New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-08
The Philosophy Of Poiki,m

WARRINGTON, June z, l-4I
Was there window in the breast OF each one Of
the prominent politicians OF this country-s moral
.tetboscope by which their secret thoughts selfish
impulses and unchsstened aspirations, could be as
certained with the nicely Of a mathematical de
nons,ration, and spread, like characters on map
before the public how different the estimation IN
which ,ome Of them would be holden No man
saws the French proverb, is hero 70 bis Valet-de
cbambre; possibly, no Frencbman ever was ior
there Is always some gasconade-sone attempt
a, effect in the conduct Of even their most distin-
eaisbed II is, however, universally true that false
Greatness or assumed character becomes exposed
in its genuine colors on familiar approach and
many OF our GREAT MEs would sink into natural IN
significance their character and pretensions were
truly developed to the world
To prevent misapprebenson, beg leave 10 say
that do not intend TO make application Of these re-
marks to Mr. President Polk. 1t requires no near
access TO his person, to form Of his abilities and char
acter proper opinion: the nature Of his character
is so patent that it can be distinguished as easily
At distance as on nearer view
It's necessary, however in this connection TO
speak somewhat of Mr Polk his conduct aud its
motive That the entire internal policy Of bis I'D
ministration has been prcdicatod upon the hope OF
reelection is the general beliefa belief warranted
by proper observation of facts. The leading poll
tcians of the Democratic party certainly discover
ed that this was the cherished object OF his pursuit
as early as the first Congress after his election.
That this desire has been the allcontroling niiu'
enoe Of bis administration, with his own party es
oeciallv-and that il has been the knowledge Of
tba TACT which has rendered the President depor
ably odious TO a vast majority OF the leading Demo
Gratis of the country-there can be no shadow OF
doubt That it has dictated n'Retenths Of the. GP-
continents TO office no one will question: who VIII
take the trouble to examine the subject. Van Blu
rem men Cass men, Calhoun men, "Parthans
Modes. Edomites" were treated alike with kind
ness or neglect as they favored or irowned upon
the Presidential aspirations. Ithas beent the policy
of Mr. Polk from the early start TO ioneDt divisions
in the party TO weaken seriatim the different sec
tons Of it, to prevent union, harmony and concilis
ton between the different leaders and thus COM
IDsl bis own denomination in ls, as the sole ovalla
BIZ candidate of the Democracy His course in re
lation to Mr. Wright, Judge Woodbury. lHefher Of
,rAom tsas consulted or referred 10 an me formation
Of has Cabinet Gen. Cass Mr. Hannegan and others
has been equally tresoherous and nnaccountable,
save on one sappositloa. L. ~0adG~t toward
Messrs flanagan aud Hayward upon tue Oregon
question il typical of the hateful mystery Of his
proceedings throughout He spoke TO those distin
fvuished gentlemen with biforked tongue gave
opposite assurances TO each andimpartialy violated
them; and so exasperated these honorable men that
one declared in his seat in the Senate, that II Mr.
Polk did pursue the course foreshadowed by Mr..
Howard he would sink so deep that the trumpet
of the Angel of Resurrection could not reach him
and the other resigned his position as Senator as
the sole escape from the difficulties into which re-
lance upon Presidential assurances had involved
him.
The selection OF his Cabinet-the sole change
that has been made in 1.-THE reason therefor
these are among the many indications OF the inten'
ton with which he arrived at Washington Mr..
Bancroft was admitted into the Cabinet chiefly on
account OF his supposed personal attachment to Mr.
Polk an attachment OF SO mpulsye nature as 70
induce him to visit Mr.. Polk in Tennessee before
tke nomination at the Baltimore Convention He
was also Van Buren, Anti Slavery Democrat and
Mr.. Polk thought his appointment would be sop
TO the Northern Cerberus of Democracy Just then
beginning affect nice delicate sort of antipsthy
to Slavery az the abstract
But when il was found that his proiuse proes-
sion. OF attachment to the person OF the President
however sincere, brought no accession OF political
strength to his causethst his farther retention IN
the Cabinet would ALLEVIATE the Southern Democra
oy unable to digest his Yankee notions on Slavery
and that strong olamor had arisen, and was
likely to increase, against his official conduct his
charlstansm in character and manners, and his NO.
torious want OF verscity-Mr. Polk persuaded him
TO 20 into honorable retirement as Mniser 10 Great
Britain