The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-01-08

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These words form the title and text Of an ar
ticle in the Democratic Review for The present
month, which bears internal evidence we think
of having been revised by Mr.. Van Buren, him
self. We cannot suppose that any OF his friends,
without communion with him, would, under pre-
sent circumstances, venture to speak so boldly
for him as the writer of this article does, at the
close of il, on the delicate subject of protective
tariff.
The mask, therefore, is now thrown aside
not with confidence merely, but with efiron terry;
and the respective pretenders TO the support OF
the Democratic party are cooly and authorlta-
lively informed that their fate is already decided
without the aid Of the Baltimore Convention.
But we will let this herald from Kuderhook
speak for himself After announcing the great
fact no longer equivocal" that, no matter how
the Convention may be organized, or what lis
mode of voting, Mr.. Van Buren, cannot fail Of
receiving the nomination, and will probably OBJ
tain on the first ballot, the votes of at least 200
of the 275 delegates, he says:
We repeat the opening words of tho present art-
ce-the Democratic Presidential nomination is already
made. Ali should receive ii SUCH and act upon it
accordingly. is unnecessary tor TO tcait I'LL Mag
il would be perhaps fatal injurious for us to do
before regarding settled the plan of the approach
ing campaign, far it depends this its first pre-
liminary point Before this point asccrtained the
efoIts of the friends of other candidates natu-
rally given more to The immediate object of the advo-
cy other respective claims, than TO the common and
remote one of preparing for the general party
contest. Local organization and movement within
the party for the purpose of influencing It's selection
to be made. through the Baltimore Cow enlion, have
rather engaged the attention of numerous and active
classes as well Of Influential newspapers, than thai
far more important organization and mo,emen fol
the election ITSELF in which all the other partial and
preliminary movements must merge themselves -
These thermal dssensitns have, in too many cases
assumed tone of mutual acrimony which cannot be
too strongly reprol aed alike for the spirit from which
it proceeded and for tie dangers toward which it tend
ed is nor, zee think time that all this should cease
that all further competition for the Elimination Of The De-
mOcratic party should be felt 10 be al an end"
The Globe has not yet yentured to speak
quite so plainly as this. 1t merely limited at the
time of announcing "the great fact" Of The
election of Messrs. Blair & Riyes as Printers 10
the House, that there was no longer any need OF
a Democratic Convention al Baltimore, and
that no honorable member Of the party would
continue TO oppose the obvious will Of the ma
ioriy But from the moment that the Globe
professed to open its columns to discussions o.
the respective merits and pretensions Of all the
Democratic candidates for the Presidency, and
spoke in the most ahectonate and admirng
terms Of each" Catalinen included none
knew better than lis conductor, that a sufficient
!. number Of the delegates to The Baltimore Con
vention had already been secured to make MIR
Van Buren's nomination certain. He knew
that he was practising an impudent deception
more insulting to the intelligence Of the otheI
candidates, and more contemptuous Of tb,
whole party, than if he had from the outse
honestly {, clared his exclusive adherence 10 Mr.
Van Buren,. He knew that there was not TIT
remotest chance of any other name being pre-
scented to the Convention, except for the pur
pose of being disgraced by ridiculous minority
of voles-a disgrace TO which ii is not now
likely that any man possessing an ordinary share
t. of selfrespect will expose himself, in order &c
carry on alarce, and add, by way Of contrast
TO the glory which Mr.. Van Buren, is TO receiv,
from the domination. The other candidates
must now all withdraw, or else pretend TO b.
dupes to the end, in order to avoid the comics
sion of having been cheated and fooled
But the writer for. the Review has some con
ISOLATION for the wounded vanity Of the rejected
candidates. Mr.. Van Burens denomination
hes says, was pre-ordained; cit was yirtusl
made on the 4th Of March, 1871 )" and there
fore, If any have been led astray by their hopes
. or deceived by the preparations for a Convcn
tim, and the solemn and elaborate discussion
respecting the mode Of constituting it, it is thei
own fault Mr.. Van Buren's denomination wa
obviously necessary, because" Another leade
other ssues-would not answer It must b
with the same issues-under The same leader
or the victory already resolved upon with Pre-
pbetic determination, were but bali triumph.
No matter what changes may have taken pac
in the state of the country, so as to render To
same tissues" untitled TO the welfare OF tn
People, still they must be insisted on. In fac
the welfare Of the People has nothing to do wit
the question The disgrace of defeat under Nj
Van Buren, is to be wiped out "Nengcance,
saws this writer, ais not exactly The word-bl
we must honestly confess it is something il
lie like ito express what we all then, VIII
had taken warm part in The recent cor
test so ardendy painted for And this ver
ueauee must be had, no matter what the cost
risk to the People