In October is4l, Mr.. Polk nude A
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In October isil, Mr.. Polk made a
speech in Nashville which was published
in the Nashville Union. At that tune the
wings bad a majority in Congress, and Mr..
Polk in referring 10 what had been done,
said:


"a dominant majority in the popular
branchoi Congress, by solemn vote, i'm,
posed ajax oi 30 per cent. on tea, and
coffee also; aud in that form the bill passed
tho House. In the Senate those two arli.
cles were stricken out by the democratic
Senators. Mr.. Clay. oi Kentucky. and
other Federal Senators, recording their
votes to retain the tax upon them, and
against making them Tree articles. y


When he was writing his message in
which he recommended The las on tea and
coffee, Mr.. Polk probably remembered
how be had denounced tho whiss for laAng
articles OF necessity consumed by poor
men, and therefore, instead olop MY recon-.
tax upon tea and eoiito, he
snrakingly recommended tat on "eettain
articles now embraced in the free list. -