The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-08-11

| Sr. Louis, August lst, loa5
| Herewith you will find copy of the proceedings
of the Johnson meeting held in this city on the 29th
ult, as indicated in my last letter. hope YOU VIII
find room for them 10 the Madisonan, in accordance
with request of one Of the resolutions. You VIII
pcrceye they repudiaie the Unauthorized Legislative
Caucus, which nominated MIR. Van Buren, last winter,
and attempted to make Col. Johnson pull in the
traces again. Vice President after he had been cast
aside by MIR. Van Buren's friends al Baltimore, IN
1870 US worthless and unnecessary to their success
| The meeting also resolved TO urge the selection oil
Delegates 10 the National Convention by Electoral
Districts as has been adopted in Illinois. The Dele
gates selected last winter by the Legislative Caucus
will therefore, have leave TO attend to their Con-
1 gressional duties, which is as ii should be.
he Johnson, and Tyler, and Calhoun men, are now
~ Roughly walked up in this quarter, and will con-
! tend for the organization Of the Convention upon
the broadcast and most Democratic. platform
The Globe and Enquirer had as well take heed to
their ways, possibly they may not find SO easy
matter 10 rude roughshod" all the divisions OF
| the Democratic party who are unwilling to be led
into Convention bound hand and foot by the ma
chinery Of party leaders and old party hacks, and
who are unwilling to risk again the great battle Of
1874 upon their avorite leader Mr.. Van Buren,, who
was SO signally defeated An ounce OF prevention is
| worth pound of cure and il is much easier 10 avoid
another such ngorous overthrow, than to remedy it
after it has taken place. A word to the wise ought
TO be suiicient-but these stubborn editors seem TO
have forgotten that any voice but their own is to
avail anything in the arrangements for the campaign
of l844. We shall see.
hold and nc,llv
against the reckless dicaton of the Globe, and the
editor would feel well repaid for his independence, if
he knew how eagerly his articles have been read and
| approved by the Democracy of the West.
| The fate of the Globe is now irrevocaby sealed,
unless the Clay Wings unite upon it next winter to
make it printer for the House, compensation, in
ADVANCE for the treachery which il contemplates next
year to the Democratic party.
| The Democracy Of the Union will have committed
a most sautary and praiseworihy act when they
have repu lated forever that Infamous and Robes
perian print.
| l regret to see tive Boston Post ennumerating the
Sub-Treasury Of the measures which he would
like to the President recommend in his Message
next winter. The editor of the Post is of the
| truest disciples of Democracy in the Union; but he
is ,cde Of the mark if he supposes majority of the
American people in favor of the Sub Treasury,
| or ill sanction its re-enactment.
| beseech him, as he loves the triumph of Repub-
lican prime ples in this Government urge upon
the attention of the President the party, that i'll
| fated, anti-republican, and impractical measure.
| Better, a thousand times, remain are, with
scheme Of national finance upon which oppo-
nents rally to oppose us, than strike out upon
crushed all before it in 1910. The Post in
atmosphere where capital Is abundant, remittances
Short safe and easy and where local institutions of
currency sound and plenty. 1t is far otherwise in
| the broad valley Of the Mississippi.
But have not time to pursue this subject further,
as the Eastern mail is about TO close will recur TO
| it again.
| Colonel Benton is now upon his tour through the
| State.
He writes as follows to his friends at Bonneville on
the 22d ultimo:
"This latter compliment have to decline in
| fo'm,,y to rule which have long followed, but
have the pleasure TO say that il is my intention
main several weeks in this place and in the neighbor
ing countless with the view of seeing and conversng
with my fellow citizens generally and extensively
their convenience will permit and trust that this
mode OF intercourse will be acceptable as that by
| public dinners and public speeches.
I" 1t gives great satisfaction TO be able TO say TO
you that all the signs in the political zodiac announce
the speedy restoration of the Democracy to power,
and with that event the resumption of the Jacksonian
policy, and the general recovery of the public pros
perity. The elections will give the Democra-
cy the majority in the House of Representatives, and
that will be sufficient TO prevent mischief; but the
great of General Jackson's administration,
cannot be resumed and successfully prosecuted, until
| the Executive and Senate also Democratic, and
that will require the elections Of another year."
| You see he does not venture upon making speech
| es, eating public dinners, which would require
speeches from him. He would soon break down upon
the stump, we have hundreds Of young men who
can beat him there.
The principal gist Of his letter is, that we in
| great want of Democratic President.
| Mr.. Tyler is no Democrat-so says Benton-so
| says the SaDdard-so says the Globe! Thanks TO
the Democracy Of the Union, there are but few
others who say so.
fbs