The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-03
W A HIN G TO N.
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1914.
THE LOCOFOCO NOMINATION FOR
PRESIDENT


PRESIDENT.
Well, the Locofoco nominations are made Un-
able to agree upon any one of their prominent
and able men, the party has let itself down to
James X. Polk for President! and George NJ
Dallas for Vice President. Bonaparte said rightly,
Orator Emmons with much point repeated, when
the nomination of Mr.. Polk was announced, that
there was but one step from the sublime to the
ridiculous. Truly have the Locofocos exempli-
fed the correctness of this remark, and taken
that etep. Their orators have suddenly dis
covered virtues and talents in this man hereto
fore unknown, and are already laboring to en-
tighten their Locofoco brethren in regard to them.
Those talents and virtues we venture to say, they
may claim by right of discovery, and that their
title will be undisputed. Suddenly, Mr.. Polk
becomes the greatest statesman and the purest
that it had such man in its ranks, and how blind
the people, even they, themselves, have been, not
to perceive those transcendant abilities and those
shining virtues in him in the course of the twenty
years he has been before the public! And es-
pecially blind to his splendid talents must have
been the people of Tennessee, who have twice
rejected his solicitations for the gubernatorial
/ Office, after having tried him for one term For
ourselves, we must confess our ignorance still, of
those high and transcendant qualities in Mr. Polk,
which have heretofore been considered essential
in the man selected as candidate for the first
Office in the gift of the nation. We are yet to
learn what great measure he has originated, or
IN what manner he has distinguished himself as
statesman or, upon what battlefield he has
won laurels and renown. We have some recol-
lection of his having once been Speaker of the
House of Representatives, and of his having been
told 10 his teeth by Mr.. Wise, in the most in
sulting manner that it could be done, that he was
a ID petty tyrant-that in telling him this, he |
(Mr. Wise) intended to insult him, and that he |
was too co,oardly to resent it. We have heard
that General Jackson strove with all his power
to make him resent the insult, but was unable to
effect 1t, although he could make him do anything
else W. have heard also that upon Mr. Polk
being subsequently candidate for Governor in
tennessee, he was charged with cowardice, and
Inc charge was sustained by its being proved
That ne had not dared to this gross personal
insult of Mr.. Wise and that, to counteract this
charge, MIR. Polk went to mamma, or General
Jackson, and procured certificate that he was
not poltroon. We further understand that he
still carries this certificate in his pocket, to silence
all who may question his courage or doubt his
bravery. We learn this from prominent gen.
tleman and member of Congress- of his own
party, who has also said that there were twenty
men in every State in the Union better qualified
tor the station, more entitled TO the nomination,
and lar more favorably known to the people than
Mr.. Polk. We are inclined to think that, naugre
all the attempts of the politicians to get up little
enthusiasm for their nominee, the people will
look upon it as gross insult to them and to the
country Their sentiments, we have no doubt.
were expressed by Mr. McGnniss, delegate to
The National Convention from Missouri. and mo-
minated oy his party as a candidate for Presiden.
tiai EiectoF. on the adjournment of the Con.
venton, Mr.. MEG. mounted the ros,rum and
said
have sought, at various times. IA addres.
the Convention. Tor the purpose of EXPRESSING M
opinion upon the course it has adopted b,t
have been rudely and uncivy denied the exer-
else OF my rights as one of its members Ibavo
therefore, resort left except to take this oppor.
tunly of proclaiming that bear no part in the
responsibility of whatrit has done. 1t has com.
m'tted gross fraud--a fraud upon the Demo-
cratic party-a fraud upon the country. | &c
against it-Missour will go against it de.
hounce IT. know that it is useless to spend
more breath upon the subject here, but the people
WI" see H. and trea. IT as it deserves to be treated "
we sincerely believe Mr.. Polk will not receive
tne electoral votes of but fire States namely.
oouth carolina, Alabama, MISSISSIPPI, Arkansas.
and New Hampshire; and il the democracy in these
have any respect for themselves, they will resent
the insult cast upon them by the nomination &c
such man for PRESIDENT by staying away from
the polls. "'''