The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-06-10
TmELOCO rocco NoMINArloNs-

As the fruit Of three days hard labor, the ococ,c,
Convention at Baltimore present the names of Jonc
X. Polk, pronounced Pote) of Tennessee, for Pres.
iJent and Geo. NJ. Dallas, of Penn. for Vice p,a,.
dent-the former of whom is MS much known 10 ,bs
country for his deadly hostility 10 Protection to free
American labor and as of the original we.pulcp
for the Annexation of Texas, ms for any thing in hs
life; and the latter has figured largely of late in meet
ings in Penn. for effecting the las, named object
BY the democratic majority rule Mr. Van Buren, VA,
fairly nomnated-having over 20 majority on IN,
first ballot; but by game ofintrgue on the part d
the friends of the immediate Annexation ofTexas,q md
some ofthe Delegates instructed to vote for him the
two-,hirds rule was carried, and the Knderhook man
was defeated-and, mainly, for doing the best act &
his liie-writing his Texas Letter.
The rumored nomination of Cen Cass was recey
cd rather gladly by the locofocos generally bu had
mountain of ice suddenly cano down UPON US cton
the North Pole it would not have carried along with
it more chilling influence than did the nomination
Of Polk and Dallas, as the news spread among their
ranks. The leaders, however, will bestir ihemsey;
md make rs merry Of it they cam and try to give
10 the nomination graceful go-down as possible
The New York Express remarks as follows upon The
nominations:
"THE NOMINATION OF JAMES X Polk. or
TENNEssEE-A CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT TO-
THE VERDICT OF lS40.-THE VALUE Loco.
FocoIsM SETS UPON INsTRUcTIoNs-TnTn
Van is n used-up man." even by his own party u
now universally admitted, "the harmonious democ.
iacy'' concurring in the verdict of 1910, as well as
Wings, The "Justice" that has been evoked for
Mr. Van Buren,, has been pronounced by '',hc second
sober thought" Of his political associates, who have
thrown him overheard as remorseessly as the sailor
throws over dead carton. 1t is, TO be sure, no PAT
tcuIar business Of ours, but we cannot help express
ing an opinion that did man better deserve such
fate. Faithless to his country, and faithful only
his party, it is the merit such parzans deserve, and
generally get. We may add, also, that the selection
of another candidate than Mr. Van Buren, after all the
cutlery that has been made against the Wing victory
of 1910, for fraud and pipe laying, virtual con-
fession that such charges false, nasmuch as Mr.
Van Buren, is abandoned solely on the ground that
he cannot get votes enough to elect him, not that
there is any objection to his devotion to the party, Of
that he is not every way capable man for them to
run.
As for Mr. Polk, of Tennessee he is a mark put up
only to be shot at and riddled. 1t is the custom oil
training military to try them first at mark MI
Polk is but the mark Of 1914 for the action OF lsiS'
No man in his senses expect 10 elect him. lie
is scarcely known in the Northern and middle states
or known only as violent partizan Speaker OF Inc
House of Representatives. He deserves nothing u
his countrymeu,fo he has done nothing Tor his cou"
try. His own State, Tennessee, has repudateu n''"
as her Governor, and there is chance oil his taxing
that State from Mr. Clay. An easier candidate 10 w.
feat it was not possible to present among all the cat"
didates in nomination. He is ltra ant-Farif' u"'
Texas, ultra indeed in every thing, and is, therefore
one Of the unsafe men that could perchance w
put into the possession of power.