The Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1844-1847, 1845-12-20

therefore give instead oil The message snoft q
gest Of its positions Mr.. Polk recommends a
liberal policy towards, and congrarolaies Con
gross that oIr territory has advanced since ibe
RevOluiionf from the 81. Mary's 10 The Rio Graude
from he force Of the American love Of liberty &
free institutions, and not through the shedding o.
blood s conquest siH i
Mexico is handled by him very severely and be
seems to make out very clear case that she has
forfeited all respec. for her pledged faith and the
sliPulatiOns Of solemn treaties made with us,+-
or the twenty instruments which she sgreed to
pay the United States for spoliatiOus upon our
commerce, and which covers very small POT
ton Of the many millions rgEifiIIy due our cir
zsns for her former rapine, she has paid only
three--seven now remaining due. But as she
has consented to renew diplomatic inlstcOurse,
and a minister envoy being sent out to open me-
gociaous rultetior measures Of redress 10: the
wrongs and injuries We have so long" are for
borne until The result Of the negotiation becomes
known. ',
On the subject Of Oregon, we concsive the
President holds and expresses the proper views
England having rejected all tbs propositions Of
compromise made by our government and offer
ing none worthy Of acceptance, and having Dis he
conceves 90 just lille to the territory, he has with
drawn The proposition Of compromise and recon-
mends TO Congress $40 consider what measures
it may be necessary to adopt fOr the security and
protection Of cut citizens now iHhaBitng, OF who
may hereafter nhabit Oregon, and for the main.
tenance Of our just title to that territory"
The President re-asserts the principle Of Mr..
Monroe, that ''the free and Independent condition
which they have assumed and maintain are hence
forth not 10 be considered as subjects for future
colonization BY any European power" This
seems an emphatic hint to Great Britain that she
must not cast lascivious eyes upon California &c.
After reference TO some minor subjects, mod
i6caiion and reduction Of the Tariff Act Of 1912,
is recommended and insisted upon. Mr. Polk de-
fines \ gsvansff r - bssso Is sdiast sssss
THE rates) on different articles as to produce in
the aggregate Ihe amount which, when added to
the proceeds of The sales Of the public lands, may
be needed TO pay the economical expenses OF the
GOvernmenl!' Aud never TO raise duty upon
an article beyond that point when the ddty thus
laid, will produce the greatest amount Of revenues
Ia recommending reduction Of the present Tar
if, the president discovers no unlfiendy feelings
towards the manufacturers. He recommends the
abolition of the minimum principle and specific
duties, and the sustitntion of ad valorem duties,
Hexecommends that ga constitutional treasury
be created for the safe keeping Of the public mon
ev.n Yet in that accommodation he desires
that adequate provision be made by law for lis
safety, and that all executive discretion or con-
troll over il shall be removed, except such as may
be necessary ia directing its disbursement in Pur-
suance of sPprOPiating bylaw"
He recommends graduation oftRe price Of
gGbIic lands that have been in market for num-
Der Of years without sale, and also continuation
Of Dre-smptous 10 its most liberal extent. He al
so proposes The repeal Of the present system Of
leasing the mineral lands Of the government, the
expenses being more than four times as great as
the receipts.
The Army and Navy are then referred 10 and
the gradual increase Of the latter urged. A steam
marine is especially recommended Il is to be
regretted that he has seen fit to suggest an ine
crease of postages The recent law has notyei
had time to be tested. No one expected that the
Department would pay its way the frat year, but
that il will if let alone is just as certain asthat
penny letter in Great Britain is found more than
enough to pay all the expenses Of transportation
&c.
He refers 10 ihe death Of Gen. jackson and
closes with an extract from bis Message on
similar occasion. Upon the whole, though we
disagree With some things in this Message, It's
much less objectionable than We had anticipated;
end in many particulars is worthy Of ths stallion
whence il eIisuOtes. Though decided tits not
warIike, yet viii crssts great stir on both sides
Of the Atlantic. o s',al III.
a We learn from a geptlelnaa just down, that
the upperrivers are all plated over with lre-
mendous coats Of ice, and that steam and fiat
boats, almost inuumerabIe, are grounded and
wedged, and that when he left Cincinnati, on
The ID inst, immense quantities Of snow was
falling, and the weather was gradually grow
inn. ehlder n THE he The case ms il no dofht'