The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-01
Mr.. PoLk WILL DECLINE.

The response Of the Democratic press 10 the non'-
nations in Baltimore, oonvinces us that the nom'
nees will undoubtedly withdraw from tho contest 80
The legitimate Texas candidate will yet have The
satisfaction OF meeting Mr.. Clay sngle-tsnded and
alone.
II MIR Polk should accept the nomination, II is but
too apparent that MIR Clay will be successful and
those who shall persevere in their injustice to MIR.
Tyler must bear the consequences.
We take the following from the hes York ErerHg
Post, the organ Of the party in its State
THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION
What We anticipated yesterday has come TO pass.
Although large ma ory OF the members Of the Bal
more Convention we're chosen by their constituen Is
to vote for MIR Van Buren, considerable number OF
them have thought, seems, that they could satisfy
their own consciences paciiy their constituents and
defeat MIR. Van Buren's nomination by the trick OF
requiring the nomination 10 be made by a vote OF
two-th.rds of the Convention.
Among those who have played false in this matter
certain Of the delegates from Pennsy lvana. All
the delegates from that State had been compelled to
take written pledges that they would vote for Mr..
Van Buren's nomination, and use all their influence
TO effect II. Let how they redeemed this
pledge. In a letter which hnd IN yesterday MOI n
ing's Pennsy Ivan. an, written at Baltimore Mon
day before the wo-thirds rule had been adopted, IL
tue following passage:
Z" 1t was reported this morning that although the
delegation from Pesnsy lvana, who are pledged 10
vote for Mr.. Van Buren, and TO all their nhu-
ence to effect his nomination., would cast their bal
lots for him when nominated, yet they would vote for
the wo-thirds rule proposed by the opponents OF Nr
Van Buren,, and which might in reality defeat his
nomination, when their vote against that rule would
effect his nomination. at once. Ii was thought that
the of the Pennsy lyana delegates on this point
might decide the question. How the matter actually
do L,..,x h.iff ha lief IRON he A.
racter of some of the delegates whom have had an
opportunity TO converse with that they would never
consent thus to do indirectly what they had pledged
themselves not to do directly. If the Pennsy lvanla
delegation firmly sustain Mr. Van Buren,, not merely
Ivy voting his nomination, but by taking that
course in the various matters that come up which
contribute to promote II, there can be no doubt OF
his triumphant selection"
in this passage We have a sort of chart Of the
whole disgraceful stratagem. The writer seems TO
have been perfectly aware of what was plotted by
the delegates from his own State. On looking al
the table Of votes, which We give in this paper, ii
will be that twelve at least of the members from
Pennsylvania were engaged in this conspiracy, and
gave their votes for the two-lhirds rule. After the
rule adopted, all the delegates from Pennsy Iva
via, at first vent regularly through the mock cere-
mopy Of voting for Mr.. Van Buren, This constancy
lasted during three successive ballottlngs. On the
fourth ballot the object for which they had support
ed the two-tbirds rule, began to appear. Eight Of
them voted for Mr.. buchanan on the fifth ballot
ten, the sixth nine the seventh four voted for
Cass, for Johnson and nine for Buchanan lea wing
only twelve out Of the twenty six delegates for Van
Buren,. There never was grosscr or more manifest
piece of knayery transacted.
A nomination made by such means if in fact a
nomination shall be made, could command no moral
force be regarded having the least authority
nomination made by delegates in violation Of he
instructions Of their constituents, is clearly nom
nation at all no matter by what legerdemaln it may
be effected, it is simply arbitrary act, done by
agents who transcend their Instructions and it does
not bind their principals.
But we might take the ground, and it would be
perfectly fair one that the nomination is already
made. We cannot, for our part, what right the
Convention has TO set aside, by an arbitrary rule
the voice Of the majority acting according to their
instructions. The people sent delegates to the Con-
Senon in order TO ascertain the general wish of the
Democratic party. Tbs is TO be known only by the
votes Of the greater number of those delegates, given
according to the instructions they had received from
the people. The first ballot the nearest to con-
formity with these instructions OF the whole
1t gave MIR. Van Buren, large majority majority
of twenty-siX. No arbitrary rule of the Convention
can set that expression of the public will aside.