The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-04

On motion, The Chairman aud Secretaries were
add.d to the dslexa to The State Convention aud
also to the National Convention IN Baltimore.
During the evening the meeting was ably aud elo-
quenly addressed BY Col. John g. alIson aud Sam
uel T. Sawyer, Esas.
on motion, Resolved, That the proceedings Of this
meeting be published 10 the papers Of the Borough
town Of Portsmouth, and in the Richmond Enquirer
and Madsonan.
On motion the meeting then adjourned
JOS T. ALLYN, Chairman.
f. \ Mn maro, Secretaries.
Col. John S. Milson is the Democratic can
didaie for the Legislature. We are happy to
see that he has taken his position by the side
of the President. Something more can be seen
of the weakness of Mr.. Van Buren, from the arll-
Gle Of "YoRK," which is thus Introduced by
the editor of the Portsmouth Chronicle aud
Old Dominion"
EASTERN VIRGINIA.
"The press must give the warning, aud It must
speak the truth. II we suppr' ssed It noc, we should
deem ourselves traitors to the country '-fe""o""
Enquirer, March l9h, 1874
We give place to the communication of York; 10
this days paper and regret that is not In our power
to the facts put forward by him IN relation 10
the feeling and disposition Of parties on the Eastern
Shore; in fact all along the Chesapeake boy Inc
factssc forth particularly intended Tor the con-
ton Of the Enquirer and with him we leave the
subject. Our correspondent night In the position nc
assumes that preferences were for Van Buren, Out
HIM that have one more darling preference
than him, and that Is the success OF me Deoera
tic party for look upon the election oil MI. Cihy in
any event as The subverson of our present beauifu
system Of Government. First, it is To be mpoverish-
oil by taking from il the disposition aud use OF me
public lands, then fastening upon II debt Oh sSVV,
OOO 600 (tco hundred millions Of doiTs) ala perpeu
al interest Of THIRTEEN MILLIONS OF DoLLAhs' w"0"
together it'll TWENTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS l,r tne
current expenses ofthe Government, will make HIN
TY-THREE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS to DC
taken annually from the pockets OF the People wn'e
at the same time, one branch OF American INDUSTRY,
(nanufactures) is to be nowtshsd and PROTECTED Al
the expense OF the second, (agrculiure and thrd'
(f reign rerce, totally destroyed Besides TINS,
Il orous Constitution is to be robbed OF It's Sfea
Conservative power, (the vETo,) and the states anu
the People made TO bow TO the stern and gnndnS
oppression Of naughty gra, ping and relentless ma
jorily whose sel.inerest will impsl them forever to
Keep the iron heel upon the necks Of the minority
We have not time to elaborate these facts, mel her 10
necessary to do SOL our duty Democrats demands
Of US that should give up every personal preference
in order to secure the defeat Of the Federal par
", and we mean to do it. We know Mr.. Van
Buren, well and we Ger ain, having his aulhori-
~ for saying that he tcN permit his TO be
used 0hen nothing but defeat and distraction a,cais
party, when SO used. We trust therefore, that our
friends will be wise in tine, and concentrate their
force upon Objectionable man-let that man be
whom he may. Ii will answer no good purpose for
MIR Van Buren's friends to hide the fact OF dssatis
faction among the Pc, pie, they may by MAJ auVrog
and ma agenent, secure his NOMINATION, LAY,
UNANIMOUS nominaton) in the Baltimore Conven
ton, but that will not ensure his election. We know
that his friends, and has friends true and
sincere than Mr. Van Buren,, believe that nothing
more is necessary than to give him the nomination at
Baltimore; but we tell them, have told them
before, with regret, that the gns which come up to
from every quarter of the land, show tbs mos, de-
cded repugnanse to bringing him forward again
We state the fact as it is, not as we wish It. The
question then arises Shall his friends by aubbo,niy
adhsrng TO him, commit political suicide?