Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-09-25
Groin the Philadelphia Weekly Times
THE TWO MILLIONS APPROPRIATION.

III i VI ~ WtlsLAOANN M NII MA I(tN.
One of the most painful things to an American
abroad is the misrepresentation, derived from the
press Of the United States, that he is constantly
called upon TO correct in relation to his home and
its government.
Some of the party press of this country are so
utterly INSCRIPTIONS SO lost to every of pa
triotsm, that they do not hesitate to fahricate the
mos. heinous charges against the administration,
simply because they are attached to political te-
nets IF different character. These charges are
gravey read abroad as serious truths copied and
quoted AZ the sad effects Of republican, govern
ment. Thus the very press that should I've the
means Of promoting the cause Of human liner"
ty throughout the world, by pointing to the sue
cessu experiment of rational fire. dom in this coun.
try. becomes in very graf measure, the means
of dismaying other nations from following our
ample, and Is in fact responsible for much Of the
anti-repubIicanism existing abroad wherever there
is sufficient intelligence to make the people com.
Preheud their poll ical servude.
Of this wicked. and reckless character are the
preposterous decls ratlons just now published by
few heated pariisans against President Polk. IN
relation Ia the tw" millions appropriation so dis.
graz efu ly defeated by of the representatives
Massachusetts in the U. S Senate. We scarcely
know what frightful hobgobllns these gentlemen
have nut created to alarm the public in the prem-
SEES. One of them. whose imaginations has been
haunted for some time by fearful visions Of an ua'
holy union of Church and State and few other
equally agreeable moustrnses deliberately stateS'
we believe. that the President required the Two
millions of dol ars in order to make present OF
to the Pope! Another just sage, insists 'has
the money intended to purchase Mexico in
order that the prevalent religion there might 0y
force OF numbers, become the popular one here
Both remarks are beneath observation in c serious
point of view. hut it is worth while for US calmly
to look the effect of such published outrages up
on truth and common-sanse, and ask If it be pos
sbIe that intelligent beings can he deceived ana
led astray by such faitnless watchers over public
opinion.
One of our exchange papers observes upon this
subject with much justice that no one can sup
pose that it was contemplated to appropriate the
money improperly 1t says. it is Impossible to
suppose any such thing as the message dlst"c y
declares that it is to he accounted for like the other
public expenditures of the government, and not "
of the secret service fund TO impute such an
art of base d-gredation to the chief Magistrate Of
the republic is to insult the nation that raised him
to his high office. 1t is. perhaps, Necessary thai
par,y strife should exist: but when paper indul
oes no,ical rancor to such degree to become
REGARDLESS of national honor, if it can but infict
wound on him who wears. for the time being tho
executive mantle, it is no longer a mere partisan
paper--it becomes alike treasnnous 10 the natIon
and oaths,m. to all honorable men
/ We coincide cordially in this view of the SUB
iect and we conceive that every reasonable man
will do the same The basest enemies of our sI'
ceIlent President however they have sought"
hold him up before all Europe as weak. vaciilS'
ting and unworthy, have not dared Fefore to pr"
4. nounce him traitor OF an imbecile; and 1t Is gu
trely too late, now that his irmness and sagac'OGS
craftsmanship have branded all OVER the ~oIi~
the word falsehood" upon their ancient csiumn ~
to attempt to impeach his integrity oe'0''
! American people,