Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-02-16
ANTI-WILMOT PROvIso CONVENTION
IN NEW YORK.

The "Old bunker" portion of tho Democracy
heid State Convention at Albany on the 9th
January. This section of the party are hostile to
the Wilmot Proviso, and favorable to the district
system OF appointing delegates to the general Con-
vehtion at Baltimore. They go the whole figure
LOT 'he conquest and annexation of MeXico-for Ii
beral commercial privileges-again,t abolition of
every shade-and for ''aIl those principles and
measures which have characterized the democratic
party Tor the last twenty five years." CA very sin
gular compound)
The New York Herald, which describes the af-
iair says the ludicrous enacted-,he turning
OH the gas, and other efforts combined with the
iaugnaoie proceedings in the various wards of that
city IN the election of various delegates. are only
natural characteristics of the singular situation Of
inc democracy OF that great State on which lit
lhinks) hangs, probably, the next Presidency.
Inc Herald also speaks of meetings of the other
section OF the party, TO appoint delegates to Con
Vent'on to be held in Utica on the 10th of Februa
ry. John Van Buren,, of the Ex-President is
the ruling spirit and head Of this new movement a.
mong the democracy OF the North
ihe Richmond Enquirer and its kindred prints
nave been closing their eyes 10 these scenes and
endeavoring to beguile themselves and their readers
Dy references to Whig dissensions and the struggle
between the Claymen and the Taylorites; bu, ,hey
w, VIII soon have work on hand in their o,vn camp.
Inc Herald says this great democratic party. hi,h
erto united for quarter of a century, is now ALSO
iu'eiy divided into two sections-two hostile fac
tiohs-irretrievably disjointed-and no alchemy
(not even the spos) can join them together again.
The Herald is opinion that the Wilmot Pro
viso VIII be the element of final disruption n, the
Baltimore Convention in May; and whicheye,
section OF the party prevails in that body defeat Ia
Doth Is certain In the Presidential contest. Tha,
paper says:
The holiness with which John Van Buren
brings forward this principle in tho party move.
ihen's OF New York, and the chlorolor.n reckless
ness with which he advocates it. give him decree
Oh eminence that may gradually make him the sue.
cessor to the position OF his father, the EN- prssi-
dent; but the party OF which he will be the head
VIII be animated by different principles and lead 10
d'ierent results, from any party that was ever or
gan'zed IN thls country 1t will be the new clio
ryom democracy, scattering oil of vilrol over thei,
irail Southern sisters, and lhus causing arrest in,
prisonment, and final suicide TO themselves -
The Herald argues from all this, that Mr.. CLAW
VIII get the vote of New York by twenty ar ,birty
thousand John Van Buren, puts it down in his
own organ at fifty to sixty thousand.''
This split is certainly more serious one ,c
the Democracy than the organs of the partv seen
| willing to admit. David Wilmot, whose re .elec
Ton 10 Congress was hailed with SO much low by
'hem' has driven ponderous wedge into the de
mocTa'ic trunk, and the tree will DO found TO be
completely shivered. Let them amuse themselves
until May next, with Wing troubles, and then thew
may find employment enough in gathering up thei,
own iTagmenis.-U 'nchester Republican,