New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-21

down 20 Cape May Ia me Ne"'uh'ch'
Many thousands Of our citizens, old and young
and Of all parties will be sorely disappointed The
mere hope Of his accepting the invitation seemed
Yesterday 70 set the City in motion. steamooat'
were preferred 10 meet tue New Haven steamer
IN the Bay, Carriages with elegantly csPansoned
horse. were rendered and scores OF persons called
stThe Tribune Office 10 inquire In what way II any,
they could aid 10 doing homage 10 Mr.. Clay and to
swell the shout in which one hundred thousand
persons would unite from the Battery on the land
ing OF the iIlosuoos citizen stranger. In another
part Of the paper will be found the latest account
OF his movements
TT The TEsTrSrE ELECTION, Of which the
fall result has just reached u.s. is an event too I'M
oortant Ia its character and bearings 10 be buried
over in an exuiting or disparaging paragraph
Among all the Elections which have transPred
since 1894, there has been nothing Of equal signi'
canoe. Although, therefore, large portion Of the
Press seems disposed to pass it over as tmid
boy glides through grave yard at midnight we
shall briefly endeavor to attract public attention 70
the nature and force ofthe verdict just pronounced
by the State OF jackson and OF Polk
The Population Of Tennessee is TO remarkable
extent American, native here and TO the manor
born, sndvery slightly affected by European inter
ests or prejodices It's Native in that good old
sense which q prosciptive faction has well nigh
obscured and rendered obsolete Its feelings, pre-
judices SEPARATIONS, ali contemplate the welfare,
growth, glory and greatness Of our own Country,
and are Indifferent TO those Of any other.
Tennessee is also, by tradition and impulse, a
Democratic State far as one that tolerates (but
10 not devoted to) Slavery can be. While the con
test ragged between the Democratic and Federal
parties, no other than the Democratic party was
known ia Tennessee; we believe no Federalist
was ever sent thence to Congress Her whole
People, from local. personal and political symPa-
thies, rallied round Andrew Jackson throughout
bis twelve years struggle to Teach or retain the
Presidency. Yet they refused, even at his man
date to be transferred to his chosen successor and
with only another State to keep them company,
cast their Presidential Vote in SO for Hugh L.
White. In Isi0 they likewise diregarded the
roar from the Hermitage and voted for Gen. Har-
rison
Mr. Polk, who had been for several years in Con-
gress, an especial favorite with Gen. jackson, had
held there the important station Of Chairman the
Committee Of Ways and Msfns, and finally OBJ
tanned the speakership, came up the Loco Foco
candidate for Governor in 1899, and superseded
Gov CaL-on, a sound man. but with no faculty tor
public canvassing. In Al, James c. Jones was Sc
lected by the Wings TO oppose Gov. Polk on the
stump and did 90 effectualy Polk was ousted.
He tried again in AZ, and was again beaten by
Gov Jones On the heel of this, he was most I'M
expectedly nominated for President the next
a a. oh
made him the nominee was quite as strong in Ten
nessee az anywhere else, it did not prevent the
success Of the Clay Electoral ticket by ll3 majority
10 about 100, 900 votes There has very seldom
been 60 close Q vote in any State, and never was
one contested with greater industry and resolution
The next Spring Aaron " Brown, Member of
Congress from Giles County, was selected as the
ablest and most popular man in Tennessee to ran
for Governor and win over Mr. Folks own State to
the support Of his Administration. The Wings
selected Hon. Ephraim H. Foster, U. 8, Senator
of eminent ability, to oppose him. Foster was de-
feated, Brown elected by i,i70 majority Mr.
Browns efficiency as a canvasser and bis popu-
lArity as man were made manifest. And now,
after two years' inoambenoy, with no personal OBJ
lection or prejudice to encounter, Gov Brown finds
himself discounted. by a young townsman never
tl now In pubic life, who has stumpcd the State
with him thoroughly. has broadly maintained the
whis doctrines through a canvass Of uncommon
leagth and earnestness. aud where each candidate
for Governor has been fully heard at least once by
twothitds OF sa the voters in the State, to say
nothing Of the speeches made by candidates for
Congress aud the Legislature.
And here let US remark that II 10 very COM
mon error to presume that. because the general
EdAeat,oa Of the Eastern States is far superior
20 that Of the West. therefore the diffusion OF
Political knowledge, the capacity 10 judge correct
ly on Political topics must be ditused in like ratio
Bat this ia gross error Thousands in Kentucky
aud Tennessee who cannot read have lor years
been accustome ed 10 hear the chief Political topics
discussed from year TO year by the sblest debaters
face to face they have been trained to listen, to
weigh opinions. 10 compare Arguments to see facts
presented from one side and reviewed from the
other. az to be better qualified to pass judgment
on the party questions Of the day than many grad.
yates OF Uaiyecsiliss at the East We trust the
day is not distant when this w estesn mode Of dis
cassing Political topics face to face, each party
hearing and each party being heard, will have be-
come universal.
and other consrover'ies Of the day but especially
that resPecsps the origin, cOndact and Obisct. .,
tho War On Msxlea have been thcxoasaly and .hlv
d.ssasssd lin the Aesrins OF the whole People the
verdict ofconhdence given for Mr.. Polk ia the con.
test Of AS has boea reversed, upon the heavie.,
vote polled ia the State except possibly thai
OF 1874. A WIG GoyEsSoR. DE,KeArios TO
cosssEss and LEGISLATURE, all in place Of those
friendly 70 the Administration, have been returned
securing U. 5. Senator ior six years from March
isss, 70 replace Mr.. JGnagin. Without noise. VIC
leace or undue excitement this revelation has been
wrought, and Mr.. Polk again stsa5s beret Of the
tapPors OF his own StAtea calamity which never
ssisa any Of Ais predecessors unless il were John
Tyler And We hsve abundant testimony from the
jcarnss and istserwri,srs bis interest thar &c
War was sse man issue and Mr. Polk every
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