The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-09-30
From the knorriLe Tenn } .7,gus.
GOV. POLK.

In continuation of our remarks last week we
would observe that with but two or three pton.
/ the Democratic journals every where accord 10 Gov
Polk the well-earned credit OF unring effort ndom
table energy, and Of manly devotion TO his narty and
principles throughout the late elections in Tennessee
We say rel earned, for it was so. No one man could
have done more. Our party at the commencement OF
the canvass looked around for some one TO lead III,
Jorforn hope against the citadel Of whiggery placed
so impregnably upon the vantage ground and so
firmly entrenched by the infatultion and mu nmery
and pageantry and misrepresentation of 1910. All
eyes were at once directed TO Polk. The task was
ierculcan; the undertaking was enterprise full
| of danger and Of acknowledged difficulty. It might
well have appalled, of less self sacrificing spirit
victory, he well knew was, under the circumstances
almost hopeless, and defeat might at least POSTPONE
II not prevent his future prefermen ia the honorable
service OF the country. But the voice of his country
men he could not disregard. Without counting the
cost he threw himself into the beach, fought the bat
tie TO the last moment with unabated zeal and he
came victim TO lis fury
We repeat again, that in State in no such instance
throu ghout the Union has there been like instance of
sei-deyotlon sel-immoation rather TO his
as Gov. Polk has exhibited IL reminds ~ of The
late OF leondas and his Sparians. The physical
hrmness IN the one exceed the higher al
tribute o. moral courage aud Of lofty PATRIOTS In
the other.
His orethrop mmortalized the hero Of Thermopy-
le. IL remains TO be whether the defeat Of Gov
Pok IN the late political contest shall as bss enc
mics wish II 10 do, consign him TO retirement from
the public service, or has friends think IL ought
elevate nun TO future precrmen, aud higher station
We have noticed as already stated a disposition gen
orally TO do him justice. Ii is not so universal =
Two or three Democratic papers, distant from the
scene OF action, aud Of course perfectly unacau,nted
with the elements of the opposition with which he
had TO contend, and the local causes which embar-
raised him, have ascrlbed the defeat of the Demo-
cratic party here to the unpopularity or
OF our Gubernaiorial candidate. Nothing can be-
Iur'her IRON The truth-nothng unjust To the re-
putallon and claims of Gov. Polk-nothing more I'm
grateful ana ungenerous on the part OF those by whom
the aspersion has been made and nothing moro ~
rectly opposite TO the pretensions and demands az
Tennessee upon the Democratic party I'm our last
weeks atucIe, We mentioned briefly some of the
causes that had thwarted our efforts and preyented
our success last August These were themselves SUI
hcient 10 explain our defeat without the least resort
to The charge OF want of personal popularity on the
part OF our candidate. II is lust Otherwise lie h
every wher The idol Of his acquantanc q There Il
magic IN hrs voice, his manner his address, his public
ana private virtues, his unqucstioned ability and his
past services that has rivetted him deem i'm Inc .
tons and consideration of his countrymen a,d.o,s
man IN OF out OF the State could VIC added another m
The 5i,OOO votes which Gov. Polk received ~ r.,
could have been defended his arm would have dc
'enu'u ner. but our opponents had fully succeeded
ever! where IN identifying our can idatc with all the
measures and principles practised and held nv or
falsely ascrbcd To, Mr.. Van Buren, All the iii ,s
sues OF The contest OF l5i0 were still fresh in tho
minds OF our people, and were revived in the race of
1855 10 tne'r fullest force. They were not less orc
ratve m the late canvass than In the carosas nj bc
hard cider campaign. No one out Of Tennessee can
conceive the utter hopelessness of ever CORRECTING
public sentiment here from Federal misrepresent,
tons OF Mr.. Van Buren's administration, They have
succeeded IN making Van Bufenism mot Democracy
nearly as odious here as black.cockade Federalism
was IN 1900 Knowing this, they used every eGort
last summer 70 identify Gov. Polk with the waning
fortunes Of Mr.. Van Buren,. 10 this thew .ucceodss
unfortunately but too we'll, and with that idensi,y