Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-29
Polk and Democracy.

From an Il qucst speech If George Bancroft. the
Historian. mad, recently at Concord. ". H., we make
tic follow NC extract concerning ihe political charac-
Ter Of Col. Folk.
James X. Polk IS a PURE DrwocEAT-of the Gcnu-
inc school e Jefferson. Jackson and Van Ruren-
WORTHY # the mea # Mccals nberg Of no: ct states
men Ike Moon. Descended from a stock famed Tor
merit IN the DAYS cf the revolution, he was flum boy
hood nuriurCd an the creed Of democracy. AS his
IN and rponod. his convictions gained maturity and
iirmneS> and IN him. aS in the nation. tie PRINCIPLES
If democracy stand like your own mountains, and
fox Ike your own sClf-raun NJ waters al NJ tier
rocky channels. during his ] ng period # service in
Congress. no man eXccilsd l'iin IN I'D lily to rrinci-
ile. And here We c me at once UPON tie old doc
ir.neS e the friend # Van Eurcn. Our rr4 ne Pies
know no clangc-;hcy rccur in their inGcni4iy. a. If
old just a firm year to year tie wind, : gh out the
same ancient IN l3d.e., as they murmur through the
leaves If your grand fore Is. Van Hurcn, IN tie
Senate # The United Suites. lborod .nce-santly 10
give tic election of Pres.dcn; and Wee l~rssIdci.t. in
al contingencies. & .e people: FOLK eXericd all has
powers for the same end. IN the House IF Repre- en-
tatve~. Van Buren,. in the : na'e. Re i>'od tic dan
ccrsus rroro al If sendu- envoy, 4 tie Congress of
Panama. bel Loving that OuT country Should influence
Tie world not by intrigue or diplomacy. irt by tic
moral force of a Coed cxrmlle: ard Pix, IN the
llou-e. entered upon tic same ccnie 1. advan, IN &c
samc dctrne>. Van rrrcn covered lin of with
glory by hi. cslauS and Fr ever re oIio,.t. n 10 tie
system # internal IN rsvcIleat b. tie naitnal gOy-
ornlacai: ard N tie House e. Folk was ever found
combat r~ Tie same Fulcv, winch. # II had MOI been
>ucccs faliy resisted. would haze involved tie nation
IN maouAded expenditures e money; would have
chan ed TIE character # our system fr IN that ,f n
fdcrttNc union t. tic Capitalization Of al power IN
ihc hand, e tic national government; would haye
f.stCn;d q on u for Ggos tlat lrs I'D ard Frye q nD-
n1Tl.. TIE commercial res rac'itc system; weuld
have involved the nat.on Ia a lnbl.c dot. and IN Tie
British financial iaolcy of a hank Ia manage thai debt;
would have opened the lood- ga.oS # c~orrulton by
tie or rtgniiy e lavish expenditures under Tie
~ausp.ccs of fiVortism. In Ills great contest aga n~t
the system e internal Improvement by tie general
government. i, Is the end ring honor # Van Buren
I, nave led the way; IF Jackson tn have struck tie
death wound but to Polk FL . telone~ tie merit e
having been the mD~t efficient supporter IF tie r3lcy
of Andrew Jackson 81 tie for # the House Of Rep
rcscn.atiycs.
AID wien tie cen'c hcramc wasnief with re- rect
20 tie lank If tie United Sac. Il wa Folk who
va seiecied 20 lead the band, f lie Il mrrlcy IN
Congress: and ic id it with ~rch dtm4 l.. energy
and iruc-lear.ed merry, tha. IA danger souil make
him qmtl-lor could flc Niolt force IT u r. 'merican
ari~t3eracy fr a uaa mclt sway Ia inl.d Il N IL de-
lborl.o furp4.c- lie va fonad a. IN t.4cs clothed
IN TIE fll psno2ly e drn 'cracy. witsoii any open-
M 1~'atvsr. t.r1ugi which Tie a!.af of an enemy
could Pca rate.