The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-12-15
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


nubl,r affairs, Of peculiar Importance I" eve
RI portion Of our country, and to every ae,
nntl,oeut Of human nduslry--ls now spread
iet,,e our readers, as II was yesterday
to the two Houses OF Con-
orpss. A cursory perusal is all that our
limited time has allowed US oI a document
If So great length. We propose at tue pre-,
sent moment brief notice Only o. ie" OF
IFS principal features. /
The President opens his Message win
an appropriate and beautiful reference 70
The deb, of gratitude due to the oiNER %
~ Coon. lur the manifold iayofs bestowed
upnn our country AID closes WIN passage
no les creditanle 10 the President > sagaelty
and sense Of Justice than to ne hulihi'i'y +
and iberality Of his feelings. Inc begin
mn, and the end Of the Message are eNeei.
lent. We wish we could say Tie same q
al tie intervening parts. but, q those,
though some 81 them are we'll and some o.
tbrm better than vel. there are elheIs
winch ae read with sincere regiei, hnu
o,itrs which The President would have done
rs ,..ssefy,ce to hts fame bad he suppressed
an ether. Oh the latter class, certainly
i tie reference 10 the late elections ~ ~"
f York, Which is entirely ~ The ~ e q Y"
fate dynasty aud out & place 10 State Ia
mr. from the pen Of Nj. Van Buren,
II i impossible IN running the eye over
this Message, 10 exclude the thought oi
NOM literal an execution i =, throughout,
Il thai pedgc Oh the part q Tie PRESIDENT
IL winch the country i aif,ad! lnde o'ed
III ~ late diSaslets und rs present embar'
raSsmrnts; that pledge 70 iollo" ~ lhe
footsteps of hl, predecessor, 10 whom ~
deed, the Pfesidell refers - express terms,
ll,nos; m The same breath ~ winch b. re-
turns thanks TO the Creator q all things
Our Foreign Relations, 10 besns lie &c
tu4d paragraph ol bss message ~ saying,
are not changed sluct the asl Message q his
nr,drrrxSor. besides several other such astu
,lous, the most imposing 81 our claims uPoo
t,rttDu Powers, the l. es,deu says we're
disposed q b, his predecessor adding
Thai III Ordinary cf-d,l : thereby reflected
On his successful Administration, By The
consideration tbs, tlis great otleel Wa
accomplished without compromising 81 any
OCCASION either the honor o. the Peaec q
the country Ii ail possible cases, tie
glory i IL HiN, aimas, as though he, 70
stead oi the Alpighiy, bad been " tlit t'l'.
er 81 al sood. Y men ae tabloid these
marks Il reterentlai ase u Tie presence
oi i human IDOL, We ore reminded q the
-uper.idlous Persian whom tie traveller
Franklin tells Ut, no, when hls cumt4maa
IN tit 81 uesrtlua exclaimed, " Oh, God
+ oh III" interrupted him b. crtlHg oy',
+. No, 10 Ali first, tod second iae
President DIES not, II is ttga, 20 lie Shoe
Irualh II lhls aduatiou, but ke hardly stops
short ct H. Much Of this, ae aJmiI, nav
! be mfd0acd, IA consideration a tic PfcBt.
) dents real causes d sraNtpde to his pie.
deeessof. Ba ue cannot consent, without
eutefng our solemn protest against i, That
] from 80 hlga a station i shall be announced
d to tie wortd that ~ ordinary credit y dae
B To the Administration d General Jackson
h the res, Of the GOserumcut beng cas-, alto
+ tie shadow ut utter darkness and iastahth.
caucg b} the reiuIgence u tho halo which
Il made to beam around lis head-lbat tr
. did mol compromise % any occasion, ~ Cur
a intercourse wltb lntelgu Powers, the hau0f
, or the peace II the nation. We say uotb.
j top ii lhe honor II the naltou We shouid
+ b. sorry 10 be able 70 satisfy or readers la4i
Z tie honor OF the naton lad betn corprou.
. sed during any part Il the hate Ainmstfa,
nun: but, aAeu tie late President Is laudc5
tUr not tavug compromised The peace 81
. the nation, II is 10 the tace of the uoltriea.
. fact taat II lie had 10, been restrained. II he
: bad not almost lletali, bad las bands ties
: by the CO ordinate branches Of the Govern
meut The Iuued sta;e- would hsye been al
this moment no, only engaged u roRrIGN
:, WAR. bat ~ t,ro u tiiem; Il ore II vhicl
would hase been, 10 our opulon, cruel an
unnecessary, aud tho other wtiiul, aantoo
aud reckless
Ii Is not without emotions winch we 4.
: not suppress, thai We fiud That tue proJect
!. o. this last war is revived IN the Message
| before u and that BOT touleul with Iii,
+ iame which our arms have Won ~ The wal
ragipg WITHIN our b0fdefs, the Admlnt.tra
: ton proposes a resort TO the powers 81 Con
/, gtess 10 effect. BY an appeal 70 arms, tht
!. settlement u d tew claims Of our cnizsns
: some d them ot very doubtful right, and III,
/ whole Of 10 grent significance, against tbs
d Government and People Of MExioo
If the recommendation contained in thi.
part Of The Message BE- not . mere ietch-s
!. tub 10 the whale--fo divert an cxasperatet
# People from the real rrictHures under !, htcl