The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-12-09
PHesid elt's Meseage
SijiI.t Of the Press.

|
Worth ,3mcric m.
"In quantity, it rivals Mr.. Benton's
| phI''iplr against Gen. Kearncy-ln quail
! ity It equals its auth or. Since the foun-
daton Of the government, TO document
50 AFRO rant, offensive and false in its
/ statements, has ever before been issued
by an incumbent Of the Executive chair.
nor one in which HE decision OF ma
jority Of the people. has been so wanton
~ and grossly asSalled. Modification
az defeat aai 3.ia5Tin at The signal con-
demnatlon Of all those favorte schemes,
Of rubIic policy, which have been
moved during the last three years are
visible in every line of this prpsump.
tious paper, and seem to ranklc through
the whole vocabulary Of party cpihns
in which it a5ounds. Instead of being
such message as the Constitution con-
! templates, it isa mere epitome Of the
stump slang which Mr. Polk has been
accustomed to rcrale his audiences in
| Tennessee. and which was familiar to
the mouth of every Locotoco during the
recent canvass, rs it has been ever since
1923, at every Presidential election. 1t
has not even drcencv of diction to re-
| iieve the dizziness ot,twelvr mortal COL
umns, and so far as novelty Is concerned
the numbering leaders of the Court Jour
nal would have answered the purpose
quite as we'll.
There is !aborng assault upon the
principles aHowed in the Allison Letter
which have Just been approved in deh-
ance ofalI the efforts Of the President
and his administration, and a studious
attempt to disparaye the doctrine assert
I'd by Gen Taylor in reference to the
Veto power. The assurance with which
these reflection are ven.urcd, NAV be
pardoned on the account of the impo-
tent resentment Of the source from
which they originate. Tn every res
pect this document isa deliberate rcbuke
to the people for having had the cour-
are and integrity to repudiate the frauds
and iollirs OF Locofocoism, and for put
sing the BRAID of reprotation on the
brow Of thrpresent dynasty.
There was hardly any dinerenue of
opinion in The two Chambers as to the
insulting character of the communion
ton, and even Mr.. Alleo, Of Chic, was
among the loudest in denouncng it as
unworthy Of federation. The effort Of
the Presidcn, to magnify the acquisition
Of California, by giving the influence of
his high station to the vague and unau
thentIcatcd runors Of the discovery of
immense mineral wealth. bclrays his anx
iety to seize upon any prctcNt that may
enhance the artificial glory Of the Adj
miniStraion. The recommendation of
branch mint, thereby giving this gold
mania serious importance, can only have
the effect OF stimulating speculation in
distant region. and Of driving thousands
TO beggarv. There has been no scion
tifc examination OF the California gold.
or Of the country IN which 1t is said to
abound, and the geological formation is
adverse to the reports which have reach
ed the Atlantic cities; yet Mr. Polk IN
Lertak-s to treat the matter as one of
which there can be no doubt, and to
speak ofthe mines as ineXhaustable in
wealth / audlcitv is merit in a pub
lie document. the President and his mes
sage have reason to be proud OF the quail
ifcat;on"
From Mc Baltimore .4mrican.
"This political treatise, addressed Off
cially TO the American people, compTi
ses an elaborate attack upon every lead
ing measure OF MApisoN's administration
and denounces the statesmen ofthat pc
Rod as designing insldiouslv and indi
rectly to assimiate our system Of GOV
eminent with that OF Great Britain. One
might think that his Excellencv had
been making an abstract of every stump
speech he ever delivered in Tennessee,
with the view, as this is the last oppor
tunity ofhs appearing in an annual mes
sage to Congress, Of giving the public
the full benefit Of his political ideas
The fact that it is his EXcellency's last
may render the intrusion pardonable, by
inspiring disposition to forgive any
thing that comes as precursor OF his
departure from power
The chapter on the veto, with which !
the Message concludes, is in singular
contrast with the extreme democracy,
which grows rabid at the very mention
OF national bank, protective tariff, or