The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-02-01
W A S II | N G I O N.
THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. l, 1914.
THE NOMINATION MADE-"HUSH YOUR
JAWi,

The Globe of Monday evening takes occasion
to say, in substance, what we have said in the
above caption. The editor speaks of report
being started here by the enemy" that MIR.
Van Buren, would decline the Democratic nomi-
nation, and says that the object of this was to
breed dstrust and distraction among the true
Democracy--to excite new hopes and projects
among the lukewarm and dsaffected; and,
above all, TO impress the public mind with the
idea that the strong man Of the Democratic
party was appalled, by the new Federal coali-
ton, and dared not confront it. This was to
lend color 10 the concerted cry, set up at the
same time, that nobody doubted the success OF
the fye-times-defeated Mr.. Clay"
As the editor writes, he waxeth warm, and
expresseth his thoughts and indignant feelings
in remarkably chaste and energetic language.
But let that pass; whatwe desire to call par
tcular attention to is, the facts" he states, and
the lesson that is therein, incidentally, but very
significantly, read to those of the Democracy
who are still running after the Calhouns, the
Johnsons, and the Cases They will please to
understand that the matter is settled, and that
Buren, as the candidate for the Presidency" will
be made by the Baltimore Convention. They
will please to be cautious how they attempt "to
unse,tle all that these FIXED DISPOSITIONS
OF THE PARTY HAVE SETTLED" But
we will give the language Of the Etat-major Of
the party himself: he goes on 10 say
ave thought this poor jockeying trick too
contemplate to notice, and did not think it worth
while even to contradict the fabrication about
Mr.. Van Buren's withdrawal. But we find, from
correspondents, that the old coon deceiUers are
busily propagating this story through the coun-
try. We therefore inform our friends at dis
lance that it is not only false, but that there
never existed the slightest circumstance to give
ii countenance. 1t was intended TO counterfeit
the influence Of facts we'll known to the intelli-
gent at Washington, which, if understood every
where, would have stamped absurdity on It's
face. These facts were, that the Democracy in
Congress and the country had settled on Mr..
Van Buren, for its canddate--that the delegates
to the Convention at Baltimore were chosen, in
almost all the States, and instructed to nominate
him-that nine-tenths of the Democratic repre-
sentatives were in his favor-that 1t was well
ascertained that, whether the Convention were
to vote per capita, as the representatives of
States or districts, the result would be the same
an almost unanimous nomination OF Mr.. Van
Buren, as the cand date for the Presidency. The
design, therefore, of propagating the rumor that
Mr.. Van Buren, had Withdrawn, was to unsenle
all thai these fred dispositions Of the party had
settled"
The Reading (Pa.) Democrat gives us the data
upon which the Globe bases its declaration that
the g fixed dispositions of the party have settled"
who is to be the Democratic candidate. II says:
$50 far as the States have elected delegates
the result as to the Presidency is as follows:
New England, 43