The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-09-30

their victor, WaA achieved We speak tie eonsio-
tiuD Of our eslmest judgment when say, that with
another--Asf oTHEs-now enocratie candidate
for the Presidency, Gov Polk would have carried
his election 10y 10000 majority with great and entire
certainty And for this il is that we think We
have rgl: to complain when a leading paper in the
interest of Mr. Van Buren, ascrbes Gov, Folks de-
feat TO his own want Of strength TO some impocy IA
his course, or as is pretty plainly insiouaied by The
Globe to an abandonment IN part Of the Jackson
policy.
We wish to do the Globe Justice. We would not
misrepresent II. But the pretensions OF Tennessee
ought not 10 be- shall not be, sacrificed. The fair
name and just claims of her yrtuous and gifted son
ought not TO be-must not be- bsrtered away 10 blind
dolatry TO the ruined fortunes Of citizen Of
the Empire State.
m Ia brute What were Mr. Van Buren, without
the past aid of Tennessee From tchai Eljuh did he
receive his maiie But on this at present for
bear.
One word further, however, on the Globes ar-
Gle. With the adoption of the Jackson pc icy, We
look for Governor Folks return to public life and
renewed distinctions viii the Globe inform us
what part of the Jackson policy Governor Polk has
notadopted We ourself 10 favor of that part
OF the Jackson policy which goes for the term
principle. Can the Globe say much
l o such journals infer Governor Folks availa-
blty the Vice Presidential candidate in 1884, from
his defeat in Tennessee, submit the question !:
How available can Mr. Van Buren, be- who was de-
eated IN New York by Ia % votes, and Who, entep-
ing the Presidential chair with large ma oriiy lost
his party that majority, and defeated by the lar
gest popular majority ever given against Presden-
tal candidate "Fia jusiitia rtiat criiun 1t was
the ANTiNAN buren, majority in Tennessee which
Governor Polk had 10 encounter and not the anti
Polk majority. Mr.. Van Buren's friends should I'M
derStand this, for it is very well understood in Ten
nessee.
In conclusion, we have TO say tina, the Democrats
Of Tennessee have different preferences for several
Of the distinguished gentlemen spoken of as cand.
dates for the Presidency We believe their wish is
for new candidate. In this we may be mistaken
or one thing, however, we are sure, and that is
that from the Aeghanies 10 the Mississippi there is
entire harmony and perfect unanim ty on the subject
OF the Vice Presidential candidate. For that dis
tngushed station they present to the consideration
OF the Democratic party throughout the Union JAMES
Il. FOLK, statesman and patriot, virtuous, able,
and experienced, the prime of whose life has been
spent In the service Of his country, and whose solid
reputation affords guarantee that the highest
trusts will be safe IN his hands. We do not exagge-
rate when we say that Gov. Polk has performed MORE
HARD SERVICE for the Democratic party than any
other man in the Union For the last twenty years
wherever the fight has been the thckesi and the hot
test there has he been found He has never sopt TO
count the odds TO calculate the chances of success
but when hard fighting has been necessary, he has
ever been reckoned one Of the very ablest and
most skfu of generals. Shall the claims Of such
man be postponed to advance the prelensous of
some iar-weather Democrat, who has happened
luckily TO be successful in cliLging to the skirts Of
the party when II has been riump plant and of finding
convenient place TO hide when defeat has overtaken
IT. We will not believe 1t Knowing Gov. Folks
claims and qualifications for the Office to be vastly
superior 10 those of any other gentleman spoken OF
in connexion with the Vice Presidency we confident
ly appeal to the Democratic party for JUSTICE
PREMISES.