Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-12-16
Correspondence of the Atlas.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 9th, lS4I
The PREs1DENr's MESSAGE.


The Message of President TYLER has, to a certain
e1tert, disappointed the expectations ofboth parties
The Locofocos find in it much less cause for con-
graduation and hope to them and their evil machina-
tons than they anticipated while the Wings are
agreeaby disappointed in finding so little with which
they cannot agree with the Executive The course
which Mr. Benton has taken in attacking, ut the very
outset, the prominent feature of the Message, and
the manner in which the Globe has followed up his
attacks, indicate, in very inelllghe manner,
that neither the Executive nor any of its mca ures
has any thing to expect from the support Of
the Locoiocos. While. an the other hand.
many oithe Wing members of Congress who may
hesitate 10 be reluctant To give their fall app obaton
to the views OF certain portions of the Message, and
may feel compelled both by Il sense Of honest and
conscientious conviction of dny as well as by that
oil consistency with their past professions Of priuc.
pie, to dissent from, and oppose certain Of ts faa-
lures, should they hereafter the shape Of 'e
isatve measures, find in il mnch more to approve
than to differ from. Those portions which tonch
upon our foreign relations, worthy of nigh praise
Sound and satesmanke in the views it presents
this portion OF the Message is also written wi'h 4
clearness, energy and parspcnly Of style which re-
fleets much credit upon the President As It's AUTHOR
That also which relates to the suhiec Of the Ari-
can slave 'rade-the Florida war the maintenance
of the public faith the part Of the States, will be
read with unmxed satisfaction by all the real friends
of good government and Of sound principles On
tho snb ieci Of the Tariff the Message while it does
not go quite so far could have been wished slill
leaves the President uncommted against all we could
desire. The direct and explicit avowaI Of discrnina-
ton as means OF protection, may imply all that can
be ASKED ncially if higher duty for protection
on some articles, than twenty per cent, shall here
,niier be admitted equivalent for the giving mp
of an inpracticable home valuation
The subject of the fiscal agency is still in uncer-
taAv and donbt, No one knows the exact nature
of the scheme which will be submitted by the Sec
rotary of the Treasury. Nor has it, as vet been
called for by either House of Congress Whether
II will appear my differently from its present view
"a presented by the Presidents Message, is sonlp-
what doubtful, though there is not much probability
1t will vary essentially. That it will receive the
support o! the whole Wing party IN Congress is not
TO be expected, That it will have any supp TT fIom
any members 1.-THE opposition is quite possible, but
not very probable. am not yet prepared To say
that it is desirable that the plan Of SIR Forward
should receive the support of Congress, masmuch
;as | do not yet know what it is to be. But from
what s already known, this much can at least be
said IN its favor. 1t is, when take into c0nsd-
Grafton the peculiar views OF the President, undG-
niaby good scheme ds could Re devised, so far
as we can see, to reconcile the conflicting views of
the Executive and the Legislative branches of the
Government, IN Their mutual wishes 10 provide for
the financial and commercial wants of the country
by proper regulation Of exchanges. and the clea-
ton fan available and suitable fiscal agent, under
existing circumstance 1t is great and important
measure and, if carried into effect will not fail to
produce great and important changes. Whether
these changes to be produc of good or evil
can of course only be determined by careful and
attentive consideration of probable consequences,
and the most exact and sudious deberation. Such
proposition as the which Congress will soon
have submitted TO it for Its consideration by Mr. For
ward should therefore, be neither lightly and hast
ly rejected, nor yet too readily and inconsderatey
extoled. Upon the commerce, the business, the
financial AFFAIRS and the currency ofthe nation is
destined to have, if adopted very important effects
Il becomes, therefore, viewed in this light ques-
ton that may not properly be approached with any
of the feelings OF mere party consideration and party
expediency.