The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-08-25
A Nan Overheard!

The "Ohio Statesman" the State Pa
per, and the leading Loco Foco Journal
in Ohio, says all these hard things Of Capt.
Polk
's'The Message in which the President
supports his views, is shallow perform
ance, vulgar in its language, ridiculous for
It's false logic; and patry as the treatment
ofa thesis by some halr-splitting and wire
drawing schooIman Of the Middle Ages,
who thought himself a great man, be-
cause, like all small characters, he had
mistaken cunning for wisdom. 1t is,
however, quite worthy the man whose
imbecility has been so unhappily display
ed in his action on the Oregon question
first uttering boasts of the louder kind,
and then sneaking off to cover when the
enemy's bay was family heard in the dis
tance.
"There is remarkable similarity in
the Presidents conduct on these two SUBJ
iects. As he mouthed and raved about
our clear and unquestionable' right to
the whole Of Oregon, like unto one of
Nat Lees Bedlamite heroes-lor we can
only call it mouthing and raving, when
the BATHos of the treaty is known to US.
however much it pleased us at the time
of its utterance, because we believed Ito
be the warm language Of earncstness and
sincerity-so has he now vetoed a bill
substantially recommended by himself,
through the report of the Secretary of
War, a high officer of his Cabinet. 1t is
true that the defence has been setup for
him, that the Secretary, though reporting
through the President, really reports to
Congress. Granted-but this does not
IN the slightest degree alter the case. 1t
has always been considered-at least it
was in those days when it was thought
that some degree Of profound stateman-
ship was necessary in governing great
nation--that Cabinet should support
one uniform policy-as speaking the SEN
timents of the party whose principles it
was appointed to aid in carrying out.
"Who ever heard ola high Cabinet Of
ficer recommending to Congress, through
the President, a course of action directly
contrary TO that of the President himself,
and actually accompanied with the proper
estimates as to the cost of carrying it out
who ever heard of any thing of the
kind, we ask, before these DAYS Of decep-
ton and palpable. fraud! What Presi-
dent, with decent portion ofself-respect,
ever practised such small intrigue? Ii is
new in the history of our country and
no doubt found its origin and motive to
/ deceive some Members of Congress into
the support of measures which the Exec
utive feared might not otherwise prove
successful.
AS the great words about Oregon were
followed by the'smallest possible ACTIONS,
and were intended only to gull honest
men, SO was the course Of the President
on the subject OF improving harbors aud
rivers favorable only with the design of
gaining votes for the new Tariff Bill, the
Administration not having faith enough
to believe that one righteous measure could
stand without practicing little falsehood
on another. We most earnestly hope that
the day is now coming when every true
Democrat will have, in bitterness of
heart to ask pardon of God and man for
having aided in elevating 10 power, men
who mistake treachery for good condnct,
and paltry shifts for great craftsmanship
A LEAD MINE DISCOVERED IN CHEs-
TER CoUNTY.-Two gentlemen in pass
ing throughChester County Pa. nearPhe-
nixyille, few days since saw lead mine
which was discovered the day before by a
laboring man, while digging on the farm
OF Peter kinsey. They saw the ore tri-
ed, and ten pounds of ore produced six
pounds Of pure lead, Of which they have
samples to show.