John S. Jenkins James Knox Polk, and a History of His Administration

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The life of any American President, I feel confident, would not need to be specially commended to the attention of his countrymen, - and certainly not that of James K. Polk, - for whatever may be the opinions entertained in regard to the administration of which he was the head, it must be conceded that great and important measures were submitted to their consideration and action, and that interests of the deepest magnitude were confided to their hands.