Washington telegraph., 1844-10-30
SPEAKER POLK.

Tha, James X. Polk is the mere crea-
ture ofpariy, aud destitute of the high quail
ties which the man who occupies the Pre-
sidcnt;al chair should possess, is exhibited
in every public act-of his l;fe. Locosoco-
ism we hold TO be nothing more than that
system of tactics which induces. men
,eagucd together for their own iplividIal
aivantagc, to sacrifice The pubic good when
ever it conflicts with private Interests, and
with the birth Of this Loco.ocoism, James
K. Polk sprung into notoriciy, and having
grown with its growth and strengthened
with its strength, - he Is now its trucst and
most perice: Personiaeation. :.
Even when speaker of the House ofRep-
resenta,ives, Mr. Polk could not restrain
his bitter and uni.is; spirit, hat eviuced ;on
AZ occasions, to the disgrace of the high
station whose duties required Of him the
-tric'est cauior AMI impariialiivr AMI to
the great m 5rtiica;ion even Of his friends.
What scr. ola President would ihu; man
MAKE, whose feeling Of party viniic;ivc-
ness were continually leading him 50 Ear
f,om The pa'h of duiy as Speaker of the
House Of Rc2rcsenta.i-e=, that he could
no: ol.aihtae usual courteous vote Of thanks
when il came TO adiournl Ifhe was unit
tor ihe speakers chair, how can it be cx-
pcoted that &c would I'll the Presidential
chair with any sort Of csediil
We take the following remarks on this
subject from the Memphis 'American Ba-
gle. and aust .hat he people viii not be india
ccd to disrcgarlthcm by being told by some
Loco that it is all nothing but Wing slang.
The Locos are in the habit OF thus counter
acting the effect of Wing truth. We hope
the people win be NJ longer thus deceived.
NO Speaker of Tie House OF Represcn.
iatives, within our knpwledgc, has ever
been 50 severely condemned, as was This
genieman, and by his own friends, on the
occasion Of the proposition Of the usual
vote Of thanks by the Houscr al the con
clusion OF the session. Such was the dis
appreciation aal disgust ofihis gentleman 5
conduct as Spea..er, especially at his sup
pre- ssion of the inquiry into the frauds com
mi;:cd upon the peop.c by public officers
and such the dTcadof the P'iblic condemna-
sion in any auemp, 70 susiain1iial, ieli even
By hs own friends, that Mr.. PoS cou,d moi
obtain The common formal re solution %
thanks. but BY the retiring of a number o
his own fienis outside the bar, who could
not AMI would not vote even this iorsnal
thank o.icring--:hus leaving a smaller
number who would vote for him, a m Ljori,
Of those renl;ning. The House consis,.
ing Of 2l2 aemj jers, gave Dir. Speaker
Po x a cold vote Of ,hanss, by a vote Of 9s
memjers. Nine y-cight out oftwo hundred
aud fo1y-iwol all ihat could be mustered ia
save their Speaker from disgrace unheard
Of in the House namely the refusal of the
usual complimentary re solution at the close
of the session, and which on all occasions
passcs IN Congress. and in AL parliament
fary bolics, without dissenting yoiccli
Were there nothing else agains; James
\. Polk, this dcgra ling sentence Of his own
friends. sentence of decided want of con-
liden-e in him as Presiding officer, ought
30 have saved the country the painful and
hamiliating spectacle Of having such a piau
presented toii for the highest Office in the
Government"
.. Tn THE pEsTIfFi