Mobile register and journal., 1845-05-19

friends of Mr. VAN RuREs- Georgs BaHerof and | Har~ls Mrt9n ol Ma 'sachusetts. .,nd Beniamin c. .Sh3sids of Alabama. all orig imal friends of MT. VAN BGaEh, were positively among the very
 first to suggest Ihe nominations of POLK, and 10 endeayor 10 b,iug about il union upon him. On
 ike eighth b Hot these men all voted for Mir.
 POLK, aud with them, the VAN BUREN pha'anx
 from The east. marshalIed the road which afterwards led to victory Maine that ballot gave egh, votes oui of nine for POLK, the ninth was the only anti l Van Buren man, and he voted still for cass 30 with 1 the Van Bu,en from Maine. Alabama was a Nal Buren Staie bur the delegates all but (Shields) had voted for CAss; they voted for Polk imme- daely and unanimously. The Tennessee vote followed of course Nearly every vote, except those from Ten nessee cast fnr MT PoLK, the first ballot when his name was introduced, from delegates iu- structed to vote for Mfr. VAN BUREN; and the first and most prominent among them were those men, Bdncroh, Morton and Shields, who are how held up s special oppnnents of Mr. PoLK, who t'coud not abide hs nomination,' and ,efitsed 10 girs np Van BMren.
 Thr ninth and success full ba lIoring. on wh ch voie was obtained unanimously for POLK, manifested the same party division On the calling of lhe roll, and we afnfHl lniS lfcm tndNP W tnPnNerS Of the convention, he votes continued o he cast as on inc previous balIotinss, ihe Calhoun, Cass aud Buchanan men, fo, Gen CAss, and ihe VAN BuREN men of the East for PoLK as before, until New l York was reached. The New York delegation was the pivot upon which the question turned. un,il
 hey called noi solitary vuie had been changed, and ihe extraordinary and most happy movement towards enthusiastic concord commenced with the annunoialinn by BENJ F. BUTLER, ofNew 1 York, that the NewYork delegation world retire 10 consult, but that individually he should vote for JAMES K. POLK. Even after they retired the de-
 lega tions they called, continued 10 vote with
 out cIang., asked time to confer until the New
 York delegation returned and announced the vote
 nf New-York for POLK. Immediately the n-
 pulse thus communicated. overspread the whole convention. The order of fbusiness suspended, and the States which had voted. and still for CAss that baoting, asked leave to amend their votes, and ihe whole changed and recorded for Mir | POLK. It WIS under the influence of the generous feelings p,odu"ed by ihs decisive and m,,gnani.nous course of New-York, that ROBERT J. WALKER. the present Secretary of the Treasury, poured out an eloquent tribute nf gratitude and thanks her delegation, for having saved the democratic party.
 This narrative is sufficient for the present purpose,
 which is to repe ungeneroas attacks in and out oi the State upon the President for having appointed men to office. because, supporters of Mr Van Buren, they are less entitlei to his confidence his friends,
 than the friends of ether statesmen who were also competitors for he Baltimore nominatan, and fail ed also. The struggle oi the opposltiou to Mir. Van l Buren in he convention, was 10 anminate General I r,, u- ID .I, posed by Mir Van Buren's friends, and finally derid- ed by them, as the record of the convention ii cor rectly made up, ought 10 shew, and as is well known by those acquainted with it's proceedings.
 We have made this narrative brief, and without cnmmentary-being strictly defensive ami for he correction of fact which have been used to do injury 10 persons whom we esteem The line ei di 1 vsRon which the use made of hese recogniz- es among the democrats, is one would gladly see obliterated; and the feelings which sprung ofihe pas collisions, of which 1t was the sign. ought to be mutually surrendered. But we cannot resign the duty ofproiecting friends from tons of their conduct, and ungenerous depreceation of their worth Tor having adhered their own judge menis of men, and been faithful To the polilica al tachnents which we shared with them.
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 The elections to Congress over m nine 1 teen States, having l66 members There are how ever three vacancies from failure elect, viz-oue in Maine, one in New Hampshire and one in Massa 1 chusetls
 The number chosen is therefore J63, which are divided politically as follows
 Democrats. ...........-....... 99 " HlyS .OS Native Americans. ................... .6 l63 Seven States have yet to elect exclusive of Flori- l da- The Florida election takes place this da, 1 week. The seven other States North Carolina, l Aiaban'a Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland and Mississippi, having ffy-seven representatives The five first named hold their elections in August 1 Maryland elects in October, and Mississippi in No. l ve sber.
 The Democratic majority the next House will 1 be large-beiween 40 and 50 at least.
 | The Richmond Enquirer of the 12th instant, con | taIns notice of the death ol the Hon. Wm H RoANE, one of the most prominent public citizens of Virginia. He had served the State hsnorably ir every representative capacity, in the State legis aure, as Representative and Senator in Con- gress. and as elector of President and Vce Pres.