Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-06-13

PaiA VI ab lhSh from JACKSON track, wind
and turn as il might. However contra.
dictory his measures OF opinions might be.
those we're the measures and those the
opininions of the obedient Mr.. Polk.
He had been strongly opposed to the
sub. Treasury, aud preferred State banks
as places of deposite for the pubic money.
He considered them safer, and in all res.
poets TO be preferred. Where did he stand
nowi Oh, now, sub. Treasury was the
only safe place. "Mo,ley's your only
wear"
We ask the readers especial s,teat.as 10 N. .,.
tract which we here make from a speech in ,bs
House Of Representatives by Mr.. HARDEN Of Iu-
nes. He will there see Portrait Of Mr. Polk dra.n
BY Mr.. Payne OF Alabama a, Loco Foeo member Of
Congress. only few months since. Mr.. Paynei.
aor Pofk stalk. The picture is drawn to tie
life Bless these Harmonious Democrats"
Bot another question. The gentlemen
at Baltimore made a sacrifice of Mr.. Van
Buren,? For whatl--Seme OF them from
the South said because Of his Texas letter;
but they did not know--he knew--that it
had long since been determined and sta
ted, not in this House but publicly, that if
the Connecticut and Virginia elections
went against them, would withdraw Mr..
Van Burenl They surely knew it; and
as this Texas question had come along, it
afforded them mighty good opportunity
10 slide down the rail. and get off from
supporting Mr. Van Buren,. Did gentle.
men forget how 10 ls41 they had abused
the Wings for bringing forward Gen. Har.
risen, and how they had charged The party
with giving up their principles for the sake
of an available" man? What had thew
brought 10 James k. Polk forl Had eny
man here or in the nation been for him?
No; but because he was an drailaJle can.
ddate. But there were some documents
upon the subject OF available 10 which he
wished to call the particular attention of
gentlemen. Mr.. Fl. read from an article
in the "Globe" of January 8, 1874, con.
trastng the claims Tor the Vice Presden.
ey OF James X. Polk and VIM. R. King.
t'here was not man in the United States
he said, who at that time dreamed of Mr..
Polk as candidate for the Presidency
the following extracts:
~. Finally, the political condition of
their respective States is another point of
preference for Mr.. King. Alabama is
Democratic; Tennessee is Federal Wing.
One is helping, the other is njurine, the
Democratic cause. The red hot shot of
Tennessee are now fired into the Demo.
cratic ship. This may be a misfortune,
and not the fault. of that former Democrat.
&c State, aud her present public men.
stu, 1t IS a misfortune which entails a
consequence, and which involves n SER. 4
Gus consideration in the selection ofa Vice |
Presidential candidate"
sin such contest The Democracy has
no compliments 10 unfortunate States by
carrying the burden of the public men who
cannot bring their owa State into the Dem.
ocratc line. They want strength, not
weakness"
"Ihey want strength not weakness"
continued Mr.. II. Did not the gentle.
man from Alabama write that sentence in
hat communlcalionl If The gentleman
denies it not, say he did.
Mr.. Payne said no man was 10 infer
any thing, the one way or the other, from
his silence.
Mr. Hardin. If the gentleman says it (
is not true, ! will take il back.
Mr.. Payne. | believe so. do not
know whether wrote II or not. Laugh
ter
Mr.. Bardin said he would read anoth. (
er article relative 10 the claims to the Vice
Presidency Of James X. Polk, and the
gentleman might have his choice of the
two, as to which he had written. He
read from ",he Globe" of January, 10.
lo44, the following extracts from a COM
munlcailon in reply TO a previous one in
that paper, with the signature Of "A Ten.
nesSee Democrat"
"But why attack Col. Kinel Why ad-
vert TO his earliest legislative bistory7
Does be feel that the political capital of
Gov. Polk is quite too limited to secure
nomination from the Republican party,
unless ne can pull down the fame OF Others
whose shadow has fallen across the path
OF his Posthumous bantling for the Vice
Presidency? II so. let me warn "A Ten.
nessee Democrat that his disparagement
OF Col. King will add nothing TO The politi-
cal capital OF Gov. Polk"
But If he will convince me that there
IS well founded suspicion-a reasonable
doubt-of the personal courage Of Col.
King, ] pronounce him, withou. hesitation
or qualification, totally unfit for the Office
oil Vice President Of the United States. |
care not how honorable a man may be, If
he is coward he cannot MAINTAIN his hon.
or; and hence it is such man is disquaIi.
fled for the office of Vice President.
Nov, sir, Col. King has never been
nsulted day after Gay: snd above all, he
was never caught roughly by the arm,
when escaping from the Capitol, pulled
round and told that he was the contempt
a6le TOOL of a petty tyrantp pledge my
head, IT he is ever so treated, he will re-
sent the insult in the proper way. viii
: Tennessee Democrat do the same 10
regard 10 Gov. PolkF"
"What are the facts in reg ard TO Gov.
PoIkf lie has been twice repudidted in
his own State by large ajorities--defea!-
ed by an inexperienced politicians; and i
is not pretended that his name would add
one particle of strength to the ticket in
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