The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-09-11
From The Philadelphia Mercu,yS Erening Journal.

Gov. Polk is of the very best stump speakers
in the nation. Besides he has character without
spot or blemish. While in Congress he presided
with singular ability as Speaker of the House of Re.
representatives., and yet with all our personal regard
for Governor Polk, always thought it bad policy
to rum him second time
| Gov Polk was in the Executive chair of Tennessee
| with very fair majority in his favor, when the
Wings selected MIR Jones to oppose him, and after
most ardent and well contested political canvass Mr.
| Jones was elected Governor over Mr. Folk Al the
end of Gov. jones' term, the Wings re-nominated
Mr. Jones' and the Democrats re-nominated Mr.
Polk
The Democrats should have chosen another cand-
date instead Of Mr. Polk For II ought not TO be eX-
pected that those who but two or three years before
had poted Mr. PoL out Of the Ereoire chair would be
so inconsistent as 10 change round and vote nm IN
again-certanly not enough TO alter considerable
majority.
Indeed the denomination Of Mr.. Polk was calcu-
lated 10 throw deep cloud over the prospects OF The
party; particularly there Is not man in thou
sand who would be willing TO ayow that he was mis-
taken IN his former vote.
If another candidate had been put on the course in
stead Of Mr. Polk, many more votes would undoub
tedy have been cast for him, without the parties
giving them eyincing any inconsistency But II
TO, much to ask the freemen Of the State who had
voted MIR Polk out Of office, to turn around and
vote him in again.
When the people Of a State have once expressed
an opinion against an Executive IT IS idle TO ask them
back again where his political position unchanged
After lapse OF many years. attempt at re-elec
ton of an ousted candidate may be made, because
there may, in that time, be change of opinion but
all immediate trials must necessarily iail The run
ming Of a candidate defeated by considerable MAJOR
In Immediately alor his defeat for office from ichich
he has just been elected by the popular ,7i, is in fact Int.
tie short Of madness.
We take it for granted that Tennessee will hereaf-
| ter not nominate candidate who has been yetoes
| by the people for the Executive chair. The supre-
macy Of the Democracy too important to the well
being Of the country have it hung upon the desti-
ny Of a candidate who but three years ago has been
! voted out Of Office.
The running of Governor Folk Immediately after
his defeat, equivalent TO declaration hdt inc
People Of Tennessee had no settled opinion oil their
own or that they had been led away by some delu-
sion or that they would without fail sober second
thought re.instafc him. II most rash and unior
iunate experiment the part Of the head men oil
the party Tennessee, TO attempt to drive the peo
pie back into the Polk ranks, Immediately alter they
had in so open a manner abandoned him. IL was
rash and unfortunate TO run Mr.. Polk not only or
account Of the almost certain prospect OF defeat
more especially on account of the great risk the par
~ ran OF losing two Democratic United States Sc
majors from Tennessee.
We lament this injudicious denomination in Ten
nesseo and trust that WILL for all time to come, be
an abiding lesson, written deeply upon the memory
Of the Democratic party and that it will hereafter
be standing rule not to put man in the held Tor an
Office who was voted Out Of thai office a, the preceding
election by a respectable majority of the people.
Indeed il would seem TO us little less than sheer al
their former judgment, calculated to rouse their IN
dipnation when the object of the party should be to
win thclr support IL there be any man in the whole
country cmnently fitted to stem the torrent of public
opinion and capable Of asking the people to change
t5cir Judgment in relation TO HIMSELF that man was
Governor Polk, and yet we that he was beater
: by a larger majority than in his preceding defeat.
And il is solemn opinion that, out OF the thou
sands who went against Governor Polk when he wa
roied out Of the executive chair not one changed III
vote for MIR. Polk at the last contest.