The Whig creed., 1846-01-03
THE ESS AG


Ere this time, the first annual message
fMr. Polk, has been carefully read by all
and various are the opinions which it has
given rise 10, upon the probable results OF
the position of the President upon imper-
tant questions.
Our opinion of the message, and or
speculalions as to the future, being of some
importance, we.proceed TO give them 10 the
world. The message, ,however,is is SO lengthy
we will be excused for not taking il up and
referring to each portion.
The Oregon question occupies large
portion Of the document-and we have but
one fault TO find with Mr.. Polk, about his
course upon this subject, and that is his pre-
v!ous concealment of the important facts
developed in his message. He has offered
10 divide the territory al the 49th degree.
This is al! we asked, and more than we ex-
peoted from the President, judging from
the tone of the democratic journals of 4 ]
Icountry-!rom the Organ-up and dow.
They all cried "Fight," "The whole of Ore
gon, or none," and we wer concluded from
lsupposing, that commendable and patrio-
tic desire for peace and spirit ofcompromise,
ruled in the Presidential cabinet; but it
seems that Mr., PoLK'S ''deference" for pre-
ceding administrations, has induced him to
do that, which MS own perverted views OF
true policy, would never have accomplish
ed. So it is, he has done from what mo-
tive, we stop not now to enquire, all that
we desired; and England has refused to ac-
cept the only offer, which from our view OF
our title to Oregon, the government Of the
United States can honorably make. Yet
Mr.. Polk says-"It is hoped that in this
enlightened age. these differences with
England) may be anicably adjusted" How
"amicably.adjusted," we are not yet pre-.
pared 10 say-for we cannot see.
His views and recommendations on the
subject of the Tariff, are contrary to wha
we expected and desired-but we are grail
/ fed that the question as to what his opin
! ions upon that subject are, is now at rest
and the shameless, unscrupulous partizanS
who secured his election by swearing tha
/ he was "better tariff man than Mr.. CLAY,
now have the lie Direct from the lips ofht
immacuate--and our friends from Penn
svlvania-our democratic friends--our tar
/ 1T democratic friends .ot Pennsylvania, vii
now discover that their iron works ant
their democracy, cannot stand together
Which will they choose? This shameless
fraud, effected through that notorious Kan
letter-double-f faced, cunning, and false
4 fixes stain upon the character of the mar
and men who perpetrated it, that will no
be effaced, until they be forgotten. Nh
Pork distinctly stated in that letter that h
would favor "diScriminationS for PRoTEC
TIoN;" in his message he says, "diScrimina
tions should be made with view to REvE
NUE. alone" This will do.
He recommends the Treasury;
scheme with the stamp of the peoples dis
approval upon it-that odious, fcderaf
scheme--so shewn to be, time and again
4 first recommended as a plausible humbug
that was TO make Tin the language of Nh
BENToN) the gold TO glisten through the in
terstices ofthepurses of the farmers through
out the valley of the Mississippi. Mr.. Pol
ventures TO shoulder this--we will see
his immense popularity can sustain thi
dead weight.
REPORT OF THE Postmaster GENRRAL.-Tf
:, following is condensed view ofthis able repor
The Postmaster General believes there will |