, 1844-11-23
Character of Col, Polk,
Correspondence Of the N. Y. Jour. Of Com.
CoLUnBlA. Maury Co., Tenn..l
October 10th. 1914

HItputl lOlli, lo44
lIeached this town yesterday, il
The stage coach from Nashville. Al
miles. on Il good turnpike road. Thi
Is ole Oi the finest counties Of Ian,
IN she State. and Inhabited by an in
teitgent and wealthy class Of people
A. you aLe a""rc Col. Polk, lhs
Democratic candidate for President
r"Sidrs ~ this lace. had ihe hon
or oi taking tea at his house last eve
Ming. aid Of enjoying the society 81
himsel! and his splendid lady. His
features are strongly marked by cvi
dcnceS of intellect. bInndness, firm.
ness and Eenevolence. His head
would be esteemed a splendid model
by phrenologists, in which tie intel.
Iectual and moral faculties are large.
~ predominant. His forehead is high,
broad and full, and perpendicular, il
rot projecting. The upper part OF
he head Uses high above the ears
I'e organs Of benevo'ence, veneer
ton and Grmness "re prominently de-
velope". Colonel Pulk's character.
through Il long public life. is known
To correspond With these characters
Tics Of his mind.
He represented the CrHgrrsSiunai
district in which he lives for IA wears.
~ lille he has ut all times had strong
pohticni opponents in Tennessee, he
is "IIhoGI a PERSONAL enemy in the
State. All. with one accord, declare
thai they know o, no sp"; or hltm-
ish on Col. Po!k's whole private life:
that a better neiehbor. Il kinder mas
ter. 4 more indui4ent and faithful hu-
band. or Il morc upright, honest. tie
nev"Ieat aud moral man thew never
knew. When the ROOr6Gck SANDER
reached Tennea>ee, even the Wings
cried out, ">hame, OH for 81 ane.'
OF all the SANDERS eyel started IL
IiIust him, tit, Is tie most unlike the
truth. All his opponents in Tonnes
zee ada Al that there is not a kinder
utan IL his servants To be found III
The Stat. Col. Polk is not rich
lie has u moderate property, and 0w-
tn- %nOthlng, Is independent. lie
OWES not forty slaves in the world.
What he has CONSISTS of families. ma
ny OF them small, n viar lahrrred
teen principally Trough lis lady.
He has parted win some OF his best
men servants to crafty their wish to
be with their wives. la other in,tan
ces he has purchased 1T high rates thu
wives OF his men from other parties.
and also The husbands OF lis Women
IN order, az Tar as possible, TO keep
families together, and by that means
Ia make them more comfortable and
HIS lady is both beautiful and &C
cumpiIshcd. and IS Il consistent mcm-
Der OF the Presbyterian church,
There is not a human being living
is an er envy Of hers.
1t Is painful to find that a man like
Col. Polk. whose whole lie has teen
pure and without repoach, should he
So shametLIly assli'ed as he has lsan.
During his whole life he has been
Il temperance man IN every
!hlng--,n liquor, tobacco, IN eating.
and IN alI respects. He never gam
In all hhs lie he never gave ur
accepted a challenge to fight a duel.
He Is AL anri-duelIist on christian
principles. He believes dueIIing to
be morally wrong, and has the moraI
courage TO pu, In practice the moral
principles he processes. He is a
much greater man, and 4 much bet
Ter man than the world, and especial.
" hms opponents, have ever given
hIm credit for. He is a modest and
refining man, but bid and firm in the
discharge ol his official duties when
upon by the people TO exercise
them. | should say the most promi
trait OF his mind was that If
MORAL COURAGE, u rare and valuable
trait of character.
lie made Il good and faithful Rep
resentatIve, an able and efficient
a prompt. able and impair
Speaker oi the House of Repre-.
sentatives. and if elected will make
IN able, judicI0uS, sound and safe
Of TIE United States; one
hat will aim TO maintain the rights
md honor of the country in our for
.ign relations, and secure as far as
practicable the peace and prosperity
our people at home.
The High Tariff.