The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-27
FOR TIE MADIsoNIAN.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE OF
DEC. A, 1913.


The Message proceeds to inform US that our
ancient ally, the People Of the land of Lafay ette
and all the rest of Europe are at amity and good
feeling with US. AS TO our affairs with Great
Britain and Mexico, we may feel assured from
what we see of the correspondence of oul Sc
cretary of State, and our Minister at Mexico.
that the honor of this nation has been entrusted
to safe hands by the President
If we understand national honor 10 denote
the principle of nation, who, strictly observing
the rules of justice herself will neither do. nor
endure wrong who neither brooks insult nor be-
trays fear, and rises 10 pride as her enemies rise
IN strength; II is difficult TO conceive greater
interest than that of preserving The reality, and
the reputation of such lofty spirit and il re-
qures no violence Of expression TO comprehend
under national honor every object of legitimate
hostility
The constant petty vexalions, petty did | say?
| should have said serious vexalions from the
Barbary Corsairs have been such that Europe
has at last been compelled 10 put an end to this
continued and predatory warfare. If Europe
can keep her borders quiet why not the United
States? by similar means. If such is the law
of nations on the Eastern shore of the Atlantic,
why not on the Western? And again:
Great Britain finds it to her safety and ar
grandzement 10 seize upon part Of The Terri
tory of Spain, andthus by her Gibraltar check
all the commerce going in and coming out Of
this great Estuary. Her station in the Levant
keeps all secure towards the rising sun. Her
stations on her own Island and on the Western
coast of Africa, and at ST. Helena and the Cape
of Good Hope, give her great influence on all
the shores of the continent laved by the ocean
of Atlas on lis Eastern side While her for
dresses at Nelson, and Churchill and Halifax,
and the Burmudas and her posts in the West
Indies, and at the Falkland Isles, keep in check
all the commerce ofthe Western Atlantic
Now, can there be any good reason why we
should not follow so good an example? Let US
ook little TO our safety in the Gulf of Mexico.
Great Britain has her chain OF military posts on
all the shores Of the Atantic-and it is plain
that these stations, coupled with her immense
marine, give her, in time of war countless ad-
vanages. She has no business in the Gulf of
Mexico. That Gulf receives the waters of the
Mississippi; and the myriads Of people, who
are soon to fill up this " Father Of Lands" rem
ders it necessary that we shall moi be incom-
moded in that little bay, by any Gibraltar, or
any such thing. Great Britain sezes first upon
one station, then another, as it suits her. On
the other side of the globe, she has possessed
herself of Mauritius and Bourbon, all East OF
the Indies she now, since her infamous attack
on Afghanlstan, has made herself mistress of
the gates and passes of the greai wall which
separates the Northern from the Southern Asia
and she has New Holland and Van Demen's
land and New Zealand aud her kindness to
China in furnishing that ancient and most inte-
resting people with opium made by their African
slaves in India, warns US of what she would do
to us if we let her get a foothold in this little
outlet of the Gulf, where our great internal
highway empues itself
Let us be true TO ourselves our President
speaks in language not TO be misunderstood
1t is repetition of that held 10y Mr. Monroe to
The Holy Alliance. And we shall be faithless
TO ourselves, if we permit the naughty domina-
ton Of Great Britain 10 touch US in so vital
point.
Having taken view of others, we now come
to look 10 ourselves, and the Message next in
forms US that the receipts fall short of the dis
bursements. All this must sooner or later get
right. 4" The operations fine Treasury nom
rest upon The act Of 1889, and the resolution
Of 1916. And those laws have been so admins
ID
to the country as their provisions are capable of
! yielding"
The country owe sincere thanks to the Pre-
sden for the restoration of the public credit, by
preservation of the public lands. The United
States stock is not now disgraced on the ex-
change Many thanks are due for steering Gle ar
of all acts Of incorporation for the benefit of the
few, at the expense of the People al large
1t is difficult TO scan and critcise ourselves
There is an ancient fable which sheds great
| light on the constitution of the human mind
Jupiter has made Us all with lcdlieis on our
backs; the front pocket is for the faults Of
others, the hind pocket for our oHn 1t is not
easy to put any thing into the hind pocket.
We exhibit most extraordinary spectacle to
all not in the mists of faction. In 1897, Van
Buren, called special Congress in order to de-
wise some plan 10 collect take care Of, and dis
burse the money of the People. That Congress
met, wrangled, received their mileage, pen
knives, stationery, books, maps and per diem,
and this. too, in hard money, at premium, and
I went home. There were four other regular
sessions of the Congress besides, under Mr. Van
Buren,. Gen. Harrison had his extra Congress.
and Mr.. Tyler has seen two regular sessions OF
) that body. This makes eight separate consecu-
tive sessions Of Congress- and "he operations
Iot The Treasury non rest upon the act Of 1889,
and The resolution Of 1916, and the exchanges
f of the whole country are equal and the stock
OF the United States al par or above
What comment on party spirit and the re.