The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-28

ucai dlsapponlments so apt to engender in the b
regulated minds" And the frequency with which N.
subject is referred TO in the banburner address, and h
relevancy with which required to in this letter ara
not well calculated TO remove such an impression from
the minds OF those who are likely to mbibe il
But what evidence has either Mr. Van Rursn Or he
friends that the democratic masses were dissatisfied With
the doings of their representatives in the Convention Of
1874 is it found in the zeal with which Mr. POLL wa,
sustained; or in the triumphant majority by which bs
elected in despite of the secret Vaccinations of the
secret circular of New York; OF in the cordialiv
with which his administration has been sustained BIZ The
democratic Masses" with scarcely any other exception
than the barnbuner faction of that State and very few
disconnected politicians in the SOUTH from whom we had
dared to hope for much better spirit 1t will scarceybe
found in any of these evidences Will it be found in the
late movements of the barnburner faction. Our conf.
dence is abiding that Mr Van Buren, will find, in the
end, that they compose but small portion of the "dsm
ocratic masses" of the Union VIM he find in the re.
newed proof Of public confidence which many of the
actors in that convention have received since that time
at the hands Of the people' Will Ae in word, find il
anywhere else any extent than in the excited feelings
of his partial frends'
But We dismiss this subject, unpleasant to US, and
at to what Mr.. Van Buren, says, in his re.
markable letter, of the proceedings of the late Baltimore
convention
Mr. Van Buren, commences his structures upon the late
National Convention with these remarks:
"To give the doings of Democratic National Conven
ton claim upon the support OF the democracy of any
State is indspensaby necessary democracy of
that State should be fairly represented in such convention
and allowed equal rights and privileges with their political
brethren from other States in regulating its proceedings
Neither of these although perseveringly demanded,
conceded by the convention the democracy of
New York and they of degree controlled
by its decisions"
Does Mr. Van Buren, mean to say, that the only claim
which democratic candidate has upon the democracy of
any State rests upon its being represented in the conven-
ton which nominated him, and not upon the principles
of the party which he represens Does he 10 make
principles secondary to party organization, and maintain
that the duty of the democracy grows out of the regu
lary of the last and not the soundness of the former
Does he mean to say, when there is but one demo-
cratic candidate in the field and he is presented by the
OF the democracy OF every State in the Union
but one and portion of the democracy of that that
the rest of that democracy under of obligation
support him. but that it may contribute to the
of his opponent because, either in consequence Of their
own fault, or, if you please the fault of Others they
not represented in the convention which nominated
him! Does he mean to say, that in 1882, when he
nominated the democratic candidate for Vice Pres-
dent upon the ticket with Gen. Jackson that neither OF
them had any claim upon the support of the democcyof
those States which not represented in the convention
of that year, Does he to say that in 1886 he had
no claim upon the democracy of Pennsy fer their
support because, the convention OF 1885, two sets OF
delegates who had dispute about the regularity of their
appointments-n every essential particular analogous to
the contest between the New York delegations the
late admitted upon the terms upon
which those two sets Of New York delegates were
Does he mean to say, that he had claim upon the
democracy of Illinois in 1886, nasmuch it object
ed that portion of the Kentucky deegaton-who had
by the democracy of Illinois been deputed to do So
should represent them, and they thus left without
any representation at all Does he TO say that he
had claim upon the democracy of Tennessee for their
support at the time referred to- because the right
in the convention Of the only person who represented that
State was seriously questoneds If he does say this
then must respectfully beg leave to differ with him,
and to express the opinion that the sound democracy of
the country will differ with him also. In opinion
and venture little in saying, in the opinion of this
democracy-the democracy of State in the Union
exempt itself from its obligation to support the
democratic candidate, sound in principles and emf
nent in talent, and who is presented to the country
by the concurrence OF all the other States, the plea
that has not been represented in the convention which
nominated him, and upon the precise terms which de-
sired especially when, in this case, the only OBJ
stace to their being thus represented grew of their
actous disagreements, which the democracy of the
other States found it impossible to adjust.
Mr. Van Buren, sndeed that this justifca-
of the bolt of the barnbuners standing alone, would
be satisfactory; and hence he attempts show that
they were in no fault for the position which they occupied
before the convention and therefore attempts throw
all the blame upon the Committee Credentials and
the Convention. And to do this he misrepresents in
many essential particulars, the action of both. Mr. Van
Buren, says:
1T plainly the duty OF the Committee on Credentials
examine into the and report their opno upon tho
conflicting claims referred to them 1t s ndisputable
fact that, instead of doing they required unqualified
pledge from both the delegates from New York; that
thew would support the nominee of venon, who
ever might be and resolved that WITHOUT a compliance
with this arbitrary exacon they would look into
the merits of their respective claims"
tits not our province defend the action of the Com
mittee on Credentials and it is the less necessary
they made their own defence in the Convention But its
due to hem their conduct has been arragned by Mr.
Van Buren,, that the which they pursued should
be properly understood.
The following, then, the reasons assigned by a
member OF the committee, behalf of the majority OF it,
for propoundng the preliminary which they did. We