The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-02-20

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mated, unlmporisnl; but those oil the jour
nal des Deba,s, the Government organ, are
not so. They commence with lhrs phrase
"Thc message Of the President o! Tue I.
States expresses Itself on iha suiJee' ol
Ofo1ou, IN a tone which shows that We
spirit O! Cancellation is not that when u's'
tinyuishes the present President. MI. foik
talks a good deal Of his modeta'ion' Dui nc
shows llttle enough OF II, and his manner Is
such, that IL 1t were TO be adopted IN the
relations Of Governments, every dispute be-
tween two States would be terminated by
war An abstract Of the message relative
10 ne gotiailons Is then given, aud II is re-
marked that Mr.. Folks manner OF speak
ing Of England, is such as conquetor,
in the height Of his power, would speak 10
a thrd-raie State Further on the DebdfS
declares that war is probable between
England and the L. States, il Mr.. Folks
demands be approved by the Senate. but
il does not lhiuk that they will be-. The
Chamber Of Ropres natives may vote OIL
fensiye measures, and there IS reason 10
believe that il will DO so when excited 10
such course By the FIRST Magistrate but
there is reason 10 hope that the interests OF
peace will find refuge aud support IN tho
Senate, to which the most illusirious men
in the country belong and, IN The interval
the misled people may return 10 reason. ~
,s not. however. 10 be- denied that the Pres
ident seeks 10 excite war; and, IN tins re-
spect, his message is novelty, even aiteT
those Of General Jackson. E,deotiy,
,s added, 'Mr. Polk belongs to new school,
and the American Democracy, Of which he
appears faithfully 70 reproduce the passions,
is raising itself, stuce The taking OF Texas
TO an ambition which may be fatal to II.
The message is without precedent, not on'y
for the manner in which the question OF
the Oregon is treated, but for the general
tone which characlerizes II. To the pre-
sont, or a, least to the time Of General
Jackson, i, was usual IN the messages to
sneak with respect OF the European Pow.
ers. The Presidents we're men who had
seen Europe who had appreciated, with
their own eyes, the force OF the great ) aies
Of the old Continent, 10 these solemn do
cumen,s, drawn Up particularly tor the null
tiiude, there was shown pride OF republican
institutions, and pomPous parade oil the un'
equ8lled prosperity Che consecraied phrase)
OF their country but every thing was care
fully avoided which could, on the other side
of the Atlantic, be taken for vain and ridi-
culous brayado. The nation was eshorted,
conformably 10 tie farewell proclamation
Of Washington, 10 confne I'sell 10 Itself, 10
seek no other conquesis than those which
il accomplished SO houorab,y, and with SO
much profit, over uncuiliyutcd and savage
nature Very different from his lIus'fous
predecessors, Mr.. Polk places himself on
The level Of HE rude farmers OF the valley
of The Ohio, IL whose opinion Europe is
mass Of degraded beings, groanln5 under
mouarchca rule, and over whom the forces
OF the Uaioa ccu!d gain an easy victory
III no other way could his imPudent Ian
ruaga towards England be explained. The
JJ4-all ls5 Dl5gts then proceeds % notice
Mr.. Folks rap n; France for its proceed
inns in the eff III Of Texas, which i des!g'
mates as arrogance France IS remind
ed il says, that she has been the ally o
the United States; tda, she has, with iht
Union, commoa inlrfcs:-the liberty 0
the seas. France, 10 fact, is for maritime
l,Lsiiy but that liberty was not 10 qJes
usefuf--cf ''fc t-f'f1rf, una s1v rus MN rt-Gs
ed to applaud iAe progress Of Apcr.cai
prosperity and power. Ba, that y not
reason why She should approve Of the {
States when they abandon themselves, with
GU! motive, 10 the spirit Of conquest when
by proceeding for ever 10 be condemned
they deIach from Mexico on3 Of its fines
PROVINCES, 10 appropriate il 10 themselves
and TO establish therein What the Mexican
had nobly abolished, he infamous insiitu
ton oil slavery. France, though not repub
iIcan, Is not the less devoted 10 the cause o.
hbsrty. She loves Justice aud has no
been able, without sentiment, Of pain, t,
sec The Cm'ed States violate the principle
u the rights Of nations, 10 spoliate the II
lean nation, on the subject oil which h
message Of Mr.. Polk expresses itself /
terms Of deicstable hypocrisy for il seems
10 read this document, that now, after Ia
taking OF Texas, it is the United States tia
have to complain Of Mexico. France, thce
obeyed noble inspiration when she uego
haied with the object Of putting an end {
these encroachneuls, which nothing lust,
good IN America, as every where, to have
ba!aocc of power Tae Journal des Debat
then goes on 10 demosh the uadmissbI
pretenslons' Of Mr.. Polk relative 10 III
balance of power II shows tina, Mr.
Po!k's iheory-that as America doe, 10
medic with Europe, Elropo should nc
NEEDLE with Americas unjust. Til.
America has aot sought to conquer Earc
Pean territory, II says II believes ea-.l
enough, and, moreover, that it viii not d
II for long time. Bu, Europe did posses
seventy years ago, the whole Of America
and she still has possessions which she hg
no retention 10 renouncc. France, Ena
land, Russia, Holland, all have possession
IN AmerIca--alI arc American as well a
European Powers. The Debaa adds
With the ieebIeaess Of iuielec, which
peculiar TO European morarchies, peopl