The Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1844-1847, 1845-12-20
MoNDAY MORNING..
PRE- SIDENT'S MESSAGE.

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| Things seem difficult to obtain in proportion to
our desire for Them. At any rate such seems The
fact with the Presidents Message now due for
several days, and which though desired BY us
more Than any ofiis predecessors seems likely to
be an oetOgenarian ere il reach Us.
Meanwhile in faint hopeit may reach US be-
fore our present issue, we shall proceed 10 guess
in advance at some of It's contents. We are per
fectly prepared TO do justice to Presidents Polk
in our estimation Of his Message and his Admin
isIrnIOn. True, we did what little we could TO
elect another, because honestly thinking that 9th
err better capable and more likely 10 advance
the interests Of our Union, than he. But not so
thought the majority, and he is now President of
the American people. As such we think Of him,
as such we expect him to sct; as such we wish
the press The political press especially, would con-
slider him, and with the feelings Of patriots aud
statesmen freeing themselves from prejudice give
fair consideration to bis words, just estimate
TO his acts, generous support to bis endsayors,
to advance the nations prosperity, instead Of per
Verting truth, reason and right to throw distrusl
upon his efforts, and looking through iaundiced
eye in hopes Of finding nothing in his course to
look at bearing healthy or natural cOIots.
10 this distortion of the American Presidents
course we look with nearly equal aBhofrance up
on the course Of the Charleston Mercury and ma.
ny Of the statesmen Of South Carolina, and the
insane course Of some Wing JOurnals--both par
ties moving heaven and earth to find fault
whether there be one r9ot, and raDsacking their
brains and their gall TO foresalI public opinion.
and prevsnt the Administration from dong what
good il might. With 81 such we hold no COM
munion-fee no sympathy. And We cannot b clip
imagining how much better it would be il the
American people Of all parties Would cease to be
ParIizans and learn to be patriots.
Feeling thus, we hope that Mr.. Polk will take
strong ground nthe Oregon question. We en-
tertoin not shadow Of doubt as 10 our original
claim 10 The winnie territory Ifihai lille has heen
impaired at all, it has been by holding al all any
controversy with Great Britain upon the subject
This was the grand blunder IN the N. e. Bound
airy question. But even this national pOliteaess
on our par! towards the Government Of Great
Britain does not in the least as yet we conceive
weaken our claim, nor strengthen that of our ad-
yersary. As we'll might the possession Of stolen
goods be urged in court Of law as claim TO
their ownership Oregon is ours by discovery by
nuPChaaa hv oofionoanR hu 5 The
and lhs mouth Of the Columbia were discovered
by an American Captan-the country surveyed
by Order!of our government by Clarii & Lewis.
1t is ours BY purchase having been transferred be-
tween the governments Of Spain, France and the
U. s.. and confirmed 10 the latter by solemn trsa-
~. BY settlement moi only many years ago. but
also by the thousands Of emigFants now yearly
Hocking into the country from the United States,
and knocking at our doors for protection and
laws.
What then is the duty ofour Government and
nationl First 10 be certain of The justice Of out
Claim. anG then say calmly but with dignity and
determination 'sthis land is ours-the whole or
pOne." And such we are persuaded will be the
view taken by the president. He can take no
other. He cannot yield ono inch to Gleat Brit
ain without dishonOr, for the concession Of an
acre would imply inleriorily on our Part--which
no American will concede-and the right TO an
acre is the same in kind as the right to a conti-
nent which claim Great Britain can at any time
Advance with just as much show Of justice and
modesiy, Every American heart should and
must respond to the sentiment of Gen. Cass-
"better fight for the first foot Of Oregon than the
last" That President Polk will take this ground
we verify believe. Ifhe does those whose patri,
Otism exceeds their pauizanship will respond for
The sake Of our glorious Union, "Cod speed.''
Whether this be good Wing or Democratic doc
tFlne we stop uoi to ebquire-nar do we carer
believing il the only true American creed, and
knowing il to be honest. There are times when
| party sbackes and prejudice should be burst and
the Parzan's soul enlarge into thai Of the patriot,
when catering for party or personal popularity &
political capital, should sink into one general ahd
united effort and aspiration forIhe couniry's good
Such time we ihak is the present. and hope
that as one man the American people will speak
and aci for their rights. No war with England
win be the consequence, if we are united, for her
power is merely in the name and memory Of what
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