The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-21

! Pillow. promoted TO he a Mass
General
v.
The importunitv NJ oiiceeeekers 80
stitu'es constantly recurring topic N
indignant comment throughout the diary
II was no uncommon circumstance fo-
applicants Of this character, when thor
finally found that they must fail. 10 apph
10 IN" President for loan ~ Ave dollar
or even smaller sum Mr. Polk hat
little sympathy with many ~ tho o>-A
monial observance@ n diplomacy. arr
almost the only touch Of humor in ~
diary - elected by the custom ~ the
diplomatic representatives Of the var
ous European monarchies 20 make forrna
announcement ~ the birth II Prncs
or Princess 81 the reigning family. a. ~
case might he In describing an an.
nouncement 81 this kind made hv ~
Portuguese Minister he writes: He 10
ivered to me a letter from his soversi gr.
talked Familiarity and among other things
said that her Majesty had one aver
year. that she had now six or seven. am
! was much amused az the solemn account
which he gave me Of one of which st-
had been delivered some time ago tia
was stillborn He seemed to regard 70
as a great misfortune and went almos
a. infinitely into the Queens suffering
on the occasion a. II he had teen th~
attending physician or the midwife
When tho British Minister. Mr. Pas~n
ham. announced the birth 81 one II Qne~I
Victoria's children tho President -.
"A ~
failure 81 the royal lin" IN Great Rrtar.
Ia which MIR Pakenham responded ma
he had been Obliged 10 make a slmllAr
announcement every year sInce Ia hai
been at Washington
Prof Quaifs IN editing Pres dent Polk'
diary has sought to reproduC" the org'ai
manuscript literally IN the printed COW
so that errors 81 spelling. - grarrTif
and Of competition wherever they occy'
have teen allowed to stand just rs they
appear There are few errors - any
sort. however. the most notahl" 'ens
the insertion Of an additional - ln Rrtsn
and Britain wherever these words ocrr'.
Mr. Polk does also say in one place thf
he has always been his own barbour
The publication ~ Prssiden' P'h
diary tells Us more ~ the man han "a
ever been known before and place. -
character in a far more attractive hsh''
IL presents the picture ~ a pub" on%E
Who entertained clear ideas - V'lou'
duty and steadfaStly adhered ~ ihe'n
To DENY. a. his critics have ION" 'ha'
he was n broad minded statesman
deny what no one has ever claimed N D,
behalf He became Pr"sid"u' 'hr'lS
no active agency ~ his own ~ -" con-
promise candidate ~ his party. ana -
discharged the duties ~ his 0H'0" ThE'
he himself declares ~ hav" t""n w
highest on earth. to the u'r"''-' W y
ability. He dad not ad"pua'"v STR
ciate the conditions which We" ~ WV
in the country and which y"~' - 80
20 bring On the great contest 'r''
the North and South IN r"'"'''n'"
slavery There are but f"~ r''''~n
IN slavery IN the DIARY. and tn''-' nov
that he regar risd tho ag'o' ' ~
question a. the work ~ tho" Na'
unfriendly "a the Union an f-
warrant in the existing stat
sentim.nt No one can r"tH '''- hN
without being convinced ih''
Polk IN his adrninistrat = 90
dency gave the hest that w. ..'
the hight furnished nv IT. p.'"-
nuncintions To- which he bee '"' -,
jeCtsd a. the chosen r"pr"-"'
slave power seem eNagg"- ''-' IN" =.
Just The reader who U'.''''T sn8
pertlsal ~ these four yu. .- -
them more interesting thai. "a
and will n. thankful that iir. to'A
. diary.