The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-17
TENNEssEE-rHE PRESIDENCY.
One Of The resolutions adopted at The late

Of said act when passed, and the respectful, kind
and prompt manner in which he communicated sa'd
law when passed, and a warrant Tor The repayment
OF said tine TO General Jackson
This sentiment will be universal. Honor
10 whom honor is due" begins 10 be the motto
of all true friends TO the honor and fame of The
Old Hero; and il is not remarkable that his old
neighbors and friends who had assembled on
lis birth day to offer gratitude to the country ioI
the restoration of that iniqui,ous fine. should at
the same time declare share of their honest
gratitude to the man who so cheerfully led oil
in the measure and promptly consummated it
at the earliest possible moment.
And, furthermore, we hazard the opinion, if a
fair expression of the Republican party of that
State could be obtained at the ballot box, they
would not, by majority, instruct their dele
gates at Baltimore TO go for Mr.. Van Buren,
Not that they have changed their feelings to-
wards him since 1S40-not that they lack sym
pathy with him in his overwhelming defeat
not that they have abandoned solitary princl-
pie they then professed and advocated-but that
THEY DO NOT WANT TO BE BEATEN AGAIN.
They knop they cannot carry the State for
course of things be elected. They know Mr..
Polk cannot be placed on his ticket for Vice
President. They knolc Col Johnson, who
cannot run well in that State, is to be forced on
them. They knoio that the principle of resto-
ration at once rules them out of court. And
at Baltimore, and be realized in the next Presi-
dental term, (Which is moral impossibilily,)
there would be few, if any, Outs to restore in
Tennessee. All these facts they knop; and
vet, from love of something inexpcable,
that they have mistaken for consistency, some
of the Republican leaders are determined TO
follow the igniS tdtuus that has once led them
asiray.
If in different course there were a sacrifice
Of principle-if in their opinion there were no
other true Republican in the United States than
Mr.. Van Buren-if the Presidential office be-
longed to any man, any family connexlon, or
any company Of men-if it were probable that
the salvation of our country depended on the cleo
ton Of Mr. Van Buren-in short, if any one
man, independent of his honesty and capability,
had any more claim 10 the office than another
there might be some plausible reason for this
But such are not the facts. The Democratic
principle is as safe in the hand. OF ten thousand
different Republicans who are prominent before
the People. as it would be in the hands of Mr.
Van Buren,. IL is not necessary, therefore,
that the Democratic party should run him on
the score Of princple-ihdeed, IL is necessary
that they should not run him, if they would
have the Democratic principle triumph in No
vember. One-eishh of the Republicans will
no, vote for his ticket unless Mr.. Polk is on il.
One-eighth more will not vote for il if Colonel
Johnson is on II.
II we read the current history of our country
Alright, Tennessee takes pride in producing the
best race-bloods that prance upon he turf
And to those active politicians who would thus
prematurely lead of for Mr.. Van Buren,, we
put the question Would you enter nag for
a high stake on account of his negative quail
ties alone 2" We ask, then, again, if they ever
knew a nag that had been badly disfdnced to
win large purse afterwards? Let the ides OF
August and November be remembered. They
are full OF eloquence. Mr.. Van Buren, may be
polite, genllemsnly, and honest nag, against
whom they may have no particular personal or
political objections; an agreeable domestic ami
NAL, exceedingly cautious how he oversteps the
rules of proprety but when you talk Of putting
him on a great track for large purse alongside
Of one or more sSift racers, why, gentlemen of
Tennessee, we assure you he has nerher bot
tom nor wind.
We know we are telling you no news. Your
proceedings at the State Convention satisfy the
world that you knew all this before. That Con
veniion could not swallow the pill of entire and
unqualified restoration. Why7 WHY, be.
cause, IN addition 10 the above reasons, the
principle ofrestoralion which is proposed TO 20
vern the Baltimore Convention, DESTROYS all the
hopes OF the rising generation Of statesmen
all are TO be kept Juggling on in the faces, ex.
cept that class of expectants who have been
graphically denominatcd "the old Hunkers. ~
The young meu, aspiring and ambitious of pub.
lie honors, who have been thinking their time
had almost come, may hang their harps on III,
willows forever, if this principle Of resiorafio,
is to be continued.
Tennessee has respect, but no ofeciion Co
Mr.. Van Buren-she has an honorable sympa
thy with defeated political chief, but she ba,
for him none Of that generous aud con6dinp spi
rit so freely breathed in the above resolution TO
wards President Tyler. And if there be an,
real Republicans in Tennessee, who think Mr.
Van Buren, can get the vote of that State, the,
may be certain that they not only oyerrate hi,
popularity, bot they underrate the popularity o
his opponents.
Bot we have said something Of sympathy fo
Mr. Van Buren,. Why should he have the SWIM.
patty of the Republican party more than msny