Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-21
EULOGY ON MR.. POLK.

talent, power and Beauty al language, ara s"V"'
Tia, lis youthful author is en- he read To h'sh cis>
,inc.!on and popularity. Tn- add:tss IS pro-
rouuccd "eo9ufni ana beautiful" u ibe Goa
mit.er ct arrangements, con,i,;in. OF Nessis. j.
Z. TacEcs, ]. Ii. Catsun, l.. -. Laa,N W. H.
Denny ali. z. Thomas. Tue Bsl,iAetc "i'iFeF
peaks 0. i, a 'one OF the ncst chas;P, sfacsiu!
and eee.en, rii5-;s Of h: kiad W have read lo1
q cps time" Il is anraher contribution f:oi; Vif'
sinia, worthy 10 be placed BY the side OF inc ID
Dress oil mes Garland AID John ;. Baio'uf,
which W. have not had he pleasure ol SEEING
thouSa they ale highly commended.
We regret that we are coril1ed 10 lew eS>
traces hon Mr.. FauaileFoy's Adde'S, taken here
and there:
In reviewing Mr.. POLES Administrator, &c
arc adnonished to cuu6ne ourselves 10 simple
enumeration Of The rro,nincnt ana important
achievements Of his Policy. We may no. in
;:c,.ucc here controversial poin;S 81 party opin>
ion, or iniulge al sich lire IS MS me oiitcr-
ness OF parry sPirl. II me siicht ana sacred lie.
nose Of d.a!h, will .ol hush the evil Suggestions
OF passinn, The haIiowcd presence O. This conse-
Grated Temple, iofbpis thcir entrance here. iEis
is no! Inc time, nor This The place then, icr dis
cu.sing The design or scope OF MS Administrative
Policy, or the merits OF The questions , hIca Il
involved; as PRACTICAL questions, they were .n;ly
carvassed al the proper time and IN Tie proper
place; and Is matters Of history, 'hey fall WITHIN
another ard higher province Than ours. /. IS
impossible now, TO pass either an Intelligent cr
impartial judgment upon the merits OF Mr.. Poik's
Administrator, or his ability as statesman
The con!emporancous aspect OF things is al
ways harrow, coaluset, and ndis!inc,; and all
men, however dazzling ,h.ir talents. and truly
great their actions may be are painfully
diminished in The estimate ot those who
view lhem from ron; OF close AMI familiar Oh
scrvaon. Il is only in Irc distance, lhal The bold
ard rugged outline y! The mountain range "!ents
encha nimeni 10 the view; aai lie eye, If PLACED
too mar the canvass, beho.ds Too distinctly the
separate touches oi The pencil and is perr!ey Il
with tumble of seemingly d:ccrdanl lin :.
which, little removed, melt into all the harE!o
ny ol beautiful aud living picture. When
Time The great arDi,er Of cven-handrd and inn
partial Justice, shall have blown away the miss
OF prejudice and The storms OF dissension, and lhe
pr, judged illiberaii'y of parzan hiitefn S. shall
have given place to The Chief OF Christian Gia
ces, that Caariry which "thinkeih no evil" he
iron pen Of III : of.c ruth, will make up The re-
cord OF his oiii 'ial conducl, and ser the sea Of
cardor tote inla!l,bic j dsmcn, oil unbiased
and intelligent pcs eriiy. THIS is inietd the only
point Of observation whence we may fully AID
fairly survey The field Of National Po!iry, and
iofEl either jus, or intelligent conclusions as 10
The pruprely or c1pcdicacy ol motives or mea-
snr,s. The shorts ighiedness OF human ken may
not lin the veil OF future destiny, and See b. yond
the narrow scope OF present reality. No human
sagacily can fully anticipate either The tendency
or lie results OF The existing complication u. PIE
sen, agencies; and il IS only ey an intelligent and
candid retrospect that VI may safely Ir!cr pal
lalle ef!ccis 10 thc operations al knows aud ub.
vious causes. In the course .! human afaIs,
We SEE III the developments I" to-day, lie ui.:.
mate effects Ut virtual aui original causes,
which were impressed upon the lace ii hinss
yesterday; ard all around us there are active
PRINCIPLES in operation, OF which human lie is
TOO short 10 enable as Ia witness the final results.
Events OF magnitude in human History are mus
frequently separated from lcir an'eceiont cau-
SEES by intervals Of time somewhat prrpofioGcd
10 t;cr Importance; and ii Is only is We roll
down The Tide o; Tine, mat he spsndl, achieve.
mehS Which have distinguished Mr.. PoIL's Nd
m;aislra'ion - an era in ne History OF The world
vii! BE- ST. en- ard ieit, III all their real oranlenr
Il Is oi The in,ute Historian then, IN enter he
verdict al future ,nsiicc 10 The merits If Nj.
Poik's administrator. All that ". NAY Il, here,
=
All general outline.
No Ptcs;dsu, mas ever beer called 10 the dis
charge oil the high and responsible duties oil Inc
Executive Chair, a! a lnnclufe Of So many coa~
piicale and important! d,ll:ultcs as pressed np-
on MIR. Polk al lie very thGtsaod OF his Ad.
minislration. Never were lh:fe circumstances
calling Tor the exercise O! nigh ofd n Of Wis
4 NJ, capacity and v'!uc Iii The EYrcuU"c D..
rar,nicat al the Government; AMI never was such
a QUESTION more iui? met, ~ all h. Qualities
n,ora intellectual! al! ;,r:S mai, which lie G,;...-
de-.
When Nr polk entered upoa lhc du,ie, ii ihc
pnsiiracy our Foresn Relations were angry
ant cn.batrds>r,, ami our Dclnc>:i.: Econ M Ill
defined and rusee: ia many II rs most impof-
tant departments 4 long asdi.le n ii ed bile!
/ ell controversy with G;ea. Britain a5cut the con.
| fleeing claims U! !hc iva governments IN Inc i'm
poIiant Territory 81 Oregon, which had b. come
| completely envelopes ~ all The wIcs ri Diplo-
matte eniannlemen', Just thcn assumed lhe oni.
noas import ol an ngan and inevitable rupture
This mot scrous diii :rliy, which hi: hsal /.
line efforts u! severa previous Administrations
was happily fdnslcJ, ty Mr.. Pols'S CRANES, ard
| address, upon terms highly advantageous and
| honorable 10 hi: coualry; and which, il unsaiis-
factory to any oi cur Own coan,Iytaen, ws:e - III
more Gsias eiul To The greater poflioa OF The Bfi.
fish Nation
Government, the most pro.ound and difficult
study, which can engage the powers Of the hu
man mind is a science; or rather, i is the ad7p
ia.ion Of all scisDee, all 1oi'dom and erpTieac.,
10 the infinitely varied aud ever vary ug Gle
ments of national International and social re.
| la:ions. In the practical administration of AM
Government, but especially Of our own, the
most delicate and complex difficulty, is the
management Of lis Financial department. The
| most intricate and important problem in the
whole range Ct Political Economy, is the sisc,
tquit bic, and rniform adjustment Of the Tax
aud Revenue Laws. This part Of our policy,
| involving the Agricultural and Commercial in
.ercsis, as well rs every other industrial enter
prise of The Country, had always hitherto been
| iuc;uaiing and uncertain; an evil in Itself as
bid as error in design; AMI has given riso 10 the
| important and exciting questions ui Protective
| Tariff and q United S;atcs i}auk The FREQ
| Trade praciplss OF Mr. Polk, have brought the
Tariff TO the jus! and perm men, basis Of an
| approximation 10 tho I.eScnu" s:atdlrd; and if
| his wisdom did rot devise, his jud men, revived
ani put, for tire frat time, into successful ope>
ration, that judicious and beautiful cxpcdien,,
the Constitutional Treasury, which, happily,
destroys the dangerous connection between The
| Mnnied power Of the Government and tile PR
~ Politics Of the day.
| Ii is The peculiar msrl Of Mr. PoIk's POLICY.
that while lhs imposition OF public Taxation Is
more light, eqlal and jns. than j. has ever been
hesc'ctorc, ihs Revenues oil The government r,e
largely increased and Tie manufacturing inlrr-
es, Is lap dly growing aad cmnea;iy prosperous.
| UGtc, tie operation al The Constitutional i'!ca-
sury, The Public Credit is higher and tn: Car.
rcncy Of lie cuunIy is in more healthy and
sound condition, aad sclli, upon basis more
solid aid stable lhan al any former period Of our
history.
Among the many Administrative monuments
10 he genius ci Mi Polk, which seem absolutely
OF have crowded into the brief reIioi Of lis sin
&c term, The cxPei'en Designated as the
archousins System" and new in successful
operation, is destined 10 proda,e an ;.imos, in
calcuiabic amount OF benefit III our Co.na.trcc
atd Navigation.
| wilma he last four years, orr Commerce has
been vastly augmented, rs well in vaicly rs in