Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-12-05
political.
From the National hietiigenetr.
CONSULTATIONS UNDER DEFEAT.

blost Roman of them a Tor their o,ndtda,r the Whips
have gained substantial advantage 10 their coirp by
the sacrifices to which they have forced the adversary
party, and by which ouly has obtained what Will
prove 10 II a barren victory.
Could the result OF this election I've regarded the
triumph OF the known prncipcso the party IN whose
name II has been won, lamentabe ndead would be the
prospec, heire us Those principles embadcd tho
resolutions ot the National Convention and prolesscd by
the Leading organs OF the party, OF nature which
the nation owes to lis prosperity, nay, even It's salvation
from rum; establish odous direct taxation INSTEAD of
the present just system of revenue, disgrace the cnnn
10 its own eyes and the estimation ut all the civilized
world by encouraging and juslllyne tile epndla ion OF
dcbs; procure for II the reputation Of station of pirates
by hrchlc SEIZURE o our neghhms property IN contempt
Of the sacred treaty spasluns; establish anarchy
IN the Stale in the place o the law aud order which now
prevail IN political drms neni, and terminate. quite
possibly, the climax OF evil, IN general break az of
the Union.
fha, such weul be the consequences Of carry ing out
10 their full the doctrines OF the parry ownny
the of Iocoiocos but generally styling itself
"Dcmocratic,' our readers will bear witness la
bored 10 convince them successive essays during the
late canyass-in the course of which we show ed from
the evidence Of their resolutions. writings, aud
speeches that the cardinal principles Of that party were
hostility to the protective SYSTEM the substitution of
hard money currency 10 the exclusion ol paper credit
in an; form. though commerce itself should perish
IN the prucess the establishment OF the Subtasury; tho
continued dishonest srqurstra of the land money be
longing 10 the States aud al the tram OF experiments
with which the county has been threatened Should the
Nuhir,asnry be restored. lfhe election recently held
can he said to have decided any thing in regard to
tonal policy il is decision in favor Of all these moa-
sures Even il Mr.. Polk disaenod 10 any of
them, his mos, active supporters held him pledged 10
then all. "l is the principles of the Democratic party
that have rumphed )" SAYS the New York Plebian, the
organ and monh piece Of TIN, class of voters wo more
than any others, may rghtully claim 10 have elected
NJ IA, i. ,la, al, .Tt
tina, have rumphed, not the men they have elevated 10
power We take il for granted that The occupation Of
Oregon, h annexation Of Texas, uncompromlsng oppo-
son Ia Cniled States Bank. the re establishment n
The independent Treasury. and a modification of the
present Tariff are measures demanded by those who
have aided in the elevation Of Gov. Polk. ipon these
questions The battle has been fought and The rctoy ron"
Consequently" says the same paper Me People hare
decided ag .:ina The Im!B as isl &c. Sc, Another
thing by the Way which they have egnal certainty de
cdcd il having been resolved by their National Cons
vention apparently in anticipation of the excitement
which their carrying the election by fraudulent natural
zalon was likely To produce, is that every attempt 10
abdse the present prlsr,s Of becoming citizens ought
10 be resisted
But. happily, as it turns out the late election has,
owing 10 the conduct of opp inens themselves, dc
ciied nothing Of all Mings. The People in the Two
great States of New York and Pennsylvania especially.
have suffered themselves be- deuded by The false
representations Of the principles Of the party they
supporting, well of that which they opposing
by their sufapes and have actually voted t., the nun
Der Of tens OF lhJusands. under The belief HAT Nh
Pork always the dsowed opponent Of protective Ia
riff friend 10 the protective principle than MI
CLAY 1t is true that in South Carolina The election Of
Mr.. Pork is hailed as jubilee by the FREE trader, and
direct, tax men, but there thousands upon thousands
of men in both the States referred 10 who gave their
votes under entire conviction that they voting
for the candidate of the party that passed the present
riff aud intended to stand by it, Should any one be as
tonshed at the possibility ol such dolusion among read
ing people, he is not less 81 than ayn been al learn
ing ha, these homes. persons believed nothing but what
they Chat is, those whp read) read in their own
prints; of the veracly and couscen,ousness Of which
our readers may iom s,me idea, nhcn they learn that
papers printed in the German language aud circulated
in the State Of Pennsylvania the lcges sOlcnnly
warned agains, voting fr Mr. Clay on the ground that
if elected, be would hang all the Germans in prof Of
which Print was exhibited along with this wise coun
sci representing hall a dozen men hanging in row.
ludicous and almost incredible this is. stories yet
mote prepostcrUus grcedIly swallowed by these
Su1rs, 10 whose votes The intelligent people Of the Uni
ted States indebted for President. and for pulley
which, were the party able 10 carry it out would doom
them and all their connrynen 10 the oppressive scour2o
TT Government having no feeling in common with
them, the least sympathy with their interests What
is true Of the Tariff question in both these States
qnaly true Of the Texas question in New Yorkby which
State the Presidential election has been effectively made
Mr.. Polk could not have received within twenty thou
sand Of the number ach were actually cast for
him in thai STATE had he not been pledged by his sup
porers To 90 against that question Even under those
representatives he could have received The vote Of
New York. had not Mr. Wright, whose hostility 10 the
Immediate annexation" was known. been taken up
the candidate for Governor for the purpose OF bear
ing Mr.. Polk upon his back through the fiery ordeal
than from any inclination Of his take the office
for which he last reluctantly consented Ia be cand
date II has been distinctly confessed indeed, by the
best Informed OF those who with this understanding
ted for Mr.. Polk for President, that, but for Mr.
Wrigh,'s endorsing that Of Mr. Plk. there would
have beer hope Of his receiving the Of New
York; and, though he did obtain plurality OF
over Mr. Clay that plurality fell five thousand be-
hind the vote Of Mr.. Wright.
The election Of Mr. Polk, considered in the light cfa
verdict ofthe people, is not, therefore, decision in IA
ofhe avowed principles Of the Locof,co party btu,
against them That party did not dare TO put forth. dur
their National Convention the delegates II assem-
bed rcsoIrcd That they would do 10 fact. the Con
venlion itself falsfed its most important resolution
on this head, by unanimously nominating Mr.. Wright,
known to be decidedly against "annexalion," their
candidate for the Vice Presidency III the same breath in
which they resolved the annexation Of Texas to be "a
great American measure" which the Convention ''re-
comncods to the cordial support Of the Democracy of the
Union" The l.ocoDco party in this election obliged
besides, in the Middle and Northern and Eastern States
the leading principles which protssed in
the Convention and traded upon in the Scuh 10 cloihe
itself in Wing babilimenls pass itself off for the friend
Of domestic industry, and Thus barecedy cheat the peo
pie out Of their and their volcss7
One great consolation to the Wings. them il, thai
though the late election they have failed to elect their