The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-10-02

out ouCCCoo last august lUcSe were themselves su
hcient to explain defeat without the least reso
to the charge of want Of personal popularity on tn
part OF our candidate. 1t is just otherwise. He
every where The idol OF his acquaintance. There
magic In his voice. his manner his address, his publ
and private virtues, his unquestoned ability, and h
past services, that has rvetted him deep in the afeC
tons and consideration OF his countrymen and no ohe
man IN or out of the State could have added another
the $4,000 votes which Gov. Polk received. If Iro
could have been defended, his arm would have de
tended her. But our opponents had fully succeede
every where in identifying our candidate with all tn
measures and principles practised and held by, o
falsely ascribed to, Mr. Van Buren,. All the old is
sues OF the contest of 1910 were still fresh in thu
minds OF our people, and were revived in the
lS43 in their fullest force They not less ope
ratve m the late canvass than in the carousas OF the
hard cider campaign. No out of Tennessee can
conceive the utter hopeessncss Of ever correcting
public sentiment here from Federal misrepresenta-
tons OF Mr.. Van Buren's administration. They have
succeeded IN making Van Burensm mot Democracy
nearly odous here black .eocLade Federalism
was IN loOO knowing this, they used every effort
last summer to identify Gov. Polk with the waning
fortunes of Mr.. Van Buren,. In this they succeeded
unfortunately but too well, and with that identity
their victory was achieved. We speak the convic-
ton of our caImest judgment when we say that with
another--ANY oTnER--new Eenlocratc candidate
for the Presidency, Gov. Polk would have carried
his election by 10000 majority with great and entire
certainty. And for this reason it is that think
have RICH: to complain when leading paper in the
interest of Mr. Van Buren, ascribes Gov. Folks de-
feat to his own want of strength, to impolicy in
his course, or, is pretty plainly nsinuatcd by the
Globe, to an abandonment in part Of the Jackson
policy.
We wish to do the Globe justice. We would not
mlsrepresent it. But the pretensons Of Tennessee
ought not to be, shall not be, sacrificed The fair
name and just claims of her viruous and gifted son
ought not TO be-must not be, bartercd away in blind
ldOatry to the ruined fortunes of cif IF
the Empire State.
Ell tn brute What were MIR. Van Buren, without
the past aid of Tennessee! From ,chat Elijah did he
receiue his mantle? But on this we at present for
bear. sl Ell It.i
One word further, however, on the Globes art-
Gle. " With the adoption of the Jackson policy, we
look for Governor Folks return to public life and
renewed distinctions" Will the Globe Inform us
what part of the Jackson policy Governor Polk has
not adopted' We are ourself in favor of that part
of the Jackson policy which goes for the one term.
principle. Can the Globe say as much?
10 such journals infer Governor Folks availa-
bilty as heVice Presidential candidate in 1874 from
his defeat in Tennessee, submit the question:
How available can Mr.. Van Buren, be, who was de-
feated in New York by A. 90 votes, and who, enter
ing the Presidential chair with large majority, lost
his party that majority, and defeated by the lar
gest popular majority ever given against Presiden-
tal candidate' Fiat justilia ,atat c9hinl" 1t was
the ANTI-VAN buren, majority in Tennessee which
Polk majority. MIR. Van Burcn's friends should I'M
derstand this, for it is very we'll understood in Ten
nessee. 4a,I4
In conclusion, we have to say, that the Democrats
OF Tennessee have different preferences for several
OF the distinguished gentlemen spoken of as candi.
dates for the Presidency. We believe their wish is
for new candidate. In this may be mistaken.
OF one thing, however, we are sure, and that is
that from the Aeghanies to the Mississippi there is
entire harmony aud perfect unanimty the subject
OF the Vice Presidential candidate For that dis
tngushed station they present to the consideration
OF the Democratic party throughout the Uhon JAMES
n. Polk, statesman and patriot, vrtuous 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 say that Gov. Polk has performed MORE
HARD SERVICE for the Democratic party thai any
other man IN the Union. For the last twenty wears
wherever the hight has been the thckest and the hot
test there has he been found He has never sopt TO
count the odds 10 calculate the chances Of success
but when hard fighting has been necessary he has
ever been reckoned of the very ablest and
most skfu OF our generals. Shall the claims of such
q man be postponed TO advance the prctensions Of
some fair-weather Democrat who has happened
luckily to be successful in cLging TO the skirts of
the party when it has been triumphant and Of finding
convenient place to hide when defeat has overaken
1t? We will not believe # Knowing Gov Folks
claims and qualifications for tn. office to be vastly
superior TO those of any other gentleman spoken of
in connexion with the Vice Presidency we confident
ly appeal TO the Democratic party for THE
PREMISES.