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 its 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 alludes to the extension of our laws to
our rightful domains beyond the Rocky
mountains, and thus aludes to those whom
federalism in these days is wont to term
"vagabond foreigners"--
thus it is, that in the progress of time,
the inestimable 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 uninhabited regions. In view of the
vast wilderness yet to be reclaimed, we
may we'll 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 a
wider spread to the arts and refnements
of cultivated life."
Our foreign relations are represented as
unchanged--at peace and a good under
standing with all nations, with slight eX-
cepton 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-wilI 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-
tations of Mr.. Tyler'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 whig 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. til 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 triumphantly
defends the treaty factiously rejected by
the last Senate, and the course of our 60
vernment throughout. He reminds Con-
gress of the unequivocal 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 in1exi
bic course he has pursued in his manage
ment of this important negotiation; anC
to him more than any other man will pos
terity award the renown ofrecovering to thu
Union its lost territory--the egotistical pre-
tension FOUNDED on twenty-five years eff
fort J of the Great | Am, of Missouri, t.
the contrary Notwithstanding. Mr.. TyIe
has been found wanting to his ancient Re
publican principles in trying times--he ha
8 deserted his ancient political associates OF
more than one occasion-but on this grea
+ question he may be truly said to have beer
faithful among the faithless.
The treasury is represented to be in
: fourishing condition, exhibiting an est
mated surplus of seven millions at the en-
of the year; and the proprety of reduc
ton of tariff taxation is strongly limited a
if not positively recommended. The usu
al information is given of the army, nav,
;, and post-ofice departments, and the pre-
posed reduction of postage left to the dec
sion of the wisdom of Congress.
Mr.. Tyler concludes his able and states
man like valedictory with a bit of pardona
: BILE self-congratulation at the favorabl
i change in the condition of the countr
since the commencement Of his admins
: tration, and at the result of the verde
u which has been passed upon the position
- he assumed in his vetoes, by the voice
" the people.
g fHT We call attention to the commun
o cation of " A Democrat" and we take til
liberty of making the same suggestions
n the democracy of adjoining counties.
~ The compliments Of the season" a me