Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-11-05

/ De one whose name had not berp bro,,eht into
conflict with any candidate, or some one. in
palmer terms, against whom but lule could b.,
said because nothing was known.
The Wings having naturally asked after Nav.
1914, "Who is James X. Polki"-they have
since been summUry, but very fairly, told that
James ~ Polk Is President Of the United Statesl
L'en So All OF Mr.. Van Buren's rivals, and
MI van Buren, too, we're willing heartily to sup.
PoHa lhlrd man, but not one The rival 10 their
own claims.
! ! knew Mr.. Polk when member Of Conpres,
both before and while he was Sneaker o2 ,hs
House OF Representatives ten years since. Hs
was strong party man, and the onlv Sneaker in
the House, in the history Of the Government.
'rbO failed 10 secure The thanks of Congress bv
tte entire rOis Of both partiesi Il was opposed
by Sergeant 5. Prenliss, then Of Mississippi, and
now OF Louisiana, by II. A. Wise, singularly
enough, Mr.. Polk's late Minister TO The Court Of
Brazil, and some fifty or Sixty members voted
what was too true, that James X. Polk had nei.
/ Their Importantly nor dignity, nor frmness as
Speaker olihe House. MIR. Polk and Mr.. Wise
were mortal enemies in Cougfess, and the latter
omitted no public opportunity TO denounce the
Speaker, and once he assailcd him with The most
| Iopprobuous eplhets in private. The session of
/ Congress was most exciting one, and then some
members literally lcgisIaed with dirks in their
bosoms and pistols in their pockets. The Gra-
vcses, the Wises, the Premises, the Jeuifers
and SANKEY'S, were among the warm bonds Of
the opposition: and The Hynums the Pckenses,
the Hanmonds and Boons the equally Jealous
defenders oithe Administration. Mr.. Polk en-
tered Congress in 1926 and left it in 1899. He
opposed Mr.. Monroe's policy Of non.iuterlerence
on the part of Europe in The affairs OF the Cont.
nent, though with The change of times and cir.
eumsances he has changed his opinions; and in
his message he recommends il TO the serious
consideration Of Congress, and in one branch il
has already been the subject Of debate. In the
end, TOO, as we have seen, he has given England
not only large slice of territory on American
Continent, portion of that which over and over
again he declared to be clear and incoRteslably
our own.
As Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Mr. Polk was always bold in his decisions. He
was also TOO, well sustained by his party friends.
Aler leaving Congress, he was the candidate Of
his party for Governor Of Tennessee, and was
Dot The successful candidate. Nor did Tennes.
see vote for Polk as President, and just now sho
has refused 10 maintain The man AMI measures
Of his Administration.
From a quiet, pleasant and retired country
seat where he was enjoying moderate fortune,
Mr.. Polk has been transferred 10 The Executive
mansion at Washington. How changed 10 him
The scene. The plain cilzen not dreaming Of
honors, finds them literally thrust upon him, and
is made President Of this great Republic. The
repose OF the country is changed 10 The gaity of
The Aelropolis!-I'he leader OF party at home,
made the leader Of great party all over the
Union, and er.oHcio, The CommaGdar-in-Chief
ct the Army and Navy Of The United Slatesl-
Bul young as he is, old age is creeping upon him.
The cares OF state are more than balancing with
him the honorS of officers.
Mr.. Folks manners are plain but auster. Il
is seldom that smile is seen upon his face
lie does not look happy man, though he may
be one, and his friends declare that ho is often
cheerful. Care sis heavily upon him, and
brow always moody, indicates thoughtful, if
not an anxious mind. In few years past, he
has not only grown Old but very grey, and seems
score OF years older than when in Congress.
with wife, whose Omeniy Of manners COM
mands the attention and respect Of all, and The
admiration Of many, he has much 10 live for
when he shall lay by the honorS of the Execu-
i've office to become once moie the citizen
ChddleSs himself he has been paterna and do
mesuc enough to adopt the child Of another.-
! The Executive mansion, under his friends, tho
not welcome one to those who could not
square their opinions by his narrow compass.
Mr. Polk is indeed bjgol in politics, and though
! not the author Of the maxim "to the vclors be-
long the spoiIs Of Office" he has pracised upon
! 1t more Than all his predecessors. General
Jackson, in his ProscrpGve syste m, was bold
and brave, because he was "good haler," and
/ Irng al tr,I tl,, Il. L
though opposed by the few of bis friends, over
the legion oIopponents. There were, however,
sympmhies lodged in his bosom, and occasional
Iy they burst forth as water from the smiiten
rock or fire from the stricken flint Not so with
HIM who dcIighls in the sobriquet of Young
! Hickory" A cold, Jealous, out and out pro-
scrpllNe man is he, and where General Jackson,
regardless Of blame or censure, at the end Of a
month, or quarter, or year, picked off his tens,
twenes, flties, and hundreds, Mr.. Polk likes to
see his victims wrilho in pain, and like the In.
quiSors of old, resorts to the lhumb.Scrow and
the general torture. To hush popular clamor
he takes of his men one by one, and sometimes
Two by two. Never were there as few Wings in
the Departments at Washington as at present,
and there are none there not absolutely neces-
sary to the performance Of The public dulies.-
There ii is that the great body ofrhe people Of
the pominent party. From General Jackson
down il has been continued war upon society,
upon experience, upon fitness for service, and
upon every thing stable and permanent. From
the organization of the Government in 1889 10
the election in 1928. there was none of this, and
a blessed thing it would have been for the Gov
ernment it the good old rule of Washington, the
elder and the younger Adams, Of Jefferson, Ma
Olson, and Monroe had prevailed to the end
Mr. Polk, according TO the official returns receiv-
ed ITO electoral votes and Mr.. Clay 1O5. The
aggregate popular vote was for Mr.. Polk $685.
834, and for Mr. Clay l,297O33. Mr.. Brney
received 64653. South Carolina voted in her
State legislature, bat has since changed The law,
as required by Congress, and will hereafter
choose electors by the people, as in other States.