The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-25
yHE CERTAINTY

YHE CERTAINTY
That COL Polk will be elected President OF
the IIailed States, which is felt by every true
fr;eod of Republican principles, is one OF the
strongest proofs, which could be adduced to es-
,ablish any fact, that our principles are inde'
,,ruclible. We know that very large major
inv of the People are in favor Of the measures
that would be recommended by Col Polk, and
Numerically opposed TO the Federal fallacies Of
his oft-repudia,ed opponent. And hence we
have an abiding faith in the success Of our can
didaie.
Fu6fme upward tendency of our invlncible
cause. as manifested In the recent elections
there can be no doubt but that large majority
of the People have already resolved TO support
,be Republican candidate. Yet i, is proper thai
,he friends of The cause should be on the alert IN
eyery State, and in every County. There are TRICKS
and frauds, which, if our insidious enemies Dc
suffered to practice them with impuolly'may neu'
trslize, and sometimes even defeat maJorities
If the vote of every man who has already made
up his mind as to his choice for the Presidency
could be recorded at this moment, JAMES Il
Polk would, we honestly believe, beat Henry
Clay by majority of 100000 votes. But we
mus, all wait for the day Of election 10 render
the result tangible, and it behooves our friends
every where to see that our forces are not
thrown into disorder on any part OF the field, Tor
fear they may be diminished by the devices Of
the enemy.
OF course no intelligent and patriotic Re-
publican can be made to believe any of the fab
relations affecting Col. Polk, which the Wings
are preparing 10 circulate. We understand
they are writing and printing an unprecedented
quantity of documents. There is not grain
Of wheat among them, and we trust our friends
will scatter the chaff 10 the winds. The best
plan will be not TO read any of the vile stuff
which the Federal Wings may place in the
hands of Democrats. Spurn the trash, as so
much .'dust and ashes"
But our intelligence from Pennsylvania and
Ohio, leads to the conviction that the enormous
expense of printing and circulating the Wing
falsehoods is betrayed with BRiTIsH GOLD. We
were shown a letter last night just received
u
that the funds of the Wings in that great State
seem to be inexhausible, and that during the
late Gubernaloral canvass drafts on British
house in New York, to very large amount,
had been drawn by the Wing leaders, and paid.
By the article which we copy from the Penn
syyanian, il will be seen that Mr.Wm B. Reed,
one of the arlslocratic Wing "Honorables,n is
sending the q British gold" into every township
and neighborhood in Pennsylvania! Let our
friends be active and watchlul; and for the
rest, they may rely upon the inconuplble mass
es to resist all foreign temptation.
II it is supposed by the Wings that in eight
doubtful States, 100, 900 voters may be changed
with British gold" and that 'hese changes
would give them all to Mr.. Clay, no doubt the
mos, desperate efforts will yet be made. Let us
see how much gold it will require.
The British capitalists, it is said, have pur-
chased some 100000, 900 of the State stocks,
at an average Of fifty cents in the dollar. II
Mr. Clay could be elected, and the United States
be made TO assume the payment of the debts
of the States al par, these British capitalists
would make Sl00,o00,000 by the speculation.
But they would be content to receive $50, 000,-
600 for their share, and are willing TO expend
the same amount to secure the elevation of Mr..
Clay. This would be $500 vote for each of
the 100000!
We appeal to the freemen Of America TO say,
At the ballot boxes, whether British capitalists
shall in this manner set up any man to rule
over them.
And to each individual Of the above 100000
men--if, indeed, there be any men in this coun-
try, entitled to vote, who can be purchased,
which we doubt-we would say, see to it that
ye be not cheated. If less than $500 be ten
dered, you may be sure that the blue-light who
makes the tender is going to pocket the balance
II any man has received less than the whole
$500, he has been shamefully imposed on.