The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-06-20

elaborate argument, comparative OF the mer-
its ofthe two systems, in condemnation ofthe
sub-Treasury and in advocacy oil the State
bank system. And yet these selfstyled
.sDemocratic'' gentlemen (and they had as
much right to the name as he had to that OF
a Chinaman) now denounced this system as
a Federal measure, which their own candid
ate had approved as a better and safer system
than the sub-Treasury. se
Mr.. III. wanted some of his democratic"
friends, who happened to be tariff "Demo-
~crats,'' or half goose, half duck, according to
the definition of s'the Globe,o of full blood
ed democrats to come up and tell this
house and the country whether they endors-
ed Mr.. Folks notions on the tariff, as they
had been endorsed by the gentleman from
Alabama. Let the delegates to the Con
~vention from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, n.
York, and Connecticut say whether they in
tended to be double-faced in this matter
Did they endorse this candidate of the Balti-
more Convention-did they give up their
own sentiments and support James K. Polk?
If they lodged, if they equivocated, they
would be scored red.
But another question. The gentlemen at
Baltimore made a sacrifice of Mr.. Van Bu-i
rem? For what? Some of them from the
South said because of his Texas letter; but
thew did not know-he knew-that it had
, long since been determined and stated, not
in this house, but publicly, that if the Con-
f ~necticut and Virginia elections went against
them, they would withdraw Mr.. Van Buren,?
| They surely knew it; and as this Texas ques-
ton had come along, it afforded them a
mighty good opportunity to slide down the
rail, and get off from supporting Mr.. Van Bu-I
rem. Did gentlemen forget how in lS4l they.
had abused the Wings for bringing forward
Gen. Harrison, and how tiieyy had charged the
party with giving up their principles for the
, sake of an savailable'' man? What had they
, brought up James K. Polk for? Had any
] man here or in the nation been for him?1
Fl No: but because he was an available candid
| ate. But there were some documents upon
: the subject of av ailabllity to which he wish
ed to call the particular attention OF gentle-
men. Mr.. FL. read from an article in the
"Globen of January 8, 1874, contrasting the
: claims for the Vice Presidency of James K.
4 Polk and Nm. r. King, there was.not a man
in the United States, he said, who at that
time dreamed Of MIR. Polk as a candidate
( for the Presidency the following extracts:
b 81. Finally, the political condition of Their
n respective States is another point OF prefer
t ence for Mr.. King. Alabama is Democrat
b ic; Tennessee is Federal Wing. One is
d helping, the other is injuring, the Democrats
ic cause. The red hot shot of Tennessee
a are now fired into the Democratic ship. This
n may be a misfortune, and not the fault of thai
n former Democratic State, and her present pub.
lie men. Still, it is a misfortune which entails
consequence, and which involves a seriou:
n consideration in the selection of Vice Presi
e dental candidate"
eIn such a contest the Democracy has NJ
compliments to spare to unfortunate State:
e by carrying the burden of the public mer
who cannot bring their own State into the
democratic line. They want strength, no
weakness" 7a. |
N "They want strength, not weakness, econ
tinued Mr.. III. Did not the gentleman from
ID Alabama write that sentence in that commu
Dr. nication? If the gentleman denies it not.
tn say he did. a 80 .,-
lie Mr.. Payne said no man was to infer an,
thing, the one way or the other, from his 81
he lence.
as Mr.. Hardin. 1.-THE gentleman says it is no
lg true, | will take it back. @
Mr.. Payne. l believe so. / do not know
us whether | wrote it or not. Laughter.
n MIR. Hardin said he would read anothe
s. article relative to the claims of the Vic
IS. Presidency ofJames K. Polk, and the gen
O. teman might have his choice of the two
ali as TO which he had written. He read fror
"the Globe" of January, 10, 1914, the TO
he lowing extracts from a communicate
in reply to a previous one in that papel
lg with the signature Of "A Tennessee Demo
gs GRAFT"
If "But why attack Col. King? Why advel
At. TO his earliest legislative history? Does b
ne feel that the political capital of Gov. Polk
oy quite too limited to secure a nomination froI
ire the Republican party, unless he can pu
down the fame of others whose shadow ha
fallen across the path ofhis posthumous ban
Tx ling for the Vice Presidency If SO, let m
uS warn "a Tennessee Democrat thatthis di:
Tx paragement of Col. King will add nothing I
I'D the political capital of Gov. Polk.n
IRE "But ifhe will convince me that there
le- a well founded Suspicion reasonable dout
a -ofthe personal courage of Col. King,
cd pronounce him, without hesitation or quail
ast ~ication, tetollyl unfit for the Office. of Vic
n President of the United States. | care NJ
ne how honorable aman may be, if he is a Gov
VII ard he cannot maintain his honor; and henc
ao it IS such a man is disqualified for the ofic
ess of Vice President.
ie snow, sir, Col. King has never been il
all sultededay after day, and, above all, he W;
ms never caught roughly by the arm, when e
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