The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-12
GLORIOUS WILL BE THE TRIUMPH

or the Republican party, in the final overthrow Of
the common enemy this fall and now only three weeks
of! Never again. after this defeat, will the Federal
party be enabled to organize for another serious
struggle and heDceforward, and We hope forever,
will the sacred Constitution, bequeaibed us by our
patriotic ancestors and the best interests Of ma
ority Of the People, be rescue from The perils into
which they have more than once been brought BY
our political opponents.
There is, and ever must be, at least so long as
liberty is appreciated by calling themselves free
men, a large majority Of the People in the United
States in favor OF the principles protested by the Re-
publican party, and opposed TO those Which would be
acted upon by the Federasts, if they could but once
get possession Of the Government.
The election OF Col Polk will demonstrate 10 all
the monarchies Of the earth that the People Of this
confederscy are fully capable of selfgoyernment-
1t will prove that the People cannot be controlled in
their choice of Chief Magistrate by arisocratic
money ed combinations that they capable Of max
ing judcious selections from among themselves and
that they always produce Of sufficient apacity
to all the ends of their perfect and happy form
of Cove 1t will also prove that when they have
once, twice, ibrce, deliberately condemned as
pirng individual for his vices and his hereses they
never degrade themselves by reversing the de-
cree and condemnng themselves, while the object
Of their repeated condo has abandoned none
Of hi. ~rrors 80 experience has Int strsosthe ned
the justice oil their deci ion.
On the other hand, If The People should happen to
be beguiIed into prostrai on-and the elevation Of
MIR. Clay would be in fact the fall Of the People,
Dictatorship Of tie most appalling DESCRIPTION, would
be sstab ishei for long OF years If not fore
yer, in our hitherto prosperous country. Mr.. Clay
has long thought, and is satisfied 'of 1t in his own
mind now, that he entitled 10 the Presidency
twenty years ago. And so far from being thankful
and grateful for the boon, he now to attain the
Presidency he would take possession of with con-
emptuous iu his heart and wi d, rooted re
solve to enjoy terrible rtpenge for the long postpone
ment OF the prize for which he has struggled inces-
sanity from bis hr,t appearance in the Capitol.
or course every Democrat, who has at any period
supported his opponents; every WIFI, who has ia
vored the nomination OF any other W big than himself
for the las, twenty years. and especially, every in
who voted for Harrison and Tyler and has since alb
stained from supporting the candidates friendly to bis
Interests, at any State Coun election since the
Vstoes 10 lS4-wouId be made TO feel his Jrest ven
seance, even If they should nor vote for him
Disappointed ambition Is never satisfied, il never
can be sppea'ed, until every individual who may, a,
any tine, have thrown any obstacle il the way OF IL,
po'sessor, Is punished Hence it is very certain that
The chief 'joyment Of Mr. Clay should he be eleva
ted to The Presidency would be TO trample under foo,
every man, who, on any occasion, ever opposed hi,
wishes he aronage OF the Government woule b,
welded as terrible sword, and hundreds wouId h.
deesP'ated each day before dinner. He would take
the greatest delight in the destruction of those WIN
might entertain hopes Of mercy, because they threw
up their caps for him at the eleventh hour. II mat.
tiers not how valuable might have been their service.
si'er making up their minds to support him if !,
should appear that they did support him first and
last, and consan y during the Interim-if they were
ever known to countenance anybody ese-the sen
tence would DO, of with their heads"
None would be allowed to approach him. and mite,
their congratulations, who were not algays Clay
men.
How different II WILL he with President polki