The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-05-16
From the Ohio Statesman.
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON

| lMPORIANT FROM WAShlNGA ON.
The following letter, which We copy from the Globe
signed by all the noble and truly worthy Represe nta
tives in Congress from Ohio, will attract the prompt at
ention OF every democrat in Ohio. 1t speaks the voice
OF our noble State-it will be responded to by every
patriotic bosom from the Ohio to the Lake- is but e.
mother evidence that those noble hearted pure minded
men are the true deposors ofpuSc trust, and that Re
preventative Government is safe in their hands There
has been as yet SILENT but Indignant whispering among
our people at what was rumored from Washington Of
certain deep laid and amning schemes of official intri
CUES at work to defeat the nations voice, and crumbe
this fair fabric of human liberty into ruins by dividing
the people into facous and sectional and selfish strug
ses We rejoice, III this hour of faction, intrigue and
violence that Ohio stands out with her banner unfured
for truth honor, union freedom. We feel proud of our
noble delegation Their names will find living mon
ument in every patriotic bosom in Ohio. The move
ment to Put Tyler the course at Baltimore will notbe
sanctioned by the democracy of Ohio. The extreme
move of Mr. Clay on one sde and Tyler, aided by Mr.
Calhoun on the other, will split this Union asunder.-
Already are their friends threatening it. On the other
side, dsunion is threatened if Texas as is not mmedi
ateiy at once, and without delay
To the Democracy Of Ohio.
FRIENDS You are aware that the democracy Of the
Union Of whom youconstute so large part, have ap
pointeda convention, 10 meet the 9th instant in the
city of Baltimore, for the purpose of nominating can
ddate for the presidency. You are aware, aso that
in almost all the States of the Fp&blc, the democratic
people, assembled to appointthe delegates to that con-
vention, expressed in the most solemn 6rm and with
unequailed nnanimity their preference for Martin Van
Buren, over all others, their candidate; and that in
most Of the States they gave 10 their delegates explicit
instructions to vote for him as such candidate in that
convention.
We, your democratic delegation in the two Houses
Of Congress depioe the necessity which compels us to
advise you that Notwithstanding the state of facts, we
reason to fear thata very serious movement has for
weeks, been on foot in this city, in the absence of the
people, which is intended to act il possible upon that
convention and to induce that body to set aside the will
of the American democracy thus explicitly and solemn
y expressed-to discard the man in whose favor that
will was so expressed, and to nominate in his stead
some other, or any other person.
We, therefore, take this method thus to advise you
that in this movement, if such there be, We have nc
part, in the motives which pro npt it. We make
this public declaration in order that we may not be con-
founded with those engaged in this transaction; and in
order also that We may forever hereafter stand before
you our friends and constituents and before our breh
ern throughout the Union blameess Of all the dsas
trous consequences which, should this movement sue
cecd may result to the democratic party.
w. ALLEN,
BENZ. TAPPAN,
JOHN B. WELLER,
JACOB BRINKERHOFF,
EMERY D. POTTER,
II. ST JOHN
i WIN. C. McCAUsLEN,
JOS. NORRIS
/ JAS. MATHEWS,
E. DEAN,
A. DUNCAN
f Washington City, lst of May, 1s4t
So far as am concerned, as Representative of tn
people of my district on the subject OF the President;
nominee ofhe democratic party, to be decided at Bait
more on the 9th instant desire that convention to d.
eide the matter in accordance with the wishes of thos
e they represent. ,
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