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The !" Morning News" appears to have some
painful recollections of the t00-thrds rule adopted
by the Baltimore Democratic Convention, which
had the effect Of destroying Mr.. Van Burens pros
pect for the Presidency, and of eecting Mr.. Polk.
The News says, in speaking of the meeting OF
Congress


The first interesting subject which will engage the
attention Of the House Of Representatives will be the election
of its officers These matters will be settled In the Demo-
for there be reasonable doubt the scec
tions there made will be umphany sustained in the House.
There Of mischievous fellows in the world who do
hesitate their hope that the twothrds rule will
adopted the those who indulge this hope being
confident in the belief that the practical effect Of the rule would
be dash the swelling expectations Of friends of the
Washington Unon and also Of three candidates for


the Speakesp who for the adoption OF the same
by the Baltimore Convention. No,D, h all the tears


il Dou cause US to she'd ,ce forced acknowledge that


there scoud be much Of 'rfrbtre justice IN such result
Nevertheless do not approve Of the rule, and would be
opposed to its adoption by Caucus rs most unjust ana
arbitrary rule, and haring been made 10 the
purpose of It's authors, should be abandoned That the
majority should govern, is good and sound principle,
which alone hes the safety of the Democratic Wher
be habtuay disregarded in Democratic
and conventions then will such bodies fail the popular
approval and gradually lose their efficiency and value"
- This reads all very pretty upon paper, and WI
conclude from it that the President at least got hi.
nomination by at least an unjust and arbitrary
rule If the whole truth, and nothing but tn,
truth, is ever revealed in regard to that nomination
some harsher epithets than those Of the News will
be applied toit. Another thing that will strike the
reader singularly in this article is the unblushing
avowal that every thing in Congress, and previous
to the meeting of Congress, must be disposed OF
under the dictation Of King Caucus. The Wings
there are to be powerless as many statues I;
and this is the respect Democracy shows to the will
of the peope.-NeW York ErpreSs.