The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-09-08
Rom the Philadelphia MerepryS Epening Journal.
THE LATE ELECTION IN TENN ESSEE.

tAfE Nv lENNA@oSf.is
Gov. Polk is Of the very best stump speakers
in the nation. Besides ho has a character without
spot or blemish. While in Congress be presided
with singular ability as Speaker Of the House OF Re
personalities and yet, with all personal regard
for Governor Polk, we always thought il bad policy
TO rum him second time
Gov. Polk was in the Executive chair Of Tennessee
with a very fair majority in his favor, when the
Wings selected MIR Jones to oppose him, aud after
most ardent and well contested political canvass Dir.
Jones was elected Governor over MIR. Polk. AT the
end Of Gov. Jones term the Wings re-nominated
MIR Jones and the Democrats re-nominated Mr..
Polk.
The Democrats should have chosen another candi-
date instead of Mr. Polk. For ought not 10 be eX-
pected that those who but two three years before
had rOted 1r Polk Ol Qfhe Ereotaire char would be
inconsistent as 10 change round and vote him in
again-cerlainly not enough to alter a considerable
ma lorily.
Indeed the denomination Of Mr. Polk was ealcu-
lated TO throw deep cloud over the prospects of the
party; particularly as there is not man in thou
sand, who would be willing TO ayow that he was mis-
taken in his former vote.
II another candidate had been put on the course M
stead Of Mr. Polk, many more votes would undoub-
teddy have been cast for him. without the parties
giving them eynclng any inconsistency. But II was
too much to ask the lreemen Of the State, who had
voted Mr.. Polk out of Office, to turn around and
vote HIM IN again.
When the people of a State have once expressed
opinion against Executive II Is idle to ask them
in the course of three years TO recant and put him
back again where his political position is unchanged
After lapse Of many years, an attempt at re-ecc.
ton of olsted candidate may be made, because
there may, in that time, be change OF opinion, bat
all immediate trials must necessarily fail. The run
ming of a candidate defeated by considerable Dajor-
iy Immediately qtler his detca tor office om chch
he has Just been eced by The popular c, IS IN fact lit
Tie short Of madness.
We take it for granted that Tennessee will hereaf-
ter not nominate candidate who has been vetoe
by the people for the Executive chair The supre.
macy OF the Democracy is too important to the well
being Of the country TO have IT hung upon the dest
ny OF a candidate who but three years ago has been
voted out Of ofrc.
The running OF Governor Polk Immediately after
his defeat, was equivalent 10 declaration that he
People Of TennesS had settled opinion Of ther
own, or that they had been led away by some delu-
sion, or that they would without fail sober second
thought re- inSide him. 1t was most rash and unlor
tunate experiment on the part Of the head men OF
the party, in Tennessee, attempt TO drive the peo
pie back into the Polk ranks, Immediately after they
had IN so open manner abandoned him. IL was
rash and unfortunate 10 run Mr.. Polk not only on
account of the almost certain prospect OF defeat out
more especially 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
nessee and trust that it will for all time TO come
abiding lesson, written deeply upon the memory
oil lhe Democratic parry ana lbat IL VIII hereafter
be standing rule not TO put in the field for
Office, who voted out Of that office at the preceding
election by respectable majority Of the people.
Indeed IL would seem to US little less than at
their former judgment, calculated TO their in
dignaon, when the object of the party should be t.
win their support If there be any man in the whole
country eminentIy fitted to stem the torrent Of public
opinion and capable Of asking the people 10 change
their judgment in relation TO himself, that maa
Governor Polk, and yet we see that he was beaten
%.
And it is our solemn opinion that out of the thou
sands who went against Governor Polk when he
rofed oa NJ me ,rteUtire chair, not changed his
vote for Mir Polk at the last contest