Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-09-05
N,,:y v~cs:ironr in f,xor CT porlk.

hiiii-e.ttty oi,tI &c Holi-iatoi u Ao4h, tit
Rational Intelligence, tie Wing organ at Washing
toa city said
"Of Nr Pix as p iya;e gentleman. and as known to u.
in his social ard dasncsfic ieIaIon.. we have no disposition
10 speak ofieiwi.e III With ouiiie iesIcct. Bat 4 81.
Polk asa public mar. having any pfe'ensiens 70 The Character
Of a statesman, what is Known but that he was al industrious
foilcwei Of Gen. Jackson ="
Judge Banks Of Pennsylvania. who was the Wiz
nominee fr Governor If that Safe in Ill, ct tie
time Of ms resignation as mcmber Of Cca-ress from
Pennsylvania, published the following tribute TO tie
honorable manner in which Polk had discharged tie
duties of Speaker:
Sir In communicating 70 you my resignation, | carrot
refrain t"m assuring .ou e The very high estimation in
which hold you individually, and OF my cn're a probation
OF Your conduct AID department as presiding oiheer # The
house. wal aid, that, IN my judgment, You discharged all
the i@s, %q',fi 81 a., me chair saai, with nst a ds e, So Of II :, er1i io,. aai isi
also 10 he bedy over which you presided.
join BANKS"
4 Rostan pagar roccnl> tic following tribute Of
losl Get % tic character cf Pol., from Ex-Gov. Briggs
# Aas,aciuset.s:
have been toll ~ a friend that in a recent couver-
slton concerning the ANIMATION Of GOV. Polk. Gov. briggs
Iema ked II sutstanrc. ttai The Wings had better rot ait ok
tic private character Of III. Polk. a il was above .epgoath
an wcuid ,tard The sevorcst scrutiny"
In ISL, Horace Greeley. editor Of tie New York
l~.ltuiic, the ilaU!A" N!tf fifrr q New AtrS, WrOsc
= memoir cf lie latc jude White II Tennessee.
published II &c Biographical Annual flr 1871. PAGE.
-. in WLich lo eaks # tie pre ont Democratic
nominee for TIE Presidency in the following terms:
an 1890, JAMES X. POLK. ONE or II ABLEST
MEN AND MOST POWERFUL SPEAKERS ~ HE
sou IliW - T.. ioak tht field as the adam siraii0n y al
BuIcn) ~csndiiitc fr Governor ard aftcr cayass OF unric-
c~elonfci ychcmcgcc, in which he fy0rsd htmscJ on orer-
ma'ct roth ~ peaFisg. tfcY ana ~ PERSONAL address AMI
p~aPgiGsty for hlsopi oaeni. Governor Cannon, lie was elected
hy some twenty-five hundred s%najuiry.'
Ih.s anne Ar. Grccloy j. noa caraced IN tie very
laudablo effort Ct Fr9vlns fhat Mr.. Felk IS q "tfsli-
ra.e man" wiioiiyuaatfrti e P~ deleY. Rec &,
TOO. that GOV. Poll, ard Mr. Clay are near ne -htera
in tie South-ve,t. aultia hr. Greeley Z NOT place
ire f,aHef enc inch behind tie lft.er bat decribad
niul a. - one Of tlc an rsr men ani MOST ToHsEaIvL
speakers" ~ -~. e,ti # De Union.
Tc W hviIlo faraor. q Wig faler, + Jely -.
l7l3, .ic.f FOLK a. Giowe:
col rslt n Dc enc 4 Ii. best SPEECHES al We accord
10 hia "a ctt, # high oder"
We viii n t Il, Co. Polk The justice % say that he
could not manage a good cause. Ev,y body would say il
was pciosicr5uS. What then As he does ut manage hs
4 must taiualy and rsio.auy BE o,nce'cd. tie Colonel has
D tai cause, and aat is he tme auI whole sccl,t Of tie
IT, Nah.ns Wing, another Wig aler, fJal,
-, lsi3. aid:
"Gsv. Polk made a speech Of much power anil ability.
- mcie 81 c.msa If popular oiafaly, We award t. 1t TIE
'ulI praise all ctciit due T., POLITICAL cXIcIirrcc and III In-
'tioi. and 10 uu.ouhed talent Governor Polk has been in
lie fed Of pahtic, for about twenty years and may now be
erfuod 4 veteran eamfaisncr."
tisa.)aia 'ng 90 witness now hpw Tie nom.aaiien
f Folk for tte Pre- idehry lis ao.leci-;cd him IN tic
Of tie Wlir.