Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1844-12-25
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
We publish, this week, the annual mes
sage of the President to Congress--a docu-
ment, with one or TWO minor exceptions,
uneXceptionable in its manner and tone,
and democratic in the spirit of It's recon-
mendations. The President sets out with
an eulougy upon our political system, and
the respect for order, our institutions, and
laws, as evinced in the recent exciting
Presidential canvass. In this connection,
he aludes TO the extension of our laws to
our righifuI domains beyond the Rocky
mountains, and thus alludes to those whom
federalism in these days is wont TO term
"vagabond foreigners'';--
THUS it is, that in the progress Of time,
the nestimable principles Of civil liberty
will be enjoyed by millions yet unborn,
and the great benefits of our system of
Government be extended to now distant
and uninhabted regions. In view of the
vast wilderness yet to be reclaimed, we
may well invite the lover OF freedom, of
every land, TO take up his abode among
us, and assist US in the work Of advancing
the standard of civilization, and giving
wider spread to the arts and retinements
of cultivated life."
Our foreign relations are represented as
unchanged--at peace and a good under
standing with all nations, with a slight ex-
ception as to Mexico, and one or two Of the
South American Republics. It is stated
that negotiations on the Oregon question
are now pending with Great Britain which
we may express hope--will terminate
with more advantage to the country, and
with less concession to the arrogance and
pretenson Of that nation, than has hereto
fore characterized one, at least. of the nego-
tiations of Mr.. Tycr's Administrations
The repeated cases of detention and search
Of American vessels on the high seas, is
brought to the attention Of Congress, and it
is high time should elicit definite action.
The rejection, by the wing tariff Senate at
the last session, of the advantageous trea-
ty concluded with some of the Germanic
States, for the benefit of several Of our lead
ing agricultural interests, is alluded to,
with the announcement that negotiations
are pending to recover, as far as possible,
the advantages lost by the rejection of the
treaty. tits confidently expected that sue
cess will attend the mission to China.
The prominent and most interesting to-
pic Of the message, is the Annexation Of
Texas. The President most riumphantly
defends the treaty factiousIy rejected by
the last Senate, and the course of our 60
vernment throughout. He reminds Con-
gress of the unequivoca expression of the
popular opinion in favor of annexation,
and concludes the subject with recon-
mendation that the measure be effected by
joint resolution of Congress. Mr.. Tyler
deserves the thanks and gratitude of the
country for the bold, honest, and inAexi-
bic course he has pursued in his manage
ment of this important negotiation; and
to him more than any other man will pos
terity award the renown ofrecoverng to the
Union its lost territory--the egotistca pre-
tension BOUNDED on twenty-five years eff
fort y of the Great Am, of Missouri, to
the contrary Notwithstanding. Mr.. Tyler
has been found wanting TO his ancient Re-
publican principles in trying times--he has
deserted his ancient political associates on
more than one occasou-but on this great
question he may be truly said to have been
faithful among the faithless.
The treasury is represented 10 be in
condition, exhibiting an esti-
mated surplus of seven millions at the end
Of the year; and the proprety of a reduc-
ton of tariff taxation is strongly limited at,
if not positively recommended. The usu-
al information is given of the army, navy
and post-ofice departments, and the pro-
posed reduction of postage left to the deci-
sion of the wisdom of Congress.
Mr.. Tyler concludes his able and states
man like vaedictory with bit of pardona-
bic self-congratulation at the favorable
change in the condition of the country
since the commencement Of his admins.
tration, and at the result of the verdict
which has been passed upon the positions
he assumed in his vetoes, by the voice of
the people.
or We call attention to the communi.
cation of "A Democrat" and we take the
liberty of making the same suggestions to
the democracy of adjoining counties.