Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-11
Hon. B. +. BUTLER.

Hon. B. +. BUTLER.
The convention then proceeded TO bale
for candidate for the Vice Presidency
Messrs. F2:Ifeld, Woodbury., Cass, johnson
Stewart, Dallas, and Marcy, were voted for
Neither having received a sufficient number
of votes, a second ballot was had. On this
ballot George NJ. Dallas received 22O votes
Frfeld 80, and Woodbury. 7. A resolut:on
was then adopted, that the Convention una
nimously concur in the nomination of Mr..
nhlas; for the Vice Presidency.
The various resolutions adopted by the
Convention, with other preliminary action
for the campaign, have not yet como 10 hand:
Ii will be seen by reference TO the vote
given on the outside of the paper, that on
the first ballot Mr.. Van Buren, had maiori-
| ty of the whole number of votes. A rule
however, making two-thirds of the Convcn-
ton necessary for a choice, had been previ-
ously adopted, which prevented his nomina-
ton The nomination of Mr.. Polk, by the
convention, was unanimous, the result no
doubt, Of a compromise, by which every con-
flictng interest was tremendously reconciled.
We prefer that Ire name of S:l1s Wright
should have remlined on the ticket, but the
ticket, We believe, is an excellent one as it
stands. The strength of the democracy is
not in the man, but the principle, and the
democracy want only that their principle
shall be fully represente by the nominees
of their convention TO secure harmonious ac
ton and consequent complete success. We
hive as yet no means of judging, but we
have lit.le doubt that this nomination will be
received with reclamation by the democracy
from Maine TO Florida, from the shores of
the Atlantic TO the Far West. The men,
we doubt not, fully rep, cscnt the principles
of the party, aad through them, we are salts
fed the democracy will triumph in the CO.
ming contest.
Henry Clay has no unusual strength with
his party. On the contrary, his whole his;o-
ry has shown him TO be unpopular. His no
mination by the wing party, was not the re-
suit of spontaneous regard and preference
for the man, on the part of the masses of the
party, but the result of Clay's individual ex-
eition, directed TO securing the organs and
mouth pieces Of theparty, by which the pc.
pular will was forced into tho desired chan
mel, from very necessity. There is in fact,
| but small party in the Union, who are in
soul with Mr.. Clay, in his ultra federal no.
tons He is behind the age in which he
lives, and stands man of obsolete ideas.
HIS present popularity is of the most unsta-
| be kind, because ii is based neither on the
popularity of the man or his principles, but is
the result of circumstances which his oppo-
nents control We were not defeated in Ell
ther Connecticut or Virginia by the strength
of the wings, but by want ofharmony among
ourselves; by the dc termination Of d faction
TO break down Van Buren, at whatever slcri-
| fee Ii needs nothing then but harmony 10
secure our success, and this wcbelieye will
now be had.
Polk and Dallas are nam es not unknown
10 an honorable fame. On the floor of the
House of Representatives Mr.. Polk dstin-
guished himself as highly talented man,
and thorough and consistent democrat.
Mr.. Dallas, we believe, has been member
of the u. S Senate, from Pennsylvania; a
member Of Jackson's cabinet; and minister
10 Russia The men are unexceptionable,
and will doubtless unite the enthusiastic sup
port of the party.
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