New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-24

Nashville Correspondence Of The Cincinnati Ilmes
We were told by friend thai the Wluo" VI
President Polk was living in Nashville and that We
onobt no 20 and see her residence, and the monument
In Ter front yard erected over the remains OF heI h
band We accordingly repaired 10 flne s'scl, hsJ
soon fuud oursg!vcs IN front Of the adys bcGutuli
ronsion An cid rly female IA weeds, with young
lady by her side standing at inc mont gaze,
assembled ne sisp q, Ie tp q ts wa he resi-
dcnco of Mrf Polk. She answered that II was. We
tben raid 70 her Il think il highly probably, madam
that have the hcnorof addressing ihat very iauy nov
Ifs be any homer Sir yen have, was the respontc
We expressed our5ey es highly gIathcd 81 the oTcUm'
stance and said that while it was only IN our pro
gramme 70 obtain sight Of her residence anu slc mon
1nant Of her husband had not even hoped Tor such
We confessed to much astonishment when che told u'
that from the time Of her hnsoands deccn.e IN reg 20
fe present hour she rad never been out Of hor own
house 10 party OF gathering OF any kind except occa-
eionay 10 funeral She has not even taken tea out OF
her own domicl SINCE that ineianchoiy evet; Iw!ce
be has dined out while on business with her ate nus
hands executors when II was almost unaYodaDe. 4
live In and belong 10 the past was her remark 70 us OF
this interview. presume, al no TINE since her nuS
bands death las she ever laid aside her weeds.
The plain monument beneath which lie the remains
OF James Knox Polk with appropriate inscriptions on
three Sides stands little 70 the rsht OF the Wsk
ING from the street the honse and very near IT, This
together with her almost perfect seclreion ana connn'
ous mourning fer fourteen years, ths btfOhgy wiz
what tenaoy and affection, andreyeTence' she chss TO
The memory Of her late husband.
Much las been .ad Of Mrs. Folks Secessionism. On
,hja ard hundred topics that constituted Of the
themes Of our converse shall have but little TO say
as with his retiring and truly modest woman,
at lisa name ind al attainment"
~ sbuu rs much os possible the public gaze. We win
nevertheless give here some portion OF our tank on TINS
said 70 herr Mrs. Polk, have heard you nccuscd.
since have been ia Nashville Of being bitter seeeS
She 9uicky and warmly responded In substance as
follows: " Mr. t., that Is wrongful accusation.
never was SecossO-iist ana don lHihk ever VIZ
be one. / always said there Yves no ehclse i9r tns
coure tal on by my misguided Southern friends SAID
maj Mr. Lincoln was coLspitut0naly elected ana thal
fhot election should be acquesccd IN by every true
patriot. 60 sir, for my Go'erhment-my "hoie uo'
In other words Mrs. Polk" we responded lyon 60
for that Unsd States OF which your late honorcd nus
band was once the president"
"Yes, Sir, she responded with marked emphasis,
~ do j know my name has been placed before the
nnbc-one. at leGst-in a connection that may have
engenderod in minds doubts OF my lONhit!i ou
was so placed against my wishes and rclnonstIhnces
But nasnuch rs IL dOno for humane ana cnarlia
die purpose said nothing publicly about IT, do mol
deny" she added, that my wOmaIly sympathios are
with the South and that often catch myself OK
ung the success OF the Confederate arms, but TIM
Is only when my reason Is taken prisoner and my iudg
mont temporarily suspended ut the bidding OF my sym
pni hies PFC udic1s aud aficct!Ons. born IN hi
South. From infancy 10 old agefor my days now, you
know,
NV surroundings have all been Southern. Nv reln
iSes, my friends, and more than a my late loved ant
honored husband, were all Of that sunny cline ia II
then. reasonable 20 suppose that In moment, in tn
twDkling OF an eye with the lIOss Of many Winter
moon ny head can throw or az l would q garment
a the afctions al the endeeing associations oil f.
preiadichs Oh yea please Oh IA long hiei No No tl
cannoe be. AND yet, dear sir, Notwithstanding 4
nv tstracted country 20 its former peaceful "a han,
ciiitjon; for o restoration Of the Union AZ il was