The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-08-08

sure punctual attendance.
Nr. Dallns's Eu,logy ora NHr. Polk
On Monday, the 10th instant, George
NJ. DALLAS delivered Eulogium upon
she late President Polk. In q literary
view, every thing from the polished pen
ofthat eminent man is worthy of careful
reading, while connected with such a
nhn as Mr.. POLK it doubly commends
itself public perusal.
II wing recently tried the patience OF
our readers, in spreading before them elab.
orate and indispensable documents, we
cannot further try forbearance by pub.
aishing the entire production, though de.
serHIng, in our estimation, Of national cir.
culation; but shall con6ense it sufficiently
for correct understanding of the charac-
ierof him it honors:
James X. Polk is introduced ns wei.
coming 10 the Presidential office his sue.
cessor, on the 4th of March, ls49, a, the
capitol, and then "he seemed to glide
through extended avenues of approving
and a.pploudlng countrymen just fast
enough to secure !: his home an unosten.
tatious and tranquil grave. It's around
that grave, fellow.citizens, that wisl,
You TO stnnd with me for while-sufIer.
0rlg me 10 recall him whom it conceals,
and TO develop, .unmarily but truthfully,
the causes which link that sod of earth
with the freedom, prosperity, glory and
gratitude Of America.
The permanent fame Of eminent men
rests undoubtedly in charge Of the unim-
qassioncd tribunal Of posterity. In q
government like ours especially-wherc
opposite opinions and aniagonisic meas.
nres are ever in ardent confict-cotem-
porary impartiaii,y, though not wholly
impossible, cannot reasonably be expect.
ssssSa. The tomb itself is no certain sanc,u.
ary against the rage Of prejudice which
has no, been, soolhed, avo.led, or ex,in.
guished by lapse Of time. feel admon.
ished then TO beware Of incnu,iously exc,.
ibg the hot. breath ofviiupera,ion TO see the
over the very turf you would conse.
crate and cherish. And yet so short, SO
rapid, SO signalized by extraordinary civ.
il achievements, SO devoted to the attain
ment of vast and sslutary purposes by no.
bic means. SO conspicuously charncte riz
ed by intellectual and moral energy. SO
eyentfll innational blessings and re,lown,
and SO blameless and unspo,ted in ull the
relations and intercourse Of private life,
was the career Of this patriot, that not TO
portray il faithfully, even with the warm
coloring ofpersonal or political friendship,
would be unjust to the occasion, unius, to
the living who are here, and unjus, 10 the
now forever gone.
Five years ago it may have been es.
teemed almost natural and fair TO inoure
'Who is James .Knor POKE" but no,p
where is that corner ofthe earth SO oh.
scure as TO need the question answered?
Where is the imperial sneer that did mo-,
yield to amazement, as he freely handled
the immense executive power Of his free
conntry2 Where are the suffering mass
es, insensible to the rescue of distant,
people from starvation? Where are the
sages Of Political Economy to whom, in
adjusting the equilibrium OF industrial
pursuits, he has taught no losson?-
Where are the enthusiasts of human lib.
erty, TO whom his voice has not become
familiar? Where are the veterans of mil.
itary science, who still doubt the efficacy
OF American cannon, whose thunders he
opeDed2 And last and least, though still
not little, where are the Ro,hschilds, or
the Barings, or the Steightz, or the Homes,
or the Hottinguers, the golden necronan.
GERS Of finance, who do not appreciate
tho master ofthat wand Of annexation or
extension which secured the boundless
and exhaustless treasures Of California;
Iallude now thus briefly to the traits of a
national policy which he controlled md
guided, only to venture the assertion, that
the man you mourn, may, as the repre-.
sentative chief OF your republic, confront
future ages, unabashed by the imposing
presence oi any predecessor.
GIf unimportnnt to the character or mer.
ils Of the deceased, they may nevertheless
l,e accepted as somewhat interesting facts
that, lie was descended from en- Irish stock
of sturdy md determined republicans