“Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people are again brought together to deliberate for the public good. The gratitude of the nation to the sovereign arbiter of all human events should be commensurate with the boundless blessings which we enjoy…”— James K. Polk, en.wikiquote.orgTagged: Divine Providence, Public Good, Gratitude, nation, Blessings