The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-05-15
THE HARMONIOUS DEMOCRACY

Never was there a specimen of confusion
worse COMPOUNDED than is now exhibited in
the loco ranks at Washington. That beauti-
full harmony which existed at the commence
meut of the session in support of Mr.. Van
Buren, is most wofuly married since his point
no point letter on annexation has been pub
lished, and the Virginia election has resulted
so fatally to the party. Internal dissentions
! reign supreme, and the party seems to be d.
vided into as many fragments as there are
states. Their desperate efforts to 'extricato
themselves from the miro are sinking them
still deeper. Their recent defeats are adding
new pangs to their dying struggles. 1t is
much to be feared that Van will at last bo
thrown overheard, TO save the ship from
to ia wreck. The question now agitated
in the ranks is whether they shall encounter
certain defeat with the weazle candidate, CT
take up some other man. This to be sure, is
catching at straws, but after all, we believe
the party will prefer small chance of sue
cess under some other candidate. Look a,
the following facts stated in the last papers:
Loco Foco HARMoNr.-The troubles in
theLoco foco camp appear to thicken. Drom
goole, prominent Van Buren, partizan in
Congress from Virginia, has published a long
letter in the Globe, rebuking old Richie for
his movement at the ShockoeIlill Democrat
&c Association, and avows his determination
to stand by Van Buren,. At this Association
1t appears, MIR Richie moved the following
Resolution, which has offended Mr.. Drom-
goole.
Resolved, That the Democratic Central
Committee he requested forthwith to issue an
address TO the Democratic party of Virginia,
urging the serious and prompt expression of
their opinion on the subject of the re-annexa-
ton OF Texas to the Union-the propriety of
relieving their delegates TO the Baltimore
Convention from the instructions which now
bind them, leaving them TO the exercise of a
sound discretion or even to instruct them, If
they deem It expedent to do so, to cast tho
vote OF virginia in favor of men known and
pledged TO be in favor of annexation. and of
other action which they deem proper and eff
Gent in uniting the democracy OF the State
in the great and vital object Of defeating the
election of Henry Clay.
Thompson, the Mississippi Repudiator, has
been negotiating with Commodore Stewart.
to bringing him out for the Pres
idency. The correspondence has just made
Its appearance. Stewart goes the whole for
the admission Of Texas. Kennedy, of Indi-
ana, another noisy, brawling Loco, has come
outagainst the nomination of Van Buren,,
and tells the Globe to denounce him as soon
as It pleases. Meanwhile the Globe is in
quandary that is truly pitiable. Upon the
nomination oil Van Buren it is determined,
and, to bring this result about, now it coax
IS and again it tries to bully. Upon Mr..
Ritchie's movement it says:
"lf the Richmond movement is persevered
In, the democratic party in that state is sepa-
rated from the body Of the party. and dsband-
ed. The great body Of the party is not the
dupe, nor the instrument, of this second edi-
ton Of the Judge White intrigue, and Will
not be governed by it. Mr.. Richie NAV re-
ly upon this"
Whereupon sixty of the Loco Foco MEM
bers of Congress, in high dudgeon, stopped
their subscription 20 the Globe.
The groans, prayers, threats, iuyocations.
and persuasions of this interesting print. in
the paper of Friday, let in upon the public
Hood Of light as to the movement now going
On to get rid of Van Buren,, The story of
Congressional Caucus, held TO shake off Mr..
Van Buren,, is there admitted to be true; and
all those concerned in it are denounced. The
Hon. Edward Cross, of Arkansas, in letter
of some length, published 10 the Globe.
comes out and says. that since Mr.. Van Bu-
rem has taken ground against the immediate
Of Texas, he cannot vote for him.
Dor dany longer in supporting him. rs