The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-09

The nomination of Mr. Van Buren, for the presidency,
by the banburner convention at Utica IN the very face
Of his declarations that ne should continue TO confne
himself to private life induced the suspicion that the
convention had reason to believe that Mr. Van Buren,
would accept If nomnated-and hence his nomination.
He has accepted the issue which that convention present.
ed, after which likely to become rather
fashionable that to say he does not refuse II is the
coy assent of sence-a style that well BELTS the Maiden
svc to satisfy the matron In the present however,
it has answered ITS purpose and Is as PLAIN to the under
standing of everybody if he had said in the
lar 81 accept the nomination"
Thus, then, Mr. Van Buren, offers the honors of his
public life the esteem and confidence of vast multitude
OF this great people, the integrity OF the past the tran
guilty of the present and the dignity of the future, all
common obation upon the altar of his unappeasa
Bile revenge The god he serves is his goricaton,
the principle of action is personal ambition, and the
happy idol has arayed itself to his admiring gaze
wrapped in the mantle of the 'Wmot Provlso" We
regret to witness such event as this. Detection of
garing character INDUCED at great COST and under
weakness OF human nature to the mercess verdict of
every wellbalanced mind, and presents the subject
thereof not entitled to commiseraon, but inviting
contempt.
MIR. Van Buren, is actuated by two motives-one of
which promises to his evered mind present qualification,
and the other anticipates future triumph The first of
these originated in burning desire to avenge the ejec
ton OF his name through the southern influence in the
convention OF 1884, by defeating the nomination made by
the convention of 1913 AT this tme we do not believe
that Mr. Van Buren, mad enough to hope for anything
beyond the defeat of the regular democratic ticket but it
is certain that he does hope to accomplish that Fore
warned, forearmed." 1t is with the great democratic
party-ay, il is for all parties to take that the high
and honorable office OF the presidency of the United States
never degenerates into instrumentaity for the
qualification of individual malice or the fermentation of
fachous strife. When does, an evil will have been
gendered for which Wilmot Provsos by the dozen will
afford remedy. Mr.. Van Buren, has taken the first
step towards civil feud; it is alimporant that he
should by the popular voice. be compelled TO rerograde
The name OF Van Buren-faher and son-is the vital
element of the movements the Wlmot Proviso is but
fancul medium in which it revolves.
The future triumph TO which MIR. Van Buren, looks, is
his election to the presidency 1852 He magines that
the principle to which he has attached his name and
cause will thrive with miraculous energy, and in few
years attain all that Importance throughout the nom
slaveholdng States with which it presents itself to him
not for to declare that such may not be the
though we have no reason to anticipate anything OF the
kind while our senators and representatives acuated
by patriotic and generous spirit OF compromise The
advocates OF the Wimot Provso like its adversaries,
conendlng from exlremltes and when they meet to ad
just the preminaries of the contest the subject will,
earnestly hope, be Invested of its formidable character,
and the apprehensions of all be alayed by the pedom-
nant influence OF the love of country
1t Is with regret that we induced to say what we
have written upon this subject but the pursued
by Mr.. Van Buren, and his is OF such character
leave without doubt of the acuating principle of
dupcy we recognise duty, to express an unreserved
opinion on subject of much Importance. Whether
the principles of the Wimot Proviso contain within them
selves the elements of good evil of safety disunon,
Judging Mr. Van Buren, from his pen and his own
professions cannot but believe that to him the Will
OF his ambition Thus originating in malignity and pas
sion scarcely be otherwise than that dsappont
ment, notification, and shame should ultimately wait
upon the author of such scheme.