Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-07-25
Mr.. HANNEGAN's OPINION OF Mr.. POLK

MIR. HANNEGANs OPINION OF MIR. FOLK
At the time Mr.. Haywood of N. c., made
his celebrated speech in the Senate, which
had the effect of inducing the public to
believe that Mr.. Polk had turned shor,
corner on the ffty-four-forties, and left
them in most awkward predicameni, Sen
ator flanagan made use of some remark.
able language, when regarded in its appli
cation TO the President of his own choice
Replying to Mr.. Haywood, the Indiana
Senator said:
"lf the statement OF the Senator was true and
the President meant what the Senator understood
him 10 mean, then he UaS an infamous man.
The gentleman from Meth Carolina had told the
Senate that, in the message, there were, here and
there in various parts Of it, Stockings, in, paren
thecally, 10 crafty the ulraisms of the country,
but which he never meant to carry out. The
meaning Of this could only be that The President,
in these Stockings in employed false vordS 10
hide real motives and purposes. What was this
but deliberately and wlfulIy deceiving the coun.
try. If this was true it must soon come 10 light;
and what must be his tate but disgrace! The
story of his infamy lcould be circulated from
one end Of the country 10 the other, and his per
fdiouS course acoud sink him IN an intamy so
PROFOUND, IN a damnatiOn so DEEP, that the
hand Of resurrection could nerer reach him. A
TRAITOR TO HIS COUNTRY so suPERLArIvELY
BASE NEED HOPE FOR NEITHER FORGIVENESS
FROM GoD NOR MERCY FROM MAN"
The Oregon question has been settled by
treaty-the basis of which is forty-nine-
and some curiosity will be felt to know
what Mr.. flanagan thinks of Mr.. Polk
now. 1t is remarkable fact, that the num-
Der of 81 40 men has wonderfully dimin-
ished since the signing Of the treaty, and
still less number are to be found who
dare to question the propriety of Mr.. Folks
conduct in this matter. If the following
declarations, which we find attributed to
Mr.. flanagan, bya correspondent, of the
Ohio State Journal, be true, he, at least,
is not likely to change his opinion of Mr..
Polk; and if what he says of the duplcity
of the man be also true, no language is too
strong in its application to him:
In conversation recently, in mixed company,
Mr. Hannegsn without any attempt a; conceal
ment or disguise, intending it for the public ear,
remarked as follows:
- mr. FoM asa greater traitor than erer John
iyler 'caS! HIS treachery 10 the Democratic party
is ten thousand times more base, infamous, and
ine1cusable, than that of John Tyler was to The
Wing party' He is utterly unworthy of conf
dence! The truth is not in him, and he can
nerer again secure The support of anu considera.
Die portion Of The Democratic party!! The morn.
ing after Mr.. Haywood made his speech in the
Senate, and made the asseverations which de
nied, the President SENT FOR ME. 1t was his
own voluntary act. The interview was unso
lclted on my part. lie then declared to me,
most solemnly and unequvocally, that Mr.. Hay.
wood had no authority whatever for the declara,
lions he made--that they were entirely grautous,
unjust and unlounded-that he WOULD SUFFER
HIS RIGHT ARM TO FALL FROM ITS SOCKET, HIS
HAND TO BE WHITEHEAD BEFORE HE WOULD CON
SENT TO A TREATY ON THE 49TH PARALLEL OR
ANY LINE SHORT OF 81 40,!"