The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-18
TO THE DEMOCRACY OF NEW JERSEY.


The State election having resulted adversely to- the
Democratic party, il is duty TO inquire into the
Of defeat that may 30 into the ensuing con-
test with full knowledge both Of our weakness and
our strength, guarding the and girding up the
other. Ii We have been beaten upon the national is
between our adverssres and ourselves, We may
as well retire from the contest but il the struggle
has been aside from these, every will perceive
that far principle il concerned, the main battle
is yet to be fought
We assert, then, that in the recent extraordinary
election for Governor not one of the prime pies be-
tween the two parties can be said To have been met
or decided From the moment OF the nomination Of
the Democratic candidate, opponents dropped all
the old issues-the Bank-the assumption Of State
debis-the distribution scheme-O Oregon and Texas,
with prompness and unanlmiiy clearly bespeaking
their utter want Of confidence in their potency.
Abandoning these they raised the cry Of anti mono
poly railroad influence! beware Of Captain Stock
ion he means 10 secure a corrupt chancellor impure
Judges, and peIjured law officers !! he means TO rob
the Slate--chesl her Of her ncome--pam Oft the
canal upon her And every speaker and press sert
forth cry Of imminent danger from the joint com
panies. Grave senators, candidates Tor judgeshps
and the entire band Of oice-holders and seekers ira
versed the State, night aud day. circulating the gross
est misrepresena toDsthousand Of pamphlets filled
with the vilest ISLANDERS and the most infamous false
hoods we're brought from the New York press and
scattered bro sdcast the State, all aimed at our
candidate, his private character, his family
tions his business relations. As had been oreseen
by the experienced Of the party, the tmid fall
tered and the weak gave way--the doubtful became
certain against US, and many OF the certain for US
pre- yious to the nomination became doubtful. The
ballot boxes opened, and after two days OF unyied-
ing strife the part of the true and staunch Demo-
cracy candidate fell far behind his ticket 10 most
of the counties, and was beaten II was the defeat
of the man and not OF the party-nor of the princ.
Piles Of the party. The great Democratic truths we
advocate, and which are inscribed upon the banner
of Polk and Dallas we're not passed upon in the
contest
Indeed the democratic issues have gained strength
by The course of our adversares. They have urged
the people every where to go against all monopoIles
and monopoly can be more palpabe, corrupt
nsi lious and dangerous than Mr. Clay's fifty million
National Bank. They have urged the evils of pub
lie Indebtedness by faDcied purchase of the canal
debt which would bear compai ison to the burden
New Jersey must take upon her shoulders should Mr.
Clay be elected and the State debts of two hundred
millions be assumed They have urged the mpropr-
ETY. of having partisan judges forgetting that the fed
eral Senate are keeping two judgeships upon
the bench Of the Supreme Court that they may be
filled by parti,ans of MIR. Clay.
The vote upon the legislative tickets in the several
counties demonstrates that the aorty of the people
are democratic So far as national issues may be
SAID TO have been involved the response favorable
to The arguments in favor Of our principles
have been strengthened by the pursued by our
opponents-and our candidates. the true and sterling
Polk, and the gifted Dallas far removed from
locsl clamor prejudice. Ia November the issues
cannot be lodged. The people must go for tie impure
and immoral Clay for monopoly bank, for two
hundred millions Of public debts, for plundering the
national treasury by distribution, for British domin-
ion over Oregon and Texas, they must 60 against
them. They are all wrap, up in the federal eecto-
raj ticket. All must be swallowed or none
We do not doubt the intelligence and patriotism Of
our felo w -czens-a majority of them never have
gone for Mr., Clay, and all the evils that follow in his
train--and they never will. We have much to en-
courage us. Upon principle the people a-e democra-
tic We say, then, to our friends throughout the
State-increase yopr vigilance and exertions-let the
strife be to swell the number of democratic votes
not the work until every ballot is polled Do
this, and we shall have the pleasure Of knowing that
State which can elect minority Governor, may
nevertheless give good round majority for Polk,
Dallas and Democracy.
JOS. C. POTTS,
SAML X. HAMILTON,
CHAS. PARKER,
SAML. McCLURG,
VIM. GRANT,
Democratic State Central Committee