The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-06-08

aJ-The following remarks from Ben
nets Herald are about as good as any we
have met with on the subject of the loco
foco convention, Clay, Polk, Ty Ter, SC.
As he has used the term .Democratic,"
we will not substitute locofoco for it, in
copying as we generally do,
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS
AT LAST-SlNGULAR DENOUE-
MENT In BALTIMORE.
The city was astounded yesterday af-
ternoon, on the arrival Of the Railroad
train from Philadelphia, with intelligence
from Baltimore, that the regular Democratic
Convention had unanimously nominated
James X. Polk, of Tennessee for President
and Sias Wright, jun. Of New York, for
Vice President. The complete and final
defeat of Van Buren, and Cass, has a most
amusing and excrucialing effect Oh the
nervous system OF the democracy.
The details of this interesting dCnoue-
meni, with the intelligence down to the
latest hour on Wednesday evening will be
found annexed.
So at last Mr.. Van Buren,, the states.
man, the politician, the great maglclan,"
the man who walked so steadily in his
''predec footsteps has at last got
of the track, and is finally consigned to
the philosophic shades of Lindenwald,
on the banks OF the beautiful Hudson, for
the remainder OF his natural life. This is
blow quite unexpected to his friends;
but on looking calmly back on the last
sixteen years, many will eXclalm that 1t is
what he had reason TO expect. In the year
1928, Mr.. Van Buren, was the "master
spiri,.' who entered into movement that
defeated the succession of Mr.. Calhoun,
after the first term of General Jackson.
During the last three years Mr.. Calhoun
has returned the compliment, and has
been the unseen power which conducted
the movement that has defeated Mr.. Van
Buren's last aud fondest hopes. With the
help Of "Tylcr and Texas" this has been
in a great degree eilected--yet not alto
gether. Mr.. Van Buren, might have
weathered the storm, but for the false lights
held out by the Evening Post clique Of
this city, whose opinions on the Texas
question he supposed to be the opinions
of The democracy. Mr.. Van Buren,, in
some measure, has been destroyed by his
own friends-he has fallen victim to the
ignorance of his confidential advisers.
OF the nomination OF Mr.. Polk we
hardly know how to speak seriousl Y
A more ridiculous, contemplate and for
lorn candidate, was never put forth by
anv party. Ne has neither the vigor, res
probability nor the elements of any repula,
lion even half so much as Captain Tyler
and all the family, including the cracked
head of old Wat Tyler. Mr.. Polk is q
sort of fourth or rather lorlieth-rate lawyer
and small politician in Tennessee, who
by accident was once spe aker of the House
of Representatives. He was rejected even
by his own state as governor-and now
he comes forward as candidate of the greai
democracy of the United States. Oh
what ridiculous finale. Captain Tyl'l
with the patronage of government IN his
hands, and the "sroils"
"Warm, reeking, rich"
can get more democratic votes in New
York, Than Mr.. Polk can, or ever will do
The singular result of all these laugha,
bic doings of the democracy in Baltimore
will be the election of Henry Clay, by {
larger majority than ever was received by
Jackson or Harrison. With Polk ant
TYLER in the field to divide the democracy
who, were they rolled into one person
would hardly make a man, Mr., Clay mus
get the State of New Y ork with perfec
ease. The same state of democratic dis
organization will lead to the same results
in other States, Ile presidential election