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Jected.
There Is point and Iorce in the following ari-
de from the National IpreIligeucer, ADD the
reader will be struck with the fact that np defer
ence whatever was paid By the Baltimore Con-
vention 10 any previously expressed opinion Of
the people. But this is mater Tor The party to
arrange for themselves.
The Recent Democratic Nominations.
Messrs EDIroRs: know nothing tha:
equals the arrogance OF the advocates OF
the new Democratic ticket Of Polk and
Dallas" 10 their absurd attempts ID cast
Tidicule on the Con venlion which nonina-
4 ted Mr.. TYLER Tor re election. The mem
bers of The Tyler Conception were cer-
family instructed by those who appointed
them TO vote foffhe nomination Of Mr.. Ty-
Ter. That the Constituent body was small
in numbers, there is no denying, and. |
presume. there is no disposition to deny
it any where. Bot Who instructed the
great National Democratic Convention. to
vote iof the nomination OF JAMES K POLK
as President and GEORGE M. Dallas as
Vice President? That IS a question for
the PENNSYLVANIA and other sco6srs 10
lanswer3before they yenture 10 crack tq&es'
on The Tyler Conventions.
E. Now | maintain thatibe nomination Of
Jobn Tyler is entitled 10 infinitely more
respect than That Of JameSK Polk. Mr..
Tyler's merits were publicly discussed
and his name was before The people as q
candidate for The Presidenfy many months
before the assembling Of either OF The Bal
timore Conventions, and he was uuaues.
: tionably The choice Of portion ofthe peo
pie but until the third day OF ihe so siyl-
ca Democratic Convention the name Of
James K Polk was never whispered, nor
even dreamed OF. by solitary individual
in the country in connexion with the high
Office 81 President.
1t has been always understood that dele
gates 10 conyentiqLs are sent to ascertain
and carry on: the nil Of The People. as de-
cleared 10 the primary assemblies. This,
and this alone. is considered their duty =
Did those assembled in she Democratic
Convention perform this duty2 So far
y from il. they actually sci aside the man
who exhibited the cleaTestsproofs that a
large majority Of bis party desired bis nomi.
nation. aud chose one in whose favor not
a single voice had been previously raised
So that instead Of the People having in
strucied the delegates. the delegates have
instructed the People Will the People
obey the INSTRUCTIONS
Race. betceea Fashion and Blue Dick ~
Another contest between these high met
lied racers came off override Long Island
Course on Thursday The race was won
by Fashion, after four heatSoi Tour miles
as follow:
Fashion, l 2
Blue Dick, 30 !
Hue-7I6s-s O4i-E 50 tsa3
= The SECOND head was( dead heat
The fourth heat would have been won
land Of course the rscel BY Blue Dick
but he Boiled 90 the first half mile and
lost quafter Of mile. Still be ran Fash
ion to within two or three lengths.
Resignation ofa Bishop 1t isreported,
@ue belies 3 with good foundation. that The
Ri. Rev. H U. 0nderdonk, has. by reason
81 physics. in6rmiiy, resigned his duties
as Bishop Of The Protestant Episcopal
Church Of the diocess Of Pennsylvania
M York .Emr.
The BosiSs Posi- gives the following as a eli
mar. occurring In a speech made at an aD,i-sla-
very convenlionin that city, BY jealous bul SIM