Excerpt from James Knox Polk, and a History of His Administration: Embracing the Annexation of Texas, the Difficulties With Mexico, the Settlement of the Oregon Question, and Other Important Events The life of any American President, I feel confident, would not need to be Specially commended to the atten tion 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. 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.