The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-19
From the N. Y. Piebeian.
WHAT GREAT QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN
DECIDED BY THE PEOPLE IN THE ELEC-
TON JUST HELD2

This is question that ought not to admit of any
doubt The successful candidates Of the Democratic
party have on all occasions avowed themselves OPP
posed TO Tariff, other than for revenue purposes,
based upon revenue principles with such protection
TO all branches OF American industry such Tariff
may afford protecting equally, may
be, all branches OF industry, the agricultural, me-
chanical, commercial aud manufacturing. Such
Tariff admits oil determinations for revenue purposes,
and also for the purpose of equalzDg the burdens OF
Government as much as practicable among men of
different grades of wealth. Consequently the people
have decided against the present Tariff 'as it IS"
which benefits the few only and Expresses the many,
taxes the agrcuturiss and laborers 10 increase the
profits OF the manufacturers the labor Of the poor to
add TO the wealth of the Iich. The President elect
also declared in terms direct, and without the least
ambiguity that he was in favor of the immediate
annexation OF Texas to the Union. There
evasion, subterIuge, letters for the South and
different ones for the North and East but one plain
and direct answer TO the nerrogatores put TO him to
answer was, which that Tsras ought 10 into
the Union.
Here then are two great questions that agitated
the minds Of the American people from Maine TO
Georgia, PRIOR 10 the recording of their verdict Ii
may be true, indeed we know is that certain indi
vlduas supported MIR. Polk, who would prefer to
zee Texas remain unannexed, and some few who
not particularly DESTROYS to an essential al
teraton OF the present Tariff There is nothing
strange in the fact that there such Thousands
who supported Mr.. Clay, particularly in the South
and even many in the East have objections, but
rather desIe TO see Texas embraced in the Union
And very many Thousands, who are the ardent
friends Of Mr.. Clay and Wing principles generally,
and violently hostile to the present Tariff 1t is
not to be expected that every member If either party
approved OF the entire policy OF either Mr.. Clay or
Mr.. Polk. But the great body of both parties sup
ported their respective candidates with the expecta
ton that if successful the prominent and leading
measures for which they contended would be faith
fully carried out. No other conclusion can stand
the test Of reason for a moment We never have
seen, perhaps never will see, the time when
every individual member Of party thinks precisely
| alike upon all questions that have been or may be
involved In a Presidential contest An Individual
| could have supported Mr. Clay consistently, though
| h, may have been opposed to the Tariff of 1912
The olber great questions advocated by Mr.. Clay
| may have been in his opinion Of paramount impor-
lance and though disagreeng with his candidate in
that particular measure he may have still preferred
him 10 his opponent. The same will apply to those
| few in the Democratic larty who may have objec-
tons to the admission Of Texas, and yet have sup
| ported Gov. Polk with zeal and ability supported
him because they agreed with him on all the other
questions But 1t would be absurd for these few in
dviduals, when victory had crowned their efforts, TO
expect that their peculiar views should become the
policy Of the government, and the great OF the
party should be thwarted In their intentions. i his
appears to be common sense view OF what the peo
pie have right 10 expect from the next administra-
ton Otherwise the popular will expressed through
the ballot box would be mere farce, IN which those
IN the minority would be likely to control the
policy OF the administration than the majority.
With these remarks, VIC will introduce to our
| readers very sensible artole--batng some violent
expressions of party character which readers
will de,ect-from an opposition paper, the Albany
Evening Journal.