The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-02-20
Ircurh Opinion. of the s'residcnt'- uc--n:e'

,clh.enccr furnishes Tor that paper the soVJNned
condemned notice IT tho commentaries ul the
pori. Journals on the Message of President Pok'
II must be r,culcctel, ts the proper understand
in, Of these extracts, that at tho time the mes
soc Of the American President, reached Paris,
IN, French people has Just witnessed the pageant
of the opening of the French chamber OF deputies,
and had been RECALLED with the usual speech irnm
the throne. with which the Message of our prrsI-
dent /, freely compared or rather CONTESTED.
The National has 4 long analysis and
eulogv of President poINs message, and
concludes thus
NOW. if we had to praise the message
further. we should be satisfied with .
comparison between the firm, worthy,
elevated. and uurescrved rNpo5l'lon at the
policy Of a Democratic Government, and
the thing which was Yesterday prononn-
crd under the title Of speech OF the
Crown ~
The S'cric, moderate organ of the
Left. treats the Royal speech on the 2sIh
IN his strain; The production is but a
repeu,ion Of what the Ministers have said
every year--maialcnancc Of the policy
ororlcr and conservatism rcguiar de,
relopmcaf of orr institutions: rcry
kind and friendly assurances Jhhe for
eirR POwerS: progress Of the national
proSpeyity: situation Of the finances
more Furnishing from dGy 10 dag. Such
are the common places of which the dull
rehearsal IS the invarlahe staple of these
vapid harangues. The word liberty has
been omitted this wear; this is lie the
less; and it would be the only innovation
if the royal scheme of Government wa,
not more gIorifeI than heretofore, How
different is this palid sketch or skeleton.
from the vivid coloring, the masculine
drawing, which characterize the picture
offered in the American Presidents Mes.
sage! How thoroughly we feel tina!
there We hear the voice Of peOple-on
this side the buzz Of coicrie.'
The Courier Francois passes a Sc
we're general sentence on the royal speech:
i, refers to the statement OF amicable a..
surances from foreign Powers, thus: us
it from the United States that they come
Incredible TO read What, only two
days ago we received the President 5
Message, containing the keenest, the Bit
terest complaints of the conduct of France
in the Texas affair; the Journal des De-
bats was even employed 10 reply TO them
in an angry abusive vein. and now Min,
islers have the hardihood To proclaim that
all the foreign Powers have given AMIGA
bic assurances. Verify, Mr.. GUzoT Is
not hard to please, if he takes the phrases
Of Mr.. POLK in that sense. But we know
that Mr.. GuIz T can be content with 1T
tie"
On the 21Ih the Seicie furnished varl'
Gus comments on the Message. The frs
as follows:
sit Is strange that, at the moment the
President OF the United States puts forth
declaration menaclng for England and
almost hostile to Europe, the commercial
lies between the Old and the New World
are vlsIbIy multiplying anG gaining
strength. In the same message in which
tone of defiance prevails on all leErIiorI
al questions, Mr.. Polk recommends a re-
/ ducton Of the taTlti, and argues that Gus
j tom duties should or must not henceiorll
have protection oil home-lndustry for OBJ
ject, but simply revenue. According Il
/ this principle, the President opens III,
American markets 10 British manulac
lures"
although the foolish conduct Of MI
GurzoT-atendcd in the Texas case. viii
/ precisely the sort Of success II deserved
provoked in manner the Presidents
rebuhc, we regret that the United State,
/ have not sufficiently learnt 10 distinguish
between France. that has always beer
| friendly, with the best dispositions to-
wards the Americans, and her pusiIani
nous Government. The disdain whcI
| Nr. Polk mauliests for the shifts and re-
fnemenls OF the old European diplomacy
i, lesson which has its weight, wher
administered with the authority Of a tri
umph obtained by the vigor aud decision