The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-11-28

TAKING TIME BY THE FoRELocK.-The I,
of MIR. Polk to the Presidency being
placed beyond doubt, the leaders of the diff
ferent actions of the l~ocofoco party have
begun their squabble for the spoils. The
Globe and the Madisonian, believing that
nothing is to be lost by an early beginning,
have got up avery pretty little quarrel for
the preference; and these presses will be
followed by every little "six by nine" sheet
and small politician in the Union.-The
whole pack--"Tray Blanche and Sweetheart"
and all, will will be in full cry ere the ides
OF March; and poor Mr.. Polk-we pity him
will be pulled and hauled hither and ihith-
er-knocked about like a shuttlecock, with
one lone cry sounding eternally in his ears,
harrassing his soul by day and disturbing his
rest at night-"gipe,'' "eIyE," "GIVEm-
Without doubt the squabble for Office which
must take place before the President is fair
ly warm in his seat, will be amusing to the
Wings, who will have nothing to do but"stand
back and look on" but to the country it will
be s~ternally disgracefui, and we much fear
will leave a blight on our fair Institutions
which will not be easily made sound again.
We are no croakers, but the sign ofthe times
certainly look portentous. The New York
Herald, a paper which delights TO herd with
the l~ocofoco party, thus speaks on this SUBJ
jeet:
"The battle of the factions has already
broken out. Like rival companies OF ban-
ditfi, against some common foe, and who in
the moment of attack, fought tremendously
shoulder 10 shoulder, but give full vent
to their mutual and selfish animosities on
gaining possession of the the plumber, the
cliques fthe Democracy are already al open
war. The Globe, on the very eve OF VIC
tory, is moving on the part of Mr.. Benton oil
Missouri, who was f~uriuusly opposed to the
TYLER treaty of annexation. This article is
replied TO by the Madisonian, in a strain OF
~curiously mingled invective and effected
calmness. Ii accuses the Globe of a wan
ton and deliberate renewal of the attack on
Captain Tyler; and represents the object OF
the assault to be the assumption fthe Con
troll of the Democracy. But the Madison
ian modestly states that il will not return
the blow until the "whole Democracy o.
the Union be convinced of the fragrant prov
ocations Of M. Blair,'' and arrive al the
charitable conclusion that there is an abso
} lutte necessity of iaying" that gentleman
alive. The Madisonian then goes ON to as
sert that the tannexation treaty had the
warm support Of Gen. Jackson, and that il
must and shall have that of Col. Polk.
} ssThus has the war commenced at Wash
ton in a very promising spirit of bitterness
and m~alignity. The 81 me result has takeI
place here. The factions will no doubt nov
very rapidly arrange themselves into Crane
I divisions, the Calhoun and Van Buren,, o
tie North and South Democracy. The frs
great subject OF contest will be the right am
title to Mr.. Polk. Never in days of old dit
the chivalry or tented field contend so fer
a cely for the prize of beauty, as will these ri
val factions for the possession of poor Mr.
, Polk. He will, indeed, lead a troubled
life at the white house--far more uneasi
) ness, anxiety, and importantly ofapplicatio'
than ever Gen. Harrison had before he wa
mercifully removed to the land of eternal 81
< lence and repose.
n CATER the belligerent parties have Tough
out the battle respecting the possession O
. Mr.. Polk, and the "spoils," then will conn
the war of the succession. That will be in
terminable. 1t will wax fiercer and fierce
every succeeding session of Congress. A
for the Wings, they will be all peace ant
U quieiness next session. They will hav
e merely to look on. And The scene wi
doubtless be very interesting and amusing t.
them. But it will not, we fear, be creditabl
to The country.
We should not be surprised if we shout,
i have, during the next session, some exhib
tons of vulgarity, intemperance, and VIC
fence, still more disgraceful than any whic
> have yet taken place on the floor of th
= House of Representatives land that is sa,
ing a great DEAL"
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