the whO.e Wet he came like a chill upon them
and they shook him II. In the whole Westhe
has but Illinois and Mis- our, and HeV are now
leaning strongly for the great aud noble John
son. But let US look at the States that gave
him their votes one Of them, Ark nsas. has
long since instructed her delegates to 60 for Col.
Johnson. South Carolina, another Of the seven
States, is Tor Mr.. Calhoun. Nay, further. out of
the screen States that gave Mr.. Van Buren, their
votes, three have chosen their delegates. One
Of them, New Hampshire, for Mr.. Van Buren,
while South Carolina and Arkansas are against
him. Under this aspect Of Mr.. Van Buren's
prospects no one in his sober senses can seri
ousIy think OF jeopardiziug the great Democrat
ic party upon him again. There are, however,
anne acts of the bosom and old official s,,a..t-