New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-08
Tho next Me:amorphosis OF Loco Focoism
-' Man overboard!'

Tho next Me:amorphosis OF Loco Focoism
-' Man overheard
We have been watching with some interest
The preparations in the adverse camp to throw
overheard Mr.. Van Buren, at their approaching
National Convention. A portion of the party,
and especially the leaders, come into the mea-
sure with very i'll grace, but they will have TO
dance to the music. Since the Virginia Election
and the appearance Of his Letter on Annexation.
Van Buren, has been in the sere and yellow
leaf Even Father Ritchie broadly hints defec-
ton. and The PlebeiGn has taken to the fence
preparatory TO Jumping over. There IS no mis-
taking the signs Either Van is to be thrown
overheard absolutely, OF family fight is to be got
up, and t,oo candidates put in nomination, one
of whom shall be openly for Annexation in the
hope of carrying the election into the House,
where they have las yet decided ascendency,
and may elect whom they please-if they can
carry the election away from the People. They
are fully aware that none but unusual and despe-
rate means can defeat the election of CLAY and
FLELINcHuYsgS, and for these they are fully pre-
pared.
This virtual abandonment Of Van Buren by
his party is in truth confession of judgment on
the great questions in controversy between them
and the Wings. In the contest of 154O, they
cavilcd at our nomination of Gen. Harrison and
insisted that we ought tc haze put up Mr.. Clay,
and given them battle on clear, unequivoca
grounds. After we had beaten them, they cried
foul play, double voting, dishonest conceament
of Wing principles, &c. &c. alleging that Van
Burcn had been cheated out of his election-that
with Wing candidate clearly avowing Wing
principles and an honest vote, they should have
beaten US as they surely would do in the next
canvass. Well, we now give them the candidate
they were so camorous for before, and an issue
as broad and clear as we know how to make it..
We are ready to unite in any measure which
shall seem really calculated to prevent Illegal
Voting: and our opponents have had Legislative
control OF most of the States since 1910, and
might have enacted laws to prevent Illegal Vo-
ting had they chosen to do 50. No where have
the Wings repealed any laws designed to effect
that end, nor have they any desire to do So
Then with what face can our opponents shrink
from the issue they have so long clamored for
Did they mean to speak un,ruly when they pre-.
tended to be so desirous Of pitting Mr.. Van Buren
against Mr.. Clay aud having broad and cleaI
issue Did they aiL know better when they at.
tributed Gen. Harrison's election to drunkenness
and 'pipc-aying = If not, why do they falter
nova Van is AS fit to be President now as he
~ ever was his principles are the same as in 1910
#-so are Mr.. Clay's, and there is no mistake or
doubt about them. IL Van was cheated out OF
the Presidency BEFORE it is but just that he should
be chosen now Then what means all this lut.
tering and lodging We have come square up
to the work-why do you finch Gentlemen
put bold face on the matter, and stand up =
Nominate Van Buren and run him-yeu can then
only be beaten; but if you drop him after all you
have said, you will not merely be beaten, but will
have proclaimed in advance that you deserucd to
be. 1t isquie too late now TO think of retrieving
lost battle by changing the General and be-
sides, it is not so much Van that is in fault as
your majority in Congress, who have alarmed the
whole Country by tleor rash attack on the Tariff,
and then disgusted it by their imbecty in the
prosecution of that attack Do not make scape-
goat of Van Burcn do not plead guilty to the
Peoples indictment against you, but look your
disasters fairly in the face and prepare to fall ii
not with dignity, at least with decency