Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-08-27
INDIANA
THE PLAINEST KIND OF TALK.

The Ohio Statesman, the Loco Foco State Pa
per at Columbus, handles Folks Veto ON the River
and Harbor Bill after fashion of which the follow
ing extract will give some faint idea 80
1.-The Message in which the President supports
his views, Is shallow performance, vulgar in it's
language, ridiculous for lis false logic and paltry as
The treatment OF thesis by some hairsplitting and
wlre-drawing schoolman Of the. Middle Ages, who
thought himself great man, because like all small
characters, he had mistaken cunning for wisdom
1t Is, however, quite worthy the man whose imbe-
cility has been SO unhappy displayed in his action
on the Oregon questionrst uttering boasts of the
loudest kind, and then sncaking off TO cover when
the enemys bay was family heard in the distance
there Is remarkable similarity in the Presidents
conduct on these two subjects. As he mouthed and
mved about our clear unqueStionabe' right to the
whole OF Oregon like unto one of Nat Lees Bed
lamltc heroes--ior We can only call it mouthinp and
nvlng, when the bdthOs of the treaty is known to
US, however much it pleased us at the time of its
uttcrance because we believed it TO be the warm
language Of earnestness and sncerity-so has he
now vetoed bill substantially recommended by
himself, through the report of the Secretary of War
high officer of his Cabinet. 1t is true that the
defence has been set up for him. that the Secretary
though reporting through the President, really re-
ports To CongresS-Cranted-bu this does not in
the slightest degree alter the case 1t has always
been consldored-at least it in those DAYS when
1t was thought that some degree Of profound states
manship was necessary i'll governing a great nation
that Cabinet should support one uniform policy,
as speaking the sentiments Of the party whose prin-
clpes it was appointed to aid in carving out Who
ever heard of high Cabinet officer recommending
to Congress, through The President, a course OF ace
ton directly contrary to that oflhe President himself
and actually accompanied with the proper estimates as
to the cost of carrying it outwho ever heard of any
thing OF the kind, ask, before these days of deceD
ton and palpablc fraud? What President with de-
cent portion of self respect ever pracsed such small
intrigued 1t is in the history Of our country.
and no doubt found IFS origin and motive in the de-
sire to deceive some Members of Congress into the
support of measures which the Executive feared
might not otherwise prove successful. As the great
'cordS about Oregon were followed by the smallest
possible actions and intended only4to gull
honest men, so was the OF the President ON
the subject OF improving harbors and rivers favora
bic, only with the design of gaining votes for the
new Tariff Bill, the Administration not having
faith enough to believe that righteous measure
could stand without practising little falsehood on
another. We most earnestly hope that the day is
not coming when ecery true democrat aUiU haze, in
bitterness Of heart, to ask pardon Of God and man
for haeing aided IN ctecating to po,oer, men ,cho
mistake treache'y for good conduct and paty shift,
f0r great StGteSmGnShip."