James K. Polk March 4, 1845- March 4, 1849
March 4, 1845, at the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol by Chief Justice HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Taney" Roger Taney.
Hopeful Quote
“Well may the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace and prosperity, and in some degree the hopes and happiness of the whole human family.”
Specific Situation of Time
“I congratulate my fellow-citizens on the entire restoration of the credit of the General Government of the Union and that of many of the States. Happy would it be for the indebted States if they were freed from their liabilities, many of which were incautiously contracted. Although the Government of the Union is neither in a legal nor a moral sense bound for the debts of the States, and it would be a violation of our compact of union to assume them, yet we can not but feel a deep interest in seeing all the States meet their public liabilities and pay off their just debts at the earliest practicable period...”
Popular Lexicon
"Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world..."
Pragmatic: something practical solved in a practical way
“In the management of our foreign relations it will be my aim to observe a careful respect for the rights of other nations, while our own will be the subject of constant watchfulness.”kjjjjjjjjjlllkl
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