The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-05-30
THE GALAXY.
MIDDLEBURY,VT.
Tuesday, May 80, l848.

THE LOCO FOCO NOMINATIONS.
We give our readers an extended report of the
doings and sayings of the Baltimore Convention,
supposing it to be matter of some interest," Just
at present. What the final result of the New
York quarrel may be, we will not attempt to con-
lecture. But how the Barnburners, after entering
their protest against the proceedings of the Con-
vention, (includng the Presidential nomination.
can hereafter sustain the nominee, with q very
good grace, is more than We are able to see. EY-
cry effort made to secure their cooperation and
goodwill seems to have proved entire failure.
But the great, noteworthy fact in all this bust
ness, is the nomination of LEWIS CAssI We
are not disposed to find fault with the choice. 1t
is just what we could have desired. 1t does seem
to Us absolutely impossible that man whose
character is so woll known-a man who for so
long time has been anxiously grasping after the
Presidency man who has been betrayed into
all manner o. inconsistencies, in bis eagerness to
secure the nomination-snd who, in short, must in
eritably appear contemplate in the eyes of all the
more sober of his own party-it does seem impos-
sible that such man should get the election, un-
der any circumstances But in the present condi-
ton of LocofocOism, we should have strong con-
fdence in the defeat of even the most unexcep-
tionable candidate that party could select. Of
LEWIS CAss, we have heretofore spoken our
mind rather freely-nobody is ignorant urhO he is.
We shall have much more TO say, at another time.
OF Gen Butler, as politician. we do not pro-
fess to know anything particularly characteristic
He has military title-a fair military reputation
is the successor of Gen. Scott in command Of
the Mexican forces. To military glory, we are
not aware that he has any particular pretensions
We do not calculate that his connection with the
Mexican war, simply, will bring him many votes.
In nominating Gen. Butler, however, it is mani
fest that the party who got up the war, are in
cined to try what capital can be made of it, in
the approaching campaign Whether it willprove
/ a profitable speculation, remains to be seem We
had thought, however, and We believe the people
generally so understand it, that all the brilliancy
Of the renowned victories in Mexico, belonged
pretty exclusively to the generals whose courage
and sag acity alone it was-against fearful odds
and unhcard Of obsiacles-that won these battles.
Butler bore no prominent part, as we are aware.
in any of them, nor do We know shat he has earn
ed any remarkable distinction a soldier.
1t is rumorcd that the Bsrnburncrs will 60 for
Senator Dix. We do not vouch for the correct
ness of this report, but we do not think it i'm
probable. From all that we are yet able to Learn,
the nomination Of Cass-who goes for absorbing
the whole of Mexico, and for an unlimited extern
sion Of Slavery-is rather unpalatable TO all tina.
portion of the Democracy who have been desi-
rous OF being considered as Proviso men. We
do not expect any serious resistance their part
however, unless it is in the State Of New York.
These anti-slavery professions Of LocofocOism
we suppose to be very hollow.