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ht of all that's pore
ems th'at makethe day,
;be cheeks of velvet shine.
, q typein e e v ening e ,
les with the ntinbaw's (ties, ,
awn light its blushes sPesk
ly erd vermeil &telt:. • '`:
ro ok 'zephyrs ever stray'd
. ff litSper love or steal a kiss, .
j e ing sunbeam ever play'd
i i ss eeeter, flower than this.
itirays o'er thy bosom strew
Fpaaef3 of the nectar dew,.
an thiir shrine the pearls: have, slept,
teci 4e dying stars have.vvept:
a poutint lip has flush'd
ival:_ierit.T.:)ay thy side;
; iniSpn elieek has blush'd 1 .
rain tDp - atehj:.li4- crimson pride.
iak sup hoist* varied hue,
iolet it,s azure blue.
lily claim the snow Its own
still thou,reign'at undimed Slone.
last the tale of lode exprostO, _
vas the falt e ring tongue fortihore ;
Mng from the heart withered
What eye and cheek had told before
in hearts have svb4sper'd to thy eira
v..ret of their billies and fears;
nestled ins gentlifbreattt,
had'at thy - tender folds rarest. ' •
anxious hope long watch has kept,
spaiiinglrbeneath thy.cover; i • ,
le fond heart sigh'd and bright eye wept
le absent:Bof a faithless Liver.
iany a vow of love Li made,
and heart pledged beneath thy shade;
friendly mooti-beams light thy bower,
;4de too soon the stolen hour. _
lor thee, emblem of my youth!.
.ihn,bring'ot to mind fond memories;
fancy wore the garb of truth,
ind love made earth a;palradiFe. •
c as those dreaming bean; hive flea
fore thelighttiigrn truth has shed ;
ill thy fleeting beauty Tide,
join the wreck that time heimade.
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Poor Paan'k EtculatlOn.
DT M. JONES
A the peer man ! bear us, •
Thou giver of all good ! •
this, our meal, 130 near _
Bless, bless - our humble food.
hive been toiling through the day,
Sleep hangs'Upon each brow,
through tim , clim night hear us pray,
Look down and bless us now
of the prior man ! heedius,.
is thus on bearded krifari, - • . .
all thou host braced us, ••••
We praise and glary thee t t -
ads that made tile";`A 44ll 4 l " , _
llarrals thein at thy. -
Tref logs rts strong andtbealtil, •
hEaS:Meremain so still) : '
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G aff the p9or . - • - •
To Mow whose all is' gone, '
To these whom eye -lids glisten,
With sorrow deep acidlone ; • • •
Wearier, we beseech Thee, •
Tyr broken, tirighished prayer'., • "
let their dark woes first
Toil •
Gear the tio4"men 2 ! rocilf-
F ber,zsigt love didi beat;_
&lath no gift more holy, .•
To deck dip mercy:Berri ; -4
!tie it, onr riak;r, gui , agli it be :••••
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:01i1 make it right within: "
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[From the,Delme.4ti#elrieF for MaYi #i 3B 4
James' K. Polk,: of Tennessee.
11110
Mr. Polk, -. who is the oldetit of ten
children, :was horn in Mecklenburg
countyiNorth- Carolina, on the second
of November, 1795, and is consequent
ly in the' forty-third year of -his age.—=-
HiS 4 an cesiore,,,whose original ;iname,
Pollack, has, by obvious transition, as-.
sumetlits present form - , emigrated, - more
`than CenturyC ago; from Ireland, -4
country from which many of our most
dietiaguished men are proud to derive
.their, origin. They' established' them
selves first,in Meryland, where sotiae
of their descendants stillscijOurn. The,
branch 'of . the familY, froth which is
sprung the subject of this memoir, re
moved to the neighborhood of Carlisle,
in Pennsylvania, and thence, to' the :
western, frontier of North "Carolina,
some time before ,the commencement,
of the'Revolutionary war. Its connec
dim with that eventful struggle is, one
of rare distinction. On, the,twentieth
of - May, 1775, consequently more than
a twelvemonth anterior, to the:
the of the Fourth of July; the isseni 7
bled' inhabitants of Mecklenburg canna
tv, publicly absolved themselves :from
their allegiance to the British ; Crown,
and issued a formal manifesto of inde
pendence, in terms of manly eloquence,
which have becOme familiar as house
hold words" to the A.merican people.
Cot. Thomas Polk, the priMe moYer in
this act of noble daring, and one of the
signers of this first Declaration , of Inde
pendence, was the great uncle of the
present Speaker, who is also connected
with the Alexanders, Chairman and,
Secretary of the famous meeting, -as
well as witieDr. Ephraini Brevard, the
author of the Declaration itself.
Mr. Jeffers:on having sincerely, no,
doubt,-but merely on negative grounds,
questioned the authenticity of this i.n
teresting piece of history, the . Legisla
ture of Noll Carolina, with a.becom
ing of patriotism, caused the evidence
establishing its validity to. be collected
in a complete shape, and' deposited in
the archives of the State/. The-people.
of Mecklenburg were, nlaiost to a man,,
staunch Whias in the genuine, revolu
•
tionary, acceptation of the term, and
have been up • to the present day re
rniikable for their. unwavering adhe
rence to democratic principles. As an
cvidence.of the- sturdy, Itndependence
Which characterizes then], it is often
pleasantlY Observed that, at the last war,
they 'took' up arms siF trionths befoie,
end: not liy there down 'until twelie
months after,•the government. In the
contest. for independence several of Mr.
Polles relatives , distinguished them-,
Selvett, even to the peril of life:., To be'
allied to Stich' a people and lineage, is
fit subject for honorable pride. Liber
ty does not frown upon the indulgence
Of a ,Sentiment so natural. She does
not reject the heritage of. 'hotter, while
refusing to add to it, social ,or political
distinctions eubversive,of equal 'rights.'
The American people...have always
manifested-=an afrectiOnate regard for
I those who bear the names of the heroes
or martyrsOfthe revolution. They fur
nisfi not a proof of the alleged ingratt
tilde of republics.• '
. — The fattrier of Mr.-Polk .was far-
mer of "unassuming pretensions, but. en
terprisiou character. ~ Nhiown upon
his own resourees in ,early,; life,.he be
came the .architect of hid . .ianin l'orttines;
lie 0118 kwarm supporterofMr.. Jeffer
son, and through life a firm' ..and, con
sistent..repu tem. n the autumn, of
1806 - he remOvea to TennesPee; Whim'
fie'WStratnotigthe 'first pioneers ftif
feitile.valley of Duck riveri-thena,44l - -
derness, but now the most flourishing.
and populous portion of i the State. - The
Magical-growth of a country' rdich;_sias
hitt yesterday, redeemed , from the,,sole .
dominion of natures is a, .phenomenon,
of great Mor4,
cannot . ."fiil 3 ittiptetut-'n ;cha r acter of
-
stionef
and particip#tors the" "'wonderful, rah:
ink:: :Ho* cnn, man lattnish or heft,
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adfinicsnkilsrAtiifreptio444er'enero:l ,
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ft34:thip.epit more formid;ahle
yPiinftti aft*
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lieveaiW irgOigrcti!Joperaticfeherite.l
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edi.catPtio.,APPreolll#o.&
etitutibti had ' ern - *Plueb : inoireg
'to Tierra itihS'CringilealinYOl 'study,
father`. z'deieiiii+eeii{ mach. _ however
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;Returning ; to. rTirnesiee• from the
State which is, in. two_senses,' his ahna
copiideratO
paired:"by • "excessive` apipliCatinn,`Me:
Polftiin-thebeentiiegdftheyeat , lBl9t`
commenced thF study of the lavhin the.,
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thie l taMcAilz , ,S#P,P4fol, l 4 , ./te ,
Cc e#!'Y piiva
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than to'extrinsie'sdanntpg
tscan kniAbitiL gs_ r
fa C hi ..
=dignity's/41°i' the'esteern i vf
tint:bton.hirOwit: iltinnfption". hisznititte,
:tletthienuelPitedi - the getleralignedf,;*int
:The ettnetilken of; hip fin yis
t4tsdwitti lt
dinfhiihcr dzs'ihorenitt4ea,
Td ical pteparat yin , 'ifel fj 4 . 4.
:resiourees:triAletiate,:Jailiiinsiiarii4inpk
" . 44:a .0111!1?f,trit10 -
gOragebir . OrDernintiatioit ' AVM
,any 11tit4444-:40r.• Isorersu. • r
Mir!
•s •
him 4 iommercial meal and with this.
vier ''plhoed• with a Mori .
chant. -Upon =What 'Slender - thread s
hang the destinies., of Hal r, :A little
more, and the uncompromising uppe
,nent of the. Bank of the, United States;
the deinocrauc Speaker of .the" Rouse
of - Reprerientatiies,- might. hayibeen, at
this day, in spite of his origin and - aarly
tendencies, a Whig preacher of panics,
uttering jeremiads. for thefate, et tht
shadowy and intangible thing yclept
"Credit System,"
"if shape it
_might be caled that shape had nOne,,
Distinguishable in member, joint; or
Or substance might be caled, that shadow seem i d,
For each seem'd either,'
Ile remained 'a few weeks•iii
Lion adverse. to his wishes -and inconi
patible with his ,taste. , • Finally,, his;
earnest appealwsucceedecl . in oVercom
ing the resistance his father, 'and in
juiy 'lBl3, - he was pladed first under
the care 'of the Rev. Dr: • Henderson,-
and sublequently, at -the academy of
.Murfreesborough„ Tennessee,, then un
der the direction of Mr, Samuel P.
juStln celebrated in that region
as a classical teacher. In the autumn
oflBls he entered 'the University of
North Carolina, • havinO, 'in less. than
two years and a. half, thoroughly pre
pared . himself to commence his colle
giate course. .It be seen from this
hasty sketch, 'that 'the history of the'
Speaker furnishes an interesting exam;.
ple of talent, and persqverance triumph
ing over, disheartening difficulties
early life. So frequent are such
,in-,
-stances, that it would almost , seem'thaf
true merit requires the ordeal of adverse
circumstances; to strengthen its temper'
and distinguish it from unsubstantial
pretension. , ,
Mr. Polk's career at the , University
was distinguished:, At each , semi-an
nual examination, he 'bbre away the
first , honor, and finally graduated 'iin
1818, with the 'highest .distinction of
his class. and with thereputation of be
ing the first scholar , in both the mathe
matics and Classics. Of the former
science he • was - passionately fond,
though equally distinguished as a. lin-
Pin. His course at college was mark
ed
,by the sarne assiduity and studious
application Which have since charac
terized him; ' His ambition to excel
was equalled by his perseierance alone,
id proof: of which it is said; that he be.
ver missed a recitation ,- nor. omitted the
. .
punctilious performance of any duty.
Habits of close application 'at college
are apt - to be deipised by thOse who
pride themselvei4 on brilliancy of mind,
as if they were, incompatible. This is
a mekocholy . mistake. Genius . has
even been defined the ‘faculfy. of appli
cation.- The latter is, at' least, some
thing better, 'and more-available. :So
carefully. has Mr. Polk avoided the pe:.
dantry of classical display,which is the
false taste of :our day and country,, as:
almost to hide the - acilitisitiimS4hiCh,
distinguished -Ins early :,career. His
preference for the useful . and substsn-:
tjal,lndicited
. by his yuutbful.passtori
for the mathematics; has made him se-
Wit a style' 'Of elocution,' which would
perhaps:be deemed ton plain by-the
shallow admirers of flashy-declamation.
The worst otall styles is the , florid anti
exaggerated.: It is that of minds ; which ,
are,,as it were, Overlaid: by their aequi
sitione.' They break .down beneath a
burden w h citi they have- not strength'
tq bear,-=;a : • ;.;
"Deep vemedlin.bcteks; .bui..itudlow in theat4
selves." , ,
The 'mind 'should rather be fertilized,
bieulthrethso'enCamliered
production 9- •Pedintry at Once •dri
rimultabd proof of sciolistn:= 4--
=II
'PHPati9nto:l4ool!eAs.ise9red:-4im.` at
-once, full emp,leprient,nd less Titan,
year he was alreadra.leadiOg practi
tioner,. Snit pitinipt sieeitie in a piO-:
fetision , where the early' stages Care pro-•
verbially slew: anddittcouragingl falls to
the lot of fe.w. , -
, Mr. Polk continued to 'devote some
years exclusively to the laborious 'pro=
secution al his profession, with alio?.
emissive augmentation of reputation, and
the More: - solid rewards by ..which it it.
accompanied, . In 1823. te,entered
on the ptortny, career of politlcia, being
cnsen to represent his countythe '
State legialaturi, by a 'heavy majority
over the 'fernier incumbent. but -not
'Without formidable- opposition- . He:
was, for two successive years, a mem
ber of that hody,,where, hia, ability in.
debate, and .talent for tiusinesi„ at once "
gave hith reputation: The. early - per."
serial and political friend of Gen:. Jack ,
son, he was. brie of those who;.io : the,
session of 1823-4, called that distingu
iithed.man:from his.retirement
elect
ing him to 'the'Sdnite of the Milted
States ; add he leeks' back with pride'
to the part he took in an Oct Whielt- was
followed by suchimportantconsequen
cm- Jo August, 1825,-.being then in
his thirtieth year, Mr.,Polk was chotten,
to represent his district in Congress,
and in the enSning Deceinber took his .
seat in that body, where he has reinaitt
ed ever since.. He brought with him:
into the nationalcouncils:those. 'funda
meotal principles"to whichhe, has ad-,:
,fiered through all did personal mutations
of party. 'From liis 'early youth he was
a repnblican - ofthe " straitest sect."—'
Htrhas ever regarded The-. Constitution:
of the United. States as ap instrument ..
'of specific and limited powers, and that
,dectrine is at ifie'verly fotindfition of the
democratic' creed. Of - course; he Vas
liver been, what is termed, a strict con- ,
,structionist, . repudiating, 'above ,all
things, the latitudinarian interpretations .
of federalism, which tend to the conseli;
dation ofall poWer the.Centialgdiern
nient.- signalized' his hostility
to these usurping.doctrines in all their
"modes. He has always refused his as
pent to the apPropriatiou of Money.. by
'the Federal Governinent for ,:what
deems the ineonstittitional purpoie of
constructing works of internal' improve
aunt. within the States.- Retook groutid,
early, agaiost the constitutionality as,
well as expedienc y of a National Batik,
arid in August', 1829, conieguently se-
I veral months before the appearance of
Gen. Jackson's first message, announc
ed then his opinions ina , published let--
ter to his constituents. He has ever
been opposed
"to an . oppressive tariff for
protection, and Was, at all "times; the
strenuous advocate of a reduction of the
revenue lo the, economical wants .of the.
Government. Entertaining these opin-.
ions, as we shall have occasion to illus
trate, 'and entering Ccingress; as he 'did,
at the. first session after the election of
the yoringer. Adams,: he promptly took ,
his stand against the broad : and danger-,
one doctrines developed in the first mes
sage of that Chief Magistrate, arid 'was,
during the continua ce of hie' adrninis-:
tration, firmly. and `resolutely; but. not;
tactieuslyi opposed to itp leading :Ine47
sures.. ' . '
• . •
.
When Mr. :Pplit_enteie4.Congrese,.
he 'was, with one or tin eini;oions,the'
.junior nienitier . of 'thet r biely: : :But ea . .
-pacity like: - his could. not. r, lonrrnmain!
lennoige4..(r In coneequenco : of the pal",
Tehle tl isegerd."of the publie,vdll.tpan!,
fefiteis in the eleitinii . by, the' liniiee. of
Mi:'.Cianie.; .- tfiketitie *WI ''''the means'
by . w*h , it was , effented;:o .proposition
wee.,brought•:lotltard. , -; and.; much dia!': .
1 gimped.. et ; the tiro!, '.:to.tenend..-:Ae .Con-7
titittitiOn iii seek `niennei...en ,io Oci
goiii . ,
*Ain' of PFesiiiiiiiiii4 'V:ide 2 Preti . iiient
immediately 3 :ant, s ' , ifriiiisiirelbly': tsil ;the
people. 2.n.favor, - ,:of this. : proposition,
• 1 4,YRik, :#fao,o . 4l3:4otlpep,cti in Coq
,gretie . ,.*hiek.si„ - . ooc?,,to:raotc . 4e - :1 , 16.,t,
• totio*ii:ic r tliecCamr:t l'o , .iji.',fp r cif cif
il.t.ileisOihg. .fifo4opt4Siieqs V. lie .7 t.0.
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preme leW of the. lartit'itior nan the'
House of 4lepresenuitives deliberate
upon, much ;hiss, in the exercise of ,a
sound discretion, refuse, the appropria
tions necessary to cartylhein into ef
fect. against a doctrine So utterly sub
versive of the rights and powers of the
popular branch of Congress, as well as
of the fundamental prineiples o f democ
racy, Mr: Polle:strenuOusly - pretested,
e.mbodying his time in a' series bf re
soliitions, which reproduced, in a tan
gible shape, the doctrines, on thisques
tioo, of i the republiedn party of '98.,
The first of these resolutions i which
presents' the general principle with bre
vity and force, runs : 's that it is
the constitutional right and duty of the
House of Representatives ' , when called.
13 1 30 , 1 „ 1 .approprintions to., defray the I
expenses of foreign:missions; to delib
erate on the expediency or inexpedien
cy of such missions, and to determine
and act 'thereon, as in i their judginent
may,seem most conducive to, the pub
lic good."
From this time Mr. Polk.'s history is
inseparably interwoven With that of the
House. He is, prominently connected
with every important question, and up
on every one. as byan unerring instinct
of republicanism, took the soundestand
boldest ground. Frotn !tie entrance
into public life, his ddherence to the
cardinal principles Of the democratic
creed has been singularly steadfast. pa
ring the period ofJackson's administia
tion,B£l long as he retained a seat on the
floor, he was one of its leading suppor
ters, and at times, and 'on certain ques
tions of paramount impormnce, its chief
reliance. In the , hour of trial be, was
neverifound wanting, or from his poet.
7lecember,lB27, • two years after
his •entrance in the Honse.‘Mr.'Polk
was placed on the important committee
of Foreign Affairs,/and some time after
was appointed, ink addition, chairman
Of the Select Coininittee to whicli W 23
referred that portion of the President's
message' calling the attention of Con
gress to the probable accumulation of a
serphis in the Treasury, after the anti
cipated extinguishment of the National
Debt. As the bead of this committee
he Made a lucid 'report, replete with,
the soundest doctrines, ably enforced,
denying, the constitutional power 431
Congress to collect from the people,
fer distribution, surplus beyond the
wants of Government, and maintaining
'that the revenue should be reduced to
the exigencies of the public service.
The session of'lB3o will always be
distinguished by, the death blow which
woi then given to the unconstitutional
system•of internal improvements by the
General Govermient. We have ever
regarded the . Maysville 'Road Veto as
second in importance tonone of the acts
of Gen. Jackson's energetic adminis
tration. It lopped off one of the worst
branches of the miscalled doterican
System. „Mr. Polk bad assailed the
bill before its passage with almost soli
tary energy ; and one of his speeches,
in Which he discusses the general" poll.'
cy of the a. American System" in its'
triple aspectof high pricesfor the public
`ands, to check agricultoral emigration
to; the West, and foster the • creation of
a I Manufacturing population,-of birth
d 1 ties. or taxes for' protection, and "ex=
cessive Teienue,—and or internal lin
provements. tO spend this revenue in
corrupting the I, country with its own
money,—should be perused_bv every
one who wishei to'arrive at sound views
ii onua question ;whichas so -nine
agitated the- phblic When the
bpl was returned by the President un
signed, a storm arose in the House, in
the midst of Which. the veto wail-attack
(l'd by torrent of = passionate ileetaina
•lOnt mixed with no small share of- pdr
fio,rtat-Abitser ',MO a st.mberliorn.Ohloi
whose - oblervations partook of the lak,
ICI', chatenter. I Mr, Polk replied to ;en
energetic impicivfisdtton, vindicating the:
patriotic reeolutinitibf the. Chief Magis-
Vale * The itienda Statiti -Rights tin
LitiellAeusO 0 11 ieC , IkkinithtlY.-31P.9 11 ' . to
rerit cirLibpir th Gill xras.
rejeci4d,'Onirconitlesir kikrelffrik";
or Muni!
millionstfil%the tnit•lie treastire;44l4nte
aWettett -111eldecitiean, ,perisitodtit„ , errot
ht - +l e
December': is42,l`e its' transfer l i
iiti ViVii
Which - 41'11P "to nn &thin rhtle
theentio.distinguished: .4%t that session
the DireP!co= ol 4Pe Boik 1 116 ,P#Ied
.Si teq „ tie t re ftummou,4 to-WAti9gOn
and eke:pined oetti; taints the
eoiernitteelesiiatneils.' 4-t A , of ;
Otinion'resniteit .Itresentetioik :or
isTe}4 repoo4,l t r rhaqo l, ol4:llYlPior#7.'
to- el th t the.l3lnkhd e
at!nste 7 ,Sf;
nee,4leitos iststel paler", hy interertng . I
dietifall'o r f iheiiiVeriiinine. ) talky I
effitheltlirkel*rtlent; slOilerivait\ kare;'
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,and ortaccorriptinted.briertflient
or ehicidefini details . ;
lialfof the minority ! inadeiettetailedl6
.00112MUniCating S4 , the ==iterial
pirctimstanees, - end . ' preseittileemielii-
Mons utterly-, adverse to the' mittittitiait
'whiChlted.beety the . Subjeeteff, inquiry
arrayed; ; against bitq ` alts. whole ; .
'bank power, ~ which- he was made to.
.feel in a quarter where he
„had every
, thing iivstake,for upon hiiirettirit table
district he fmindthe - poet formidable
, .„ . . •
opposition mustered against him for his
course tipini this question The friends.;
of the United States Bl.ank held a meet
ing at Nashville ted,epoonce listeporL
ThiMost unserupulous misrepresneta
lions were'restirted to'in Order to prove - -
that he had destroyed 'thectedit of the
West, by preplaimiug ; that, his porietry
men, were onwert4Y,of roP.rentile.eon-,
fidence. The result,
,'.hewever,' was,
that after a violent- conteat, `Mr.Polk '
was re.-elected by. a rnajority•of* morty.
than three. thousand, ,;Fortunately for
the etability, Of. our..„ institutions. ,the ,
panics. Which "'frighteneifies from
their prorniety, 'ilo not sweep with the
same desolating forceover,the scattered •
dwellings of the country:
la •September, 1833, the; President,: ,.
indignant, at the , open defiance of law,.
by the Batik: of the ITnited States,,ead
theunslnshing corruptio ti which it piac- '
tined, determined upon the , 'held .and
Salutary,'ineal9qe 'Pf of the,:
which ` was effected . in the fel
lowing-Month:. The act produeed much
excitement threughaut the and ,
it was foreseen that. a gr eat ; and doubt-
Was' about to 'ensure. 'At"
such a - crisis ' it beceme;iinpoiterit to
haveat the head of , the ComMittee of
Waya, and Means, -a• mail 'of courage to
meet, and. Siamese to sustain,. the,(or-,
raideble Shock. Such a man was found
ih
,Mr; Polk, 'arid ' 'he 'Preyed hinis'elf
equal to 'the occasion,- "' Congress'
met: and the conflict proved even fierc-'
er:than had been--
.anticipated ; The
cause of theßank :was supported in, the
Rouse by such tnetiMeDeffie,,
Adams andllitiner, nit to 'trientiOn a :
host of othertinies. , :lt is instructive.
to. look back' in. calmer times,A6 Vie •
reign of terror .known as ,the: : , Panic.
Session._ The Bank, with the whole
commerce of the country
,nt , its feet: -
alternately itirtirhig and easing its Mis
erable pensioners as they increased' or ,
'relaxed their. cries of financial agony ;
public meetings held in every city with ,
scarcely the intermission of
,a day, 'de
douneing the'President:ise tyrant" and'
the enemy °this Country; deputations
flocking fronkahe towns to extort from;
. him, a reltie.apt aubmiesioa; , Whig or.
eters, t raversing the country; and stini u -.
lating the past , ions of excited multitudes,
without respect even to the , sanctity of
the Sabbath; .'infiamatory meinorials
poured into Congress from every quer
'ter ; the Senate almost ',decreeing i4elf
Into 'a state Of permanent insurrection,
and proclaimin g, that revolinion had
, alreadrbegiin ; all the business of leg
islation in-both wings of the, Capitol.
postponed ;to that of agitation and Po*,
ic; an exirajinficialend branding sen 7,
fence pronounced upon the Chief branding,
istrate el 'the , : nation, 'in' violating of
usage: and of -the • Conintution;—;-these
features present but a faint. picture ,of,
the alarm and, confusion
• ed: 'Consternation had almost seized
upon the republican ranks, thinned lib '
desertions and harrassed by distracting
douhtb and fears.. : But 'the stern reCalvel
ofhitu whOse,iren ,arm guided . ,thehelp
of State., conducted . he, perironseonilict
to a enceesilfullakie.' Nei should we
fotiet c, the- eihirieht' . serViCeS'' Of the
dividual"who, Presided over ':therlorn.t
Ol.i4Ce of ; Ways and Al itieeoP.t=
ness,prompfitude,ang abundant resonr-,
ces *ere never at ';opening
Speed' in iiiidieation of P r esident s
meanie, eolittilee'fall the materiidlattst •
and reae ooo : ol lr,Atte‘ republican -Of , i
t4AuestioPAM4C°reed OulF4l 3 , l tv;i
and illestrateif Eir'grealritiear e b.
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