The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-08-14
From the Baltimore Patriot.
THE DiSCORDS.


The elements of strife in the ranks of To-
cofocoism are last doing their work, and the
dissolution of the party is Fastening 10 a con-
summation. The Union contends that the
"disaffected" faction is not as great as SONG
suppose, but in making this declaration it I'M
Willingly admits that discord does exist
And how could it be otherwise? Held To-
gether by The cohesive power of public plum
DER" as is that wing of the party which con
stltutes IFS main strength, how can it be ex-
pected that those will "adheren when the
s'plunder" is distributed, who have not receiv-
ed lheiI share, or having received their share,
have squandered it, and now want anoth-
er distribution of the spoils? They
can get nothing, or no more under the
present powers, and they will stake OFFS M
to factions and seek new organizations, which
may promise success or change.
There is also a large portion of the party
who have not joined in the clamor for Office,
and are now become disguised by the extent
TO which the system of srotation in Office"
has been carried by Mr.. Polk. and the paltry
motives by which he appears to have acted.
They have also been outraged by the char
II many Vi llOSC WIZ nave ICOSAtS0
appointments at his hands, and in the case
Of one NOTORIOUS person." as some of the
Locofoco papers have called him, there has
been a bust of indignation which has reached
even into the ranks Of those who have seen
good men turned out and bad men appoint
ed, and never murmured if they did no ap-
prove. But even their sense OF decency
could not stand the selection OF the Nnoto-
rious Rynders," as an officer of the Customs
in New York.
Mr.. P. has been less than six months in o.
fee, and yet he finds himself alternately at
tackled by every branch and wing of hs party
and defended by none, except those who
are the immediate recipients OF bis iayors.
and who recognize his as the hand that feeds
them. Even his Cabinet was not selected
without murmurs among those who had been
most arnestt to secure his election, and notone
prominent officer has since been selected
without fierce struggle between adverse
factions, and almost a rebellion among those
who were defeated. Whilst the friends OF
Mr.. Calhoun in all the northern section OF
the country were turned out,-he having
himself first been uncermoniously dismissed
whilst in the midst of an important correspon-
dence-the effort was made TO reconcile
them by throwing the Mission to England at
the feet of The leaders in South Carolina
they having refused il, the President, with
wonderful good luck, fell upon a gentleman
eminently fitted for the post, who not with
ON, reluctance and much solicit alton accept
ed il. And this appointment, so wisely
made. has not, so far as we have seen, re-
ceiyed the approval of a single Locofoco pa
per except the Union-which being the or
gan, is of course pleased with whatever MIR.
Polk does!
So wide are the factions apart-so bitter
is their hostility TO each other-ihat it has al
come 10 pass, that Mr.. P. can do moth
ing that will meet the appreciation of a ma
lority of those who elected him, whilst most
he does is met with a clamor of dissatisfac-
ton on one side, and of well denoted sneers
another. The cohesion of the pariy is
gone-the discordant elements which united
to defeat Henry Clay, are already at war
with each other-and the separation never
to unite again, is inevitable. The session of
the next Congress will scarcely close with.
out the denoumeni, and Mr.. Polk will then
present TO all aspirants and 10 all parties. a
warning OF the danger Of elevaiing a man to
the Presidency who has not deserved that
distinction by a long service or exalted tai
ents.