In either case. the dissatisfaction would be. not with the provisions of the Constitution. but with the perversion. the violation of those provisions. In the case of James K. Polk. who was thought by the friends of Henry Clay to have been elected by the naturalization frauds in New York and by the Plaquemine frauds in Louisiana. the people submitted. because there was no legal remedy. and because all the forms of law hall been complied with. And moreover. although the supporters of Mr. Clay believed that a majority ought to have been returned for him. it was undeniable that the difference in the legal votes of the two candidates was small.
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