Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-06-29
T,IEB,RNBuR NERS' CONVENTION.

TILT. BARNBUR NERS' CONVENTION
The event of the week. nn1ms,innahly Is il,a
ton Of the Barnbufner section Of the Din,cra'c party
ofNew rk and hef nomination Of independen, tick
-, far the Presidency AMI Vice Presidency II will be
seen that the nominees were MARTIN VAN BIZ
rem and Guy. DODGE, Of Wisconsin. The latter has
promptly declined the honor With .cspecto Mr.. Van
Buren, there 10 he me doubt. IL letter read TO
the convention b,flr. the animation mai'. he ad
hcred TO his sl det,rmua,i,n heretofore express
ed IL mlnele in HE active strife Of p.l,lics lie
recommended. however an independent ticket and SAID
he could vote ir either Cas- Taylor Mr.. Butler
is reported 10 have sill that Mr. Van Buren, could MI
rrfse the Of his name 10 the party We incl ne 10
believe that he vii accept the n,mnaltn. lie know
full well that he be- elected and that he is not
likely receive single electoral vote but he knows
also tina, ticket, with his upon it, will draw II
great many Democratic votes from Gen. Cass aud thus
render his feat the certain. The Barnburners
convention is 'u part Of the scheme The Abolition
lists. in Ohio aud Massachusetts, to hold conventions
and there is 10 doubt hat the candidates will be
lecd In this point Of view. the matter high
cr importance than attaches it r1n considerations at
frcng, way the o}her the struggle for the Pesi
dency brween the two great parties Of tue country We
regard II as the FIRST GREAT CONCERTED MOVEMENT
roR THE DISRUPTION THE L MON. We are mol alarm
lists. in the habit # crying out Wolf, wolf
on every occasion. The dSs nlion % tls curious l.
Will ben easy task. let what irlon hands attempt II
thai, may Bat there IS danger ahead. aad il neitler
prudent. brave, Wise, to conceal HE fact from
selves.
The b-ofc, papers have for years been endeasoting
10 identify thu W has Of he North with Ahllltionisn,
and have praiel great deal about natural allies the
Democracy of,he North. What commen, is present
ed by the poe, elngs II his Utica convenilon We find
the first and dangerous atenp at "reanizlllun,
giinSt the rights and very existence ot the South, made
by those claiming be the real Democracy Of the great
est State in the tnan.made too, under the advice and
couniruance of The ''Nortiern with Southern prIn-
clples' 10 whose elevation IN the Presidency The SOUTH
rgey contribnfed Yes Martin Van buren, is the great
leader of The crusade agains, the rights and interests OF
the South. To get vote, he conl crn re and
modae. like Gen. Cas-. his opinions any ven stan
dard-and profess 10 have S,nthern principles though
born North of the Snsqnchannah lie resented the
mcnt he received AT the hands of the South in 1914 aud
then revenge The tine has arrived to glut it
and he gladly snaices The opportunity Gen Cas makes
like Professions lie changed lis opinions the word
Of command. upon the Wmo Proviso, and upoa the
ernal improvement question. WEI the South be f,olei
SECOND iiue can repnse confidence III the pro
trs,on, OF Mr.. Cass than in III Sc OF Mr. Naa Buren,
We sincerely regret the cour-e Of the Utica Convention
from higher considerations tIan those of party. We
had doubt Of Gen. Taylor receiving the vote If New
York hore and. # COURSE, believe his plurality viii be
the greater nov. whilst in other Statcs-Ohio Indiana
and Illinois the llnri ticket may dmnisli Gen. Cas-
strength sui NE reerei the grounds upon which iheer