The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-12-19
Thu Prssidsnt's Message.

day's paper, and bespsak for all ofh on a,,enyivc
peFusal and eOnsideration. Though we dissent
IRON ons Of its Recommendations in rea-
,ion 30 the extension Of the Missouri Compromise
--ws shink she Message equal to any which have
precedsd il. 4 BY fart tbs sbIesi cf Mr. Polhs pro.
avesions. Il announces true democratic princi.
de-, and the only principles (wi,h the exception
5sfeze notedO upon which the Government Of
sbis Republic can be administered with view
to iss permanent prosperity, and the security Of
ths rights and elevation Of the masses. In the
r.asoninss upon the exercise ofthe veto, the ma
jority Of the honest men Of both parties must con.
cur, and we anticipate that the lsti.udinsrian doc
trims 30 lately popular in relation 10 that power
sf the President, viii soon be asunpsPalar as its
asmagoeism merits. 49,
The President sums up the acquisitions Of ter
Grtory during his administration: Tho annexa-
ten Of Texas, the settlement Of Oregon, and BY
ihe successiul conclusion OF the Mexican War,
Mexico and Upper California. In reyiewing the
srssults Of tho war, the prowsss and noble se.vi-
OF our citiz,n soldiers are dwet upon in terms
worthy oftheir victorious career.
The discovery Of The gold region Of California,
which has appeared to us. in the statement Of it's
immense profits as fabulous, is confirmed by off,
cia information received by the President. In
July last. 1000 men were en- gagged in collecting
gold, and the number has since increased. Gold.
II is believed, is TO be found in various parts OF
the country, and quicksilver mines contiguous:o 70
the gold region. L abor commands most expr.
bitant price, and almost all pursuits are ,aban-
donsd for mining and sitting gold. The troops
are drser.ing, and increased pay and rewards
ars recommended as necessary to keep them
tsithf.l Specimens of the gold collected hav Q
bsen forwarded, and the President recommends
the sstablishment OF Branch Mint in Califor.
mia. IA f
He also recommends the establishment Of
territorial governments over New Mexico and
California, and recommends the Missouri Com
promise, "which line was g, tended further
west in the acquisition Of Texas, and which
the President claims as matter Of right for the
South.
10 our comprehension it s certainly
triHing with the intelligence of those who
desire to restrict Slavery to instance the annex
alton Of Texas, as q matter Of Compromise. II
was taken by the North with it, Slavery without
. wsrd Of comment, and the barren strip Of its
territory which extends North beyond the line
Of the Missouri Compromise can never be can
did,y referred to ss basis for action Of any kind
AZ 10 compromise on this subject it 10 illusory
and deceptive. Since the abandonment OF oui
Iikhis in Oregon and the cheerful acceptunc,
o. war to assure.tbe not clearer rights of Tex.
o., we have been compel He'd TO believe that +,
system OF Southern Slave Extension was an in.
oiusnt consideration in all acquisition Of terrific
Wy. We csnnot forget that when Canada mad,
M effort at Revolution, the whole force
Vi Southern headed by the Achilles
st slavery, Calhoun--wa brought 10 bear agains
The movement, and with sufficient force, Us {,
render Mr. Van Buren,, who made his foreign pol
icy subservient to the exclusive views Of the
south, odious on our whole northern frontier.-
The difference OF action on the part Of the Amc
riean Cove rnment between Texas and Canad
wss soon apparent to the British Cover nmen Mt
and TO the Republicans Of Canada. 1t animate'
the one to insoleucs and Jury, II drove the othe
to despair and defea'. We can not be mistake
in saying that the hostile policy the Americas
Adminis,ra,ion then purued, and which pre-
served Canada to England as a possession, wa
the work OF theSouth Canad q had scarcely sym
pathiser Of prominence in the Union who was.
Stakeholder Since then we have seen the ack
nowledged rights Of Maine surendere d--sinc
then we have had occasion to deplore the wal
Of faith or frmness on the part of President Pol
in relinquishng what he had firmly declared
be ou: rights in Oregon. We find that the hist
" OF the country presents no instance of Nortl
srn scquisi,ioa-- that the acquisition Of Northel
territory, though . matter Of solcitude with tn
Revolutionary Fathers has been s,udlously di'
coursged for years, while the Union has bee
enlarged 20 nearly the extent Of its original lin
its-in i Southern direction. With such perce
lions Of what compromise means we consid
that il would only longer preserve monarchic
institutions on our Northern frontier, while e
lsrging, increasing, and extending Slavery, Il
o,ly obstacle to our growing prosperity, and Il
spread ofthe glorious principles Of our real fire
dom over the world.
Theological and mineralogical surveys cine
Mexico and California, (says The HaMingt
Globe are recommended, and the eslablishme
Of surveyor generals Offices; and it is suggest
that the right Of pre- ,emption be secured to ca,
smisrants a'
The President yindicates our federative syste
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capable Of operating with sufficient energy ov