Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-01-17
MR.. CALHOUN NOT WITH.
DRAWN

DRAWN
The Charleston Mercury, which NAV
be considered. we suppose, Mr.. Calhoun's
organ al home, thus comments upon
the notion-because Van Buren, candi-
dates succeeded in the caucus for nomi.
ing officers of Congressional therefore
Mr.. Calhoun has Withdrawn.
"The indications are" says the Mercu.
ry, THAT
"Mr. Van Buren's editors are deter.
mined to consider the whole matter q
mere question ABOUT men, and that they
were TO succeed of course if they could
make out for their candidate temporary
superioriority in Congress or elsewhere.
With us such a consideration is Of no
sort of weight, and we shall never for
day pay any respect to it. Ia the organ.
ixation ofthe house. rule 10 caucus, re.
quiring the assent of two-thirds to make
nomination valid, was adopted for the ex-
press purpose of preven,ing any breach in
the party or any organization Of selec-
tions of It on Presidential Preferences
that this latter might not intrude where it
had no business. The consequence was,
the election of men whose preferences
are supposed to be for Mr.. Van Buren,,
and straightway correspondent of the
Richmond Enquirer writes TO the effect
that the Calhoun men have backed
out, are about to Withdraw their candi-
date, &C., &C., We see the news maxi
ing rapid flight over the country-Mr.
Calhoun is about to be Withdrawn! and
there are many besides democrats who
receive 1t as the news Of ''great victo.
ry." The Washington Spectator 10 the
following paragraphs, sets the matter
right.
I'VE see in the Intelligencer of this NOR.
ming letter published from the Rich.
mond Enquirer, written from Washington,
in which it is stated that 10 the caucus
nominating Mr.. Jones for Speaker. Mr..
CaIhoun's friends stated shat they had
no expectation of Mr.. Cdlhoun's nominal
ton for the Presidency, but that they in
tended to support the nominee of the con-
vention." This is not true. Mr.. Cal.
houn's f;en2- said no such thing. One
member from Alabama used language
probably to the effect stated. Nor was
the position of Mr.. Calhoun's friends
quite as humble and beseechiag as this
letter represents il to be. We understand
that they took the position that if the ma.
jority wished to act on their majority
strength, they were welcome to do so /;
but that il would not then be al all peces-
sary for the minority to be present. But
that if the minority was given power over
the action of the caucus. by increasing
the majority necessary TO make nominal
ton to two-thirds, that then they would
remain and act with the party. Their
proposition was assented to, but it had M
connexion whatever with the Presidencys
but stood on the merits Of party justice
and policy only.
As to Mr.. CaIhoun's friends withdraw.
ing him as candidate from the Presiden.
ilal canvass previous to May next, there
are many things to occur before such a
step will even be thought of by any of
them. Many questions are to arise ia
Congress-the tariff amongst them-which
must be settled before 1t can be determiu-
ed VINO will be the candidate of the DEM
ocratic party for the Presidency. 1t il
by no means impossible that, by May next.
Mr.. Van Buren, may not wait for his
friends to Withdraw Lin, but withdraw
hlmself."
And these "questions" we say for the
thousanth time, are the soul add body Of
the whole dissenslon between the CAL
houn and Van Buren, men. In compare
son with these we will not consider the
personal question at all. If we cannot
support the democratic creed, the true
creed. with free trade at its head, in sup
porting Mr.. Van Buren,, then will we new
er support him, though forty conventions
should unanimously nominate him. And
if we can support that creed best by sup
porting him, we shall take good care not
to allow the interests of any man to inter-
fere. As TO the national convention VIC
have never desired its existence and there
fore care precious little whether 1t is
of men or monkeys. What Is
reasonable and good in Itself is not made
a particle more SO by the sanction of such
4 body, and what is Dad is not a whit
worse for its approval and praise"
Thus far the Mercury, but (says the
Y. Y. American) We may, nevertheless.
lint to the Mercury that the moral weight
that is not the word exactly, for there
s special little morality in the matter
We would rather say the influence upon
he mercenary party calculations and
of MIR. Van Buren's sweep
NC success in the choice of house OFF,
ers, will in the end, DO found to tell. or
We are much mistaken, alike against Mr..
;alhoun's prospects and principles.
MR.. CLAY.
The Knoxville Fest Tennessee) Reg