The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-18

WASHINGTON, May Is, 1913.
The Baltimore Convention.

The Baltimore Convention
The Campbells are coming" The delegates
to the Baltimore national democratic convention
are dropping in by detachments, from the South
and the West-trom Tennessee, from Kentucky,
from Ohio, from Michigan, from Mississippi, from
Vlrgnia-and not one man of them knows what
Is to be done. This Is the half way house to Bal
tImore, where they stop to compare notes, to talk
with the members OF Congress, to the Pres-
dent, and to consult the oracles. They meet In
squads at the hotels--hey talk over the Prcsiden-
cy and the chances, for hours The way they do
before they meet at Baltimore, III the aggregate,
Is to meet here IN detachmens, State by State---if
The whole delegation il not here the leading apirits
dictate the roie They on the ground. A
member oil Congress, or so, from each State ~,
with lew exceptions, delegate alternate
He IS generally the man-malor domo-he knows
everything. He is consulted upon the matter of
instructions, and particularly upon what is to be
done, when having obeyysd Instructions, no cand-
date shall be elected. That Is the nice point.
The question now lies between the two-hrd
rule and Gen. Cass. The General will have plu-
rality to start WITH If the delegates vote their in
srucons, expressed or implied lie may have II
majority, he cannot get two-hirds. Hence the
friends of the General like the friends of Mr.. Van
Buren, in 1874, will oppose the two-third rule--the
bowstring by which the sage OF kinderhook was
executed four years ago The friends of all the other
candidates will perhaps combine for the two-thrd
rule. We understand that the friends of the aid
minlsratlon desire its repetlon let Gen Cass an
swer why let Mr.. Buchanan explain if necessary
We take it that the two third rule will be applied
and II so we consider 1t tantamount to the ruling
out all the prominent candidates OF 1874, once
more, and perhaps forever beginning with Gen.
Cass. We give up the chances OF MIR. Polk IIe
would be drowned IN the harbors and rivers of the
West. He would be snagged along the Mississippi,
grounded IN the Ohio, and wrecked within sight OF
every harbor along the la kes. Besides, we believe
he has desire of
He has said so, from Baltimore to Augusta in
Maine; and from the shores of the Kennebec
back to the city of Trenton, he has repeated the
asseyeration. He has had four years, his health
Is delicate, he has a competency, and after rest
of four years in recuperatlve retirement, he may
be called out again But not now. Not now.
We must have a drum and fife--the " ear piercing
fife, the plumed troop, and the big wars at the
head OF the ticket, or as part of the ticket. A
strictly civilian bill of fare will not answer, as III
peased. Prince John and his balance i-powcr-
party must be conciliated. Not of the old
stagers, not even Mr. Woodbury., we fear, will
suffice for that. New York, and the barnbuners
first or second they must have name You can
not place them first without you take Gen. Worth;
but 1t Is feared that he is too new a democrat,
having changed front in Mexico-not to the enemy
in front, but to his old friends in the II any
other is selected from the North, for President
New York must be left off the ticket altogether,
ana tnat may Su1Ce 10 lose New OTk, ana 10 lose
the election.
We must have drum and fife, and we must
have New York on the loco ticket. Considering
Worth to be in the condition OF the Duchess dor
leans with the Count OF Paris--hat Is, " too Late"
where shall we get the drum and fife to give
the Empire the second on the ticket! for the drum
and fife ought to lead in the march. We must go
south of Mason and Dixon. There we have Gen
Qultman, Gen. Jefferson Davis, Gen. Houston,
and the immortal and invincble AJAX Telaman,
Gen. Pillow. Take either of these cheftains, and
you couple him with Gen. Dix of New York, and
you have the card for the campaign and for New
York. Yet, again, there is Gen. Butler, of Ken
lucky who has fought the British and Indians
along the lakes who stood by the side of Jackson
carries the mark of Monterey with him. Place
HIM and Dix IN juxta position, and you can travel
Clay is the only wing. who can carry Kentucky
against Butler, especially If Gen Taylor be noni-
mated without the assent OF the Ashland chief
The way, them to the democrats is plain With
Gen. Butler, or John A. Dix, or X. J. Walker and
Gen. Worth, they could pull like wild horses, par
ucuarly with the two first named, as the order OF
the day.
But the notion of Col. Benton, that the North
must have the next President, is likely to do some
damage: He does not mean Gen. Cass he means
Martin Van Buren,, Gen. Dix, or perhaps, az pre-
ferabe to Gen. Cass, he would take Senator Allen,
OF OHIO. And II may not be amss to observe that
Mr.. Allen Is talked OF, this evening". among the
opponents of Gen Cass, and even by the friends of
the general, as the man upon whom they will fal
In the event of the supersedng of the Michigan
champion. In this conneXon we understand that
the probable vote of the convention, on the first
ballot, will not give Gen. Cass majority of the
whole number, and hence his friends are already
casting about Tor man upon whom To meet,
whereby to defeat all the other candidates who
date back to 1871, including prominently Messrs
Buchanan, Dallas, and Woodbury..
Finally, the choice of the convention, first and
cond, is involved IN the most lnexpcable complex
ity. The devil himself-the chief of politicians as
well as the prince of darkncss-would be puzzled to
solve the problem this side of next week. Davis.
the magneiizcr, defy, challenge, com
mand, we impore, to tell. lie is a humbug if he
can't. Father Richie is in cairvoyan state but
he is oblivous, and his oracle is deaf as post and
dumb mummy. He is right to keep still. He
might pull the wrong string, and play the deuce
among the crockery, If he were to pail in the dark
Hold on. Lie low. Keep dark. Look sharp =
Await the moving OF the waters, and then whoever
or whatever is turned out for the ticket, then put
the glory, and lay on all you know how. No man
can say who - TO be the successor, at Baltimore,
to James ~ Polk but strongly suspect tina
Mr.. Dix is to be the man for the Vice Presidency
and a better could not be selected.
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