The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-21

Public opinion The Presidents Message.
We do not remember, since the days of Jefferson any
such desperation has been displayed by the ver por
ton OF the federal press relation to the Presidents last
message. Some of these journals, evidently quaking be-
fore the effect which the document producing upon the
public resort TO every possible base conrvance to garbe
or suppress il. Others of still degraded chaac.
ter, pour out upon it filthy torrent of scuuty and
low abuse, which is without precedent within our OBJ
servation. Take, for example, the following specimen
"The Presidents message all that could be expected
dying do"keys last bray and last KICK IL seems be
prncip aly made up of old stump speeches and con.
gressona harangues of hadae OF 1884 and anterior when
its author figured of the savish lsckey of Jackson
and Van Buren, and their regular spokesman in the
House of Representatives"
Now, can any man imagine that any journal would
publish such stuff about public document if it had any
possible refuation to give 10 its positions!
Such language the very shameessness of utter despair
And observe, too the topics upon which its writer is
forced to rely for his abuse of Mr. Polk The worst
fact allege against him is, that with the full con-
of President Jackson, he became in the House
of Representatives the leading and most prominent
champion of that glorious administration in its great
against monopoly money power. Were the hero
statesman OF the Hermitage alive he too would come in
for his share of this most foul mouhed ana fpti abuse
Another rabid federal ounal-the Lancaster (Pa Re-
publicangives the first half of the message, promising
to follow il up with the remainder in its next number
and then, upon reading its irresistible argumena.
ton against the abrogahon of the veto power and against
the federal measures concludes to suppress ii, and leave
the document unfinished, with the following apology,
which submit the most curious implied confession
of malignant impotence before exposition of great and
i'm portant truth, that we have To this may
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long communication protesting to review. but in fact
wholly perrertng and disappearing this very omitted
portion of the document. Here is the apology:
Nor ACCORDING TO PRoMIsE.-We stated in last num-
Der would this day lay before readers the bal
of the Presidents message. And, we have
done charge of performance OF promise may be
alleged against and may require some explanation
part. This shall gladly do, in Taylor style
briefly
differ examining The paragraphs left last paper
ich had yet done tchen promised to gre them
found that they pomh occupy three or four columns Of
pages, and consequently would crowd out much matter
doubtless interesting the reader hence
the conclusion rather violate pledge than gut
readers with another of President Folks political
Speech under the guise of annual message. Are you
content with our apology reader 7
But all these efforts to suppress the truth and to de-
stroy its effect upon the public mind are in vain They
ony add TO the force of the document by showing that
in the judgment of the wing press itself it is unan-
swerable. In order to show how widely it has been
circulated and how highly is appreciated throughout
the country, we continue to lay before readers
extracts from the leading journals of the different States
of every section of our land This course, proper in
itself as matter OF information to readers, seems
to be made imperative upon by the infamous charac
ter OF the assaults upon the message and its author by
the wing journals, and by their manifest and perseverng
attempt to mslead the public mind TO its contents and
character. We may mention in this connection that we
have had the pleasure of seeing wedeserved compl.
ment paid to this document, which is, so far as we
know achou precedent in the OF any similar State
paper. That excellent democratic journal, the Augusta
(Ga) Constu,ionast, has issued one of its numbers
containing the message--an entire newspaper-upon
silk 1t is the most beautiful newspaper sheet, we ven
ture to say issued and reflects the highest credit
not only upon the spirit but upon the taste and skill dis
played on its execution.
But will detan readers no longer from the Pc
rusal of extracts from leading democratic journals
which convey assured the universal democratic
sentiment of the country in relation TO the noble State
paper of which they speak.
From the Lowell (,iass) Gazette
THE MEssAGE-The wings have fallen nightly in
love with breyty Everything is too long to suit their
administration has been too long his message is too
long We do not blame them for this last complaint for
thus were not LETT them, they would be bankrupt They
can find no other flaw in it, they pick this 1t is
not strange either that federalism the old rogue should
whine at the length of the lash that the President cracks
about his old handy legs. 1t sets snug we know and
cuts deep; but it would have been vain to crack him
with shorter thong his back protected is with
pack OF sin thicker than Pilgrim carried to the
Slough of Despair.
Seriously, regard this last mes sage of the President
as most torclbe pcrspcuous and mastery review and
vindicahon OF the policy and events of his admnistra.
ton Measured by the magnitude and importance of
wtat has accomplished every year of its continuance
has been doubled and may rank NTH the longest of the
eight gears Administrations that hare preceded IT, The
"masterly -nacyity' policy of the opposition if il had
prevailed would doubtless have reduced the record of
the events OF these past four years mere fraction OF
Its present space. As is every hour of them has fur
nished some event worthy TO be noted by the statesman
worthy of the pen of history.
As conclusive evidence that the administration of
Mr. Polk has been of the longest in history,
sufficient to advert to the fact, that during its connu
ance an obscure military commander, who had not yet
cast his madeH VOTE who had tax no part in civil gov
eminent, who had sudously avoided all interest or par
cpaon in political affairs who had never even formed
opinion upon the great political questions of the day,
and who could boast utter ignorance of the principles
OF political economy in general-that this man has
CURED during tho Period in question, all the profound
learning, the extensive experience and all the varied
complishments OF craftsmanship, necessary TO qualify
HIM Tor place above all other statesmen the highest
office in the nation Who should complain, then, that