Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-09-03
TIE pLAINE,r KlND OF Talk.

The Ohio Statesman, the Loco Foco State
Paper at Columbus, handles PoLK's Veto on
the River and Harbor Bin after a fashion OF
which the following extract viii give some
faint idea:
"The Message in which the President sup
ports his views, is a shallow performance, vul-
gar in its language, ridiculous for its false log
ic, and palTy as the treatment of thesis by
some har-splitting and Withdrawing school
man of the Middle Ages, who thought himself
a great man, because, like all small characters,
he had mistaken cunning for wisdom. 1t is
however, quite worthy the man whose lmbe-
cility has been so unhappily displayed in bis
action on the Oregon questIon-hrSt utterina
boasts of the loudest kind and then sneakna
off to cover when the enemy's bay was family
heard IN the distance. There is a remarkable
similarity in the Presidents conduct on these
two subjects. As lac mouthed and raved abou
our clear and unqutStonable' right 10 the
whole ofOregon, like unto one Of Nat Lee;
Bedlamlte heFoes--ior We can only call i
mounting and ravng. when the bGihcs OF the
treaty is known to Us however much il pleased
US at the time OF It's inference, because we be
lieved II to be the warm language OF earnest
ness and Sincerity-So has he now vetoed a b.l
substantially recommended by himself, through
the report OF the Secretary OF War, nigh Of
Gcer of his Cabinet. II is true that the Getenct
has been set up for hun, that the Secretary
though reporting through the President, really
reports 10 CongteSs-Granied- this does
not in The slightest degree alter the case. i
has always been consdered-at least il was in
those days when il was thought that some de
gree Of profound craftsmanship was necessary
IN governing a great nation that Cabne
should support one Uniform policy. as speak
ing the sentiments Of the party whose princi
pies il was appointed TO aid in carrying out
Who ever heard Of high Cabinet officer rec
ommending to Congress. through the President
a course OF action directly contrary to that o
the President himself, and actually accompa
MED with the proper estimates as to the cost o
carving II out-who ever heard OF any thing
Of the kind, we ask, before the days OF decep
ton and palpable fraud? What presidpn
with a decent portion ofseli-respect, ever prac
ticed such small intrigued 1t is new in tn,
history of our country, and no doubt found ii:
origin and motive in the desire To deceive somt
Members of Congress into the support Of mea
snres which the Executive feared might no
otherwise prove successful. As the great teord
about Oregon Were followed by the smallest pos
sible actions, and were intended only 10 gul
honest men, so was the course of the Presden
on the subject of improving harhors and river;
favorable, only with the design OF gaining votes
for the new Tariff Bill. the Administration no
having faith enough TO believe that one right
eous measure could stand without practising q
little falsehood on another We most earnest
" hope that the day is not coming when ererl
true democrat ,riH hare IN bitterness Of heart, Il
ask pardon Of God and man for haru'g a'deda
slerdting Il potcer, men 'cho miStdse tredche'3
fer COED conduct. and paitry shJlsJor grea'
craftsmanship"