Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-12-14
THE LYNCHBURG VIRGINIAN.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER IA, I84S.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Y The message Of the President Of the United States
communicated Congress upon the opening OF the pre-
sent session. which published in la.t, with the
aid of supplement- only far exceeds in length any
other document Of the kind known 10 annals, but IS
without doubt the longest State (O paper penned
As to style, is, though exceedingly diluted, generally
clear and perspcu US. One feels as if he looking
upon prairie Of The West There is nothing TO break the
mon0tony generous or expanded sentiment. not a
sentence which rises above the dead flat Of mediOcrity
Had lie stopped when he finished his message proper.
we do not know that his production would have elected
much criticism. 1t contains pretty fair exhibit of the
condition Of the country, and, though think he ad
ministers lavlshly the national vanity and ndu /
ges somewhat much in fourth Of July Strain and
though might deny the accuracy Of Of his state
mens and the business Of many Of his conclusions, the
message would have ranked the least in merit
mongst those from the same pen. 1t was natural 10
expect that he should seek to pace his administration in
the best point of view and allowance would have been
made for his ilgety Impotence under the overwhem
ing condemnation pronounced the 9TH of last month
Mr. Folks greatness of that stamp which, con-
scious of the purity of his motives and the wisdom of
his meaaures would lead him to trust the vndication of
both to poserity. On the contrary, he appeals from and
quares with, popular decision He attempts show
that the people know nothing of the merits of the great
issues and that he after ALL right in his views of
constitutional power and general policy To ma Ike this
the apparent, he interpoates knew not how a
ny columns Of the extraordinary meange Of So
phisy perverted history and barefaced demagogueism
which ever disglac an official paper.
The whole of it is as mnch of place in Presi-
dents Message, the writer himself in the clair once
occupied by Washington, Jefferson and Madison
There parts Of this low ard plausible party manifesto
which grossly libelous Of the best and purtst
our country has produced The memory of the pure and
enlightened Madison, universally revered by his coun-
trymen is directly aspersed, and this by James K
Polk We finished the perusal Of this part Of the docu
with feeling Of devout hankfulness, that it
the last time such man would have it III his power to
abuse his privilege and insult the nation by such dema
gogueSm. We shall have occasionally word to say
touching he doctrines he maintains. We content
ourselves by declaring that, his views the veto
constitutional then has experiment Of self govern
faed-that cur ngress is useless dangerous and
expensive branch of the Government and that the soon
it is abolished and all power concentrated in The hands
Of one man, the better for the nation
OF course the Union ab0unds in the hyperbDle Of pen
Stoned panpgyrc on this surprising document. Speak
ing Of The discussion to which we have alluded above, it
says Eve call to mind no similar passage in any
American State paper, which is admirably con-
ceved and executed, Which we deem better fitted 10
produce profound and permanent impression upon the
public mind" at demonsrales'' it further adds 'wh
uneguaed cearness and force the soundness and the vi
tai importance of those fundamental principles Of the
democratic policy, of The working Of which the state
ments contained in its earlier portion present 50 glorious
illustration" What pity that it had appeared
three months earlier to enlghten the people They have
passed upon these very questions and condemned the
views held by the President, in a too unequivo-
cal admit of doubt. Nor they ignorant Of The
gumens used by Mr.. Polk. There is nothing in the
reasoning Illustration. The same general course of
argument has been held by the Union and all the prnc
pal Democratic journals, and by party speakers, in Con
gress and the Hastings 1t is not the novelty of he
views or the ability with which they urged, that ex
cites our surprise. 1t is that President Of the United
States should introduce such topics into his message and
above ALL handle them much in the style Of partizaa
and demagosue.