Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1846-01-29

r. ililn-rf enits Esr.rt.. 1Iney
j C5nntrcitl The past yssr h,s tisssn
q exirsofdi6sry siciliiiudes. i - s'.n'
|meIcial nj less ihl1 - IL sQsisl ,nd 70
iiticd phfses II opedtf snsP.cioqs!y
There was ylenty Of food employm{nti
vas abundant, capital sbounded. 4 cD4f-
dence prevailed. and Ihe machinery a 20
cieiy worked harmonious snd beauiftqe. :
Political economists Of The Free 1fSte
school delight IN pointing oul he im8sdi-
ale connection which exits between cheap
food and the general prosperity q :bs
country and. undenisbiy. no better PERI
cd for exenplilyinR The truth Of .he skiom
could be sddueed than. The II m9lths
which are now swallowed PIP 10 The semb
Al of time. The contrast between thetPgsi-
lion OF affairs afihe opening and The close
Of The year. 10 indeed striking; il FasIks
the iransiiory nature Of ibe ienuIs by
which our hopes are stimulated. Il
Tobacro.-By recent order 81 The
Lords Commissioner Of Her Msjfstys
/ Treasury. I'll lesi tobacco 10 ~ unpapa.
faetufed state may be imported from she
! United States Of America into GrsA Ht.
tain and Ireland in packages q theisame
weight 10 which The same description o.
tobacco can Be legally lMRaklsd .iEoia ne
4l.4inencniFnf Act. TOT 10 tiloU tooscco. lne
produce Of Mexico. America. South A.
mer,ca. ST. Domingo and Cuba. 10 be i'm.
por,ed into the United Kingdom, in bales
containing 60 lbs. weight each. from any
place from which il may be Legally im.
ported for home use.
LiverpooL Jan. 3D. Iron. --Thete isia
much better feeling in the Iron naikst
now than there has been tor some hne
| back. Large sales have been made Guy
|, ine the last week, aad 81 parties who are
|, scuiuslls ia want appear inclined % make
their purchases. Pig Iron has advanced
il price. Merchants Bars are scarce, aud
, In GOOD demand. Plates and Railway J.
ron are much sought after, and for ell o.hsl
. descriptions there appears no iack Of o.
ders.
Tur PRrs1pENTs MESSAGE IN EEoLAsD-
/. o.;.;on, 81 Inc Engiisk Press Wilmer Smith
. Eatopean Times says:
The frst Message Of President Polk =
e Congress. has created, as may be readil.
u supposed, greater amount o. ai,en'lo
/, 10 England than any similar docuime e.
d from the head Of the American Union o.
v done for wears. Public feeling was direc
se "a 10 The Message long before j arrived
ip.Ii,s lone, hostile or otherwise, formed
buaoant scope for conjecture IN tbelpres
al nd even during The exciting time o. 10
il. MinisterisI crIsis, Journalists, overwneiu
adhy ~ importance Of our relations wi
ed the United States, bad stePPed asioe
discuss the question even 10 'pe sVsen'
ed f,ha ptes;dout reVte~
e. Wen, the me sage came to 49, \ 10 Y
ms ordinary course, by the ship Ses' WI
Ter made az excellent passage. ;,;,
W. have given elsewhere tne sp,l'.
ia he Eoslish press on this imper.a'i. oH'
-, Oar transatlantic readers WIN
ain 49, i. ,hs absence Of all irrlteuon
he remsrk. Of the great organs o. oP.n
ess ii this country. relative Y w mo often
ase ana this relsciancs 10 ayo,a e. 49,
,ss. arisss slsase.hrE asns,Seenl " saa
90, Some q fiss af fAt4iesiss wsnSva given ar
aos bic and compreh snsiye views Of the g
'I nee ton = issue, argued, Of course. win
Ivy allowable s-ount Of national ieeling
prejudice, but Presenting. % the VII
hich q Just and generous standard of reason
eve, logic.
rted One cause, perhaps. why the Mes
has agreeably Disappointed expects
Pr here Is, the wsll.!i4qassd cane, the pro
per- LuAtaluction Of the tariff is he antidoi
the new Presidents missive 10 Con o.
-. The style Of the document bas: els;c
NH praise and although Mr.. Polk has 5
,nuboed BY European publisisis /. no,
mi. aomms, be has given proof, il this mu
M. etihcisea document, OF the possession
IN. literary powers that commsHh respeel
- they 90 not always force conyic,ian
III Since the Message came ID hand a,
~ Tier arrival has brought Us The corresn,
dence laid before Congress betwssn :,
5riilsh and American Ministers on
|. subject Of Oregon. The misfortune
4, such documents is. tha, thew are loo !
: luminous for the perusaE of The Or,
\, world The London Times has 1eye,
= settles OF articles 10 the coutidera,;on
j this correspondence, more pa,,icnl,,
- with reference 10 The two noial, ~,
4 which AZ. Buchanan insists namely 4,
= the title arising from prior occupancy !,
! secondly, the cession oflhe Spanish clai
= 10 The United States.
= Inc PaPes in question endeayors
y show that The maintenance Of these ~
!. rights Is Incompatible; tina, il one Is 60
. rect the other cannot be sustained. 9Th
i prior occupation, and the after cessio,
!. may De cited As distinct facts. but the
cannot confer one tile. Two bad file
(, can no more make good one, lSan Nv
! atfrmatives can make NEGATIVE.
I'll Uponihe whole then, IL the MESSAGE h,
), mol given all the satisfaction 10 A,e,,nd
which The friends and well wisfers Of A.
msricsdesire. j, has its favorable point-
mat Of Fee Trade; and the peadips mi
amPh Ct Free Trade principles win Ia al
probability, be accompanied by ! sI,isfac
tory adjustment Of the bone Of Contention
The Oregon. Polk and Peel ae5ee :,
70 the necessity Of the 6rst-rby moi n
The last alternative.
A.RIy.Ew. or rnE 0pssroxs or rnr F,s,.,
FaEss es IHE PEraDrsrs lssss.ar. : rer,r,s
70 The message, ihe Times speaks esDer,Ily . |,
lons q cool aad well.bsed eo1,eupi. Aboa, ~
Iesss far, Of il lha rihes says:
The arnexaiion Of Texas il sre,sed AZ
e. matter Of history, and al The SANE
1 etrranf xataE L.