New-York daily tribune., 1844-10-05

feren iaco would those leuers have presented had
i!r. Van Barren been nominated his eu!ogy-his
name "uUd have run through every line.
The run j., that ncse who forced the mamma
'ion OF sir. Polk wrro compelled by The attt ading
circumstances, 10 appear before the party in auda-
ton oil the nomination, that they might escape the
stigma which would otherwise rest upon them
Their OWE political salvation depended On IL.
a question wall also naturally suggest ltse!l 10
| our inind, ard thai i--If ,fr Polk was the Won
i"fluliy P"puar man he was represented /" be hs
! Certain parties in that Convention, WI; was nc not
brought forward Immediately after they discovered
difficulty in selecting froui the Candidates nams d
during The early botlotings land WHEN 1t wa,
kpowu too, that MIR. Van Buren's frie nds, holding
he balance Of power were firmly determined 10 OPP
pose ilrssrs. Cass and Johnson throughout But
The truth is, neither uf The parties who fret cast
their votes for HIM dreamed OF Mr.. Polk Tor lt
Presidency, nor knew eny thing OF the secret opera
lions q! i'!r. Van Burens personal friends, until
after the adjournment OF h- Convention on Ines
Jay Dieht; tke fins ,eerc then removed from their
eyes, ard they disc0rered has east popularity!
will refer 10 another very singular development
10 subslantalon CT the part played by certain
Northern politician, which forcbly illustrates the
cearnesS Of his conscience cf.' Bargain and Sale"
On casting the vote OF his State FOR MIR. Polk this
individual, who the first TO speak upon the sub
Isct, avaed himself Of the occasion to say. Sir,
the people OF my Stqte, here and elSeirhere are in
10 accomplish any political purp0Se.' Again: No
man must sag that ii was produced by bargain, or
by any is proper 0anogement.' Why the necess-
~ oi such a voluntary declaration Did he sus
pect that he would he suspected after suggesting
that "tndncements should be held out 10 members Of
other delegations ;''-those who 'alwaTs
readyto sacrifice men to preserve the great cause ~
But ii is we'll known fact that Mr.. Polk had
never been spoken Of as a candidate for President
and that but two States, on the present OCCASION
had named him as Vice President, viz: tennessee
and Mississippi; and how it is that members OF
that Convention could, under knowledge Of this
fact, cast their votes for him, can only be explained
by The superior Inducements held ou, TO them.
have nov written to you long, long letter, and
as the subject is painful one, am unwilling 10
pursue farther indeed, have not treated it, thus
far, as It's magnitude demands, because it would
have occupied more time ;hnn | could well devote.
Before closing, however, must edvert 10 oDe point,
which is most grossly misrepresened by the Lo
co. FCco press-(or shall desie nntr 'ii. CUP
ror,oro of Sir. fOikl-ylZ. that the NOMINATION oi
iir. Polk effected with great unan;my. lT
WAS NOT A UNANIMOUS NOMINATION.. | know oi
those who did not consent TO the nomination; but
they were tyranpicelly overrued. II ii required
wo-thirds vote 10 nominate a candidate for Presi-
dent, surely the same principle ought TO have pre-
vailed in the State Delegations when casting their
voles. But no: the ma joIity OF some of the Dele
cations overruled when suited their purposes, the
minority, and cast the whole electoral vote OF the
State tor their candidate thus carrying out the
despotic principle Of might makes right 10 its
fullest extent.
mus, here close or shall be led into an unread
able length.
With sentiments of high regard
am Jorrs faithfully. &c.