The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-02
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THE GREAT RESULT.
The Presidential election having resulted in the
success Of the democracy and IN the elevation OF
James N. Polk over Henry Clay to the highest sta
ton under our Constitution, II may not be amss 10
look back at the which have led TO such ter
minaton Of the great conflict 10 which we have been
so recently engaged The wings seem utterly dis
comhted at the idea that such young statesman as
Mr. Polk should prove too much at the ballot boxes
for such veteran in politics Mr.. Clay, who, for
forty years has held commanding position in our
national councils and who, we are free TO admit bas
rendered many signal services to the country esPe-
cially during the last war, when his uncommon abu-
tiles and unsurpassed eoquence were so powerfully
exerted on the floor of the House of Representatives
in support of MIR. Madison's Administration. Some
of the wings attribute the defeat OF MIR. Clay to tb
vote Of the abolilionists-some charge II to the 70
regners-and others lay il to the native Americas
of New York, and Philadelphia in which cities the
wings expected to have obtained sufficient numbef
of the votes of the latter in exchange for Their
own votes for the native Congressman, to have car
ried the two largest States in the Union for their IL
vorte candidate and which, if he had obtained then,
would, with the others that he has received, ben
enough to elect him All these may have contrib
ted to disappoint the expectations OF the friends u
Mr. Clay in some degree. Many of the abolitlonss,
| no doubt, opposed him many Of the foreigners W
York Tribune contends, not ALL nor nearly all I'D
many of the natives, especially the democratic pr
ton, sweed the vote against him, they being too mn
est TO barter their suhrages for President in consDe
ration ofthe bride held out to them in the shapeoi
| whig votes for their candidates for the National nd
State Legislatures But all these weighed light IN
| the balance in comparison to the great vote wfch
came out against Mr. Clay in equence of his in
Uoduc non, al tne extra session Of IS4 of the bill
TO incorporate National Bank, and of his yblent
denunciation of Mr. Tyler for placing his celetaed
and ever-memorabs Vetoes upon his favori,e nea-
sure II was this that produced the great re actpn
which brought out against Mr. Clay the host OF dan
ocrals who gave one hundred and forty five thousand
majority which elected Harrison and TYLER in $40,
under the impression, from the previously aed
sentiments Of those distinguished men, that uey
would hot sanction bill incorporating another Bhk
wherever the democratic presses sounded the tosiD
| on tins question with zeal and energy and rallied
with aiacrity to sustain Mr.. Tyler or the SAKE OF
The great democratic principle which he sustained
there, at The late election, to be found lag de-
mocralic gain over the vote Of lS4O. This was EN-
phatically the in Maine and Pennsylvania which
States, although they went against Mr.. Van BTen
IN that year have now given decided majorites for
Mr.. FOLK over both the wing and abolition candidates
without the vote of which States, Mr.. Polk coul
have been elected any more than he could if hehad
| not obtained the vote Of New York, This was the
case too, in many counties in this State which how
consdera Bile increase in the democratic vote over
that given four years ago and it the abo in
Virginia andother States, where there few TO-
reigneIs, and no abolitionsts.
| The question of National Bank constitutes the
planest division between the democracy and ari,toc-
racy; for such an institution is not only unconaiu-
honal but Is calculated, TO the language o. Gen
Jackson, TO make the rich richer and the poor poor
er" holding, it has done the reins over the trade
and business Of the country, and drawing into the
hands OF the few nabobs, who its principal stock
holders and control its immense capital the fruits oil
the industry OF tue toiling millions. This great ques-
ton has twice, within our recollection, literally con-
vused the country. 1t did soin 1882, when the Veto
Of General Jackstn frustrated the operations of the
friends of the old Bank TO obtain re-charter and
when Mr.. Clay and Mr.. BiGdle united both their po
litica and moDeyeo power TO demolish the old Hero
II did SO in 1871, when Mr.. Tyler with moral cou
rage similar TO that displayed by Gen Jackson, ar
rested again the efforts q Mr.. Clay and his friends tc
create new Bank, and when he placed himself as
Dictator at the head of he whig party, and set or
foot the most bitter and rnreenting persecution o.
MIR. Tyler and his friends ever recorded in our po
lltcal history. II was the exhibition of such win
dlctive and proscriptive spirit against Mr. Tyler fo
the same faithful and conscientious discharge Of pub
lie duty which signalzed General Jack on's admins
traton, that made more enemies for MIR. Clay thar
vituperntion circulated, by every wing paper in th
country, from the Bank bought Courier and Enquire
down to the most obscure village journals. Tn,
rsnkest epiihets were applied to him and his friends
as literally as they were before applied TO Genera
Jackson; curses, both loud and deep were showerec
upon his devoted head and nothing short of burnn.
him IN etgy would answer to illustrate the rage ant
| fury of MIR. Clay's followers
And this outrageous spirit continued to be manifest
ed towards him, and every man who admired his lai,
intrepid and fearless act from Sil down TO the ev
Of the election Ought there be any wonder then tina
the hosts Of anti-Bank Democrats, who voted for Mr.
Tyler in 1910, well for General Jackson 10 lS2
and 1889, should have come out against Mr.. Clay a
the late election, and voted for Mr. Polk, in who's,
favor Mr.. Tyler had withdrawn Mr. Polk wa
known 10 entertain the sentiments IN regard tC
Bank as those expressed by Mr.. Tyler. He wa
known, too, TO entertain the views in regard tC
the remuneration of Texas; and as he was admltet
| by the candid editor Of the New York Tribune TO b,
the purest and aslest man in the southwest, whc
could MIR. Tyler's friends more consistently support
| than tins distinguished statesman of TENNESSEE
But the victory over, MIR. Clay and his party II
complete. His vaultng ambition and overbesrinl
temper are again rebuked. His ultra measures ar,
once more consigned TO the receptacle Of all thing
lost on earth" The triumph Of Tyler and Polk !,
cheering. Let every Democrat who contributed &c
produce This glorious result be gratefully remember
ed Let us as New-Yorkers rejoice that the rsprs
rEssAsLr aid of the Empire State was cheerful,
given. lis majority is small, it is true; but ever