Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-06-30
JAMES X. POLK.

before Mr. Polkk's death, and therefor,
are not to to be regarded MS mere com
mon place eulogy upon the virtues of q
departed E1- President. They are copied
from the New York Atlas, an independ-
ent paper; and as we cordially cndcrsr
them, we cannot withhold such lust
tribute to great man, voluntarily made
at the moment perhaps when his spirit
was passing from time to eternity Caro-.
Hnian.
"Mr. Polk has passed through the no.
!.tical career that God and his country
assigned him, and is now private citizen.
lie has neither pat onagc nor favor to be.
stow. lie is poweriess; and hence one
who hos known him long and well may
speak of him without being suspected Of
the indulgence Of mercenary designs, or
oS hoping for the attainment Of personal
sinister objects.
"A better, more honorable, or more
high-minded man than James X. Polk
never inhaled the atmosphere that sur
rounds his country. The man does not
live who can truly say that Mr.. Polk ever
wronged him. He sought not the inju-
ry or the downfall of any one and, had
ne possessed the means, he would have
made every man happy. He never was
guilty OF a disreputablc action. He loved
his country as well as any other man,
but no better: and the whole end and
aim of his official life was to promote its
interest and happiness. In this lie fol-
lowed the dictates of his heart, and his
own personal interest, and was not enti-
tied to any encomium. He sought none.
AS statesman, he was equal to the Office
to which he was elevated by the suifra,
ges OF his countrymen, and he DISCHARGED
ITS trusts with ability and fidelity. His
administration was the most successful
and brilliant one the nation ever witnessed
and was a succession Of triumphs and
E!ories. 1t formed a brilliant epocha in
the history of the Republic
"Mr. Polk possessed but single weak.
ness. 1t consisted in timidity. He was
not coward. But he lacked that conf
dence in himself which is essential to a
party, that would decide speedily. and
act precipitately. He required and al
ways demanded time for reflection before
ne acted. Once satisfied that he was
right, he did not hesitate.
"Mr. Folks cabinet was a strong and
a matchless band of men. Buchanan,
Marcy. Walker, Mason, Touccv. and Gave
johnson--the latter was most infamously
abused and lampooned- all able
men ;and they formed cabinet which.
Tor talent and strength, cannot be excelled
by any selection that can be made from
the present generation Mr.. Polk was
at the head Of that cabinet; and though
it possessed very great influence over him.
ne was every inch President" !" and, in
the language of Mr. Buchanan, was more
OF President than any other man who
had previously held the Presidential of.
flee. No cabinet scheme or measure
was ever adopted if it did not meet his
appreciation.
When Mir. Polk went into retirement
agood and great man quit the service
OF his country. We hope he may long
live to witness the benefits his wisdom
and patfiotism conferred on the American
people"
Aeriean Protocol Difficulty Sei,led.-
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia American. gives the follow
ing:
"ltis confidently asserted in high demo.
cratic quarters, that Mr Buchanan has
received letter from Mr.. Clifford, the
y. s. Minister at Mexico stating that the
Mexican Congress had approved of the
principles and arguments advanced byI
Mr. Clayton in the discussion with Senior
de la Rosa, touching the matter Of the
Protocol, and to that extent had disap.
proved Of flic ground assumed by their