The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-27
From tAs As.o York Sun.

The election Of Mr.. Polk has created great sen
saton in England, inssmuch as II wa indicative Of
the public voice in relation TO the shss OF Texas and
Mexico, or probably tAe politicians IN this country
were too ssnguoe, or the reverse, IN assuring their
foreign eorres pondents OF the probable result.
The journals IN England cannot understand how
il is that this country goes 30 rapidly ahead Ia rr
sources and population undeI their constant predlc
tons of oui downfall The London Times ioy)
of the 25h November, in referring 10 our late eec-
lion, says:
"What, therefore, we chiefly dep lore on the pre-.
sent occasion is the defeat OF those men who were
most able and willing 10 have abored TO resIre
the financial and political credit OF Their county
who if they were unable 10 shake oil The curse ot
slavery would at least have stTven 10 prevent The
conseq uences of slavery from becoming the guiding
and general law of the public policy of the Uniou
who would have absained from rapine, maintalned
peace and adhered TO the doctrines which once shed
honor on the characters Of American Statement
Clay and Webster still entitled To that name but
the time is past when they could guide the destlnes
OF their country and by casting them oil In The hour
of trai the people of The United States have only
rendered the vices Of their present condition more
cons uous and prepared The way for the increasing
evils and excuses oil their future career
4 We here see the coven foot Of England and lti
skinny finger pointing TO slavery as one OF The
measure Of division and disseDsion IN tins country
and amentng the defeat Of citizens who they yainy
imagined would have sustained lhelr plans. we tell
England and her journalists, and for ALL not To
trust any .4aercan in the shape Of ally 10 divide the
Union violate the Constitution Of the United State
The choice OF Henry Clay would not have strength
ened English hopes Of separating this Union
than the election of James X. Polk has defeated
them Expectations before election and reaza-
ton after the re,ut is known, distinct affairs
here. England dare not trust any American now as
an ally-she had lesson during the last war
which never will be repeated and here il may DO
well to tell England and the world the secret of our
strength We fight and wrangle deDouDce nj tro.
scribe during election make all kinds OF charges
against rival candidates, but the conflict once over
we are all AMERlcANs; all Devoted to our country
and all sen.itve of foreign interference. The whole
world and all history cannot present parallel 10 an
election for Chief Magistrate like our last one
where millions of freemen, without revolution riot
or outbreak, met and chose President
But the London Times also says
"No one in Europe has failed to observe the rapid
decline of the United States in public morality and
in public estimation, in their policy and their prn
cipes as nation, aud in all that renders people
permanently strong and prosperous, during the last
few years, and more especially during the accidental
administration of Mr. Tylr"
All wrong, all malice, all folly. English writer,
have these charges in partisan papers here
believe them. No President left county
more prosperous powerful and united than Tyler
has; his national measures have all been wise and
had his opponents been equally wise, things would
even have worn a better aspect. We are advancing,
not retrograding and the first attempt of England d.
rectly made to break us down will find US united as a
people and as parlisans.