Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-12-18
THE MESSAGE,

We hope that long ere thisall our readers have
perused carefully and attentively'the whole OF
the Presidents message No document which
has proceeded from any American functional
ry during long series Of years, deserves at the
hands of the people of the United States a
deeper and more attentive consideration than
the able and eloquent document which we pub
lished in last weeks paper. Mr.. Polk has
not only maintained the high reputation
which he acquired, by the production OF his
first annual message, but in the eyes OF all
candid men, he has enhanced, in no inconsider-
able degree, that reputation by the document
now before u.s. War, under any circumstan-
ces, and at all times is a sube of deep and alb
sorbing interest with the nation engaged in ii.
A subject upon which the clearest and fullest
vindcaton of its causes, and the manner in
which it is conducted, is required at the hands
of those who may be in power for the time
being. Particularly has the Mexican war
been subject of the deepest interest with the
people Of this republic during the last eight
or nine months. The Federal press and the
Federal leaders without almost solitary ex-
cepton, have been deep and loud mouthed in
their condemnation OF that war. They have
charged that the country has been plunged
into all the horrors of war by the present ad-
ministrahon, without any good or sufficient
reason that our blood and our treasure was
expended for the sole purpose Of gratifying
either the folly, or the knavery OF Mr.. Polk
and his Cabinet This they did not, nor
do they now believe. But they wished to
break down Mr. Folks administration, and
through the Democratic party. They stopped
at nothing, even to araying themselves, as the
advocates of foreign and hostile country
The Message comes at the right time to give
an eternal quetus to the tissue of falsehood
with which the Federal Press has been teem-
ing for the last six months, on this subject
Never do we remember to have read clearer or
more triumphant vindication of any great meas
ure than the Presidents message affords of the
present war with the United States Il
gives the lie direct, as we'll to the foreign, as
to the domestic aspersers of our national char
acter. Mr. Polk by this able document has
placed himself upon proud eminence, where
the enyenomed shafts of the Federal Party
can never reach him. The administration
stands vindicated before the world. The mar
who reads this able document, and then is no
convinced that the Mexican war is a Just anC
necessary one, must indeed, be either incapa
bic OF discernment, or utterly blinded by part
IAN feeling The expenses. too, of the war are
here shown MOTTO be so enormous as the Federal
lists would have us believe Where now i.
the bugbear cry of ''HaLfa million dollar
day" Where is Daniel Webster's thunde
now? Why. Mr.. Polk says that even shout,
the war last until June, 184S, loan of TWEEN
ty-three million of dollars will cover tn
whole expenses, and leave constantly on han
asurpus of four millions
On all the great questions of internal polio
Mr. Polk holds and presents the same fri
and patriotic sentiments which he expresse
inhis first message. No wavering, no falterin!
Convinced that he was then right, he sees n
reason for altering one opinion, or one sent
ment then expressed. On the Tariff, on the II
dependent Treasury, the graduation of til
price of the Public lands, &c. &c., his view
are the same.
But the reader has peused the message f
himself, we trust, If heshas not he ought
do so forthwith. 1t is plain and straight TO
,r-ard In all lie statements and cannof Int oar,
conviction to the mind of every candid MAJ
no matter what his politics may be-