The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-08-28
TIE GREAT ISSUE-FIVE HUNDRED
DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL.


| DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL.
few days since the Globe challenged al
expression OF Democratic opinion on the polio,
and justice of its dlctatoral course, in the {" pr
mary assemblies" of the party. We give be
low the first expression. At the village o
Springfield, Massachusetts, il will be seen by
the subJolned proceedings, that five hundred un
adullerated Democrats-full as many as attend
ed the Cincinnati meeting, where they were
collected from taro States and from great dis
| tance-met in council and boldly repudiatcd
the Globes course. The Hampden Post spo
! ken OF In the proceedings is the same sheet
from which the Globe copied its vile abuse Of
the President yesterday.
We ask The Globe to copy the subjoined pro-
ceedings, and we will copy any on The other
side when they come to hand:
From the Springfield (.Iass.) Independent Democrat
THE UNION HALL MEETING
GRAND RALLY OF THE UNTERRIFED DE
| MOCRACY-THE NATIONAL ADMINS
TRATION SANCTIONED.
| The meeting at Union Hall on Friday evening, to
choose delegates to the Democratic Slate Conven-
ion was the largest ever convened for similar pur-
rose in Springfield. The rank and file, the bone and
| muscle of the party, numbering not less than five
hundred, were early the ground, and their pro-
ceedings fully justified the sanguine hopes previously
entertained by the friends Of liberaty and Demo-
crazy.
| The most untiring efforts had been made by the
friends of Mr. Van Buren, to obtain sufficient strength
| in the meeting to send exclusive Van Buren, men to
the Convention and to resist the proposed instruc-
ton of the delegates to avoid all interference with
| the Presidential question but in vain. The last
Hampden Post the organ of MIR. Van Buren,, labored
hard for this object 1t is asserted however, falsely,
that secret efforts making to send exclusive Ty.
Ter men delegates, and called Justify upon the De-
mocracy to rally and put down the attempt, and to
"look out for Instructions" The Democracy did
rally, and did Instruct their delegates to oppose by
their and influence all attempts in the State
Convention, from any quarter, to express prefe-
for any candidate for the Presidency notwith-
standing the powerful opposition of two Van Buren,
lawyers, Messrs. Beach and Macarthur The vote
was at last SIX to one in favor Of instruction, and in
favor Of all the resolutions offered by the editors OF
this paper which will be found published in the reg
uar account of the proceedings of The meeting be-
low.
A set of resolutions, denouncing and abusing FIRE.
sident Tyler presented by Mr.. Hawley the editor of
the Hampden Post, and advocated with great vehe-
Arthur, and opposed by the editor Of this paper uere
roted do,cn and rejected by overwhelming majority
and with cheers and enthusiasts which made glad the
hearts of all friends Of union in the party 1t was
truly grand spectacle-to such manifestations Of
the rmness and honesty of the independent working
men. To witness such a decided and emphatic re-
Duke OF an arisocratic clique by the hardy mechan-
les composing the mass of the Democracy of Spring
field was well calculated TO strengthen our faith 10
the virtue and intelligence Of the people Indeed we
! ieIl vho h.d 4
out in such numbers TO vndicate Democratic prpci.
Piles from the exclusive claim of arbitrary iunto
| Great credit is due to Chester W. Chapin ESQ
the Democratic candidate for Congress in this dis
rIc who presided with great ability and strict i'm
paltlallty during the exciting debate growing out Of
the cruel attack upon the National Administration.
The excitement al some times was so intense, that
order could with difficulty be preserved. Yet the
steady firmness and courtesy of the Chairman and
his correct knowledge of parliamentary rules ena-
bled him 10 maintain in the meeting close approx
nation to strict decorum on the part Of nearly all
present.
In regard TO the delegates chosen TO attend the
convention, the threat had previously been thrown
out that no Tyler should be sent it may CRAFTY
some OF our friends to know that the editor of this
| paper was the first delegate selected and chosen
| 1t is also well enough TO mention that of the nine
other delegates elected, certainly not more than two
are Of the exclusive stamp, who deem il proper TO
! abuse the Administration Of Mr.. Tyler. In sending
delegates to State Convention should nevc have
deemed it of consequence TO know their preferences
the Presidential question: provided they good
democrats and willing to abide the decision of the
Baltimore Convention. But the extraordinary efforts
which have recently been made to get expression
Of preference for MIR Van Buren, at Worcester has
rendered il necessary for the friends Of fairness the
| other gentlemen named candidates for the nomina
ton, to bestr themselves by way of counter action
The stern rebuke of the party in Springfield at one
Of largest gatherings, OF the abusive attacks upon
the Administration at Washington, and particularly
| upon the Hon. DAVID HENsHAw, will not be without
| It's effect. 1t will convince the exclusives in this
town that they cannot bargain away the party any
candidate, albeit they may promise much they
please, at Saratoga Springs.