Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-10-24
BY GEO. II. BEAMAN

cd the great contest in which we are about
to engage, more eqnal in It's results. In
this was doomed 10 be Disappointed.
Mr. Van Buren, ioresaw his inevitable
defeat in the Convention as early os Fcbru.
airy last: and be accordingly prepared hlm.
selfand his immediate friends Cor the event.
He had been oificiall Y informed in the early
part Of this year, tina, the Democratic party
IN twenty-five out Of ,he iweny-six Slate had
appointed Delegates 10 the Convention. 10
be holden at Baltimore on the 9Th OF Nav,
and thai those delegates had been formally
instructed, or recommended, to vote for hini
as the Democratic Candidate for the Prcsi-
dency. Mr.. Calhoun sustained by Prcsi-
den, Tyler, determined that Mr. Van Buren,
should not receive the support OF the South.
ern and South western States, and therefore
introduced ,ha, fire.bran6. the Texas Ques.
ton, with Knowledge Of Mr.. Van Buren's
decided hostility to the measure Of Imme1i.
ate Annexation, and too successfully onlis.
ted the feelings Of the Soulherners against
him. Perceivlng this intreague, and that
several ofthe Southern States had rcscindcd
their instructions 10 their delegates, aud tia,
Ills course would be pursued by others in
tao West Mr. Van Buren, determined that
the irap.scticrs should fall into their own
trap He accordingly despatched conf.
dental and faithful friend 10 the West, and
the liter met at Cincinnati distinguished
member of the press, who Immediately con
vened meeting Of the friends of Mr. Van
Buren,. on the Goth Of March and a letter
was addressed to Mr. Polk requesting his
views regarding the Annexation Of Texas
and Oregon. This friend took with him a
copy Of that letter Qhc original being sent
by mall went to Mr. Polk, and both gen.
tlemen then consulted General Jackson at
the Hermitage, where Mr. Folks reply
was arranged but not furnished for two or
three weeks thereafter have reason to
believe however, that General Jackson did
not entirely approve Of the game that was
about 10 be played, and wrote to his New
York friends frequently upon the subject.
But i, was settled BY Mr. Van Buren, ina,
he or MIR Polk shouM be the nominee. -
With Mr. Polk, he knew the party must be
defeated and this then was the alternative
nominate me, or do,cn y0u so for your
treachery!
This feeling was shared in common by
MrVan Buren's personal friends. Mr. Ben
Ton had every thing at stake in the select.
ton of any other than his friend, VanBuren,
and hence bis splendid effort to sustain the
falling fortunes Of his chief upon theTexan
question.
The apparently concerted manner in
which the letters of Messrs. Van Buren, and
Polk, and the speeches of Messrs. Benton
and Wright, upon that exciting tropic, ap
percd in the public prints, has not pre-
sumo, escaped your memory; ana only
allude 10 it here as a necessary link in tha
chain Of circumstances, which will estab
llsh conclusively in your own mind the pre-
meditated character of the fraud which ha.
been perpetrated.
will now refer to the state of feelings a
Baltimore and Washington, from the 2Otl
of May, and upto the 9th Of that month
when the Convention met.
The impression generally among the del
ega,es as they arrived was that the adherent:
of Mr. Van Buren, would probably be abl,
to secure new set Of rules for the govern
neut of the Convention among which
would be, thai the candidate receiving
majority of all the votes should be the can
dida,e Of the party. Ia this result muci
confidence was manifested. even by some o
the anti Van Buren, men because deci
ded majority OF the Delegates were solemni,
pledged 10 use all honorable means 10 Sc
cure his nomination; and the first honor
able step would certainly be 10 adopt ,bt
truly democratic principle of the mojorii,
rule, BY which Mr. Van Dnren would b,
nominated on the first ballot
The leaders Of the party in Congress
and of the several delegations, did not reacI
! Baltimore until Saturday evening and Sun
day morning, the 25lh and 26th Of May
Having an acquaintance with large mum
Der of The Delegates, growing out of an ex
tensve and frequent correspondence, hGt
early access 10 their opinions regarding IN
prospects Of the several candidates whicl
would be presented TO the Convention. =
Some Of the instructed Delegates were in
dividuaIly opposed TO running MIR Van Blu
ren, although they could discover n
chance of getting any other nominee if III
twodhirds rule, so called. prevailed hence
some despaired OF "a nomination nj all
Immediately after the arrival Of some G
the Southern Members on Saturday eve
ming, they resolved that Mr. Saunders, {
North Carolina, should be the leader of tn
Southern Anti.Van Buren party 10 tn
I Convention. The game now commenced
and The most important point was to secur
the vote Of some Of The Van Buren, MOI
then delegates for the ado ption Of the lw
thirds rule The Pensylvanians were u
tackled with degree of generalship worth
or better cause. Mr. Hendricks b Wrigh
of Penn, was selected by Mr. Saunders t
preside over the CONVENTION, because he wa
known to be in favor Of The lwo-lhirds ruiz