New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-09
GEN. Commemorative WAY TO

CHOOSE DELEGATE.-TRe Winyau IS. C.l Oh
serrer gives the following amusing account Of
the way in which the famous Gen. Commander
got himself chosen Delegate to the late Baltimore
Convention
IL will be recolected that four years ago Gen Coma
msnder was sert on the same mission By meeting
whose numbers scarcely equaed the votes he cast In the
Convention At that time the State from the mountains 20
the sesbosrd expressed It's indignation the successful
fraud praciiced by the meeting at Georgetown. Two
OF The most conspicuous gentlemen who figured In that
meeting al the time about TO take up their abode
In the State which claims Van Buren, and Seward as the
apostles Of their political creed The three others
who LETT either being ashamed Ct the part they
then took moved by considerations Of policy and ex
PedeDcy declined to have anything TO do with the pres
sDt movement
"ln effort was however made 10 get up public
meeting 10 send Delegate to the Convention at Bat
more which efsrt failed in consequence Of inability
to find gentlemen OF standiag in the community 70 take
the chair The godfathers Of the movement of ls45
unwilling 10 stand sponsors any lop ger, and the
only alternative left 10 the party of which Gen. Com
mandcr is high pres', we suppose after the order OF
Meicbisedek, to have a certihcatefO appointment
drawn I'D and hswked about for the names of those
who could be induced 10 sign whether they were
Wings, Democrats, aliens or mnors Many fraudulent
devices resorted TO, only for the purpose Of
escspDg detection but also for the sake Of procuring
signatures Many gentlemen have Informed that they
desired TO the certificate and the attached
thereto reasonable requests were denied unless
Those who heretofore known as prominent
ard good Democrats were not applied TO al all One
induced TO sign it because II represented
10 him petition to be presented TO the Town Coun-
Gil Another supposed he witnessing bill OF sale
for schooner and third informs that he supposed
he subscribing for dinner which 10 take place
some little distance from the town. And from all we
learn believe, IL we were allowed to plead the
truth in justihca iOn could not be convicted OF
hDel II say that twothirds OF the sgners do
not know What they have put their names TO- CertAn
il s have had applications to suppress names on the
paper but do feel at liberty o. IT, and we take
THIS oppC rtuniy TO inform those who were either de
ceiyed have since repentec that our columns are
open for their explanation.
We regret that IL is out of power 10 give 10 the
public the remarkable docsment referred to. We have
INQUIRED Of several who gned IT, but of them are
able 10 give any 81 II. Many have sad they dd
not others said they read but di1 not under
it, whle others say they did not care to understand
IT, We have, however, beennore successful Ia nndlns
out tie nan 10 this derful paper, and as the De-
mCcfscy Of the State have a right 10 know their new
rulers we have concluded to publish them for general
information. We do this with reluctance as our &C
qubintsnce with the uuter1ed satisfies US that they are
never ashamed OF what they do
The Observer gives the name of the forty-seVen
sgners Of the certificate and says
"Ofthis motley crew, thirtyone were not born in the
District twenty natives VI the States fifteen are
Wings and nine have right 10 vote in the District
Some have no tie, of family property to bind them TO
the place or State here like birds OF passage are
now puming their wings for their Northern flight Some
have just into the District, and with more zeal
than TASTE have seized the first opportunity OF investing
themselves with uBeDviable nOtOrety. To this hete
rogeneous mass of Wings Democrats and aliens, are we
indebted for a representative at Baltimore.