Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-12-14
From National Intelligencer.
THE, PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

From National Intelligencer.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
So much space is occupied in columns to-day by
the voIumnous Annual Message of the President to
Congress- that were disposed to review it before our
readers have had any opportunity to look space
is left to us for the purpose We have only to
what every reader readily perceive. that than
une-haf Of the unweded body Of this Message is made
up Of elaborate political dispositions, which entirely
out of place where hev are. The Constitutional provl-
son which authorizes communications by the President
Congress- expressed in terms which preclude all
idea Of party essays and TRADES such as these which
ill the last five columns Of the Message arragnlng every
Admin straon Of The Government, from that OF General
Washington (Which had nearly expired before the Pre-
sdent himself was born) down the present day. with
the exception of his and that of his thee immediate
predecessors, which. for the sake OF unity and Identity.
shall term the TetO Dynasty. We do not BY any
means question the right Of the President TO impose upon
Congress his elaborate essays on the nature of
Government in general and of Constitution in
pa rcular but deny that he has any more right to
do so than any other individual IN the community. and
especially for the purpose of casting imputaons, as he
has DONE the integrity and patriotism of those great
men Of our Revolution OF whom hardly one IS now alive
TO repe the wanon outrage The honored dead at least
might have been spared The SANDER from such
Of havng conspired Withdraw power from the States
and the People and bV construction to approximate our
Government to the European MODELS" sc. And by
lrhOm this unounded reproach hazarded! by Presl
dent who in contempt Of all the ii hts Of the People, as
represented in Congress, made ~ ar upon neighbong
nation under his own mere power Of Commander Of the
Ar ny and Navy and usurped variety OF other powers
having in the Constitution by constrc
ton one of which this Message itself very cooIy dis
closes Congress, in the passage norhng them OF the
amount Of ''mIltary contributions collected IN MeXtcO,
the sums Of such money discussed By his order, the
mount received into the Treasury and The supposed sums
vet remaining in the hands of Collectors Of his own APP
ponment :; all which powers have been usurped by him
without authority of Law Constitution, and solely by
construction, thus approNlmatlng n use his own Ian
gnage) this Government to the European models, as
though he were our Sovereign Lord and King All the
party topics including the argument worthy OF
Minis Of the English Suais of the French Bour-
bons favour of the arbitrary use OF the ct" power
are, we repeat, wholly misplaced In the Message and
car be regarded with no greater (but with rather less
respect than would the repubIicaton at this day, of
equal number of columns Of the eleetoneerng editorials
Of the government paper during the late Eeclan p
on such arbitrary doctrines these the People have set
the seal Of their condemnation. well upon the Ad
minisiration which has upheld them, and which now 3,
though writing iii the ag0nies of approaching dlss0lu
ton clines to them with than parental fundness.
Uupn the business part of the Massage we have little
remark At present to make. The particulars will, We
presume receive the requisite consideration at the hands
of Congress- and from hereafter attention than
we can now bes'Ow.
lis gratifying and consoling reflection for the oppo
nens Of the Executive msrue Of the last three or four
years which hsi Message labors misrepresen that
in the course ofeveus, the President has himself not
only been compelled abandored his purpose of over
running and annexng all Mexico, out has sobered
down his rage for penetrating into the vals OF that
country such level of common TO implicitly
subscribe the conviction which all the efforts Of the
Wings had hitherto failed to bring him, but which Is
now fairly confessed in his Message. that Tranquility
al home, and peaceful relations abroad, constitute the
true permanent policy Of our country" and that "W Ar
the sconrge of Nations, sometimes becomes inevitable,
but is always to be svoided when it be done cOnsls
tenly with the rights and honor Of The Nation"
These are truly Christian and Humaue sentiments.
We proud to be able TO add, that they cardinal
principles of the Wings, whose hearts this homage TO
them though at 50 la;e an hour, by the Chief Magis-
rate, ofthe Nation must fill with JOY and gadness-
As for the Democratic topics which most interest the
People we find in the Presidents Message that, in ad
dtion TO firm adherence to the present "fTee-trade
Tariff and to the Subtreasury, which is habltually and
daily violated by the Government itself through lis Of
cets the President has taken occasion TO bring In and
denounce The whole Internal Improvement System, III
GLIDING even that Of The jackson and Van Buren, era
What the country would desire and has right to KNOW
in respect to this matter Of Internal lmNos ement, rs
this: Have the Presidents Cabinet approved OF this part
of his Measage2 Has Governor Marcy revoked his votes
in the Senate for River and Harbor Improvements, and
his recommendation of them in estimates accompanying
his first report as Secretary of War? Has Mr.. Buchan
an recalled his votes the subject, both IN the
Senate and the House of Representatives. Has Mr..
\ Walker changed his views this question! Has he
recalled his votes in the Senate for dozen sessions IN
favor of River and Harbor improvements, and not only
votes but enthusiastic speeches, going far as he who
goes fahest? Do these gentlemen Unite with Mr.
Polk in denouncng corrupt and unconstitutional, the
! system which they have heretofore supported VIII 81
much zeal?