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Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-06-13
After making this nominaliou,the 'Dem-
ocra;ic' Convention adjourned sine die.

Since the above was written we re.
ceived full account of the closing pro.
ceedIngs. from which we extract the fol-
lowing briefspeech of Mr.. McGINNIs, one
Of the Delegates from the State Of Mis-
souri,, who delivered /: from the Chair OF
the President Immediately upon the ad-
journment Of the Convention
81 have sought, at various times. to adj
dress The Convention, for the purpose of
expressing my opinion upon the course il
has adopted, but have been rudely aud
unciviliy denied the exercise of my rights
as one of its members. have, therefore
no resort left except to take this opPortu.
nifty of proclaiming that bear no part in
the responsibility Of what it has done. II
has committed gross fraud-a fraud up
on the Democratic pariy--a fraud upon
the country. ] 60 against it-MIssouri
will go agains, it, deuounce it. know
that II is useless TO spend more breath up
on the subject here. but the people viii
see it. and lrea, it as il deserves TO be treat
ed"
Mr. McGtNN1s is one Of the Electoral
OF his party for the State Of
Missouri, and is represented TO be man
of great uHuence with them of which
his selection as Delegate 20 the Nation
al Convention aud as Presidential Elec-
tor is conclusive evidence.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-06-13
From the Albany Evening Journal.


Mr.. Van Buren, discarded by his
party.--We shall not attempt to conceal
the emotions of gratitude we experience
in finding Marin Van Buren,, whom we
regard as The worst enemy of the Repub-
lie and the People, so slgnally and gno-
miniously rejected and degraded by his
own patty! This triumph over an I'M
prineipIed mana triumph which con-
signs dangerous demagogue to deserv
ed and perpetual obscurity. is precious
beyond anything political we have ever
enjoyed. We have labored diligently
and zsalouslv, for more than twenty FIVE
years, against this selfish. mercenary un-
scrupulous, huckslering Placeman, whose
final and exIerminating overthrow is
a grateful and glorious reward for the
toll and sacrifices it has cost. We look
ed forward, with hundreds of thousands
of Wing friends, in the event Of his nom
nation, TO sure triumph over MIN thro'
the ballot boxes. Bat il is well as il is.
This punishment inflicted by his follows
ers, conveys more singing rebuke.-
Ii was far best that he should be Destroy
ed by his own myimdons. The man
who. in the discharge Of high duties, was
ever false and recreant to the welfare
and interests of the country, should be
driven from power with an indeIible mark
upon him. The man who would nave
been beaten by his opponents has been
discarded by his friends. This deprives
him of the power TO do further mischief
This country. is therefore, at last and
forever rid of Martin Van Buren,. Hap
py and glorious confirmation /!
Had but served the North with half the
zeal
served the South, it would not in mine age
Have left me naked to mine enemies
We have looked forward, with steadl-
ness and confidence. to Mr.. Van Bmren's
utter political downfall, but the final and
fatal blow comes from an unexpected
hand. After serving The South SO long;
after so many inglorious sacrifices after
barierIng the interests and surrenderinc
the tights of his own Constituents in so
many ways and for such q series ct
years; after yielding nine points, we did
not expect 10 see the Slave States aban-
don him because he besitated in flushing
for the ZENITH time into the breach. But
we rejoice that il came at last to s.lhis
complexion" There IS relribu,ive jus.
tice in it. The South, for whose support
he has been false and craven, having
at last made demand tn which he could
not respond. because in doing so he must
have used up HIMSELF cody turns upon his
heels aud "whisiled him down the wind!"
This is emine nlIy right in lis seIf.and will
prove salu.arv as an example. Had
Justice overtaken Mr.. Van Buren, a few
years ea,lIer, II would have saved the
country and tue people from much of dis
honor and suffering. But if the lesson it
teaches should make lasting impression
perhaps the wisdom has not now been too
dearly purchased.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-06-13
teen per cent, upon the imported article.
Con. Debates. Dol. 9 page LIZA.

Con. Debates, Dol. 9 page LIZA.
MIR. Polk would have no duty on wool,
if allowed to have his own way. This
would doubtless be his policy. if elected
President. The Wing Congress, who
adopted the present Tariff thought differ
emily. and so laid duty of 80 per cent
aud 8 cents per pound, on foreign wool,
for the beniit Of our American WOOL
growers. Now mark the result set forth
in the following paragraph, from the
Northern Journal, published in Lewis
county. New YORK:
Thai Od,ous TarH.-We learn from
Mr.. Quartus Scarf. of this town Low
Vile that he has sold his wool for forty
fre cents per pound. He has including
the clip Of last wear. yet on hand about
1900 or 1000 pounds-a clever little
sum to be realized at that season. Last
year. he could not realize fair price. and
concluded 10 hold on. and we are glad to
see him receive remunera,ing price,
Wool is in much better demand than it
has been. The old stock which the man.
uEacturers had on hand when the present
Tariff was passed, is now pretty well
worked up. and we may reasonably anti
cipate steady demand at good price
in future. provided the Government let
the Tariff alone and this we think the
people will instruct them TO do"
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-06-13

The nomination of a candidate for Priest
dent by the Locofoco National Conuen.
ton effected.
Information of the nomination OF James
X. Polk, of Tennessee, as the Loeofoco
candidate for the Presidency, by the Bali
timore Convention, was communicated to
this city Wednesday by means OF the
Telegraph. This announcement took
every body by surprise. though, after the
withdrawal of Mr.. Van Buren,, they
were prepared for almost anything.
We have moi time for many remarks,
this morning blu. we cannot refrain from =.
expressing our gratiicatian at this result.
We would as soon have had a man Of .
some strength in the field, just to rouse
up the Wings. and bring forth theft ener-
gies, but since our opponents have Thought
proper TO put nag on the course which
has neither speed nor botlom--and put oni
as we suppose, just for appearance sake,
why,the western charger may take It easy,
and gallop or walk over the course at
his leisure. A weaker man could not
have been selected twice beaten in his
own State in quarter race, by 'the Young
Farmer Boy" how could he expect to
run against Eclipse over the great Union
course of twenty miles! Surely the Los
cos must be polking fun al US - -, -,
But to speak without metaphor. The
delegates assembled 10 Convention were
generally instructed by the people: was
single DELEGATE instructed 10 vote for Mr..
Polk? Had his name ever been men,
toned in connexion with the Presiden- 1
cy Never. The people had not dreamed
of him they knew nothing Of him, exc
cept that ne has been twice beaten, once
by young man, as candidate for Cover.
nor of Tennessee. Is this the peoples
nomination then? Far from 1t and il .
will be seen in November next, that they.
will not have a candidate poked upon
them in this manner without their setting
their veto upon him. Why did not the
Convention nominate johnson, or Cas-,
or Buchanan, or some man who was
known Good bad or Indifferent, tho peo-
pie like to know who the man IS, they
are asked to give their votes to Tor the
first office in the nation. James X. Polk,
candidate for President: When will Won.
ders cease Wing Standard.
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From the Detroit Daily Advertiser.

From the Detroit Daily Advertiser.
Polk and the Wool Growers.- 1922
Mr.. Polk as chairman of the Committee
of Ways and Means, reported a bill which
did not pass, for the reduction, of The Ia
riff. 10 his speech, explaining and defen-
ding his bill, he said:
"Tbe wool growers consider the duty
upon foreign wool as important to their
Prosperiiy-Ih,s opinion, I apprehend
is found in error. Very little wool of
the midling quality. such as we produce
is imported. The kinds chiefly imported
are either the course South American
wool. costing eigh, cents and under the
pound. or the fine Saxony wool, costing
more than dollar the pound, neither q
phich do re produce, or if We do, to a
very limited extent" - ~
My o,on opinion is that ,oool should be
duty free but as wool growers think
otherwise, we have retained duty off
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From the Evening Post of May 81.
THE RESULT OF THE BALTIMORE

CONVENTION.
The struggle in the Baltimore c onven-
ton between The friends of MIR. Van Bu-
rem and those who were determined to ex-
cIude him from the nomination for the
Presidency, because of his opinion con-
corning the annexation of Texas. has en-.
ded in a sort of compromise by which the
nomination has been unanimously confer
red upon Mr.. Polk. of Tennessee. Mr..
Polk is man of handsome talents, of a
fair and manly character, and right views
in regard to the questions on which the
two parties of the nation are divided, but
like most southern politicians, is deplora.
bly, wrong on the Texas question.
Meantime Mr.. Van Buren, retires from
the field with more honor than could pos
SHY await upon any man to whom the
convention might offer the nomination.
He has sacrificed the chance Of being the
candidate of great and in nine times out
of ten successful and ascendant party, TO
the honest expression of an opinion in ia.
vor Of observing the law of right in our
behaviour towards weaker nation. He
relires, os,racise2 like Aristides, because
he is too just for The times. No part of
bis public life, great as are his merits, will
have fairer place in history than the act
Of noble frankness BY which he lost a Sc.
cond no,nina ion.
OF the result to which the convention
came, we must speak with sincerity, but
we desire to speak with moderation. We
have called it compromise but it is one
Of those compromises in which the con-
cession is all on one side. The southern
delegates were determined that no man
should be nominated who was not in their
way of thinking in regard to the annexa-
ton of Texas, and showed themselves
ready to support any man who might be
named-the thinest and feblest shadow of
a candidate, provided he agreed with them
on this question. They have carried
their point, as they usually do in such
controversies, aud the north have submit
ted.
Let US speak with proper discrimina-
ton concerning the influence which the
south exercises on the politics Of the ma.
ton. The fiery and imperious sou,h over
rides and siences the north in matters Of
opinion. The plant and money-loving
north lies up the south with commercial
restrictions, and forces ito pay tribute to
The manufacturers. Both complain and
both with good reason. There 10 wrong
on both sides, bu; the balance Of wrong is
agaIns, US. We are dissatisfied with The
distribution of justice for if the soulh is
oppressed. the Forth is degraded.
Thus much we have thought that the
cause of truth required at our hands,
We say j. without any design to detract
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-06-13

Henry Clay cut the Ashland ash stick
too short for the prize bannei.-Free
Press.
% Better borrow it Bagg-an IN.
common short stick will serve to unfurl
the banner of" Democrat principles" up
on just Oakland Gaz.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-06-13
BUS TIE
YPNILANIT SENTINEL.

Will be published every Thursday oy
JOHN VAN FOSSEN. t
Office over c. Sucks Store, three doors
west of the Post Office,
TERms-Two Dollars a year if paid in ad
vance, or Two Dollars and Fifty Gents if not
paid in advance,
Advertising on the usual terms of weekly
papers.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-06-13

The game is up, the mountain has la
bored, the mouse is begot ten, and the
great democratic party. belt on doing
Justice" to Van Buren, is fairly in ths
field. James X. Polk. = and George ~.
Dallas! What glorious ticket |! How
the American heart swe!Is with pride at
the memory of their Presidential canpdat.
HIS trianphs are two defeats in race
for the Office Of Governor of Tennessee
almost as great man as our own
Governor Bouck. And George NJ. Dali
las, very respectable lawyer Of Pnila-
deIphia, NOT known as a public character
to one voter out one hundred. And this
is all that is left of the great, universal
democratic party! Mr.. Van Buren, is sent
to his everlasting political sleep, Col.
Johnson, loo honest, too patriotic to re-
ceive the support of the democracy, is
dropped like an unworthy thing-and Bu-
chanan and Benton, and all the bright
particular stars of The party, laid upon the
shelf TO make way for Polk and Dallas.
What farce-what miserable end Of
all the intrigue, and buster, and noise,
and parade about "Justice to Van Buren,"
which has filled the country for the last
twelve months. That corrupt regencys
which Mr.. Van Buren, at the head. has
controlled the country for so many years,
we did think would fall with their collors
flying. But they have shamefuly left
the ship in the hands oftwo inexperienced
pilots, determined not to bear the RESPONSE.
bility Of their coming overthrow. What
a comment is this upon the principles Of
the democratic" party. If there was
any thing to fight for but spoils, why not
take up Mr. Van Buren,? He is the embo-
dment of The democracy. But he has not
the heart of the people. Well, there is
Col. Johnson who has fought our battles
served his country ia our national coun-
ellis, honest, patriotic, and man of the
people. Why not rally around him :
Why make him give place for men hard
Iy ever heard of as public servants. and
unknown to the people? The South
would not permit it. Every thing has
been thrown away to secure Texas and
a war with Mexico. The honest demo-
cratic voters of the north are asked to
throw away their favorites. and vote for
men pledged to 60 for annexation of the en-
tire Texas, and to carry on war with
which we have for years sustained the
peaceful relation. They are asked to
make new slave market, and to place
the government in the hands of selfish.
untried but determined plunderers.
Contrast these things and these men,
with the harmony, the principles and the
men ofthe Wing party. HENRY Clay
a protective Tariff. and governmental re-
form. This result will hardly leave q
show or fight. Mr.. Clay will be elected
almost by exclamation. -Athica Dem.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-06-13

GJt is rumored that Richard NJ.
Johnson is about to run on the Tyler tick
ct for Vice President.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-27
TEXAS MEETING.

meeting was held on the 2ist instant, at sparry.
vile, Rappshannock county, Virginia, al which DR.
z. THORNTON acted Chairman, and WILLIAM
Boris, Esq Secretary.
The following resolution. were unsnimou,l,
adopted
1st That we believe Texas wa. a portion of and
included IN the purchase OF Louisiana and tia, II
We: unjustly ceded TO Mexico in 1879 the facts in
the case benx suppressed-it enahled the actors in
The unholy sohehe to carry 1t into effect
We therefore highly extol the present Admini.tra-
ton for their cnergatc action IN epdeavorina 10
yer by pc ceable means, and even liberal term, thai
portion OF our dismembsred territory
=. We cannvt consider IL lust for the friends OF
Annexation To Withdraw their confidence from the
actors IN and orignators Of the pending treaty and
besow " on some one perhaps Of doubtful sinosr,fy
ths Administration has all the censure Of the enc
mics OF the measure, and should receive all the
Of its friends
2. We nominate the chairman and any other mem.
Der OF this meeting who may be there to attend the
extra Convention IN Baltimore TO be held on the 9th
instant TO aid, by all means within their pov.r 20
have The objects Of the foregoing resolutions earned
into effect
T. The Secretary is requested to publish thcs. re-
solutions an such papers as he may deem exped,ent
PHILIP THORNTON,
-, President
VIZ. Borrs, Secretary.
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IMMEDIATE ANNEXATION.

The Globe. aided BY the Wing press, l. exceeding
IL bus, in its effort 10 sscrbe TO MIR. Tyler sort 0
,sI,.uanic influence the proceedings Of the Val
Buren, Conventions convention originally appoint
ed for the purpose Of nominating that gentleman
We arc not swsre that single delegate was elect
ed 10 that convention as Tyler man. "ha'e'e'
change may have come over the minds oil some y
any has, /. produced exclusively by Mr. van nuieh
own course And yet We do not know that MIR. ~
Ter has a single advocate in that convention lie
was excluded from the self-styied Democratic Con
vention all over the country, ard how be can oe
supposed to exert any control the proceedings oil
the convention, passes our comprehension 10 deter
mine.
No. Messrs. Editors of the Globe and the Wing
press, MIR. Tyler attempts to exert no influence I'D
tina, Convention He looks to it for no decision Ia
vorable 10 himself, and il such decision was pro-
nounced, whilo we should regard II as the highest
evidence of lofty patriotism on the partof its mem
bers we should nevertheless be greatly surprised al
it, His friends will have nothing 10 do with the IN
irigues which are prevailing in order TO select a i'm
msdiate annsraiion over the head OF Mr. Van bu
rom rh, cannot b.gin 10 act until after the 4h .hs'c"
1916, by which time the whole question Will most
probably be disposed Of. We say freely, that be-
tween such man and Mr.. Van Buren, we would not
give pinch of snuff to choose The one will do just as
we'll as the other for all purposes of annexation after
the 4,h Of March, snythng either of sincerity pa
uiotsm ruled the hour, the President would be openly
and zezlously endorsed as their candidate by every
immediate smnsraiion man. since it is our firm convic-
ton that Texas must nop, within this Presidential
term, be admitted, or not at all Will she await the
result Of new and doubtful clection' Would she
not be ins PRED with Of confidence in the sin
certify of her advocates, if the negota.ors OF the
Treaty DO endorsed, than if their powers be stricken
down BY an abandonment Of the President at so crll
cal moment' But yet We doubt not that such wiii
be the case and we tell the members Of that Conven-
ton that, before November, their candidate, whom
soever no may be, other than Mr.. Tyler, will not
have the Texas question to support their cause al
the time they most need it. But we have no right to
intrudc opinions upon the Convention, and have
only desired to guard Mr. Tyler against the false and
lnfounded attacks of the Globe and Wing press.
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FOUNTAIN Inn, BALTIMORE,
Saturday Night, May 25lh ,ls4.


The principal hotels already full to OVERLOOKING
with Delegates to the National and "stll
they come" every hour. by Monday, doubt not,
there will be several thousand Delegates and Others
from the different States In the city; the first sent
hither by their constituents 10 represent their wishes
in the choice Of candidate for the Presidency and
the latter impcllcd by desire add their testimony
in favor Of the whom they know 10 be preferred
by the People, aud the one--,he only one-who, they
feel assured, can beat Sir. Clay.
would judge, from what see and learn, that
inss majority Of the Delegates a, the hotels in
favor Of the nomination Of Jons TrLkk. Some may
affect to be startled at this sverment but neyerthe
less say il, and feel confident that they will be
startled yet by the of the mex, days
The best feeling, II political certainly social pre-
walls between the delegates TO the two Conventions.
With but few exceptions they have hitherto acted to-
gethsr members Of party, and all zeslousy enga-
sed in the advocacy of Republican principles. They
speak freely and unre,eryedy to each other all the
subjects connected with their duties and from the re-
maIksbie good humor mutually evincet- doubt no,
she general wish is that something may tansprc to
bring them all together, hereafter in solid pha
iapx against Henry Clay.
Of Thing 1 rtains Iovr, m ,,o,,,x "a
IN. m,mber. Of both Conyep,,o,. or. in favor Of,
Immediate anne .a,iou OF Texas Ills also ann.ro.,
in their faces. that the DELEGATES to the Demo.
cratic Tyler National Convention. ar, IN IN,
fnest spirits, and confident Of the final success Of
their favorite, whom they intend 10 nominate. On
the Other hand, the delegates to the oher Convention
while the, cordially extend the hand Of f,,ousbio
their old Democratic brethren, with whom thew have
30 often fought and conquered shoulder to ,bould.r
svince an snuieiy and restessness. when Questioned
about the probable result of their deliberations
which contrasts somewhat significantly with the
.'e"' oil confidence and unanlm''y exhibited by the
i0'me''
near SAID mat hr Van Bursns friends are al
ao'' ''e'"" AUNT '"s' 'ne'r ia'or'te ""a be aban
o0oeo nu' also near mat some Of them attribute his
prooAo'e oe'e'''o ue course OF the friends oil hessrs
on"ou" .s'' a"' buchanan 90 'ha' II Mr. Van Bu.
80" '"ou'o '' s"'" up "H 70 oe expected that hi
sa may ae''' 20 return 'ae ehal'ee lin the Con
venon) 10 The lips oil those who first presented il 70
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6rDnss. and consistency which will, and docs con-
mand for him the admiration Of tho wise aud tho good.
The People mean 10 take the lead themselves thu
occasion.
May He who rules in the armies Of heaven, and ia
whose hands are our tinss. make thy face TO shine
upon thy servant who respects his oath
Let The genuine friends of Democracy be hrm, and
all will DO we'll. Let them under no circumstance
surrender John Tyler, tho Of the People
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
MAY rs, 1874
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HENRY CLAY'S MENAGERIE.

This wonderful collection of animals is now pass
ing through the country and attracting much noto-
riety. 1t consists of THE BEAR, THE BoKER and
raE Borrs, with several varieties Of BEAsrs-
all Of which surpass description-being so ringed,
xresksl, striped, speekied and potied that their
color can't be designated with precision. In habit
they somewhat snphibou,, and in taste earnire.
sors.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

AT IL O'Clock and 40 minutes, the State Copvcn'
ton Of Mary land for the purpose of nominating
Governor, was organised BY the election oil MT
CARacnAEL as its President, who addressed the Con
ventioa. lie was followed by MIR Preston and the
discussion was going on at the time our paper went
10 press
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~ The late Dr. Nestie,on bequss,hed property
worth $4,000 TO the Theological Tn,,itu,. Of Con
necticut
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Should any thing Of importance uansPlre before
the aesSoon cars leave the city, learn that tho IN
teIligencc viii be communicated by the Telegraph.
j. X. J.
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CONGRESS-MospAy.

i" the Senate, the morning hour was occupied ia
the Presentation Of reports, which was all the bus
ness done at the time our paper went-to press