Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1839-06-08
THE CONTEST IN TENNESSEE

Nv on, and from accounts that reach us
thence we are not permitted to doubt that
victory will be with the former. A vast
majority Of the people of Tennessee are,
and always have been, decidedly demo-
cratic; but in the aposiacy of so many Of
their eminent politicians such as Judge
White, Bell, and their present Governor,
men in whose political principles they
placed great confidence, they lost sight
Of the first principles, forgot the democratic
maxim of measures not men," and lent
their countenance TO the Opposition. The
people could not believe, and it was, per.
haps, na'ural enough that for short time
they should not believe, in the face of pro-
tesialions to the contrary, that these old
soldiers in the service Of their country,
we're acting in full communion with the
tories Of lSl2-ncver,heless such is the
fact. These men, who glored in the
courage, patriotism and ability displayed
bv General Jackson, in his defence Of
New Orleans,--and the men who at that
same time were plotting treason against
The Government, encouraging our enemies
to bold out in the war until we were COM
PEELED TO yield, sending of specie from
Boston TO Canada, TO be used by the Brit.
lsh to carry on the war against our own
citizens-who assembled in convention, at
Hartford, avowedly to alter the consiitu-
ton, while an army was invading our ter
ritory on both sides,-,hese are now
leacued together in opposition to the Fed.
eral Government, and to measures result
ing from the same principles which actu-
ated the democratic party in 1912. The
same MIR. Bell who cheered Gen. jackson
In his course in opposition to the rninons
policy of internal improvement by the
Federal Government, which had been
adopted by Mr.. Adams; and who aided in
the prostration Of The National Bank, and
the amelioration Of the system of taxation
tor protection, is nov the agent, the
"right hand man." in Tennessee, of
Henry Clay, the advocate and champion
OF all those odious measures. All this The
people ofTennessee must see. They are
loo intelligent to he long deceived; and
when the whole truth does coae 10 their
knowledge, these recreants will be spurned
rom the public confidence, and there will
be an end to federal control in the State
Mr. Polk has written very long (, n very
able address 10 the people of Tennessee, in
which he has traced The history of the two
great parties into which the country has
been divided, from the adoption of the con.
sttution down to the present time, with
clearness and precision. And he has
shown the perfect indemnity of principle.
between that party in the Convention
which adopted The Federal Constitution
whose leader and head was Alexaude,
Hamilton, and the wing party Of TO-DAY.
fhe one was for splendid Government,
that would corrupt TO its will, bv its line o
policy, the wealth and powerful classes Of
socle'y--so is the other. The one was 70,
annhllating state rights and consolidating
all power IN The hands Of the Federal Gov.
ernment-so is the other. The one was
for National Bank so is the other The
one was fora Judiciary irresponsible ia
| the people, with power to revise The doirgs
ofall the other independent departments o.
the Government-so is the other. In fac
the identity is perfect. Not only has Mr.
Polk published 10 the people, this able and
conclusive address, but he has taken The
field in person; and wherever he has been
as appears by accounts that have come tc
us, as might reasonably have been expected
from his eminent ability and the justice d
the cause in whirh he is engaged, he ha.
carried the fulles, conviction home to The
minds ofhis thousands Of hearers.
i On one occasion when Mr.. Polk was t.
address an assembly, Mr.. Bell thrust him
self upon the audience and complained
that Mr.. Polk had come within the dis,ric
in which he resided 10 lecture 10 his con
| stitnents-he styled the late Sneaker .
"poacher" said that he invaded his terrific
~, and the like, Mr.. Polk replied. ane
submitted to the people whether thew were
treemen or the property Of Mr.. Bell. whon
he had no right to NEEDLE with. ne bar
been more than intimated by the latter
The effect of this appeal was irresistible
with one voice the people called upon Mr.
Folk to 60 ON, and he went on ILLUSTRATING
The nature Of the present political contest
to the bitter discontinue Of Mr.. Bell.
We regard Mr.. Polk as not only one q
the ablest, but one Of the hest men in tbr
country. lie possesses in an extraord;na
ry degree those rare qualities Of head and
heart which peculiarly fit man for the
Chief Msgistracy of commonweal,b
he is ALWAYS ready in debate--learned
and able. His manner is perfectly franl,
and transformations; and to this natural and
unaffected simplicity Of address, hasp;tes
great firmness and an indomitablc pers..
verance. Mr.. Polk is vet young man
but little more than forty, we bel;sve