The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-13

the appearance of the message, tho whz wise
chalkng out the topics which the President wouli
upon Those knowing gentlemen having been dlsap.
pointed their assertions smother OF dplcasurs
with thrm. They expected the President go down to
;heiI views That he did write suit Them the bes,
evidence that he has written 10 snit the people.
From the Boston Post
TIE Presidents MEssAGE.-We hardly need 10 call The
attention of readers 10 the OF President Polk
thorough, interesting elaborate and important State
paper, which Americans read with PRIDE aud which
the enemies OF America may study with profit 1t dis.
cusses questions OF policy at great length such the
Justice and expedency of the great wing American sys
tenn and the wing anveio doctrine, while il presents in
clear and striking manner the rising greatness and glory
of our common country. Its views may be commented
with great force the attention OF the President elect in
his elementary studies on the constitution, for they are
broad national views. worthy TO emaDae from the head
OF The nation. Ii contains some OF the old landmarks
which the republican fathers OF the constitution up
and which it would have been well had later pilots adj
heIed TO.
The subject OF foreign relations despatched with
comparative breyity We are al peace with the world
and stand ready reciproca,e friendly Offices with ali
foreign powers We would rather trade with them than
fgh them; would raher them Ia peace and pros
perity than in instruction and embarrassment But
when they henceorh feel disposed to ask OF this coun
try that which il not right. and 10 compel submit to
that which wrong, It may be useful for them 10
embeI that hav at call millions OF just such ndom
table soldiers as fought the battles OF Mexico. And if
this message would not be considered dangerous the
middle OF Germany il might tell the masses there that
when hears OF triunphs similar to those that summon
ell this great and growing nation OF iTeemen 10 arise out
OF a. state OF colonial yassalage.
The next subject IS The splendid additions made our
borders during the past four years. We refer the me-
sage for the statistics OF these additions. The nation
that the legl,lmsts OF the Old World would have limited
TO the belt of land between the Aleghanles and the At
lantc, is large oil Europe. We will not de-
scan lis richness, is capacity, is resources, its
power. But we ask with some pride, what system Ct
policy what political combination, what party has it been
themselves for securing this wide spread territory When
we look back the loud preenslons federalism has made
the way OF craftsmanship when look around among
the nations and since 1875 that the s!Iugg has been
and is now, for commercial supremacy-when see
Great Britain for this, send colonies 10 Africa armies
India and ships 10 conquer islands wherever the posses
sion OF island will benefit her merchantmenwhen we
see France following her example nearly she /,
albeit is amazing that the wing party should have
been SO blind, not TO say recIean to have steadily op
posed any and every aititon made 10 the original thr
teen States. II words mean anything that wings utter
before election the party to whom the good people have
just given power would thrust from now California
and New Mexico and Texas, get rid of little or grea,
trouble in settling local difficulties
1t is not, then, the wings that the commercial and man.
have thank for the immense future trade of these re-
gons; il is not they whom the dsinerested patriot who
loves to see the American name and Ame lean ideas
spread, has 10 look tofo future additions 1t is to the old
democratic party, OF which Jefferson the father and
Jackson the champion, that the credit is due. Moth
ing but the confidence this party have always had in the
ernment-in the permanence of the Union howeve
have carried the nation grandly fot
ward on its glorious mission.
The subject of the national finances is next treated
The policy of the democratic party in relation them
has been sound one, and, as consequence OF it, the
people can see the present high state OF the national
credit. The tariff OF 1916, in spite OF Senator Evanss
figuring and predicsons-in spite OF Senator Websers
gloomy exhbil-works WELL and under the revenue is
increasing in most satisfactory manner The plan of
keeping the public money, and of discussing it, also works
well and has worked we'll under circumstances peculiarly
embarrassing The effect OF the constitutional treasury
the business of the coun,rythe sayings OF parsans
salutary character These presented with force and
point. The people will do well to ponder them, and
TO ask What was the state OF the national credit WHEN
the wings in 1912 giving away the proceeds of the
public lands, passing high tariff laws, and carrying
game of reckless expenditure Wha, has been 1rN&
again. Let capitalists at home and abroad see suchs
ona securities, and in short time the national credit
will be low ebb as it when the rampant wings
were taxing, spending, squanderng, and borrowing.
This message contains scorching examination OF me
wing American system-bank, tarIh, and internal in.
provement and of the veto question Most especially do
we commend these sound views TO Zachary Taylor Pc
studied these subjects very profoundly and 1t is 10 be
hoped that he may heed the advice of the republican ia
ers OF the constitution before he takes such messages
may be prepared for him 10 endorse. He will find here
facts that he will not find elsewhere. He will Gni
the interesting fact stated that Washington requested
Madison to prepare veto paper to be used against The
may be useful IN forming his opinions. AT any rate,
President Polk has thrown heavy guns into the I
whg camp and deserves the thanks of the democracy for
the service.
The message is loEg but long as it is we trust every
democrat will study it. Again we commend it for its IA
onalty, its broad patriotism, its timely argument. When
the Father of his Country made first address to Con-
gress he remarked that the preservation of the sac
tire of liberty, and the destiny of the republican mode
government were finally staked the experiment n
trusted 10 the hands of the American people. Sixty Yeas
have nearly passed since these words uttered Thus
lar the sacred fire has been preserved The republican
model so scorned by the fathers of the wing party hs
not proved failure. The experiment has succeeded j
But has succeeded only because its frendsihe H
FERsoNIAN DEMoCRACY-saved it from destruction No
other policy can preserve IT in future Let monopoly
sechonasm, favontsm, reckessness in expenditure, Sue
coed the old-iashioned notions of uality economy and
nationality, and this Union will be among the things haI
were.
From the Southern Argu \
The PRESIDENTS MEssAGE-On Tuesday last DE
President of the United States communicated 10 Co..
gress his annual message, in obedience to the cons
hon which ordains that the President shall, from t
to time, give to Congress information of the state OF The
Union, and recommend TO their consideration such me
ures as he shall Judge necessary and eypedenrn MOE
familiar phraseology, he shall" make Congress M' III
quanted with the exact condition of the nations ahaE
and having done so, shall recommend to them sGAc
measures as he thinks they ought to pursue in reao
thereto How well, how wisely, how faithfully DeH
duly has been performed in the Presidents last annual
message but one opinion is entertained among all can
minds who have peruscd this truly interesting and NON
satisfactory State paper. Want of opportunity pec!ulE
us from entering into examination of its merits al
time; but we are convinced that no previous occaSo
has so much anxiety been entertained and much sa
faction expressed by both parties at the reception Of