Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-09-23

Will the good people who take our pa
per take the hintl
The PRESIDENTS MEssAGE.-Every citiZer
of the United States, who has arrived at the
age, when by the provisions of the Constitu
tion Of this country, he is entitled to give hi:
vote in the election of his rulers, is supposed
to possess an opinion in respect to the leading
measures adopted, and the main principles ad-
vocoted by those who administer the govern
ment under which he lives, and to which he
looks for protection. It cannot be expected,
that in matter in which there is SO much
room for conflicting opinions, all should fully
agree; but, on the other hand, we find, that
in relation to every important movement OF
the executive officers of our republic, varie-
ty Of sentiments do occur, each different from
the others, and based upon its own course OF
reasoning or feeling, and conclusive to those
who are it's advocates. There is no instance
with which we have been acquainted, where
the existence of such state of facts has
been more apparent, than in the case of the
late message of our Chief Magistrate. Two
persons can scarcely be found who view that
document in the same light, and while some
may be found, who are ready to endorse all
the doctrines therein contained, there are still
many who stand in all the degrees of dissent,
from the unwilling disagreement of ancient
friendship, to the open and avowed anathema
of cherished enmity. The praise and blame
of a press, in all cases lavish of epthet, has
been poured without stint, upon this docu-
ment, and while keen and powerful argument
has sometimes been resorted to, many have
been contented to supply its place with the
more ready weapon of noisy words and un-
supported declarations.
No man, in his private capacity merely, is
obliged to make public declaration of his sem
timents but the conductor Of public news
paper, is placed upon an entirely different
ground. To him the people who are the read
ers Of his productions, look, at least, for that
openness of character which shall leave them
in no doubt as to his actual sentiments, even
If the dissemination of those sentiments does
not form part of his editorial functions.
This is the situation in which we are placed.
The Executive head of our Government, has
in his message, recommended course Of pol
icy, entirely dissimilar to any which has been
developed in the state papers o. any OF his
predecessors, a course hitherto novel and un-
tried, and has pledged himself to aid in its
adoption, and he has thus rendered it maty
ter Of imperative duty with all the citizens Q!
this Commonwealth, to weigh well the course
recommended, that they may act advisedly in
giving their suffrages in future. And we, to
whom the public look for an expression OF
opinion, are equally called upon to deliver our
sentiments, which we shall endeavor to do
temporarily and without fear of the conse-
quences.
No person has any reason to harbor doubt
Respecting the authorship of the message.
The hand of the President is too plainly to be
seen in the rounded periods, the harmonious
language, and studied polish Of the document
to admit of question as to the source from
which It emanated. It is a well written pro-
duction, elegant in its diction, temperate inits
language, devoid of abuse, epithet or bombast'
Neither can the charge Of non-committaism
~ ,,-x,od sa;ust II. for the President has fully