The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-25
WHAT DID ITS

|
vindcared, and the crumbling edifce Of Mr.
Folks administration is again shaken to lis
very foundations. The question now naturally
arises. what has brought about this glorious
resu2 Our opponents cannot deny that they
have done their best in This contest They ielr
the great importance Of having Mr. Folks own
State endorse his past course. They know
that the nation was looking 10 Tennessee with
most intense interest. 10 see what decision she
would make upon the great issues presented
for her consideration. The presses Of our op.
ponents every where indicated this, and il is
but few weeks since the Boston Post. ia
vorite authority with Mr. Richie pu, forth the
following in relation 10 The state Of things ex.
isling here. Speaking of the election in Ten
nessee that paper said:
I'VE feel deep interest in the result Of the cleo
tion in this gallant State, and especially in the sue
cess of the democratic candidate for reelection,
Governor A. V. Brown. Few men in any state
have been more efficient, straightforward and com
mapding, in personal and Political influence than
Gov. Brown.
"The administration Of Gov. Brown has been
sin'hen';y Snecesslu' ne Is again . candidate and
with his accustomed power and point. On every
occasion that offered he has met his competitor in
!ne canvass and mas evnced an ability 80 decisive
h;s anagnn;s, n o.sr 81 ,ani. +, sa.sr ,sa'e
of the State he has held his opponent to the issue Of
the policy and justice of the apar soih Merico and
ara smong ,hs ahls., vna;.. y. nv ~ ~ en .sPos.ea
ton and the severes, censure Of tho course of The
whigs in first voting for and then denouncing the
w wa 'na' 'he MsAlcah question mas cailed forth.
of n, uar and q, coade, h.: N. 0d1;n;:,.a,;oa "
have been put to the people with force of truth,
eloquence and prac'leai application, That must have
have attended ,her 5,scr..a@s ~ ,hs fg, wy
tio.s Of the State.
~, 49,,
If ,hec s,;Jatss fr Cnna.,ss .hoa, on a; ~, ~
uA share in the ,rork, VIE look to see the Young pre
siden'iai STATE vlnd'cale herself handsomely IN the
.,se. ahu ae' 'o,cs WIN nearly
whose head IL her own DISTINGUISHED SON. and u,Je,
which the honor and prosperity Of the county has
A''''''to oeJo"" pa'aNe' III "e' history.
me foregoing eHuac's moi only show the
Interest tell ahroad, out they clearly show thai
the party now routed in Tennessee had the
advantage OF able champions, and that they
made oatlle win iull conception OF the i'm
Poftance oil the result.
mo one can deny that they did all that they
thought possible TO save them from this defeat
ihe'r apes' men We're IN the held. and the
war question was put forward IN every posi-.
Ole shape whcn could be supposed suited 10
P rouucea o'lleieh' result ana now the ques,
uoh recurs-%ha' mas brought about this hnal,
ms glorious result
we answer, Inc plumbers and usurpatlons Of
the parry IN power Mr. FOLKS conduct IN
cohhec"oh win me Me1'cah war; Is not the
least oil the causes. he mas exercised abso'
ln'ely. ana IN ms repuoc unheard OF power
not deieea'eu 10 h'm ~ Inc CONSTITUTION. re
mas brought us mo an expensive war by ms
own Individual movement wl'hoo' consulting
Inc representatives Oh inc people re mas al
ded vast colonial apPendases to The Union,
and erected IN lhem clvIl governments such as
KING only can erect, appointing Governors,
exercising there judiciary powers. and causing
all lhe functions OF Government 10 be esiab
i'sheo' requiring the foreign c'lizen 10 take the
oalh oil allegiance and making II treason 10 vlo-
late IL ana under which men have actually
been aria'sned, lrled and punished in New
Mexico. All these things, SO totally repug.
nant to our simple republican institutions the
i-n , "a' ''"r' "'"'", onee ae's'''ns 70
asA '''e '" ~ ." ~ "e n'p'.sen'a
''''' VI Wv f''''e''e"" pe"pe' >o' on'y se''
my 10 i"'o wa, "''"ou' consulting our
p" :. 'o'es" .e'''o'y'
""''. ' ,>, ,p'" .y"i"''' "u'''s
so'o"'a' appe"u's'e ave. aPpe"u WIN Yea
so'e'n'ne"'' 'n's' 'tp"s"'"' ~ "e spun u
o9f republican ,us'''u''ohs' anu ~n'rh ca"