But the nomination of Mr.Polk, four weeks later, surprised and disquieted Mr.Clay.

More quickly than his ardent and blinded advocates, he perceived the danger to himself which the candidacy of Mr.Polk inevitably involved; and he at once became restless and dissatisfied with the drift and tendency of the campaign.

The convention which nominated Mr.Polk took bold ground for the immediate re-annexation of Texas and re-occupation of Oregon.

This peculiar form of expression was used to indicate that Texas had already belonged to us under the Louisiana purchase, and that Oregon had been wholly ours prior to the treaty of joint occupancy with Great Britain.

It further declared, that our title to the whole of Oregon, up to 54 deg.