The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-03-17
COMMENTS UPON MR. PoLK,s yNAt,o,,.,
ADDRESS 'N"OKAL

The National IntelIigencer, in commo,,.
the Presidents Inaugural address, says.--.r 'poD
a sentence towards the close of the odd,os. WV
we should be glad to be able to consrue. f.. !, '""
slrued Ivy some, to indicate n deteruinotio0 =. '''
President, independently of party conside,o,io.
The essence Of il, however, seems to us ,,r.
phrase which we ln,ve emphasized in the co,.., "'
extract, and TO acknowledge himself bound ,"T
the power Of emancipation. to party prncino,
measures: 'F'' ahd
although, in our country, the Chief MoOi.,,.
must allD0ys Of necessity be chosen 6y n pnrtD ,
STAND PLEDGED TO ITS PRINcIprr" HND
MEASURES, yet in his oflicinl action he sho,l AVID
he President Off part only, but Of the who'll 'u not
Of the United States" PVOPe
"The inaugural is ralpnbIy Southern in il. H.,
and tendencies, and adverse to the feelings and ,,.
css ofthe North and East. Pkaol I,o,5,,,
lie has fully taken sides with slagsrv, a,n.p.
ideRL Of The United States. lie does not mako -.
Bile concession to Freedom nor express single rs,,.
that we nre involved in such an ubominooo. -,
this, too. while he is surveying the whole p,ns, :,
our country, and even touching somewhat NM, H.,
affairs o. individual States''
Phiial North aneyic,,
awe gather from it lille to encourage rs uuA -.
gard 10 the good measures, which in oar opioio, -,
10 sustain the nation. We ought pcrlnI.. 4, odn.,.
the candor that leaves lille 10 hope, where no,li,i
is intended; and TO call upon the country n r..s
through tie common place profession of the Addos,
to the consequences of the doctrine half copce,ad
the language and TO be ready rather 10 prcron ,bo
evils suggested by the paper, than to mourn owe,
their existence, when what is now only prophecv
shall become hislory."- u, s. Gos,Ye
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS. The Nv
Tribune criticises the message sharply Anon, NH.
er things it says Mr. Folks Inaugural en- pd,,
more direct untruth than it is usual 10 crowd IN
document OF this nature. Ills bropd assertion ,t,,
"7erqs tD1s once ours" is contradicted BY fact, If
the most pn'plhle notoriety. His assertion tina, or
Government secures liberty and, opportunity to al
stands out in glazing contrast with the fact that 1Tse
millions of our People by law denied the r.on fl
their own bodies, may be hard worked badly k3
cruelty treated and mt paid at all in perfect ac,o,.
dance with Law, and their very wives and children
sold where they can never them again MrPos
is himself the owner OF something like hundred Of
these unfortunate beings. Now, whether it be risEt
or wrong that they should he thus owned l. /, Ger.
tuny wrong to Galsity it, by asserting that MI are
protected in their natural rights by our Institutions and
laws. as Mr Polk does.
Ills poor s,phstry about Annexation will deceive
no who is not grossly ignorant Of the means by
which that Annexation has been effected and ia,
purposes, so mnnfully avowcd by Calhoun, McDut
fe, James Hamilton, &c. S;c.-Gor which ii W.
sought. Has not all aggression, ftom the beginnu. n
time, been just rs innocent and peaceful as this
taking the Hggressors' word for it
Ga the Tariff, Mr. Polk proves himself the sane
low demagoguc he has ever been. Think of a man
who orRs hundred Ilborers, pa, ing them no wase,
and keeping them poorly fed & coarsey clad, insua.
ating his especial love for 'the tong millions and
his fear that Legislation may benefit "ihe wealth.
few !" The impotence of this a'mo;, denuds
il OF hypocrisy. The attempt ofpoNk 10 l.
gain the juggling phrases Of his letter to Kane, show
him of narrower intellect than had supposed
These phrases answered the turn Of the candidate
but they are sadly out Of place in the mouth Of lie
President. The people expected some xecanon o.
his sentiments on the Tariff question, and moi new
shift Tor concraling them. The poor stuff about not
''Taxng one section or class for the benefit o.
anoIher,' Sc Calculates nothing advances nolhn!
I, only proves The author incapable of compreend"s
the bases of a true National policy. To array ana
balance one thing against nnother-to harm one h'e'
est us little as another, is the limit of his vision
A-poicy which shall regard, embrace and positive!
benefit all interests, is idea too vast for N' I'
soul. An equal distribution Of 'bnrden'' is the 0s"
l lptalM
of his ambition. If his policy Of putting low o0U"
! on all the coarse and common necessan'' Of "'
had prevailed hitherto, we should be annually N"p''
ing many millions worth of Hats, Boots. Shoes "
es, Cloths, SC. SC. which are now nude much che'T
er and better by our own workmen at home
| I...r pnnn ANn lnnrn Ihn; in many l0M' Y