Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-02-20
For the Stan dard.
THE PRESIDENTIAL CoNTEsT.


THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST.
We cannot netice without regret the
course Of the friends of some of those
men whose names are before the people
as candidates for the Presidency. We
are aware that It is perfectly natural
that the friends and adherents of Cass, of
Johns3n and of Calhoun, should be zeal.
Gus in urging the claims Of these dislin.
guished men upon the democratic party,
that each one should be anxious that his
choice shouldb be the choice of the na>
tional convention. But it appears that
few,(and they number very lew we hope)
are already disafected and have declared
iheil unwilliDgneSs to submit to the de-
cision Of the conventions; abandoning a t
this late day that great cardinal princi-
pie Of our government (which the Democ-
racy Of the land shed their blood to es-
lablish during the revolutionary strug.
gle, "the right Of the mgjority tof rule"
Whilst we look upon Mr., Calhoun as one
OF the intellectual giants four party, we
must at the same time censure the course
pursued by some ofhis friends in relation
to this affair.
We are decidedly In favor ofthe mons
ination of Martain Van Buren,. He is our
preference above all others, but we are
perfectly willing to submit without
word, and give all our support TO the
nominee ofthe national convention. Ev.
or since this great nation was first divi,
ded with regard TO political opn-
ions, il has been a characteristic doc
trine of The democratic party to support
measures not men, and this simple fact,
connected with that other great fact, thai
the doctrines which they have maintsin'
ed are the only true and correct ones,
EXPLAINS thu secret OF the success ofthe
democracy ia secret the wings have al
ways pretended to be unable to reveal, ,
a great mystery they have never had dis
ceInment to- explain. And whilst we
conttnue to hold fast TO these radical
principles, success is certain. True the
minds and fancy of the great mass Of the
peOple may occasionally be wrought up
on, by great excitement produced by dis
plays Of log-cabins, hard cider con-
ventions and coon skins, but "truth
crushed TO earth viii rise again..
'the second sober thought of the
people, will place all TO rights.
But to return to the subject, we have
a few ideas 10 suggest in relation to the
next Presidential election, and first of all
we must look for commander; without
one we cannot conquer-wiIh more than
one, defeat is certain. We think we
have fully shown The unreasonablenesss
and impoliCy Of those who will persist in
declaring their determination to act IN
dependently and to disregard the will and
wish of the majority of the party. Bu'
again one Of the greatest Objactions they
can prefer against MIR. Van Buren,, 1--we
here speak Of him upon the superstition,
which wo think is4well founded. that he
will receive the nominations is ''that they
do not like lhe man" Can any one
who has even assigned this as reason
forOppOsing N.Y. B.reAect for mo.
ment without peceiVing the perfect
fulility of it Leaving out Of con'
sideration entirely, his eminent a-
bilitieswhich experience has shown US SO
well qualify him for that important
post, and which we presume no one will
deny, we shonld look for even higher
considerations, Forin looking over The
formidable list Of distinguished states.
men this generation has produced
we will hnd some who 50 ear al talents