The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-01
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NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE,

New YoRK, April %. lS43.
As yet the oracle of St. Tammany is silent on The
subject of the Albany reieai caucus, and no one can
tell when il will speak or what il will say. Since
the Legislature Of the Keystone State has added It's
weight to the eleven or twelve States which have al
ready decided on May, 1874, for the time of holding
the General Convention, there is trouble in the
wigwam than previously existed and that need
less As intend on doubtful subjects never to mis-
lead your readers, will not hazard opinion as to
the fate of the Albany proceedings, when old st.
Tammany shall wake up.
cannot, however, be mistaken in the fact that he
has not been wont TO doze such matters hereto
fore he is now doing and augur from his SOM
nolency that Of the older heads of the General
Committee not quite satisfied to go for the en-
dorsng Of the November Convention.
Many Of our knowing ones think they 1iH 30 the
whole figure November Convention, Resolutions,
Address and all, though there was some quite sharp
shooting at the last meeting. For myself consider
it now of very little consequence what order they
shall take far any effect to be produced by their
action. Sex nhlo nil fit" is a sound maxim. The
caucus was nothing and its results will be nothing.
You will see in the Albany Argus, of yesterday, a
modest attempt to deny structures upon the eau
Gus, which appeared in the Washington Spectator
Such feeble negations the best combinations We
could desire. Both # them wind up with sugar
plumb, for the friends of Mr. Calhoun, as though
Mr. Van Van Buren, and Mr. Calhoun were
the only two Democrats worth naming among those
before the public. MIR. ID. r. Floyd jones', from our
city the man who made the motion that the signature
of each member should be attached to the proceed
ings, is highly complimentary indeed; speaks Of
Mr. Calhouns patriotism and unsurpassed ability
which, net to mention, would be doing himself (Nlr
Jones) great injustice that he is proud TO number
many of his own intimate personal associates among
Mr.. C.'s friends, and regrets that they should, (n
Intentionally he, Mr.. Jones, knows,) have brought
upon him, singuarly enough, slight degree Of
censure.
quote these expressions to show how the friends
of MIR. Van Buren, individually feel. They go for
him and for his sch me but wish to place themselves
in situation to back out when the time comes. or
all men in the caucus, MIR Jones should have felt the
boldss for he the fugleman, and yet he appear,
to be afraid of the sound of his musket.
Those who know the power and force Of party
drill, will well understand how all this matter was
managed what nj ghty machine was got up,
merely TO say they had ga conviction that Martin
Van Buren, is the choice of the Democracy Of the
State Of New York y for in regard to the anticpa-
ton of the time of holding the convention, it will
either be backed out from, or what is worse, will
end in a total failure. But l have said enough of
this afalr-more than it deseryes-my object in com
mencing this letter, more to speak Of st. Tam
many and Of Mr.. ID. r. Floyd Jones, than Of the
convention. This Mr.. Jones is in high dudgcon with
the Spectator for calling him youth Of twenty or
twenty according to hi, own account, he
is sage Of twenty -seven-having been admitted TO
practice in 1896. To be admitted 10. practice is
one thing, but actually TO practice is another
and from what is known OF Mr.. Jones here, his
admittance 10 the practice has oyerburden-
ed him with business unless II may be that he has
obtained a knowledge Of wre-working which may
enable him TO screen himself from the censure of
the Calhoun men when Mr.. Van Buren, NAV retire
from the field and have further business for the
eminent talents of this veteran OF the enormous age
of twenty-seven, and who has been illuminated as
above recorded by the rieked editors Of the Spec
tator
There is nothing going here 10 interest the gen.
eral reader and private gossip never enter into.
The friends Of the Administration are all in good
spirits feeling the most unbounded confidence in their
Chief and his able advisers, whose democratic course
cannot fail to Please all those who delight witness
the triumph Of a great cause 10 safe hands-who do
not wish to recall an unskfu pilot who, with fair
weather and good crew, ran the ship under his
charge. high and dry the shore, where she would
now have been, had not honest John Tyler put ! er
aaoat once and got her fairly under way in the
right course.
We have a very pleasant day. which are enjoy
ing-the Merchant, the Mechanic, and the Lsborer,
each at his daily vocation, in which there is renewed
activity. Our hotels crowded with visitors; bu-
,lness is Frightening up as in former times, showing
beyond doubt that the surplus production Of the
paper IRA is working of and promising successful
future upon more solid basis.
Very respectfully yours sc.
CIYIS.