The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-14
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
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THE MESSAGE.


THE MESSAGE.
This is the last annual IL Is certainly the best OF
President Tylsrs Messages. For style, ability and
AN ardent spirit Of patriotism II will compare with
any of its predecessors from the beginning OF the
Government. IL touches every subject of which u
treats with masters hand, and will elevate The
name of John Tyler TO rank unsurpassed by few II
any who have preceded him in the Executive chair.
He touches every subject which properly belongs 10
annual Message, and touches II understandingy
and eomprehensiveiy. Notwithstanding the extraor-
binary ombarrassnents which the country has endured
for series OF years, and tie heavy weight oil dini
cutyIwhoh has had TO encounter-the people are ra-
pidy recovering, and the country resumiDg that pros
perty which IT'D industry, energy and resources enti
tie il TO- This IS happy nnnunciation, and will glad
den the heart OF every patriot.
The picture which the President has drawn OF the
calm in the public mind which has succeeded the
storm of Presidential election in spite OF the efforts
Of some TO keep alive, and gives assurance OF tue
Republican spirit of our people and the perpetual du
ration Of our institutions. An event which would
have thrown any other people on the face OF the globe
all the OF riot and revolution has quietly
passed by without any occurrence TO disturb the gene
raj peace, interrupGtbe general tranquility OF The
nation II is glorious spectacle, and one which
viii strike dumb the prophets who have so often pre-
tcted the overthrow OF happy institutions. II
viii inspire the hearts Of the friends of human liberty
wherever they may exist, with confidence and hope
stimulate their exerOns for the emancipation OF their
fellow man in every quarter OF tho world.
The financial condition Of the nation is hourishing
and prosperous. The Treasury is able to meet oil
its gemenls, discharge all the demands upon it,
and have surplus Of seven millions. This IS a
most gratifying Of things tar the credit OF
| the Government is concerned. But it proves sno
Their fact, that the taxation upon the people Is neces
sarlv high and that The present tariff may be both
modified and equalized surplus OF seven millions
year for a few consecutive years would soon swell
the Treasury TO inoIdinae and dangerous size
We heartily concur with the President that the pre-
sent tariff needs both modification and equalization
This of the issues IN the late campaign, and
we fondy hope, as we believe, tina, the Democratic
party will not be recreant 10 It's duty. The heartsss
| and avarcious manufacturers may founder and flu
ter, Blu, the great body Of The people require it, and
| mus, be done.
The sound state of tho currency, and the low rate
| of exchanges presented by the message, is truly
| gratifying and encouraging. We have long main
| tanned, and We still mantain, that National Bank
| of any sort was not necessary TO the soundness OF
the currency and the fairness of the exchanges of
the country; but that the carnations OF The State
| Banks, based upon ample specie fund would al
| ford sound paper currency and low rate OF
| exchanges as a National Bank could possibly do,
and The present condition OF the currency and low
rate OF exchanges proves it beyond doubt. The
monster is dead, without the most distant hope OF re
| suscitation.
| Our foreign relations are in the main pacific
There is prospect of any difficulty with any fo-
reign power except Great Britain. In our relations
with that power we think we see "speck cfwar"
| There are between the two Governments questions
Of important and delicate character, particularly
the Texas and Oregon questions, which we do not
expect to see settled, however desirable 1t may be-
without collision: knowing, we do the ambition
| and cupdIty OF the British nation We have seen for
number of years the increasing hostility of the Br
fish Government to our institutions, and her Jealousy
OF our rising power and have not doubted she would
attempt to arrest their progress by armed resls
lance whenever she found her resources sufficiently
disengaged to bring them to bear upon U.s. The time
we think is not tar distant and believe the pre-
sent difficulties will be the pretext.
| The President takes an able view Of the Texas
question: and proves, in our apprehension, most con-
elsvsy that the Senate put to hazard the peace and
safety Of the nation, well jeoparded its best In
eress, by rejecting the Treaty Of Annexation at the
last session of Congress He demonstrates, with
mathema teal precision, the Importance and absolute
necessity of immediate action upon this subject
Other powers, particularly Great Britain, ntrig
ulng to prevent the accomplishment Of this desirable
event, and if there be much further procrastnatioD
may intrigue successfully. The failure to accom-
plish this scheme will be repele with disasters to the
country beyond the reach OF Annexotan, and OF con-
sequences too lamentable tor the ute of the
tongue. We cannot imagine to Ourselves m evenly
dangerous to our peace and safety and the
existence Of free institutions than Texas allied
with Great Britain and Mexico in hostility to the u.
S. We deprecate from the Utmost recesses of our
soul such state OF things and we know of no way
to avert them but by the speedy annexation of Tex
as 10 the Union. The threat OF disruption from the
Union by two three of the States the North III
Texas shall be annexed does not weigh feather in
mind. These threats, like all Others Of the same
kind from the same quarter, will end in smoke
They cannot If they would and they would not If
they could dissolve the Union for this They
too much people Of interest, and their interest
would be too much promoted by the annexation to
dissolve the Union account OF IT, We say now
as we have heretofore said we go for the anncIa-
ton of Texas, and that speedily. 1t will be cause
of war TO any power hot If comes out of it, let
| it conceive 20 for Texas. 1t would be unmanly to
refuse do what we have right TO do, and our in
erest and safety require to do, for fear that
may come out of il
The Message concludes by drawing a contrast be |
tween the present fourishing condition of the ooun
try and what 1t was when he first assumed the reinr
Of Governments contrast highly creditahle TO the
| wisdom Of his administration, and wilhs Just. We
ae extremely Prstfed that the President, by a wise
| and prudent Administration Of the Government, has !
ouved the calumnies Of his accusers and Frustrated
those who betrayed and deceived him. This weak
and rsooherow Chief Magistrate" as he was brutay |
styled by Henry Clay, retIres spplauded and ap,rov-
ed by his countrymcn, while his is left TO re.
vel In the agonies Of his own in atate ambition and
| disappointed hopes.
Upon the Whole, say, that this Message reflects
inscrIbes his among the first rank Of American
/ statesmen.
From The Utica (.N Y Ob,errer.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.