The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-06-20
EVANSVILLE, INDIANA. ~HURsD JUNE 20, 1914

of strength to the ticket in any state of this
Union. Why, then, talk of his selection as
the candidate of the party?a
"Again we are told, IF, on the contrary,
you do not run Gov. Polk, you may lose
Tennessee Will the selection of Gov.
Polk prevent that result? He has been run
twice Cor Governor of that State lately, and
has been defeated both times most %signalIy.
This would seem to be conclusive that Ten
nessee cannot be carried by the Democracy
if Gov. Polk is upon the ticket. If this be a
Legitimate conclusion, it is due to the princi-
pies we profess, not to eopard their success
by vain attempts to force upon the people of
Tennessee a man whom they have twice re-
fused to honor, Notwithstanding the suppos-
ed deep, bold, and lasting impress left by
Gov. Polk on our public affairs
"The truth is, it will not do. Gov. Polk
has no greater claim upon the people Of this
Union than any other man of equal ability
who has faithfully maintained the principles
of his party. There are nov at least one
hundred men in the Union who have served
their party as long, as ably, and faithfully as
Gov..Polk; whose claims are fully equal in
every respect TO his, but whose m have
never been metioned in %connexion with the
Vice Presidency, and never will be-"
81 therefore respectfully suggest TO "a
Tennessee Democrat to abandon that sys-
TEN of putting, blowing, and swelling, by
which atoad may be magni6ed into the di-
mansions of an OK; or,if he still wishes to
persevere, let him do SO upon the merits of
his own subject, and not upon the dement's
of others go ~
"Wont that shew gentlemen in capitals, con-
tinued Mr.. H.. This '%posthumous bantling
for the Vice Presidency, was no even fit TO
be a candidate for the Vice P~residency-he
was not 'available..' And yet they talk Of
~electing him President by a triumphant ma
%lority! 1t reminded him of what a delegate
to that Convention, in speaking of the nom.
~ination, had said 10 him: cit never did oc
/ cur TO me that we would have to manufac.
ture a candidate for the Presidency,and thai
out of so small Materials G.u
With reference TO the Texas question, he
would not 60 far into that. Had any maj
come here elected on the Texas question
No man had ever thought about it; but Mr.
4 Il V1GE 1du uISt SLulLCQ luS 4CAdO QuCSllOi
to bring himself into favor, if possible, witt
the American people. He was entitled {
the thunder of the Texas question. VIVA
have you democrats been doing? (asket
MIR. H. Why, you have been trying t
take away from him his Texas humbug!!-
r If there was such &. thing as trying you be
fore a fair jury, land We will do that in No
vember next0 we could convict you party o
) petty larceny in stealing away the Texa
humbug from MIR. Tyler. But the peopl
!, can see through this; they know that tn
5 Texas question is a hobby on which you ex
+ pect to ride into poweragain over all othe
questions; to get again the leaves an
fishes.
: Give up Mr.. Van Buren, for ~principle!-
What are your principles? You passed
parcel ofresolutions at Baltimore, for mos
of which three fourths of the Wings in th
5 country would have voted. Mr. I'll. rea
n from them one Of the resolutions, which dc
e clares our title to the whole of Oregon an
+ the remuneration ofFTexas at the earle:
possible moment. Did that mean this ire;
i ty or not? asked Mr.. h Tell .us-sho'
your hands. Present not two faces on Til
subject. l asked The gentleman from Al;
bama does he go for the treaty or not?
Mr.. Payne explained his meaning whe
' he had spoken OF the g~entlemau's presentin
!. two faces. Mr.. Clay had published a letteI
and, with apparent skill and design, ha
+ avoided to answer the question. From
%cursory glance oft, any one might suppos
he was in favor ofannexation.
Mr.. Hardin said he had asked the gentl,
r man if the Democratic party were in fave
e of the treaty-in favor ofimmediate. annexi
! ton. and not with reference TO Mr.. Clay
principles. They were clearly expressed
n the letter be had written.
/ MIR. Payne said he (Mr. Clay had new
N come up to the question, he stated nowher
whether he was in favor of annexation. M
P. here took his seal.
Mr.. Hardin. Now is not that glorious?-
RI Is not that perfectly after the manner of Va
70 Buren,? He had asked the gentleman whetl
i er the democratic" party was in favor of ii
treaty, and the gentleman in reply said th;
Mr.. Clay was not for Texasl He knew ii
gentleman's party had no principles for ii
public eye. Upon this subject he called c
,e them to come forward and state what the
were for; let them have no %humbugging.
10 But what other principles did they recon
mend in this set resolutions? Where W;
;s the thunder about the Sub-Treasury whie
they heard for years past? He would a
wise the gentleman from Virginia, (M
i Dromgoole,0 or some other gentleman, to Ca
e up that and undertake 10 pass it under ii
Of gag. But what did these gentlemen go 70
They found that they were opposed TO He
e ry Clayi MIR. H. referred 10 the differel
q phrases which the doctrine of the "Dem