Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-07-12
POLITICS OF THE DAY.


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ing themselves before the public as the immediate
cause OF the election, the nomination at least O
Mr.. Polk to the Presidency, that we have no
thought it expedent Of late to notice the claims fo
distinction which have been put FORTH either to Sc
cure good appointment to the claimant, or to
avenge him for disappointment In truth, we
have never thought the claims SO well sustained al
to be admitted upon the slender testimony adduced
i We have always felt that, when the true claimant
should appear there would be so MANY crcum.
stances corroboratve of the fact and consistent with
the position, that the truth of the claim would be Al
once appafent and the world rise up at once to ac
knowledge its justice We are happy to see tina,
at length claim is put forth, not by the one who
achieved the act, but by one who is advocating his
cause, and propounding and sustaining his claim,
and who no sooner announces the fact than it seems
to be clothed in light.
Who is the man? Who is the mighty one tho,
broke down the strength Of the Wing party. defeat
ed its efforts. and caused the principles Of the Lo-
cofoco parsX to be triumphant, while its banners
stream IN lght?' Who has done this /? Let him
be named, and then let him ask for what he will.
even to the one-half of Mr.. Folks patronage
On the day in which Governor Dorr was releas-
ed from prison ne was visited by great number of
citizens, and in their name was addressed by re-
sident OF Providence. In the first place, let us hear
what the speaker has to say about the identity of
Dorrism and Locofocoism
tongue can tell the many which have been shed
in your behalf and it is impossible to convey to YOU the es
nation IN which you held every honest heart through
out the land will not for am aware that il will not be
consonant with your feelings recaptuate the many bright
deeds for which the people feel their gratitude but cannot
refrain from informing you that while you have suffered your
country has felt the impress you have ndeby left upon her
great principles for which you have SO nob suffered are
ing back shadow of rproach and condemnation upon
who like your oppressors in Rhode island base enough
TO deny the everlasting principles Of American liberty
that these principles yet triumphant and your friends feel
that but for you this could have been said We had
nearly lost the landmarks of principles in orgefuness
and have been by willy foe had not the
people here have received instruction the faith Of their ia
TIERS And to you sir cnineny indebted for our in
strucons In these principles We have endeavoed che
IRISH and to promugae hem and the result has shown that
the nation has been benefited Yes wherever has been heard
the glorious of Democracy has coupled with the
name OF Dor Your good deeds and your suerngs in the
peoples cause are not known alone but throughout the
length and breadth Of great country the name Of Dorr has
been upon the lips of every phanhropis and has been
sounded in notes Of praise from the tongue Of every lover Of
his country has been Lred too, by every American soul
OF sufficient magnitude to entertain wish for liberty"
That is what we call circumstance, viz. the
identity of Dorrism with the principles of the Lo-
cofoco party. Improves Mr.. Dorr was in favora-
was extensively known and his crime of treason
generally spoken Of he could not fail to have some
effect on the election. What that effect was may
be gathered from another part of the address.
Here it is
QT 81 is my belief, in with the belief of mil
lions that had not the principle Of faith been sounded in
conreron citk your name, that at this day common
country would have been in the hands of rulers whose pro-
fessed principles opposed to institutions and whose
would 20 The + rany
pride inform you that your has been wachword for
the Democracy whose champion claim you to be.
We feel assured that you will rejoice with when in
form you that have made such of the principles for
which you have SO long and no abored as to place with
in the chair Of state at Washington man whose heart
filed with patriotism, and who lives be blessing his
country mean the pure democrat and peoples friend,
James X. Polk, President Of the United States
The result Of this day has shown TO you that il was not
in vain that you appealed the people Of the State and Of
the Nation to the unhoy passed upon YOU
The people of the nation did that in the
Presidential election and the people of this State have ac
complshed it now"
There is the assertion Of belief boldly made
and published in the Locofoco papers, with no note
of dissent, that the name of Mr.. Dorr secured the
election of Mr.. Polk. The President of the Uni |
ted States is thereby gravey informed that he could
not have been elected without Governor Dorr
and the humblest individuals Of the party, if any
of them humble, are claiming and receiving
office account Of their labors, we may look to
see some signal manifestation of gratitude from the
actual President to the Ex-Governor.
Here, however, is precious moroccan. We all
have heard something of the warm language of
with which the orators of the people adj
dressed General WASHINGTON, but we remember
nothing that exceeded the following closing para
graph of the address to Governor Dorr:
CT fear in your present feeble that shall nc pain
proceed to address you further and will close wishing you
in behalf Of your many friends long life health, and happ
May your future life be peaceful and happy your
past and present has been and is useful bright and glorious
May the pathway Of your life be with flowers and be
overshadowed by the love which fills the hearts Of your
grateful countrymen."
We would not disturb single feeling OF gratf-
cation entertained by Mr.. Dorr and his respected
relatives at the of the efforts made to pro-
cure his release from felons CELL though the re-
lease brings nothing but physical freedom; but we
cannot but think that even if it restored to the man
the privileges of freeman there should be less ex
ultation at the result considering the means and the
motives that led thereto. No love of Mr. Dorr, no
affection for his principles, no belief in his inno
cence, has led to his release. He had become
troublesome, not merely to men, but troublesome to
party; and his position had been misrepresented,
and the feelings of the people abused, until it be-
came the interest OF some to get clear OF such al
thorn. Like some other articles, he would be less
offensive, and work less injury in the pure air than
in confined place. mawkish sympathy for his
sufferings prevented great number from consider
ing his crimes, and the INSCRIPTIONS were using his
imprisonment to establish bad principles in Rhode
Island, the orator quoted above says they did, to
secure the election of Mr.. Polk. So some shrewd
politicians thought that for once they might act on
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