New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-01


order that papers may for the future be kept Us here
toore from 2 20 hours We hope therefore that the resu
es justly complained Of by paron will soon be entirely
remeded.
GT For Bishop HUGHEs's last Letter, dong
Justice to j. G. Bennett, &c. &c. see Last Page.
p For important Speeches before the Meth
odist General Conference by Bishop SoULE, and
DR.. DUkBIN, see First Page.
Phe Extraordinary DoinSs at Baltimore
What they mean.
Probably if the whole Three Millions Of Voters
IN the United States had been separately asked
a month since to indicate their first choice for
President and Vice President, not one hundred
would have designated James K Polk for the
first Office, not fifty would have dreamed of Geo
M. Dallas for either. And yet we find these two
by Convention machinery, seriously presented 10
the American People as Candidates for the two
highest stations in their giGt That they will be
supported by the entire party cngnery, though
not by the whole party strength, we see 10 reason
to doubt. That they can be elected seems hardly
credible and yet the Ten Millions Of Texas
Bonds, the Millions on Millions of granted acres
OF Texas lands held in the United States, vii!
doubtless make themselves formidably felt in the
coming contest. Every nerve will be strained
to array the ultra Slavery preudices of the South
the new fanatics enlisted by Calhoun & Co.
for crusade to extend and consolidate Human
Bondage-n favor of this ticket and doubtless
with some success. We expect to see it carry
(,,ho thc iS 10 n
! heidi and TO make itself felt even in Wing Ken
tucky; while Tennessee will be contested By it
with the energy OF desperation. Personally, the
ticket is weak enough but Polk and Dallas are
both original, unqualified AnnexationlstS, and
this will atone for all DEFICIENCIES with the riders
of the Texas hobby. This will sweep Missis
sippi and Alabama of course South-C Carolina is
theirs by prescription and they will endeavor-
unsuccesstully, VIC are con6dent--to overthrow
the Wing ascendency in North Carolina and
Georgia In the remaining States, with two or
three exceptions, the question of Annexation will
operate strongly against them; but this, TO the
Disunionists who devised the plot, is a secondary
consideration. Ii they can in this contest but lay
firmly and strongly the basis of a Southern Con-
federacy, of which Texas shall form part, and
the diffusion and forti6cation of Slavery the
ruling idea, they will not take to heart the defeat
Of their candidates in the Union.
But we had intended to speak rather Of the
causes which led 10 the strange result at Balti-
more. They arc these
In the first place, MIR. Calhoun and his small but
devoted band of adherents have been determined
from the outset to defeat Van Buren, 1T all haz.
ards-procuring the nomination for the Great
Nulli6er if possible, but defeating Van Burcn any
how. Tennessee came half way into this plot at
an early day-nominating MIR. Polk for Vice
President, but expressing preference for Presi,
dent-an indication, in the existing state OF
things. equivalent to declaration of hostility to
Van Burens nomination. South Carolina began
by caviing at the time cf holding the Convention,
(Which was deferred from November To May to
please her, then at the manner of choosing Dele
gates, and finally refused TO go into the Conven-
ton at all, after the choice of Delegates IN most
Of the States evinced that there was no chance
for Calhoun. Georgia was the only State carried
was nearly drawn one, but still the Van Buren,
men had the lead there, and were decidedly sue.
cessful in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Missouri was firm as rock in his cause and re-
manned SO to the last Virginia instructed her
Delegates to support him. kentucky named her
own Col r. NJ. Johnson. Maryland and Della
ware indicated no preference. Such was the
state of things presented by the Loco Foco Con-
vennons OF the Slave States, while all the Free
States expressly declared ,or Van Buren. l,
seemed to us. as it seemed to his friends, that he
could not fail of obtaining the nomination.
Such was the aspect OF affairs when the Tex
as intrigue was set on foot by Upshur, Gimer,
Tyler, Walker Il Co. with multiplicity of pur-
poses, one OF the most immediate OF which was
the overthrow Of Van Buren, The first two did
not live to witness It's success; Tyler was fooled
into the belief that it would be fish 10 his net and
it was pressed with zeal, assiduity and money!
Calhoun fnot one Of theearlest contriy.rs read.
ly came into measure so favorable to all his
designs; Dick Johnson raised the Texas flag il,
Kentucky and Polk in Tennessee, each having his
own ends to subserve. Van Burcn's letter agains,
Annexation under existing circumstances ensured
his overthrow. He might still have been noni.
mated, if all the Northern Delegates had been
stanch, but his defeat would have been over
whelming. A Texas candidate would have been
nominated against him, and he would have got
no Southern vote but that Of Missouri.
His destruction was nearer than his friends ap,
pretended Some Of the Western Delegates were
alarmed by the portenss Of defeat, and drew CT