The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-15
Folks majority
Or, As nearly as possible, t,oo TO one.

We saw we have no doubt but that our oppo-
nents will vet be constrained to acknowledge
that they have been fairly beaten, and thai
their defeat has not been owing to The Adolf
tionists and the naturalized citizens but TO the
obnoxious character of their candidate, the obi
Gus nature Of their principles, and the rabid VI
olence of their implacable organs.
AS to the representations, or rather misrepre-
sensations of the press, before the election,
about which so much is now said by the dsap-
pointed Federal leaders, we incline TO the opln-
ion that calm review Of the late canvass, would
show that our opponents INDUCED in far greater
excuses of that description than our friends
We happen to have by US number of the New
York Courier and Enquirer, issued few days
previous to the election, from which we will
make few extracts:
"THr LAST WoR,.-We send out to-day the last
number of our country paper previous to the great
contest which is 80 close at hand. We trust II Will
find no Wing unprepared, or neglectful of his duty.
If il fall into the hands of solitary friend of Henry
Clay and the American Union, who cannot lay his
hand upon his heart and say that he has exerted ev-
cry power he possesses, has put forth every possible
eIeron and has left nothing he could do undone, to
secure the election Of Mr.. Clay, we beg him TO re-
deem the time Whoever he may be, Whatever may
be his situation his means of influence, If the sun
of Tuesday next should cast his last rays upon the
flag of Polk and Dallas, waving in triumph over the
Empire 81 ate he has conscience, It will
one day sting him like serpent for his dsioyaity TO
his country and his lack Of faith 10 the great principles
Of liberty and the public good. If there be man in
The Stale who has not done every thing in his power
to promote the progress of tn, Wing cause, we beg
i'm he readx hes w In rel
mite importance Of the mighty contest into which the
people Of this mon now TO enter.
Let him put il to his conscience, whether he can
vote for a man pledged to the immediate Annexa-
lion" Of Texs-a measure which the Government
Of Mexico has repeatedly proclaimed in the most So
Tenn and emphatic manner, it will regard as sEcLA.
RATION OF WAR against her-a step which Martin
Van Buren,, Thomas II. Benton, Daniel Webster,
John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and all the best
and wsest statesmen in the land have declared can
not be taken without pung'ng Us instantly INTO
wAR-a step which the united testimony of the best
and wscst men among declares will cover us with
eternal infamy in the sight Of the civilized world-a
step which mus, ofnece.sy involve US in vas, debt
and entail upon us and our postey the darkest and
ost dreadful evils that ever obscured the heaven Of
4 nations glory-a step from which nothing that Is
good can be hoped, and from which every thing that
il bad may reasonably be feared-a step conceived bJ
traitors and base oonpraiors against the Un,on espoused
for the oucst party purposes, and having for its OBJ
ican Union -
IF the People had believed the base calumny,
often reiterated, that il was the purpose ofthe
nego,iators of the Treaty Of Annexation TO dis
solve the Union, Of course they would have con-
demned the measure and elected Mr.. Clay
But inasmuch as they approved the mea-
sure, and condemned Mr.. Clay, they have
evidently dlscredited Mr.. Webb's delbe-
rate assertions, and put the brand of iniamy on
The hbellous charge.
The next item in the catalogue met no better
fate It's own absurdity warranting its condem-
nation:
"Lct him remember that IL he votes for Polk he votes
tn turn o,a of employment EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND
Americon ctr,ns, now engaged in manufactu.
ring, and to employ, IN their stead, EIGHT HUNDRED
subjects of Queen Victoria, LOUIS Pbnippe and 9TH
er Monsrchs of Europe He votes to take away the
work Of these Americans and give 1t TO hose foreign
srs. He TO take the bread from the mouths OF
own children, and give to strangers. Tie vote.
TO lay The free bands and The free hearts of Amedca
At the feet Of foreign nations to abandon the glorious
policy Of taking care Of ourselves and call upon the
powers Of Eorope to feed and cothe and take care US
tie votes To place the American people IN more de-
grsdinq position than that Of CoiopIs,s, for while
they viii he made to bear all the burdens, they viii
have Of the privileges and none OF the aid of the
people OF Colony"
The following item was so extravagant, so
very preposterous, that if the editor believed 1t
himself, his modification must be boundless to
witness the Indignation with which it has been
repealed by majority Of the People. Mr.. Cal
houn is known by the whole nation to be as ar
dent, as firm, and as devoted friend to the
Union, as any patriot to which this country has
given birth. He advocates the annexation of
Texas to preserve the Union, and would rather
perish than see il dissolved: