The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-29

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!. THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
From the London Times. Jan 1.
There was one feature OF The message for which we
were not prepared, and which still view with una
. baed surprise In broad-shee, the first and
foremost subject the Mexican occupies whole
columns. The question OF the tariff occupies not one
The former is matter of territory of inerna
tional difference, The latter is world WIDE subject
Almost every nation in the world is directly interested in
the degree OF beraty and fiendliness with which the
United States may open their resources to the wSrs ct
other crowded or less favored realms But here IT
is thrust into corner by border squabbe It true
that the Americans themselves see more momentous
issues that war; The Rio Grande they feel to be the
Rubccn OF their imperial republic That explains the
extravaganza length OF the chapter on Mexican affairs
Hence this inolerabe burden OF sack to this haporh
obread TO US, OF course the proportion IS as Wonder
full as il is deplorable. We will frankly say that much
hopes concerning the commercial policy OF tile
States have been buoyed BY the very transparent char
acter of Mr. Websters agitation, they almost equally
depressed by the place and space the question seems to
occupy in the Presidents mind t
The fact is MIR. Polk has almost put hlIfselt h0rs dc
combat for free trade That mad and selfish spirit OF ter
rtoria ACKNOWLEDGEMENT to which he has sold himself in
capscates him for an arena where high and generous
motives the pures phi anthopy, and utmost freedom
from national Prejudice, have hitherto carried the day
Texas has spo the morale Of the Stses The invaders
Of Mexico are men Of blood They are rot iie men h o
\
escutcheon Through that joint in their armor the
dwartsh monopolists of New England can smite the
giants of the Union
With SO damaged position, it would take more than
ordinary wisdom and elcguence for the President to
make good fight for free trade We are bound to admit
the ability and force with which he treats it. With
condensation worther of Lacedemon than Washngton,
he embraces not merely the generaes, but the history
of the question This passage Of the address might be
circulated with advantage from continent to continent,
and ocean to ocean.
| From the London Chronicle, Dec 3lst.
Our columns Of yesterday gave a lions share OF our
paper TO the presidential message OF Mr. Polk 1t opens
Mexico Imagine note q Russia that took an hour in
the reading, and that retaed the insults the
the ourages and the expressions OF Turkey against the
patience Of the equitable Muscovte or one that spoke OF
the dangers arising from The vicinity of powerful Ma
hometsn lrincpaty or lastly one that reviewed the
history Of its own territorial scdulslpns: and wound up
with pharsaicai encOmium upon Its own H'oderatl0n
towards the world in general and towards Turkey M per-
ticular Such document would be but type OF Mr.
Folks euogum on the forbearance OF America l -,
Ii seems monstrous thing that mouth OF man should
ruin thus; that it should parade hypocrisy in the day
light that should insult the understanding OF world
Ii seems Notwithstanding not as 8 ratter 81 prn
cpe Or craftsmanship as matter Of right wrong, as
point of honesty or falsehood. We lay the morality
Of the thing aside We place i il The limbo ;! Of things
with the oaths Of lovers, the truth q epitaphs, the en-
tentes corda OF Guizot. and the bopds OF Pennsylvania
We deal with the exposition OF such gross faaces as
those OF Mr. Folks speech simply as matter OF advoca-
Ley, question OF wise foolish, OF clever or STUPID
of policy or Of folly To what end make statements that
will deceive no one, and which will undo SO much credit
The answer is for the sake OF those who want aIf en-
for being persuaded for the sake OF the conscience
OF the future governor OF California for the tenderness OF
the scfurles Of the expecant Judge OF Tamaulpas for
the solicitor general Of New Mexico for the religious
missionaries that shall appropriate the picked lands OF
Coahua for the psalm-singing rfemen that are choos
ng their localities in Zacatecas for every American that
has either promise hope OF spoil; for the bona tide
Spectator who has definite views OF the particular Mex
that screaming indefinitely Of an I'll Dorado All these
men want Justification. The demand creates the sup
| ply. So casuistry rises in the market
MR. WALKERS REPORT.
From the London Chronicle, Jan. g.
The financial statement SET forth in Mr., Walkers mas
tey report is not the only persuasive which u contains
to peaceful policy Rarely have the mutual advantages
OF free and friendly Commercial intercourse between Two
power than the remarks of the American Secretary on
the relations between his country and Great Britain
set by England in her corn BILL late though will
not fail of its effect upon foreign countries For genera
tons England was the missionary OF the doctrines Of pro-
lection Who could Withstand the commercial teachings
| of the most successful OF commercial nations! VINO
was an authority in matters of economy and finance,
not England in following her example, the chlei aivl
sions of the human family have shut themselves out from
the main benefits which the dvesities OF SOIL and Gil
mate and productions intended to confer upon man
kind: But England has grown wiser; and Already nef
people, and the great nation which has sprung from
the same stock are mparting to each other out OF
their abundance The mutually of interest becomes
daily clearer; and the commercial wisdom OF an ar
rangenent which had common sense IN Its favor
before, is now enforced by the authority OF Eng
land The example is working, and will work The
blow struck at the corn laws is shaking all commercial
barriers The report of the American Secretary is doc
ument that must tell throughout the Union, and any
commentary upon it be needed in the great agricultural
States it will be supplied by the advIces from the corn
markets of New York.
From the Times, January 2.
The report of the Secretary OF the United States Treas
v is now before u.s. and document as interesting In
its composition as it is instructive in Its disclosures
Nothing can surpass the lucid clearness with winch
describes the true commercial policy of the Union IL IS
most gratifying not to our national pride. but to our ira
terna warnings 10 find that in the universe OF lneli
rence people so long and abruptly aenated can stlll
fee the attraction of goodness and reflect the spe
dor OF our example The enlightened party IN me
Union clings for support to noble ana successlul
British precedent Let us any lurking jealousy
by touching this chord In England we have long been
willing to learn from republican cousins, ana we
hal in them that same wise docty which we have our
selves long practised.
/ MR. wEBsTER's PHILADELPHIA SPEECH
From the London Times, Dec ~
Among the various articles of Transatlantic production
brought over by the last packet another monster mar
angue delivered by Mr. Webster to his Clique oil oil New
England manufacturers must we should MINK pear ,le
palm at least in respect of dimensions MY. Weos'er
seems determined cap not only himself but ,ne ION
qress We should imagine his speech, If stretched 10
TIA linear extent would 90 several times round the