Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-05-13
THE BEGINNING.

The New York Loco Foco move nominating
Mr.. Van Buren,, and assigning the 9TH Nov. as
the time for holding the Convention. does not
meet with support even in quarters where sup.
port was most expected The American Senti.
mel, for instance rebukes the authors OF this move
as follows;
at hardly becomes the Democrats OF New
York. who at the last election lost their Presi.
dental candidate, 10 name to the party, when or
where the National Convention should assemble.
"There were nineteen States out Of twenty five
that voted against Mr.. Van Buren,. New York
belonged to the nineteen She ought not there.
fore, to be pushing herself forward to dictate to
the other States where or at what time the Dem
ocratic National Convention should assemble
Indeed it would not excite our special wonder if
New Hampshire should give larger vote to the
next Democratic candidate for the Presidency
than both New York and Tennessee"
1t makes the assertion roundly that the Con.
vention will not be held until May 1874. That
it adds, is settled beyond question:
If this language clocks rebellion" the sub
joined remarks, by the Washington SpectDtor
a Democratic" paper, but advocating the claims
Of Mr.. CALHOUN to the Presidency, and express
/ ing, beyond doubt, the sentiment Of the great
division Of the Democracy, may be regarde
as an actual declaration OF war against the hold
! ing Of National Convention at the time and
in the manner proposed by ''the Caucus of New
York." as the American Sentinel rreverenty
styles the meeting Of "the Democratic Members
of the Legislature" of that State:
! From the Washington Spectator.
| The Probable DiSorganization Of the Democratic
Party Who ciH be Responsible for III
| We honestly confess that it is with sincere
regret we are called upon to publish the resolu
tons adopted By some of the Democratic mem.
bers Of the Legislature of the State of N. York,
at caucus held in Albany some hours after the
adjournment of that body. We say Some-for
whether they were adopted by five, or ten, or
twenty, or bare majority, we have no means of
| finding out.
The fist two OF the resolutions are Of the
most disorganizing tendency, ard in open defiance
OF the expressed opinion of ten States in regard
to the mode and time Of holding the National
YConvention. 1t rides rough. shod over the De.
mocracy of the city OF New York. Will they
submit to be thus dictated TO and cheated om of
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reacherous Delegates?
If the State Of New York were in reality de-
sirous OF making an issue with the majority OF
her sister States, we should be surprised, and
should truly regret such step; but it is not so
The mass Of the democracy Of the Empire State
are not dsorganizers, or ready to be dictated to
by a te,c ,oire pullerS at Albany. The primary
meetings and assemblages of her democracy will
prove this ere many days have passed.
Again, we repeat, the democracy Of n York
are not responsible for these resolutions, which
are not the expression Of the people Ihey are
for harmony, and fair, just dealing. They will
go for a Convention in which the delegates to
represent the State shall come from the people
direct, and held at the usual timc which is May,
1914.
This caucus says nothing about the tariff
not one word; they are as silent as the grave
upon subject so deeply interesting to the South,
the West, and the North-to the agricultural,
mercantile. and mechanical interests OF the
country; the question OF Questions 10 the city of
New York herself, whose very existence dc.
ponds upon the freedom OF her trade.
What says VIRGINIA TO this? viii there be an
exposition for that meridian to lull her TO Stun.
Der, ,ohile they shear her like sheep?-Will she
lead her sister States OF the South to the lions
den, and deliver them over TO their adversases
bound hand and foot? Or is there to be creed
for the South, and none or another for the North,
as it may suit? Again, we ask, why is there no
resolution against the tariff, when every other
Wig and Federal measure is denounced?
IL few disorganizing spirits in the States OF
New York Or Virginia choose 10 cut loose from
the great body Of the Democratic party in the
Union, and call and hold Convention next
week or next November, let them do so and
upon their heads will remain the odium and re-
sponsblity Of the proceedings. Thank God,
they cannot sacrifice the principles Of the party,
or defeat the candidate aoho piU be nominated In
The Peoples Conreati0n at the usual time II,
May, 1874. The corst they can do, by running
a candidate, Should they adhere TO November
nomination,) is to throw the election into the
| House Of Representatives, lohcn the candidate
nominated in 1914 w0uH be elected
! The Convention Of Virginia was made to lead
/ Of in this new and disorganzing movement.
Disguise it as they may, il is so; but we sincerely
uust the Republican party of Virginia will never
sustain the inSidt,uS attempts at dictation uhich
hare been made, as if by concert, JoM al Rich,
mond and albany. They will not prove disor,
ganizers or sustain the movement which was
first made in Virginia by well drilled Conven.
ton, who flung a FIRE ball of dscord into the
Democratic camp, and, if followed up, must
produce dissention which would convulse the
Republican party to its centre.
The Madisonian comes out against the recon-
mendation Of the New York legislative caucus,
and virtually against the nomination OF Mr.. Van
Buren,, Here ists commentary:
GREAT MIsrAKE.-A legislative caucus at