The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1843-09-28

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pendent Of the MadisOnian, under the dase
Of
NEW YORK, SEP. S, IS43.
In 1910 Mr.. Van Buren, was unanimously
dominated. He was then surrounded by his
friends in the Cabinet, aud susta ined by his
friends in Office all over the country. MIR.
Van Buren, however, was not the man that
the People at anytime went in for with any
enthusiasm. ! was in Washington city the
week prior 10 Mr. Van Bureaus denomination.
Tt- morning before his selection rode 10
Bahimore with one Of the Delegates who was
going TO the Democratic Convention. On
our way 10 that city the delegate remarked
that be was sorry that be could not name Col.
Johnson. or somebody else, instead OF Dir.
Van Buren,; but it j. fixed, that he must 90
for Mr.. Van Buren, once more; he win there
fore bonnanimously nominated. lie also sud,
| have always entertained fear OF Mr.. Van
Bureaus reelection, ever since Gen. HaTTi-
son ran him 80 close IN 49, In Baltimore.
/ fell in with the late Hoe. Felix Grundy.-
lie. however, seemed 70 have no doGbt OF Mr..
( Van BuTon's success.
The two parties opened the c1mp1iAn with
much viror Mr.. Van Buren, and the Cahi-
net found The sea Of parry excitement begin
10 swell most furously. The Democratic
party was warned ofull The Wings were do
ing and left nothing neglected. The mas
tcf-spints Of the party took the field, and the
result Is well known. b. Il. Butler, ESQ, !
remember, went to New Jersey 10 address
great meetings Of Democrats there. In the
mesn while, NJ Van Buren, was writing let
less an over the country and at last 10 stop
the sweeping delugc that was running over
his own Slais-hc in bis proper person visit
Cd New York, and addressed his friends in
mass meetings. | do mol mention these
4 things as feproach. letwhereverhe went,
no flme 3lid BE- raised in his fvor. AZ
least. a. enthusiasm not las sficr the
4 fen 'andois ilends nolrL - belle, "a % The
LAST that OHIO world pol her vote for him;
= 80 Little did t,ey know what was going on in
that freat SAFE. TIE Globe. too, every
whefs promised success. Bn M. Van Blu
Ten nd Blair did not or wou not take INTO
4 then calculation the close run OF Gen. Har-
rison IN 81, who may be said literally 10 have
chased Mr.. Van Buren, into the Chair, so.
closely did he follow him. Nor would these
false cllculalors allow il to be suggested 10
them. that Dr. Van Buren, was not popular
either in Ono or Pennsylvania, and that he
might lose both Of the States. Indeed, there
was such a dclusion hanging abouiihe minds
ofVan Buren, and his immediate advisers
that they could not realize their ioIlom con-
diiion, ill Mr.. Van Buren, was "siricken
down" before their eyes BY the prosiraiing
lightning Of the popular will-sEvES States
out Of TwESry-sEx only going Tor him
vote that nominal candidate nigh, have re-
ceived. And the segerest blow of all was
given by his own State. Nor did she reject
him by 1, ?. 3, a, 3, 6. or 1900, bot by the
enormous majority Of 1892 History does
not present a more complete rout. Out Of
2a4 VOTES Of the Electoral College, he had
only 60i about one fourth. And with all
these terrible demonstration of the People
against him, bis friends whowere beaten with
him in 10 are trying TO get back again to
place in IL Does this beaten party in 10
expect now 10 prevail upon the Democracy
to 20 to battle with Mr.. Van Buren, for lead
erg Are We TO take their word for il that
they carry New York; Arc they not the
same mcn who promised The same thing in
'i0g Are they lobe believed now any more
than lheng Besides, then there were no
open objections to Mr.. Van Buren, among
hc.Dcmocrais in any OF the Siases-while
now, there is prevailing belief in many Of
them that Mr. Van Barren could not carry, III
rc-a0ninafed-and have never yet know a
candidate to carry, about whom any doubts
have generally been expressed prior 10 the
election.
II Mr.. Van Buren, could not keep himself
in the White House when unanimously nom
mated, with bis patronage 10 back him, how
IS il possible now that he should carry when
doubts are publicly expressed in every Stale
IN the Union, not even excepting New York
Does Me-. Van BlIen want to run, and be
tramped TO death in the political coniesll-
lie was not voted out BY the Pcoplo--hc was
driven out, and is Il possible that the People
J VIII turn ronnd aud take him back, and that,
80. At the next elociionl Why his friends
wiosuppou him arc mad! They are under
some spoil Of lunacy. II is true they said
Al their Syracuse Convention that the vote
which ovorwholm him ia 40, was brought
on, ike Macboth's witches, "by incania-
tion." And we can tell ihom that Mf Van
BuFon Is the man that will always be boescn
BY incarnation. IIo u candidate thai has
no FIRE about him. In ihe whole West be
came ike a chill upon them, and they shook
him oil. 10 the whole West DO has bar ILL
uols and Missouri, and lhey arc now leaning
strongly Coz lhc great ond noble Johnson
Bot lol ~ look II the States that gavo him
their votes; one Of them. Arkansas. has hong