Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-12-09
LILLE MESSAGE.

We. Of course, have read the presidents
message. and having done 80 with that care
10 which slcb document is entitled, We ieei
nj liberty 10 express our convictions Of ito
merits a. an executive document.
Its great length is serious objection. and
had the author devoted his space to
those subjects and points only that demand
ed his attention, he would have limited him
SELF to the space OF an ordinary newspaper
column Instead OF wadng through twenty
We do not design review of this episus;
bu, we must be permitted TO express the O.
pinion that when a president argues 'ne
topics that he presents 10 congress, OF the
measures that have, in times past, been a.
: dopied, he istrsvelliug far out OF the record,
and doing work OF supeerogstion. we
instance. bis arguments against bank, a Ia
riff Tor protection, and in favor OF the SUB
treasury and apologize OF the war. Az the
opinions ard views Of him who happens TO
occupy the executive chair, but from which
the fiat OF he people has already declared his
removal. ihcy are scarcely worth the ihous-
snds OF dollars which it has cost the govern
ment and ibe people to print them.
He strives hard to sAaw the benefits Of the
war, among The most important OF which Is
the inspiring source OF every street fight we
hear OF; VIZ the result SHOWS the world that
we can fight. Well, perhaps the motive Tor
i, was as lauiabe as any he could give. and
& lal In
clude thpt he Withdrew Gen. Taylo men to
show the world how well our men could
fight. This may be all right in bis mind, but
we confess i, is an e1perimentin natural phi
losophysei which we should have no iancy
for being made the subject.
The extent and value of California are alta
great length discussed, evidently with view
to show the people they had not, like George
III made such
"Dam'd bad purchase
but that they would yet be enabled to fold
The last Iour years of "rot,enness in gold"
OF the pfopriety Of setting forth the value
OF the gold mines in California there may be
two opinions safely held. There are two
powerful reasons Tor over-estimating the val
ue OF these mines. One, on the part Of gov
erument 70 satisfy the people they have. BY
war, "a ned treasure, The other the natural
desire OF those who are there to increase the
population When ii is remembered that
the Mexicans are very iudolent, gold hnn,-
ing race OF bipeds, ana have had that country
in posse ssion for centuries. we shall hardly
be considered rash in expressing the opi~ion
that he who goes there 10 raise potatoes will
do better tliau he who goes to find gold.
These, however, are matters Of taste; but
the fact chat the debt OF the treasury is not
correctly stated duplicates the honor Of the
executive officers. Ii would have been prop
er to say, eve do not know how much the
mines may yield, bu. ouId suggest an en-
quiry as 70 the expediency of establishing a
branch Of the mint in California;" but he
ought also 10 have said, Il leave national
debt OF an hundred millions which the wings
will have o pay
We should presume the message would
meet with favor from the party as il is a pr.
ty document.