The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-04
HEADING MR.. POLK.

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nomination OF the Baltimore Democratic Con
venlion, the Globe and Benton Clique, the Van
Buren, Albany cabal, the New FORK Post inter
est, together with some other Influences evlnced
deep and determined hostility 10 the nomina'
zion, and in their languaee and movements did
much to endanger the election OF Mr.. Polk
There was an open resistance manifested IN all
those quarters 10 the consummation OF the great
measure which was agitating the whole coun
Try, TO which Mr.. Polk, long before the Baltimore
Convention, had unqaali6edy committed him
sell, and WHICH that Convention endorsed as
one Of the great cardinal measures that was 10
be decided by the result of the election.
The People, in spite Of the efforts OF the OPP
pooeotsto whom we have referred, adopted the
measure. and elected Mr.. Polk TO be their Presi-
dent. &
What has been the course pursued by those
cliques, cabals and dsorganizers since the YER
dict of The nation was rendered, by which they
stood condemned Have they yielded to the
decision Of the majority, and united heartily
with the yiTtuous Democracy, thereby TO
strengthen il with their voices, energy, and
support 2 Not So The course which they
have pursued since the election Of Mr.. Polk,
beth In opposing and supporting measures, has
been calculated, and appeared TO be designed, TO
head Mr.. Polk--to circumyent him-to place
him in an attitude which will enable them 10
become dictators TO him. These facts cannot
be gaiusayed by any one who has been con-
slant observer of passing events, and who will
read Mr. Fosters letter in to-day's paper, par
ticularlv.
We have learnt, from an authentic source,
tina, they have gone so far as TO have employed
secret agents, to plant themselves in proper
places in Tennessee, for some time past, for
the purpose of watching the movements OF the
President elect. to learn, by esyes-dropPing,
what was passing AT his domicile, and at the
Hermitage, in relation 10 future action connect
ed with the next Presidency. II has been
oo,binp less than a system of espionage estab-
Gsbed bv Them in the hope of acquiring thereby,
in anticipation, something that might operate to
their advantage. We mention no name or
names. The Globe men will understand full
well what is referred to.
The individuals constituting the cliques and
cabals to which we nave referred ARE now, by
their own acts, placed in a situation bordering
on desperation. They see it; they feel it,
Heretofore their requests have been, in poten-
CIV, but little, if any thing short of law itself.
II was only for either of them to make the re-
quest, that this man be appointed TO the office
named, or that one be removed from the post
he filled, and it was DONE The struggle with
them now is, to preserve the same commanding
influence with the new Administration. They
feel and know that they have no claim on Mr..
Polk for any favor whatever; on the contrary,
they are aware that the course they pursued
was such as to call from him one of the stern
est rebukes. Hence arises the course of policy
they have been, and still are, pursuing. Their
object is to head Mr.. Polk. They will do it if
they can. They are in most peculiar and
critical situation. II they lose their influence
with the Executive, and can no longer control
appointments and removals, they lose all inhu-
ence in other quarters where they have hereto
fore exered it in consequence thereof
We learn that The last and most desperate ef-
fort on the part Of those individuals has been al
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