Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-11-15
THE BIGGEST GUN YOU CAN START!! {.
,H.aMES TX. POLK, of Tennessee,
President elect OF these
.'' United States.

Readers, ore and all, weask you 10 read
the Aabove short, simple sentence. Is it,
not decidedly the best editorial we have
ever written for you! Con it over and o.
veg again. Turn it which way you will:
read it backwards and lorwards,-we are
much mistaken lift will not be pronounced
by you, one Of the shortest, one Of the
most agreeable and one Of the pilhiest edi-
torials which has emanated from the press
during the last twelve months.
In the last seven or eight numbers, lhe
short time during which we have had the
pleasure Of addressing you through the
columns Of the Journal we have had hols-
ted at our mast head the name Of the illus
trious Democrat-James K. Polk, of Ten
nessee, as our candidate FOR the office of
President of these United States: in this
number we have the inex7resslble plea
sure Of stating to you that he is no longer
before you in the capacity OF candidate
that the grand inquest Of the people of A
merica has pronounced him in deed and
IN fact, the President elect for the next
four years. From our hearts we congratu-
late YOU in common with the whole De-
mocracy Of this country, on the advent oil
this glorious event. Since the name oil
James X. Polk was first placed before the
American people in May last, every ehor
has been made by the Federal papers and
the Federal orators to SANDER and vlify
his name. The walls Of abuse have beer
poured increasingly on his head. Yet, still
it is gratifying othink that the people
the Democracy Of Dur country, have had
enough Of intelligence and enough Of firm
Eless 10 lise up IN their majesty and pu
she seal OF utter condemnation upon tht
foul, base ISLANDERS which have been per
petrated against themselves and their can
didate. Yes. in 1910 the people Of thi
country were most foully and grossly de
eeiRed by he Harsisaaiies Of that day
now the ave rise their might, an
they have told thq 0hs of1844,"Y hav
once deceived us-you are unworthy {
trust or confidence; we therefore condem
you and your ambitious and timeservin
leader to that obIivious forgetfulness froT
which nothing but our too easy creduIit
and your false ard deceptive promise
could ever have dragged you"
Again, Democrats of the good Old Mort
State, we congratulate you upon the gI(
rious triumph which the people Of tn
free country have achieved over monopt
lies and restrictiOns-We congratulate yC
upon the glorious victory which the love
of our constitution, as it is, have achieve
over those unruly spirits who were wiIIir
to sacrifice any and every Of its leatur
on the shrine of their unhoIy ambition J.
Again we congratulate you on the elecuC
Of James X. Polk Of Tennessee, as ma
We congratulate you, that you have ell
waited TO the Presidential chair, statesma
whose moral and intellectual endowmen
so emminently qualify him to dischar
lis honorable and responsible duties, in
manner worthy the successor OF a jeff
son and Jackson.
Finally we congratulate you, that III
conflict lii which the ablest men of t
country on both sides havetaken such an {
tive part, & which was conducted i'll so Bit
and INSCRIPTIONS manner by your Fec
raj opponents, your principles, more dc
10 you than any man or any set OF me
however distinguished they may be. ha
been triumphantly, and more than trump
antly sustained by the voice of the peol
of this Union.
VIVID rs DE2-E.-EsES *. POLK