Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-11


s'cnl;;l Election. On each o! these occasions,
Inc popular excitement in hi>dis;IIc' Wn'''' nav
anpalI"i and driven back d lnld ana ,''''c' -
II. politician. Had he been governed ~ ,~.i1
mo:ivcs-h2d he consulted hls OWE ltiso';"i, -" -
and looked 10 his reelection alonc-nau ~ ~
short. regarded success more than pfiEcil,Ic, ~
would hayr wicked his own convictions to the NJ
dir;ons not 10 lie mistaken, of popular
| But he took counsel Of noblcr sentiments anu
with a iearles>ness characteristic oil ms "iolc
public course avowed and persisted III ms "ch-
! iGaiurcd determinations. He succeeGeu III edi'
! ing truth home 10 an enlightened CONSTITUENT =
was sustained BY increasing inaloii,"s. am :,
now 81 strong in the GOOD will OF his district. 'ha'
at the last election no opposition WIZ
No,hing can bc more false Than Inc ciai?c VI
suscryicncy which has been brought aa'liS' nun
in common with the prominent S"pfoi'e... :, ~,
late administration. Ii Is true, thal ucNpi''''S wv
cant OF no party, which has ever becii t'ie pr,
ieyt of selfish and lreachcrous politicians and
convinced that in a popular Government n"'hihS
can lie accomplished hv isolated action, ne mas
always acted with his party, as far As principle
would justify. Upon most LOT The prominent iae'i-
/ Sres of the late administration, however, ms
opinions were not only generally KNOW o'' III
had actually spoken or voted, before Inc accession
of General Jackson to power
! Mr. Polk is a ready debaicr, with style ana
manner torcihc and impressive. In discussion,
he has been always dslingui>hedby great colli'e-
sv never having been known 10 indulge III oiieli-
Sve personality, which considering me prolhl-
hence of his course. and the ardor ol ms con
viclionS, is no small merit. As PROOF oi MS
exemplary aSSidui,y. he is said never To have
missed division. while occupying = scaton the
! floor of he House his name being found upon
! every lis, of the yeaS and mus. Ills ambition
was IN be Il useful member a. well as prom-
/ ncnl actor and accordingly he always performed
more Than a full share of The active business oil
legislation In person he is vi middle stature,
with a full, angular brow ami quick ana penc-
trating eye The expression 81 his counlenancc
is crave but It's serious cast is often relieved by
peculiarly pleasant smile. indicative OF the ame-
! nity of his disposition. The amiab!e character OF
, his private life. which has ever been upright
ana pure. secures 10 him the esteem and FRIEND
ship of all who have Inc advantage of his ac-
! quainlancc.
ADpgNDrM.
! The Baltimore Republican brings Col. Polk
Life lower than the Democratic Review, in the
following paragraph:
"Since Mr.. Polk left Congress. his history l.
! we'll known His election a Governor ri Ten
rcsscc against an opposition to which no oiJlna-
! nv man coui have succeeded. from The strong
] hold he has upon the people Of that State. Ii is
I true. that in 1911 and in 1913 he was defeated,
/ but in the first Jones his competitor, obtained
majority ofonly 1921, when Harrison had 2,l02,
| and in 'i3 Mr. Polk received about 1000 votes
! more than in IL In the coming contest Clay
canno, hope 10 come of with the palm of victory
! in Tennessee That State will do justice 10 one
who has served her So faithfully. and who is 81
deserving of her sinccrcsl devotion. She cannot
she will rot give The votes of her sons Ia HIM.
who. through one OF the most netarious schemes
of bargain and corruption" dctrauded AaGrf~
.Igc!ma of the Presidency in behalf al che who
ncvcr at any time had n feeling in common with
Tennessee or any Southern or South Western
State"
From he ABopH Atlas.
If firm unvieiing. Incorporating hostility
10 The aggreSsioi> OF aSsociatcd wealth, constitute
Loco Foco" Democrat, Mr. Polk is indeed
one But he needs 10 cpthc. 10 qualify or enlarge
his Democracy. He is simply 4 Democrat, and
an uncompromisirg one.
/ The Biographical no;ice. which We copy, brings
down the public life of Mr. Polk 10 the Congress
>ional session of 1888. In the subsequent July
he was present in Philadelphia. and was invited
hv Henry Horn and some other friends q! Odd
Hickory 10 meet them, ior the purpose Of rccci:-
ing their congratulations on his public co,lrsc.-
We copy from Niles Register the whole OF Mr.
Folks reply, except the mere phrases OF compli-
mcnt with which il commences and ends and IN
yite 10 lis rer>al those Democrats. who wish 10
be sure for whom and in what cause The coming
contest is 10 be wagcd and OF what sacrifices ami
Struggles il is worthy.
Mr. Polk defines his position and that Of The
parties around him, as follows:
"ln the political contest in which We are on
gagged The country is thrown back more distinctly
upon the ground occupied hr Inc Federal and Re-
publican parties some forty years aga than j, has
been q, any time since that period. Party names
have changed, bu the principles which divide us
are essentially the same. Our political oppo-
ncnts have drawn 10 their aid, in the pending con
/ test. the power Of associated wealth, in the form
I Of privileged banking corporations, and have
made them he instruments as they are he na;ll-
raj allies Of that party. i'll the country, who have
! 1T all times diSrusted The power ana capacity Of
! tl,. people TOR sclf9overnment. THESE corpora
/ lior.S are now. with a lew exceptions, VIGOROUSLY
! in close political alliance with the PROSTATE Fee
dera Party in a struggled 10 re>uScitale and again
! fas.en upon the country the exploded doctrines of
that parlv A scli-constituted and dangerous poll
! teal power unknown to The constitution and laws,
not chosen by the people and not responsible 10
! them has arisen in the country, and in the hands
of the party opposed to the Democracy, claiming
the right not only TO violate all law and disrc
aam all engagements hut arro@antly assuming 10
( control The action of the Government, and 10 die
tate public policy The country has In choose
between the government. OF this seli-consiitu,cd,
dangerous ana Irresponsible power, and The re2ll
lar government of the constituted authorities. cho-
SCI. bv the people ard responsible to them. In
such n contest the coulsc ot the Democracy is n
plain one. II is bold. fearless and unyiclding
/ adherence To principle. There can he 10 mid
die or CONSERVATIVE ground. There can b. no
| compromise when principles are involved
g-.r The Coons who began with laughing at
our nominee will rue it in sackcloth and in ash
cs. They who went To Jcer will remain 10 re-
pent. Already we see signs Of panic in the Wing
Press The Philadelphia United States Gazette
warns lis friends against too much confidence
and bc.,s them L. 90 seriously 10 work The "
York Courier Webb has long article. which
. hc":r, with riiicuc. and ends with Il solemn al
! duration to its friends 10 rouse up and provide
against all casualties Bat the most amusing
specimen of the varying mood of the Coons, is 10
ls found in the last Raleigh Register OF Tuesday
last In one column, il declares. that the rcg,l-
! lar LEGO Foco Convention" has pcIpc:racd ira
re1u. ron. il has &iiicd democracy 30 drad that
! il could not be rcsuscitatcd By Il gavanic bate
ry"-And vet in the very next, parallel, column il
heads an article with Hais& DO your Gnty,' and
concludes by calling upon every Wing, good
and true. TO exert himself in behalf OF our cause
Again. then. We saw Wigs! Do uour Gniyr"-
Do your duiy! Why all this bother and panic
about dead lnen-Or. are these Coons afraid that
we arc not really dcaA-ortha like the true Wings
after the battle of Trcn;on-'iIle Rebels" as the
British sang-havc risen from the dcadl' We
will teach these CoonS, before the campaign is
over. that VIC arc more likely to kill hcm Than 10
kill ourselves "RepnLiicaRs! Do YOUR DrrY-
and all is reH"
"YOCNG HICKORY"
The National lntelsencer has been silly
enough to give James K. Polk The @pbriquct of
Young Hickory" 1--WE thank thee, Jew, for
teaching MS thai name" We adopt the nick
name at once. II was rc-cchoed hy the Orators
in New York 1t will pass current through the