The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-01
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
OPINIONS or the PRESS RELATIVE TO rHE IArE
MESSAGE.
From the Chicago DemOeru
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

From the Chicago Democrat
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
This document will be marked among the most
important productions Of the age. No one can rise
from its careful perusal without exelainilng "The
days Of Old Hickory have come again ~ Every
citizen should read il; and every who does and
does not at the time feel warmed all over by
It's high sense of national honor and its purest pa
triotism, must have heart cold and tory indeed
Well VIDA President Polk called young Hiekory;"
for his conduct and his messages seeir Of the same
spirit and same language as those Of the lamented
Jackson.
From this document, il seems that the terms OF
Texas-nnnexation are now complete, and a resolu-
ton OF Congress is all that is wanting TO bring the
"one star" once more into our own republican con-
sellation.
There are prospects, too, OF an adjustment OF all
our difficulties with Mexico who has agreed to &C.
credit minister from thls country, whom President
Polk has sent in the persoh tf Hon. John Slidell,
NJ. c., from the New Orleans district, Louisiana.
We are sorry that President Polk should have
rensioed the offer of the 49h degree OF latitude
the compromise northern boundary Of Oregon, This
is not In accordance with the Baltimore resolutions.
But ss Il has turned ot II Is wel thai the offer was
made, since Great Britain is without excuse
She has had a more than liberal Offer and she has
rejected tan offer which the honor of our nation,
justice to the Oregon settlers, and the cause of hui
man liberty, require should never be made again.
we can now LOOK the clNfeu Worlu III the lace ana
say we have all but disgraced ourselves for the sake
Of peace, and if war come, upon the cupidity and
rapacity of Great Britain be the consequences
We like the old General Jackson sentiments up
on the tariff, which President Polk has revived
again. ... .....- ...
This protecting few wealthy capitalists under
the of producers, at the expense of the great
masses who make up the consumers Of this country,
is grossly incompatible with republican principles
All taxes should be levied equably, and if discri-
pnation is made, IL ahopld be IN fasor Of the poor
But the poor bear all the burdens OF the present
tariff, whilst the rich are giorying in the protection
they are receiving under it. We expect to have
some kind of tariff, which is only another name
for tax but that tariff, tax, can be levied
to bear some sembance to fairness, which the pre-.
sent one does not.
The President recommends an entire separation
Of the funds of the government from that curse to
the country and blight on morality, the banking
system. The circulation OF bank paper at the pre-.
sent time is alarmngiy dangerous; and, unless
something is soon done, we must have another
revulson. The banks circulating paper upon
the funds Of the government the same as il they
funds Withdrawn, and the banks left to their own
resoirces .... ..-rn ....s
The Presidents reniafks IN relation to the lead
mines we hope will lead to their immediate sale.
These remarks may well apply 10 that great
theatre of fraud and speculation, the copper country
on Lake Superior, where there is a-stock company
for every man who sees fit to get up one. Some
times twenty or thirty cover the same spot of
ground; and, like box Of specie in the days Of
wildcat banks, government permit is borrowed
among fifty stock-specuatiors and exhibited to the
innocent victims of their fraud as actual capital.
On the whole, every democrat has reason TO feel
proud of the message. 1t is bold and Just docu-
ment--onc that comes up even to the spirit Of the
age in which we live. John Bull and his adherents
on this side the water may not like it. This is ex-
pected, and so their and threats will alarm
no one.