The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-12-25

sup, d4Iu WIN uOlsEo anu WISHES iOi TO 'SFSo
ltabhshment, all which affords tous guaranty
that the President viii entertain nothing bur
sympathy and good feeling towards France.
! Also, lei us thank Mr.. Polk for the strong
Recommendations which he has addressed TO
ICangress in. favor of an important branch oil
/ FrencIIcommerce, which the tariff of 1912
has completely paraIyzed. We mean the
,milalnns of the wines Of Oporto. i.
s'fIe comes next to the famous Oregon
question, and gives lis diplomatic history
dboue-from lis first commencement--ex
planning that since 1918, the parallel of the
49ih degree ofnurth latitude has been three
or four times offered to England; that this
has always been refused: and tina. after hav-
| ing himself repeated this offer, with some
restrictions. which made it more than ever
unaeceptable) Mr.. Polk formally withdrew
the offer, and isl now decided not 10 yield an
inch of that territory, of which six months
ago he was willing 10 abandon The oae- half
| Ii is in reference to this part of the message.
above all, that we meant to say the boidness
lof lis intentions or purposes is masked be-
meath the adrotness of us forms. The Pres
ident, as.to the rest, confines himself TO re-
qafing the termination Of the joint occupa-.
ion, after preliminary notice shall have
been given to England, in conformity with
fthe'ueaty of 1927. 1t is only at the expira-
lion of this delay that he lets US see the
gimpse.ofa war, which is thus, as il were
adjourned over for fifteen or eighteen months.
Surely, this is very consolatory. In The
mean time. in order 10 take advantage of d.
pomaiic delays, be asks for some measures
10 be taken, the object OF which is to effeclu-
ale the installation Of American sovereignty
in Oregon. California, sister of Oregon,
which withihat county also, is an object Of
the. covetousness softhe American and Brit
ish ambition, is not Inclined by name in4he
message, but has not the less evidently in
spifed that threatening paragraph, which ac-
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companies and finishes the part relating to
American balance of-power..'' v-1#eze-4-
The National IntcIEgencer conclu des
very lengthy article on this impor-
tant document thus: ~ sH
s'To take a more general view of the mes
sage, IFS great length, to which we have al
ready alluded,is scarcely out ofspreporiion to
the magnitude of the public, conjuncture
which it will but too probably be the effect
OF the policy. now plainly announced TO ere
i ate. We look on it, in word-should the
measures which it suggests be execuied-as.
perhaps the most important document of the
snrt which the country has for long term of
years had presented TO it. ~.
'..As far as the executive authority OF inffu-
ence can do so, and as far as the open taking
OF positions SO decisive Indicates an assured
reliance on legislative support sufficient
to carry them out tonatonal action, the mes
sage seems 10 US a distinct public crisis OF a
pery Startling magnitude; and, if crisis, it
is as clearly one entirely poluntary and arti-
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"Ihere is nothingto urge US todificulties
J with England; there is everything 10 solicit
, Us 10 good understanding with her-a Chris.
tian love of peace, the honest desire ofgain.
the warning of least as much prpdence as
. tells.us that contest with her must involve
\ calaniities for which the event can afford us
a lille compensation but the dreadlul+ one of
having inflicted loss as terrible as we shall
have suffered At home, the legislation of
h 1912 seems, at least, 10 have brought back
a one general flow of prosperity, of rewarded
I and happy labor in nearly every branch ofin.
+. dustrial production. And, hand ia hand will
g Eihs gradual and healthy recovery, has come
: the very utmost which, in that particular, a
e people need desire, oFiis government Eope
r TO accomplish for ia good, sound, suifi-
y leient and 90 more taan sufficient currency
Il Alllhis being so-snd SO it unguesionabl,
, is-il Is perfectly clear that a system ofmea
!. suFes imminenily hazardous peace, of pro.
Iduction, aud of the moneyed circulation, is
!, The creation of crisis in state ofhealih; a
: difficult emergency when we were at ease, a
d conjnncture hardly less than appalling when
II we were wrapped in the arms of safety.
n "We say it with reluctance; but all The
IS threatening contingencies which he admin.
e isiration seems to us.thus TO have seized, APP
a pear to be little better than the fnl6Iment n