Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-06-07
THE PRESIDENCY.


Baltimore is freely commented on by that portion
OF the Democratic press Of New York which sides
with the Barnbumer party.
The Albany Atlas thus expresses itself:
INT. Cass receives only l79 votes, and this is
attempted to be called nomination, because it A.
mounts to twO-thirds of the votes cast, excluding
New York The exclusion of the State was the
unjust act of the Convention and that BODY could
under no circumstances be justified in taking advan
tage OF It's own wrong 10 evade a rule which had
been applied with signal injustice against this State
MIR. Van Buren,, in 1914 received on the first bal
lot 40 votes out Of 2G6. If the game had then
been pursued on the part of the candidate of New
York that has been set in operation against her now
ofgetting some sham delegate to give to her candi-
date the eleven votes of South Carolina (Which
Then as now refused 10 be represented in the Con-
ventIon, and then excluding the votes from some
OF the other States TO the amount of that of New
York, the requisite two-thrds would have easily
been obtained
"Whether other States will regard as of any OBJ
legation nomination secured by this kind of iup-
gilng, remains to be seen. AS TO New York she
mas mad no place In this Convention. no voice i'm its
rules, no participating in the nomination. and has
had no judgment and no honest hearing on her
claims. To say that she will repudiate the nomi
nation might imply that some shadow of obligation
or seeming tie bound her 10 the decision of the Con-
veniion. tits not So We believe we speak the SEN
tlmens OF The democratic masses of the State. when
we say that they will regard this nomination as
thing concerning which they have no responsibility
which is not addressed to them, and concerns theyo
not. They will take their own action in REGARD 10
The future. They are powerful enough to do so.
as me ln'rguers and fanatlca sectarans. who have
broken the seal OF the democratic party and scatter
ed Is will fnJ 81.
The DAILY Globe-the organ of the Barnburpers
in the city OF New York-thus discourses of the
recent assemblage at Baltimore and ITS proceedings
sit will be seen by a reference TO our teleuropbic
report, that the Democracy of the United States
have failed TO combine in National Convention At
Baltimore. Several Delegates from different States
assembled. and after protracted discussion. refused
10 allow the Representatives of the Democracy of
New York TO participate in their deliberations
They proceeded, however, to ascertain who v,s
the preference of the gentlemen assembled and m
the fourth ballot, 1t proved that Lewis Cass. Of
Michigan, was the choice of a majority Of them
selves " '''0
we DO Lot regret that this gentleman was pre :.
'erTed-lor, In regard TO him, the views of the De
inocracy OF our State have been frequently and ful
ly expressed. His course upon various ouesiions
but more particularly on the subject Of maintainpg
freedom In territories where ii now exists has earn
ed Tor HIM the hearty contempt OF the people of this
olate, and we are grailled that an opportunity is
presented OF declaring this sentiment AT the mills
"1ad the representatives of New York been al
lowed to take part in this nomination. it will he
seen that two-third vote would not have beep nh.
tanned for General Cass. We are gratifed that
such was not the fact and that we are TINS reliev
ed from all responsibility for a nomination which
reflects deep disgrace on the parties by whom il
was made. The delegates from New York were
excluded because they were friendly to the preser-
walton OF freedom in free territories and Gen Cas-
was nominated because he believed such preserya
ton unconstitutional. This is exactly the test pre-
sented by Georgia, Virginia, Alabama and Flnr;d,
and to which the Utica Convention solemnlv re-
solved they never would submit The Democratic
party of the Union has been dismembered on this
sole question, and The Democrats of New York are
thrown back TO the alternative of State action and
state nominations. 1t remains for them to act with
the camness, hrmness and determination. which
have always signalized their acton.o
The Troy Budget of Friday evening remarks
thus on the nomination:
"a Convention at Baltimore TO whose ac,ion tho
people looked with some little interest has no,nina
led zen. Cass for the Presidency. When the news
reached here, 1t fell like dull, dead weight anon
all classes except The wings
The Baltimore Convention has accomplished a
feat which will long be remembered among the re-
markabIe events in the political history of the coun
try: 1t has broken up the democratic party Of the
nation!
The representative Of parish meeting of fifty
persons cast nine votes iii the Convention, while
me great Stale OF New York was wholly dsfran-
chlsed. We say DISTINGUISHED, because the action
OF the Convention in admitting both sets of dele
gates amounts TO nothing less.
"A day or two will determine what action the
democracy will take in the present crisis. In the
mean time we doubt not the democracy ofthis State
will ne presented with candidate worthy of SUP
port"