Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-13
ANOTHER FLASH IN THE PAN!

The Democ a;io par;y amused as wei! az dsgns'
ei with the starts ana spa'ms which nave distinguishes
the two small IN Tags h,i las: we5k IL the 'hy 0
New York. Such measures, Of they were t,leratlJ
efficiently are regarded By all intelligent men, a
the means of defeating the Republican party, ant
elecing MIR. Clay. Blu, these experiments are nov
pretty we'll at end. The meetings OF last week arr
all intents and purposes, decided ni!ures-and ou
of the city of New York. they will scarcely invite any
one 10 follow the example
The first meeting ION Tuesday nghD was gather
ing Of Gen Cass's friends exclusively What did il
amount to? IL opened with $50 people-and never
reached higher than $50 But the meeting on Thurs
day night was a still more remarkable failure. Ii pro
fessed 10 be sort of 0mninm gafherum meeting OF al
sorts OF cques, (Csss, Calhoun, Tyler men, &C., &c
1t was meeting Of the Democrats OF the Sixth Con
gressional District embracing the eleventh, twelfth
fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth Wards of the
Cny,) and of every Republican who ives in favor oil
choosing, by Districts, delegates to the independent
National Convention Of The 18th July, at Philadelphia
And what the result Of all this machinery /: Tbs
New York Herald says, about two hundred only at
tended. The New York Express estimates them al
about one hundred people only. Another paper says
it thin meeting, buyery enthusiastic (oi course
Mr.. Thomas McCracken was put INTO the Char, and
after letting of crackers enough, in the shape oi
speeches, by blessrs Eddy Morrill, Gen. Duff Green,
God the mark they adopted resolution, to APP
point delegate (such dsiriot meeting TO undertake
10 appoint dslcgcts) to the Grand Hodge podgc Con
ven,lon OF Philadelphia Yes, five Wards Of the
CITY could only muster one or two hundred dlscon-
It'd men, Of all cques and classes; and they under
take TO elect delegate and this they call the strict
popular system of eecting delegates TO the Conven-
ton. Why it is miserable burlesque. They ap-
pointed Mr. McCracken himself as their delegate, a.
though Mr. McCracken himself was ANXIOUS to post
pone the election till May next.
Very well!-and this they call the popular Certainly
not populous) mode of eectIng delegates BY sue!
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do they propose 10 recommend President to the people
of the United States Why, the whole affair is bur
lasque. 1t the merest bathos in the world! Mr.. Me-
Cracker has scarcely Corporas Guard to invest him
with the honors of delegate. We consider the whole
movement as a miserable faiiure-snd shall proba.
bly, hear more Of the grand Convention Of the 4lh oil
July IN independence Hall.
But the extraordinary Pile nomenon Of the whole
matter is a declaration made by General Duff Green
(lhe Editor of the new "Republc.'') What bloody
part has this Roscius TO act' He tells
the meeting. that 1--WE propose to hold convention in
which the Democracy shall be fairly repre- scented, by
delegates chosen in accordance with the true Demo
cratic principle 10 give them time to make such &c
lections, and 10 meet the 4h of July next at Phil
ade pha the day and at the place where athe
declared the country free there to unite upon
person, alter deliberate discussion the candidate Of
the Democracy, and thus to secure for Inn the conn
dence oi the party, and his assured election. ZAP
plaus. land then General Dull Green does not he
state TO deciare,) nave IN my pocket ieter from
General Cass which he says distinctly that to such
convention he willing 10 submit his clllms. (Ap-
planse J" General Cass says M0t We can scarcely
believe, that Mr. Green has the drift Of
the letter. Why, how is it possible, that Gen Cass
should have trusted himself TO snch eaky vessel =
We have hiyn opinion Of General Cass. We have a
much higher opinion of his great discretion and his
stability Of purpose, than to suppose that he would
have written loose letter to the Editor Of The
"RepnLlc, after General Coss had pledged himself IN
the following extract of his letter to the Indiana Com
mt,ee, to support the nominee Of the Baltimore Con-
vention:
Ynur question regards the obligations which the nomna
ton National Democratic Convention should impsc
thuse whose have bren hruught forward in
nection the Presidency of The United States In the Summer
sil 10 application from cenmittes appointed
By Democratic meeting the city Of Philadelphia stated m,
determination suffer my lie used In this
nominated by The National Democratic Convention To
declaration, adhere; aud add IN the Of your
question: that shall give support aud influence the
nee OF HAT Convention