The North-Carolina standard., 1844-10-09
:. VOLUME x.-NUMBER 5le.
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peal, by which he engaged the delighted ears Of
an immense auditory for more than an hour, be
CLOSED his remarks as follows: " To my friends
of the Legislature, who are present, will SAY
that L seek no Office at your hands. By the parti.
Fahty OF friends, and without any agency of mine,
my name has been mentioned in connection With
seat in the Senate of the United States. atn nd
candidate for The Senate do not seek or desire
the office. | retire TO private life. 1 go TO my
home, The home OF my early youth. l 90 back
TO the people; AND IF SHALL EVER AGAIN RISE,
II EXPECT TO RISE FROM THE PEOPLE,
The effect of this speech was of character
that cannot be faithfully described. The same
lofty and magnanimous spirit was there, whether
Ii appeared among the joys of victory OF the pains
OF defeat, always ready to-sacrifce everything for
principle, and never complaining of the decision
of the polls. And it may be added, as fact III
Governor Potk's history, that never in his life
did he seek or hold an Office at the hands Of the
Executive; while it is well known that such have
been his relations with General Jackson and MIR.
Van Buren, that if he had desired office at their
hands, he had only to ask and receive
Governor Polk now returned to his home in
the county of Maury, and devoted his attention ex-
cluslvely to the management Of his own private
attalrs, until, by the repeated solicitation of his
friends and the wishes of the republican party of
the State, as expressed at the sevarel county meet
lngs, he was again pressed into service. No 9TH
er citizen of the State seemed to be thought of as
the democratic candidate for Governor in 1843,
and there was unanimous and spontaneous call
for their old and faithful champion.
The Governor felt that the lion hearted Democ-
racy Of Tennessee had stood by him so faithfully,
both in the hours of defeat and triumph, that how
ever great mlghl be the dctriment to his private
interests, he would again take the arduous and re-
sponsbe post TO which they Invited him in the
coming conflict. Again he became candidate
for Governor, and, two like occasions before,
thoroughly canvassed the State In this contest;
new local issues of a legislative character were
raised by his opponents-holdng him responsible
for every vote of his political friends at previous
session of the General Assembly, as well as re-:
sponsible for much that they did not do. In sever
Eai districts there plurality of candidates for
Legislative Offices, which destroyed the organiza:
lion TO great extent, and weakened The party
strength; while his opponents were peculiarly
fortunate in combining all their strength against
t~him. He fought the battle manfultY, but was
overpowered b5 means not altogether fair and
honorable.
AS the time approached for electing delegates
10 the National Convention, his name was again
brought forward by. his friends in different States
as the most suitable to be selected by the Con-
vcntion for the Vice Presidency. His claims
and qualifications for that Office wnre set forth
and urged in many States, at The North Soulh,
East and West; and as one whose name would
probably be placed on the National Ticket, he
was addressed by committee Of the citizens of
Cincinnati, who desired to know his sentiments
on the proposition Of Annexing Texas to the
territory of the Uncd States
In his reply, be favored Immediate 0nnexation:
When the delegates of the people assembled at
Baltimore IN National Convention, on the 27tK
day OF May TO select republican candidates for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency, and after
they had baIioted several times for President;
they united with great haruaohy upon the no.
imitation of MIR. Polk for the Presidency. On
being officially Informed of his nomination, he
accepted 1t in a brief and appropriate manner;
and is now before the American people as the
candidate Of the Democratic Republicans for the
Presidency of the United States. Let him bo
elected, and there may be recorded n his his
tory another among his many glorious triumphs
over the opponents of democracy
It is we'll said in the Dem6craflc Rsrielc -
"From his early youth he was "a Republican
of the 'straitcst sect He has ever regarded
the Constitntion Of the United States as an in
strumcnt of specific and limited powers; and that
doctrine is at the very foundation of the Dem0-
cratic creed OF course he has ever been what
is te1mcd a stiict st-rrpudiatiug,
above all things, the latudinarian INTERPRETATIONS
of federalism, which tchd to the consolidation
of all power. in. the central government. He
has signased his hostility to these nsurping
doctrines in all their modes. He has always
refused his assent to the appropriation of money
by the Federal government for what he deems
the Unconstitutional purpose of constructing works
of internal Improvement within the States. He
took ground earnestly against the constitutional
ty as well as expediency of National Bank
and in August, 1929, consequently several mouths
before the appearance of Gen. Jackson's first
message, announced then his opinions in a pub
lshed letter to his constituents He has ever
been opposed to an oppressive tariff for protec-
ton. He is in favor Of tariff for revenue
such an one as will yield assdficierit amount
to the Treasury to dcfray the expenses Of the
government, economically Observation-Disclosures
mating in the imposition of duties so as to afford
reasonable incidental protection to all the great
American interests. He is opposed to.ths dis
tribution of the proceeds of The sales of the pub
iic lands, and to the assumption of the State
debts by the Federal government. He is in
favor of extending the right OF pre-emption to
the occupant settlcrs of the public lands at low
and moderate rates, so as to place it in the pow
er Of the hardy pioneers of the far west to SC.
cure homes for themselves and their children,
the future defenders of their conntrY's rights
There is no statesman in the country who has
passed through more fiery ordeal in his polite
al advancement than Gov. Polk But thus far
he has passed unscathcd He is as pure metal
thai has been tested in the crncfbIe, purer and
more brilliant than before stTde COIN proved To-
be genuine Educated in the political School of
Jefferson the first and last vote that he ever cast