The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-03

ne Iioh. bahiei Neos'er mas dIl'eu III
Washington.
THE POLITICAL WIRES TURNING
TO BOWSTRINGS, AND ABOUT TO
BEHEAD THEIR CONTRIyERS.
The Richmond Enquirer deprecates,. lin dole
full and soothing tones, any anticipated move
ment against the desPotc party machinery, on
the part the great Carolinian. The following
is the burden Of its melancholy song:
If there was any one proposition which we
thought too clear TO admit of any argument, it was
that each sovereign State had right to choose its
own delegates to the National Convention in its
own way. We cannot all agree upon the best mode
but whatever shades Of opinion might prevail upon
the subject, and however anxious might be to i'm
press our own plan upon other States, yet after they
had decided their mode, and elected their Delegates,
we had supposed that every man who valued the
harmony, and union, and Of the party, would
acquesce in the selecon-and abide by the decision
of the Con vention."
The People compose the States, and the
People certainly have "a right TO choose their
own Delegates TO the National Convention in
has the right, &c. This is the true State
rights doctrine; and, after deliberate meditation
on the subject, we must record our opinion in
favor ofthe candid proposition as stated by the
Enquirer.
But when a despolic Central Club seizes up
on and directs the whole machinery of a
party organization -despatching circulars to
its agents in all the States, tho, in turn, and agree
ably instructions, address heircrculars to each
sub agent Of the Club at the different County
Cour,houses-and these Courthouse politicians
meet together in State Conventions, assuming
TO represent all the counties Of their respective
States,--while the People, so far fom having
elected them TO act in any such capacity, are alb
soutey ignorant of what is uanspiring-we
say that when the Jacobin Despo,s, by working
their machinery in this manner, get up State
Conventions, and select Delegates TO National
Conrention-they may dwell as much as they
please on the rights of the States to adopt their
own manner of elecling Delegates-yet, IN re-
ally, the States are permitted 10 do just no
thing at all, ercept ii be 10 ratify, by most
pusilianimous and degrading submission, the
edicts registered by three men in the Globe Of
flee at Washington in Virginia, we admit
there has been semblance OF meetings in some
of tn, couulies but has mol been the case in
any other State in the Union. a majority of
the Delegates that attended the Syracuse Con-
venton, ii has been ascertaned beyond dispute
went ihither without credentials. OF the 500,
- al, o
had voted for Delegates to the Syracuse Con-
vention And yet we are told that New York
has chosen ''her own manner Of appointing Del
egates 10 the Convention !" Any Presidents
aspirant has a sufficient number of friends in
any Stale to form an irresponsible Caucus at any
designated point and they may call themselves
State Convention; but that they have any right
to require The State TO father their Fantastic
tricks" we emphatically deny. And such pro-
ceedpg is a vile mockery in the face Of the ma
ton, and an unmitigated insult to the States
and the People
The Enquirer thus continues its lament:
But when they find tina, not only has New York
elected her Delegates by Convention but that Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Alabama Arkansas, Missouri,
Mississippi, Michigan, &c, about to initiate their
example, had hoped that, they would abandon
their objections, and unite cordially in the common
cause"
Now, it is undeniably true that all these
States have elected" or are about to Select
their Delegates in the manner adopted by Men
York-Ihat is, according to the diclatiou Of the
Jacobin Club. But not one of them, in redl,fy,
has elected Delegates. Caucuses, calling them.
selves Conventions, have appointed Van Buren,
Delegates-but the PEOPLE have not chosen
Van Buren, Delegate in any district, in any
State in the Union
Referring to the purpose generally attributed
to Mr.. Calhoun, not to get down on his knee,
TO the Jacobin Club, the Enquirer adds:
"Mr. Calhoun will find himself surrounded with
small guard IL he should encourage this desperate al
tentative
This depends upon very important contin
gency-wbe'her the People can he knock
ed down on their marrow bones by Mr. Rlai
and his twinkling satellites.
The Enquirer ut ers all kinds of thunde
against the candidates who shall refuse Il
"abide by the decision of the Conventionn-th
packed Convention tits all harmless thunder
not regarded. II defed-as we would see it.
twill sink to whisper Of smoke and the sove
reign States, and the People, will soon be rid o
the self-appoinled tyrants.
After all that has been said aud conjecturet
as TO what Mr.. Calhoun intends to do. we hop,
and trust he will not long keep his friends, AM
the country, IN suspense. From the manner il
which his name has been abused by the anfu
inslnuaions his enemies, who are striving t,
perforate him on all sides with their poisoned bod
kns, II to be expected thai he will not long re