The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-11

All opposition; and their friends in other States able
TO secure for him vote only illustrative of their
strength but also strikingly significant of the weakness
and nertness of the doughfaces"
This paper "by authority" further shows the anxiety
with which it is devoured:
During its session Geographic intelligence will EN-
brace all that interest ranspres There
other candidate spoken of for the presidency
save Mr.. Van Buren, That there will be opposition
no one doubts but believe that it will be honestly,
calmly and fairly expressed and that there Will be no al
tempt make political jugge of this great gathering OF
the friends of freedom The of the people north Of
Mason and Dixons line anxously and earnestly wait
ing for the first teegraphc word from Buffalo, after the
session shall have commenced-and so, likewise,
MYRIAD noble among southern brethren, for they
expect the action of that body the dawn OF glorious
day for the whole republic Well may they exclam,
wse him mt tell Il, US n Of the N. night
But the old hunkefs have not given up the ship. The
chairman of the Democratic General State Committee
has addressed the democrats OF the State in animated
appeal, which concludes follows:
If any sincere democrat hestates in his fidelity the
cause he has hitherto suppoed-if, mised by false cry,
or by misrepresentation of the proceedings OF the Nation
al Convention the character and views of the demo
cmtic nominees, he has partially acted with those who
openly coalesce with wings, abotonis and seceders OF
every hue, defeat the democratic tcketslet him
trace his steps. Let him back the democratic
family. Let him unite with his old friends in the
support regular nominations The candidates of the
democmcy-CAss and BUrLER--are emnenty worthy of
our highest exerions They statesmen of capacity
and experience--democr tried and With
doubted qualifications for these exalted trusts they stand
before their countrymen upon the open and clear demo
cratic ground which the democratic party stood in the
election of Jefferson and Jackson, and in the memorable
contests of IslO and 1874 Throughout the entire
south, in democratic Maine and New Hampshire in the
glorious old keystone Pennsy vania, in Ohio the utmost
enthusiasm prevails for Cass and Butler Even Kentucky
exhibits signs of cooperation before manifested in
favor of the democratic and candidates. Shall
democracy of New York alone falter in the fight No,
cannot shall not be. The campaign is opening glorously
here The democracy know they right, and will
maintain the right Let us but and with rmness
with ZEAL and with determined spirit and mark the pre-
dcon- the heavy metal OF the Empire State will oin
the victory that surely awaits the democracy Of the nation
Blu, there element in the composition of the seeth.
ing cauIdron, besides barnbumers and aboonsts which
excites much speculation and anxiety in New York and
Ohio We the depths of this feeling in the following
article from the last New York Courier addressed to the
wing party. The Courier evidently does not like the signs
in that State; for it the abolition feeling
stealing insidiously away several OF its party and
appeas to their pride and party feeling to arrest the de-
serers. Its denunciaon of Mr. Van Buren,, and its de-
cinaton of all connexon with such and such
venon too remarkable TO be omitted 1t operates
only for the present. but it may shape the of the
wings in doubtful contingency OF the future At all
events, the following article is expressive of too much
alarm and too much antpahy to the Little Magician to
be overlooked or forgotten:
The BUFFALO CoNvENTIoN.-That on,sinm gathernm of
political Adventures and aspran, ofhe broken fragments
Of all parties, and OF no-pay that witches cadrop
in which will be mingled all OF ingredients in order
from them extract CHARM that may again put
the ensigns of authority hands from which they
were "untimely wrenched"-and which hands have
eagerly stretched forth again clutch the
heeng bauble this heterogeneous compound Of political
and religious fanatics, and waters Providence is to
together this day.
1t will be numerousy attended for great pains have
been taken insure attendance there, in the hope of i'm
parting its proceedings the authority which numbers
may give default of that of patriotic purpose and we'll
settled principles
Political abolitionists and antsavery-men-ee soil adj
vocates, which in mouths the right take
land without paying for it and bambuners in force will
be there But this will not make up the whole assembage
The railway companies and lake steamboats, advertise
that going the Buffalo may go and
turn for half price! This courtesy usual all great po
cal gatherings of the recognised parties has been with
held from the 'motey' concern which is now assembled
al buHao-and consequence knoW that advantage
will be taken of this invitation by persons DESTROYS of
making tour Niagara and the environs economically
as possibe procure themselves to be inscribed dele
gates. not caring sxpencc for anything connected with
the convention
They will have a cheap trip, and dare say pleasant,
and will not be found in the way any plans that any
OF the wirewokers Of this convention may have in order
give the desired direction to its proceedings
But Of another class of delegates who, learn
proceed and have proceeded from this city, may
speak careessyor their presence in the convention in
the character they assume will be fraud and
against fraud designed and calculated be injurious
the wing cause, are bound put readers and the
public on their guard.
We well informed that there be ut the Buffalo
convention delegates purporDg be by and with pa
pers accedng them ON, the Wing General Committee
Of this city!
Now, there is but Wing General Committee-tha OF
which Philip Hone, esq, is chairman, j. H. H. Haws and
zophar Mills deputy chairmen, and Joseph r. Taylor and
Joseph G. Pinckney secretaries.
This, we repeat, is the only Wing General Committee
duly elected by the different wards of the city, and there
of this city for all the purposes for which general
mtee is organized.
Iii part however, of such purposes, that delegates
should be seat by such committee any State convention
This matter which the constituency takes charge of for
ITSELF by choosing in the respective wards their dele
gates
Notwithstanding these facts, there will be the Buffalo
convention, persons from this city purporting be dele
gates from the Wing General Committee the city of New
York!
They are be regarded mpostors if they
such character They represent nobody, and those who
assume officers of Wing General Committee sign
heir certificates kaownone better-that they have
authority such officers that such mittee they
assume to operate for chosen by the wings of
New York, and that it represents constituency.
We are the emphatic this point because it will
doubtless be attempted make appear that this mongrel