Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1844-12-28

commended not only that this was ground on which Mr. Van
Buren, could stand but that they have measures
and candidate, they stood chance OF success
Was fair to infer from what followed that the party
had, mature delberaon and in view Of the plain ndcar
tons of opinion in the country, abandoned the
to infer that the people for II was perfect
known at first that this plan Of Subtreasuy per
fecty abhoen the feelings Of great many, of the
Van Buren, party They looked upon it they had done
when they voted down and in fact commanded but
twelve its favor from that party by whom il
revived True, obtained the sanction Of Congress in 1910
But how Through the force of Executive influence, the
hope of prefemen and the terror Of the Many
thus induced disregard the interests of their country rather
than sacrifice their party relations never sanctioned by
the spontaneous sentiment of the country, and nothing but
artificial party feeling brought again to life, and party des
potsm carried il through both branches of the Legislature
The committee told yesterday by gentlemen from lnd
(M KENNEDr) that Of the doctrines held by the
Democracy in that State that Government evil
and judging from the mpeuous haste with and other
measures attempted be driven through Congress, Mr. H.
inclined believe that the whole country would before
long, have subscribe Should
into effect the action Of Government would be felt not in
its power to promote the interests of the people, but the
scourge OF God 10 harass them all their As TO
the people having declared for it, in the State of New York
had been scarcely heard of during the whole Of the late pot
cal II had been lost sight Of among other issues
Indeed, the supporters Of Mr. Polk had shown decided
| sion to meet the question.
They placed themselves upon it, but the contrary
often declared that such would be attempted As
all public and principles that party had entered the
every Of them They had doctrines adapted to every
meridian and these doctrines and shades of doctrine changed
with the latitude and the longitude On the tariff good
Democrats went for pure tariff alone, without
discrimination in the imposition of duties others, like the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. g. j. ISGERsoLI,
champions of the protective policy. In New ork great di
versy of opinion prevailed this subject held that
the tariff needed revision make Democratic but
never pretended that they in favor of reducing to
mere standard IN places the duty on wool
complained of high others low, and indeed
bohood He out of the regular old school acti
toner's but owing the prevalence Of theories and
practice, he found that his business bcga rapidly to define
Many captvated with the Thompsonian practice thers
equally enraptured with the homeopathic and between
the two he like to starve. To meet this state OF things
and regain his influence he publicly announced that h
welacquanted with both systems and prepared practice
whichever ofthem hrs patients preferred With some he was
regular, with homeopathic with Thompsola
and thus he speedily recovered his circumstances Just the
Democratic party ready for any thing they became all
things to all For tariff men, they had candidate for
Governor who had voted for the tariff Of 49, and by
solitary vote that bill became law Whether it was Jet
little higher little lower still they good tariff men,
The diversity existed In relation to the great democratic
measure of alhe annexation of Texas to the Union IL
had been said that the people in the late election had gwen
their verdict for this 1t was well known all that ahe
time of the Baltimore Convention majority of the democratic
party In New York opposed TO annexation under any
circumstances In that State of all parties opposed
to it, But, after the manifesto Of that Convention given
to the world, the spirit of party invoked in the OF
Democracy and under this appeal thousands of those who
were most opposed to annexation yet did under
protest that they should be held the support of that
measure; and finally reconced to only by tho prtcla
nation that Mr. Clay himself mr~ ia avor OF the
Democracy They were but without war, without
disIonor the general consent of the nation They
adveed violation treaties Thus thew provided fotbe
iexas men but to suit the nexoabe anTexas men, hey
sun mad nosum, for their candidate for Governor had voted
against the treaty of that very treaty which the
gentleman from Pennsylvania behind him Mr c. j. IseEa-
oLL had Just brought into the House, in the hope putting
vital nv Ito tho aaI =. -
Of living energy extinct and gone. dead treaty.
Mr.. T. J. lSeERsoLL. Ay, but not buried.
Yes dead and buried; Dead Dead and buried too And
ne would thoroughly dead that it was not in the
of that House nor of the Senate nor Of both mn,
Their, to bring to life again 1t would not therefore, do to
say that the people of New York for measure when
against IL j
1t might then be inquired what questions settled by
the late election what Judgment be entered upon the
pleadngs might be answered that the great measures
of State policy nothing had been decided the tariff not
annexation, not the subtreasu Indeed of the
most melancholy facts and went to show that the great
body Of the people, under the of party and
a appeals their preudcc and passions might be brought
to support for their Chief without the ghtest
reference to his political opinions to the great
which he likely TO advocate. No matter what opinions
of their the people might hold such the universal
fea party such the ressess force of party tics that they
might be led against their strongest convictions give the
weight of their sanction to that which they disapoved Be
yond this the election proved little that James X. Polk
elected President of the United States, constitutional
fact concerning which there could be dispute The result
showed that might be created President by proxy and
that the greatest qualities which made might de-
scend omone President another without reference his
individual merits If credit the contradictory profess
all sides the vctors he thought might be fairly
assumed that the great body the people favor Of the
Wing policy True, under the forms of the Constitution the
Government had passed into Democratic hands, but they would
lind that the people, still adhered 10 those old and
ongcherhed principles which they believed to be identified
with the welfare Of their country Gentlemen might rely upon
a
motley mixture Of contradictory opinions Legislative action
was that which the nation would require and then the pro-
eon Of those who had figured largely upon Democratic
rosrums would be put the then would be how
those who had obtained the ens of power meant carry out
what they claimed to have been the decisions of the
popular voice MEANWHILE the minority would remain firm to
their principles and to their they should make fac
tous opposition to the political majority That majority
had the house, and they would have all the branches Of
the Government Their opponents without power and
without responsibility but the vcors had BOTH and they
would be held by the nation to a strict account.
MIR. H. here stated that in the Of his remarks
fact had escaped him answering the question what the peo
pie had decided in the late election. He had omitted to
hcc important element in the given by the State of
New York, whose vote had made Mr. Polk President II was
the vote of fifteen thousand given in Mr. Folks favor by the
aboIonitsby who transcendenty opposed 10
the annexation Of Texas that they themselves against
any practicable of preventing it. These fifteen thou
sand votes null and il known they would be.
When therefore, his Democratic friends claimed victory
they claimed that which they had obtained thus given
Mr. PAYNE here inerposcd to say that he would like the
gentleman from New York state for whom that these
abolionists had voted
Mr. HUNT replied that the gentleman might learn that