The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-09-11

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il is true we are opposed to annexation in the abb
stract, but then we will support Mr.. Polk, who
was nominated solely for the reason that he hap
pened to be more violently in favor of annexation
than anybody else. Such is " Democratic" logic
and Democratic" consistency.
We now arrive at the late Syracuse Conven-
ton, which nominated Slas Wright as Governor.
To those familiar with the practice in New York.
it need not be told, that it is established rule
of custom to give the nomination of second term
TO the incumbent Governor, without some very
urgent reasons to the contrary. What they were
in the case of Mr.. Bouck, we are left to conjec-
,ture; it could not have been, however, for his
weakness, for in lS42, he showed himself strong
er than did the favorite son" in 1910. 1t was
not because he had not sustained the party in the
distribution of the patronage, for no predecessor
ever made Office more subservient to its mandates
and wants. He administered the Government,
too, with as much ability and character as could
most of the prominent people in the Locofoco
ranks. What then is the cause of this harsh and
uncivl treatment to leader that led the party to
victory only two years ago. Why has Mr..
Bouck been kicked out of doors, without even
the poor compliment and customary respect of
second nomination The answer is to be found
in the rancorous hostility Of the Benton wing Of
the Democracy" to the Southern section and
its determination to rule or ruin. Looking to
future events, the mark of Col. Benton's nflu-
ence upon the affairs of New York, is as visible
as the handwriting upon the wall. We see it in
the confidential" circular issued by the most
able and influential men of the party, though at
war with the very question upon which turned
the nomination ; and we see it further in Colo
mel Benton's recent declaration at Boonsville,
that he was in favor of selecting Northern
man" as the next candidate of the party. He
was willing to kill off Buchanan Cass and John
son, to square his old grudges with Calhoun, and
by way of retribution, to trample down the nfiu-
ence that had cheated and succeeded at BaIt-
more in putting himself out of the line of prece-
dents by defeating Mr.. Van Buren,.
1t is upon such grounds as those enumerated,
that Mr.. Wright has been chosen to represent
the party in New York. 1t involves no sacrifice
on his part, for he takes care to hold on to his
Office as Senator, whilst acquiescing in the die
tates of the Regency" indeed, defeat now will
prove his best claim hereafter, and so he is will
ling to encounter it for the sake Of brighter hopes
In fact, let this nomination be turned as it may,
there is upon it the barefaced evidence of retaa-
ton upon Mr.. Calhoun and his friends, for their
part in May last; and there is something more,
for the impress is vivid to any rejecting mind,
that the same influences which prevailed in the
last reign of Jacksonism, and through Van Bu-
ren's dynasty, are thus early in the day at work
to compel obedience to their edicts, and to place
themselves in position SO as to control the party,
with all their destructive notions and ruinous
policy.
Here then we have the singular spectacle pre-
scented Of the gubernatoria candidate of the " De-
mocratic" party of the State of New York. who
voted against the Treaty for the Annexation of
Texas, though General Jackson publicly branded
him as :" traitor for doing so, treaty made by
Calhoun and the Swiss allies of Democracy, Ty-
Ter and his crew, who opposed by his vote the
only point upon which there was harmony at
Baltimore, taken up the rallying hope and last
resort of that same Democratic" party, at whose
head stands the same General Jackson, shouting
with the same fury for the same Texas, where we
find the same Calhoun and the same Tyler and
the same members of the Convention that hur-
rahed loudest for annexation, and all these differ
ent people urging with most remarkable compla-
cency the election Of the same Mr.. Wright, who
gave their bantling the hardest and most uncere-
monious kicking in the Senate and striving to
humbug the public with the belief that they are
gratified with the nomination. Calhoun and Bu-
chanan and Cass have not had SO severe blow
this many a day as Wright's selection,-it settles
the party choice in 1s4s, and shelves them for
ever. Colonel Benton merits some applause for
the manner in which he has taken time by the
forelock, and though we shall have to congratu-
late him on discontinue, he is worthy of better
fate 1t will be beautiful meeting of antpodes,