Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-05-18

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WHAT DOES 1T MEANT
We OF the country have been ssdy puzzed esrts
10 discover the real dr Of the singular In
"The Union." that the sone which the Prc.idens Mes
sage by 'aS cast upon the high Rocky Mountain but
winch Consrss.ons proersstns'ioa bad suffered TO roll
| slow to anger"
What the import Of all ,hisr Il. solemni,y Of ,one
ana precision Of language. the belief
that Is burthened with weight meaning OBJ
vious to the careless reader Governmental and parry
san' oen deal IN mystic phrase. where more is mean,
man meets me ear We al remember the discovery made
oy an Official dienitsry In Lsputa. that letter seemingly
innocent was IN truth revolutionary snssrsm and the
ed the downfall Of the Stale Does not the respect due to
the accredited organ Of the Administration require
suppose that this strange declaration absolute
sense. but like tho Lspotan missve, conveys eeesh
meaning not to be fathomed By the unnatedf "a mum.
my" quoth Sampson Legend in the play, ais lustr-
Gus creature aud may have Specifications Of futuy about
hm And surely tho same remark is practicable Of tho
venerable gentleman who presdes the columns OF
Union IL Is true he loves, oh how fereny, "the Prcsi
dent OF these United States and all others in authority
and the quality OF intense affection vent itself in
Pressions OF unmeaning pretness Mr.. Ritchie however,
will scarcely assert and the sbsurdy OF the para
graph In question: BY admitting with King Lear, that be 10
"a very fono, foolish old man." He nssf hare sesaf
sensfAisg
This preliminary being settled. the inqusiuve
permitted TO ask What the motive Of this exusordi
nary projectoni What impeued HIS Exceency to carry
Goals to Newesscio ding additional rock the
tains. which are already bot accumulation OF rocksi
member OF Congress has recently declared the Juror OF
PATRIOTISM that the British shall single pebble
that gliiters the OF Oregon and
as quite sublime avowa Of local attachments But why
should the President unnecessarily hazard this peb
b!e"-why throw this additional temptation the way Of
the enemyf We submit that where the salvation OF rocks
eoncernsd the Chief Magistrate Of this Nation, duly i'm
pressed with the magnitude Of his should walk with
wary circumspecton.
Some have imagined that his object i. alarm the ma
lives, by artificial shower Of meteorc stones; while
which invite comparison by POSITION Of the granite
OF the district with the primary formation OF the West II
this last superstition he should certainly employ
the learned agency Of Mike a.h the Subterranean with
his horde Of Trosdoytes the Empire Club whose familiar
iy with all the varieties OF dirt renders them invauabe
suxisries in the cabinet Of Presidential geolosis
1t pleasant perceive that this most effective "Mes-
sage was not gunpo~der communication, and that the
impulse given by il this famous 'sione"
was not the result Of its eEpiospe character; for
cautiously reminded tina, il done "by ding" But
what the nature of the engine employed by the Mes
sage thus TO cast IL to the top Of the high Rocky Noun
tAas,' Is lett altogether conecures IL could not
have been either the Balsa Catspult Of antiquity for
though powerful agents in their day. they quite
equal TO such an effort as this Nor could the requisite
nenum have been derived from the sprngness
the Presidents sye-though the VARIETY Of contradictory
snings into which his celebrated "Kane Letter" was
stretched proves that IL Possesses considerable elasticity
Upon the WHOLE that 'the stone received
impetus mainly from machinery, since Mr. Folks
elevation TO office illustrates the mighty energy Of that
engine IN lifting dead weights height far above their
may be supposed that paragraph contains
reconcile ausOn the proess abours Si,Yphus in the
Internal Regions and decatey conveys the public
hentc continuation OF the fact before generally suspected
that his EIceeney Mr.. Polk. are ady politically damned
But the candid publication Of such a uuni scarcely
COMFORTS with the "Artieles Of Agreement which all
believe TO be expressed implied between the Govern
ment and its Laureate Editor this hypothesis must be
abandoned Indeed, the whole spirit OF the article to
which We refer, shows any thing rather than aba,e
nent OF religious Tor lhe saerosanct person Of
Inc President. II places his EmiReRes, the Samaans
did their Idols Of old upon the summit OF lofty
W neither he flung himself into that airy position at the
'sme me and by the effort which cast the ever me-
moabe stone, is like every thing about him. equivoca Bot
there rock stands the Chef Magistrate solitary and
sublime, an embodiment Of democracy in repose
The gddy height 10 which, whether by crawling soar
he has attained tends doubtless inspire purer aspi
arons, and 10 afford extended views. And as his
imperial eye gances around on 'ihe whole OF Oregon"
,nd he calls mind the thousands OF Democrats Hunk
srs and Barn-Burners, But,-enders and Subtesneans
MOmons, Regulators and Ant-Reners, all submissive
10 his WILL and ready to rush occupy his eKung heart
svells with emotion and bis lips heard 10 murmur
The language OF Alexander SsikiTA--
II am monarch of all | survey,
My right there is dispute,
From the centre all round TO the sea,
aGn lord 81 the JOEI and the brute"
We must add, before conclude, that the lovers of
quiet, have been lin Chinese phrase) Exceedingly tran
quilted" by learning that the President is "a Of
peace" and that "Allen's Alarm" ''Casss Call 10 Con
works. That he IS 'slow 70 anger" have the posi-
tive testimony Of Mr. Wise, and need assurances to
that effect from old and veneraied friend, Mr. Richie
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