The Arkansas banner., 1849-04-03
n1r. Rnlk,n AdmlnInlrnaian.


 naF. Reiksn AdminIstrasiap.
 The Dnisimors American, commenting upcn Alt. PslkA aaniniatfaisn, usss the following langaaesf Mk. R6lhs administration. new draminR to rlsas, hps beea slsnslzed by rsinarkabie events, whs1h. while tagy mast give it Pt0nIlncnt place la hiatefY. viii have the curious effect aso of Illus. trafinR slss n1ediocrity ef the Rian.'
 We shsaia llke very much to understand ihe paeaas aperaHdi by which, Tfom the premises emmads the editor arrives ss Als cogelusien. Mr. Rplke administration has been signalizsd by re- maBkahie egeatss yet these also have the curious eaect nf iAeiFstiag the wedioeFity of the man! O, mod lsme amd lmpetent eoneDasidn. Ia order tIst thS feadssH of the American might comprehend l.s meaning and dscide for themselves on tbs meris of its feas6nfAK t wsaId have been vel hs te editor given them few ef lhsse great events, and by them exhihiied siss mediocrity of ilip man. Sach na- foamded aeseStionA will RsvaT pass for arguments, with men seeking 10 know tiIs truth, however well caemlsied they may bc so tickle the authors fancy. or t6snswer the schemes of the crafty parigan. The history ef MF. Pelks administration has, in- deed, been signaiized by s remhmknlhe events ' -avsnts which have added greatly 10 the hon0r snd navantnge Of the county aud which posterfiy wIll delight fp hoRor aud remember. Every question wiiah has come up for executive consideration haa been promptly met and successfully adjusted. In what paraiculaf instance. thea, s 1t which one Of these remarkable events ]" SO cnriously illustrates the mediocrity of tlsc mani h would pazzle the " PaadoFa box" Of Stephens io produce . sailsfac- tory nsinaee of failure In the whole adnsinIstra- tion Uf Mfr. Folk. The OregOa digiculiy--a great event. 0y the bythe aunsxation of Texas, anether, aud the Meaican wsF still another great event. all tizsss hasrassing and fearful questions. these re. nmrkable eveuts," have been successfully adjusted. With what reason, thea. caa the American condemn the Rgegideut, while tt eaiogiaes 10 tuudably the evehts of he sdmiBIstfsteu, ~~rly Ia tis curl. ossr logic. Bat the editors false reas0uing does not equal hts wiifai pcrveEon Of truth. Ecce homo
 "T'he Presidents friends will claim tist his ad- ministrstioa has been highly successful; yet they uinst adinitthat c early lost the confidence of his supporters. and never regained h. No voice in the convention of his party raised for his ren0ni- patton. He pasaes now from public life without eciting from aiiy quarter expression of regret. Indeed. the general sentiment seems to be that ia moving from his present position to the obscure range cf private life and It's occupations he is going ato congeaiai sphere, where his abilities will nd theatre halter fitted for their useful exercise than that upcn which ise has been for some time acting - where hts gced qualities will appear to better ad vsniage and where hts mistakes will do less harm. That the " Presidents friends !" were early In- duced te withdraw their confidence, Is not only a mere assertion, but noiorionsly false. Mir. Polk, 1t is well known. accepted tl,e nomination in n with the distinct understanding that he would serve but one term, yet 'here are SO illiheFsi n spirit, and % prone to error. as to assert that no voice Ia the convention of hts party was raised for his re- noininsiioa;" when they too arc well aware thst Mr. Polk uost perenptoFily forbade the use of his name in the convention of lSiS. And this is the evidence on which tlie Amercaa rests hts assertion that ' he passes from psblic life without elic,lng from any quarter aa expresson of regret, We sspPose the following is intended as the enablature te the column ot inconsistencies:
 "ltis perIIous post for any man 10 occupy that os the presidency of the United States For an in. fsrioF man it Is fatal. No nominations of conycn. uens, nor majoritss of popular votes cas save one of that sort from the terrible ordeal of that inexora ble judgment which tests the inniost quality of mind aud lseart-that judgment of the public which, knowing no sympathy for indiy idaaIs, eau vet psrdou auythiug but weakness."
 periloas post" indecd.-fatal 10 an inferior man: We hope, for the sake of Gen. Taylor's family, the predictions of the American will moi be sabsiantiaieds live are politically opposed to him, we arc net prepared to sec hin prems,urely cut of Due more extract, aad we leave this bundle of in ecnsisteacics:
 The greatness of this republic, its wonderful powers et vitality it's iadomiahle spirit of progress have beeu Illustrated by Mir. Polk in one respect- he has shown, in his own case. how slighily the the bluHders of mediecTty can effect the euwarc eourse of things, aud that the eou ntry must prospe evea with the minimum or wisdom at it's head Ibis should bo matter of conCiliaion to all goo, patriots but ought not to encourage the people make any more mistakes in putting men into tn, presidency who are not fit for it, and who reall, have DO business there '
 Now. the " minimum of wisdom l" at the hsa. of the nation can produce such able events attended with 50 mucl prosperity. how much mus the prosperity of the country ss enhanced ty tn elevation of an idiot to the executive chair? Tn solusien cf this questiop lesve 10 the wise-scre efthe Baltimore American.--E Eederet Uaioa