The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-12-12
The Presidents MESSAGE

AHV lCSlutNt ) MtSSdSt
Came TOO late to be inserted in full in
the Voice ofthis week. The whole Mes.
sage would occupy from ten to twelve col.
umns in this paper, and az a large share at
leas Is nol particular y new or ia.elestnp.I
Judge the readers will be as well suited
with share Of ii,and the purport of the re-
mainder, as 10 have. the whole of the inside
of the paper filled with it.
The message begins with an acknowl-
edgmenL Of gratitude to the Supreme Rul>
er OF the Universe for the blessings He
has bestowed on this nation during The
past year. Alusion is then made to .be
recent election having been performed
without resor! 10 violence, and saws the
voters we're actaaed BY desire to ad-
vance the Interests Of the country, land to
place beyond jeopardy the Institutions I'M
der which it is our happiness to live."-
Rather large exceptions should he made
TO The above ! After recounting The 10
cent movements Mr. Tyler sayE--"Ta.e
guaranty of reiig ious freedom Of the free
dom OF the press, of the liberty OF speech,
of The trial by jury, Of the habeas corpus,
and OF the domestic institutions of each Of
The Sta:es--leaving the private citizen in
the foil exercise ofthe high and ennobling
attributes Of his nature, and 10 each Slole
the privilege, which can only be iudcous-
ly exerted by tsclf,of consulting the meaos
best calculated TO advance its own barni-
nessi-these are the great and important
guarantees OF the Constitution, which the
lovers OF liberty must cherish, and The ad-
Vocates OF union must ever cultivate"
Here we have Tue exposition ofth
domnabe hypocrisy of this Nation in its
professions of liberty, and its practice Of
slavery. A more comprehensive view Of
the true state Of this country could rg well
be brought into so small composs. AT.
ter farther eulogizjng our glorious slavery
ridden compact, Mr. Tyler goes on to al
Iude to our relations with other nations Of
the globe, representing Us as a, peace with
them al except some 'riang difficulties,
which may easily be removed. Oregon,
however, mus, be had. and encouragement
must be held out to those who can be in.
duced to migrate there, vs an incipient step
toward holding it. For this end, foI,id~
cations must be established on the route.
The removal Of the Indian tribes is a bout
completed and this Nalion is entitled to
great credl! fer the instruction that has
been, and is TO be given the poor, wild
savages, and the glorious time will be ush.
cred in when the wild man will be tanned
and civilized, and assimula,ed to our
foIkS! What glory and honor are due
10 We while folks for our humanity toward
The red man of this country! Gu b!es.
sed institutions 100 what fine things for
The black man! Will not that race g rise
up and call US blessed' for the part we
have taken in bringing them from the land
Of darkness, and placing them under The
wings of our peculiar institution 2 Tho
artists of ancient times knew not how 10
carve cup large enough to hold the hy-
pocriSy OF this nation This discovery ia
ar1 was reserved for the christian polili>
clans OF this age and OF this country
Following the part OF the message quot,
ed, the President says the Postolfice De.
parlment has paid its way since be came
into power. The $500, 900 debt due from
it when he began, having been cancelled
bv o draft on the Uuled States Treasury.
he Postofice department is now clear of
lebr and Mr. Tyler intimltes that il would
eow do TO lower the rates ofposlage. The
plan Of establishing line Of seam shps
rom this country to foreign ports,s strong,
y urged, so thar in case Of an emergency.
hey may be converted into an efficient