Eulogy Upon the Life and Character of James K. Polk
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Excerpt from Eulogy Upon the Life and Character of James K. Polk: Late President of the United States, Delivered at Washington City, July 9, 1849 Friends and Fellow-citizens: Seldom, if ever before, has it occurred that a whole people have had occasion to pour forth their united lamentations over the sudden and unexpected decease of a distinguished fellow-citizen under circumstances more interesting than those which now surround us. An illustrious statesman, who, for almost a full quarter of a century, has been closely connected with the administrative concerns of the republic, and who, for the greater part of that period, has occupied places of high civic trust, has been withdrawn forever from the view of his countrymen, at a time when they were least expecting that a calamity so serious would befall them, and whilst they were still confidently hoping that his sage and salutary counsels would be continued for many years to themselves and to their children. A renowned political chieftain, whose wisdom, firmness, and fidelity had been made manifest on a thousand striking occasions; whose patient perseverance amidst difficulties and trials, however severe; whose never-failing energy and hopefulness amid scenes of trouble and disaster had associated him in a very peculiar manner, both with great measures of state and vital principles of party policy, has, but the other day, whilst all his high claims to general esteem and confidence remained yet strong and unimpaired, gone down at once to the gloomy and companionless sepulchre, where neither the voice of censure nor applause can be ever heard resounding, and where neither the strains of triumph nor of defeat will be able to rouse the revered sleeper from his last dreamless repose. He who, but a few months since, worthily, usefully, and gloriously sat invested with the authority of First Magistrate of a great nation, has been abruptly torn away from the busy and tumultuous scenes of earth and earth´s frail habitants,, whilst yet the glad voices of grateful millions we chanting in exultant chorus the immortal story of his achievements, and all the true votaries of freedom to be found beneath the sun were still joyously re-echoing the swelling accents of granulation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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