Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-12-09
Meeting of Congress.

prehend it was heard, and will be read witt
deep interest. But while we are waiting it
arrival let us briefly review his first delivered
one year since
In regard to the Annexation of Texas he
lsaid:
s'This accession of our territory has been ;
bloodless achievement. No arm of force ha,
'been raised to produce the result The SWORD
has had no part in the victory. Ne hare moi
sought to ertend our territorial possessions by
conquest o. our Republican Institutions over
"a reluctant people,"
"The jurisdiction of the United States, which
at the formation of the Federal Constitution
was bounded by the st. Mary's on the Allan
tic, has passed the Capes ofFlorida, and been
peacef fully extended to the Del Norte."
How let us ask, will the account now stand
Has this extension to the Del Norte proved
peaceful? Can he say, "we have not sought
to extend our territorial possessions by con-
quest" in reference to the Annexation of Santa
Fe Chihuhua, and California
In regard to our relations with Mexico, he
informed us that:
son the 9th of November an official answer
was received that the Mexican government
consented to renew the diplomatic relations
which had been suspended in March last, and
for that purpose were willing to accredit a
minister from the United States. With sim
cere desire to preserve peace, and restore rela-
tons of good understanding between the two
countries, Waived all ceremony as to the man
ner of renewing diplomatic intercourse between
them and assuming the initiative, on the tenth
of November, distinguished citizen of Louis
lana was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to Mexico, clothed
with full power to adjust, and definitely settle,
all pending differences between the two coun-
tries, including those of boundary between
Mexico and the state of Texas. The
minister appointed has set ont on his mission
and is probably by this time near the Mexican
capital.
He has been instructed to bring the negocia-
ton with which he is charged to a conclusion
at the earliest practicable period, which, it is
expected will be in time to enable me to COM
muncate the result to Congress during the
present session. Until that result Is known
forbear to recommend to Congress such Interior
measures of redress for the wrongs and injuries
we have so long borne, as it would have been
proper to make, had no such negotiation been
instituted.
That was hope of peace on which he had
built the rose colored congratulations with
which he commenced his Message, how will it
compare with the result Let the present
Message answer.
After a lengthy review of the protracted Or
egon Negotiations he concludes
''The extraordinary and wholly inadmissable
demands of the British Government and the re-
lection of proposition made in Difference alone
to what had been done by my predecessors, and
the implied obligation seemed to impose, afford
satisfactory evidence that no compromise which
the United States ought to accept, can be etiec-
ted. With this conviction, the proposition of
compromise which had been made and rejected
was By my direction, subsequently withdrawn,
and our title to the whole Oregon territory as
serted, and as is believed maintained by irrefag
ible facts and arguments"
How will the President at the end ofone year
from the utterance of these sentiments inform
the people that the Oregon question is settled
on nearly the same .inadmissable' demands.
The President also informed as that the bal
lance of money in the Treasury July list 1915
was..seven millions six hundred and forty eight
thousand three hundred and six dollars and
twenty two cents" What account will he rem
der of the State of the Treasury last July, only
two months after the active operations of the
war commenced! And what could he render
up to the present time 2
Scare should be taken,' said he, ''that all the
great interests of the country, Manufactures
agriculture, navigation, and the mechanic arts
should so far as may be practicable derive equal
advantage from the incidental protection which
a just system of revenue duties may Afford
Will he tell US in the coming Message how
this end is securing by revenue message sys-
TEN expressly calculated to encourage importa-
tions, and importations especially of manufactu-
ers, while the heaviest duties are laid on the
raw material
The separation of Banks and the Government
was also strenuously urged in the last Message;
will the President now see proper to tell the
result Of his application to the Banks for loan
to carry on the Mexican War! The Sub
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will the President now tell us by |
what process his Treasury notes are to be tur-
ned into specie Certainly the people ought to
know it.
But farther in regard to the Public Lands he
tells us that sowing to combination purchasers,
and other causes very small quantity of public |
lands, when sold at auction, commands higher
price than the minimum rate established by
aw.' How will he now excuse himself for
offering millions of acres at Auction to these
same Capitalists and spectators p
The Appropriation Bill Mr.. Polk, in his last
Message found no occasion to mention. 1t
has, however, since met him and received its
Heath at his hands. He must, therefore, acquit
himself before the People in the present Mes