True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-12-30

While we live, lhen--Whlle we occupy I"
place upon the arena Of life, let us ennoble hui
man nature by conduct becoming its dignity
and consistent with that glorious destiny g
which the genius Of religion encouragingly
points. Let Us live for our country, BY per-
pCuating her Constitution in its original puTi-
tyi BY guarding i against the secret traitor
and the pretended friend Thus, when hap
BY new years shall come fOrus no more, we
wiIIIeave 4 memory redolens with virtue
great, from The taiuiless moral atmosphere that
surrounds u though i may not be celebrated
byiIInsrious actions
And now permit Us 70 wish thee, reader,
many long and happy years, ana when you
diemay you leave name spotIess, pure and.
boautifuI ave have portrayed
THE MESSAGE. The second annual
message ofthe President Of The United
States having already run the circle Of
newspaper publication, we deem i i'm
portant to give to our readers only such
portions as relate to the diplomatic rela-
lions and fiscal affairs Of the country.
The Message is an able State paper, is
terse and finished in style, and, SO far as
mere style goes, is creditable to the Exc.
cutive Wethinl, however that there
is alavishness Of argument and Q waste
of mental labor in the very elaborate and !
unnecessary vindication Of the Mexican
war. We regard this as exceedingly su-
perluous, and therefore have refrained
from publishing that portion Of the docu-
ment. This war has long since been
vindicated to thetull satisfaction of every
intelligent American mind, and no exec
utive paper, ii matters not how illustrious
its author, can increase the conviction Of
its justice.
That there was material difference of
opinion regarding the constitutionality
and propriety Of the act annexing Texas,
we all know; and this division of scnti-
ment existed in the Democratic party, we
arc also aware. 1t was the sacred and
guaranteed privilege Of the American
freeman, as being endowed with the IA
culties ofmind, to give his full considera-
ton to neaO question and a novel Princi-
pie, before uniting himself with either its
advocates or opponents. He who will
not reason is a bigot;" but he is a more
more folIy-stricken bigot,
who reprimands another for daring to
reason. True, our logic may often lead
us to wrong conclusions; but INCONSISTENCIES,
mot arbitrary dictation, is the rule OF
conduct in Republic, and, if we err, the
crime is nothing, although the injury
which that error will inflict may be great
Difference of opinion, or the right to indie
pendence Of opinion, is the correlative Of
Freedom let it exist, by all means let
its advocates escape the denunciatory
slang Of faction or the slanderous breath
Of purty's merest minions. We have no
censures, therefore, to visit upon those
who differed with us upon the question
Of Annexation. 1t was their RIGHT-their
course, in our opinion, was wrong, but
there was no treason in that course.
The President justly eulogizes the ex-
isting tariff policy Of the government, but
recommends, as matter of expediency,
nand as a war measure" the imposition
ofduties upon articles admitted duty free,
under the new tariff act of this year. We
cannot approve this suggestion. The
tendency Of these endless and frequent
notifications ofour revenue system is TO
derange the commerce of the country, and
shake the confidence Of foreign merchants
in the stability Of our revenue laws. 1t
would also restore the tariff TO what it has
been-fks identical tariff of44 lsOuld
re-erisf, and that too, by a vote of our
own party, should the Presidents recon-
mendaiion be acted upon. What would
be the consequence The Wings would
vauntingly record the act as a coereed
admission Oflhe necessity Of a Protective
Tariff; the ultra free traders IN our own
party-C alhounites, 1fcDudieiies, and all
would milf. and denonnce IL as a de-