Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1849-12-29


The message. like every other production from
the pen 81 gen. aylor, is marked by plain. good
common sense. II Will he that he is determined
preserve The peace Of the Nation long it can
h- done consistent with NATIONAL honor. This deter
innalloa viii meet the approval Of every true lover
OF his Country
Our nei.hbor, do ubt. intends thc above "a a
goo4 joke. He certainly never mean, to be under
stood in earnest. in thus speaking We are in
doubt, however, whether he intends his irony np
ply to the Telegraph. or to Gen Taylor! He surely
must feel do, that in all respects, the Mes
sage. sen, over the wires. is only immeasura-
bly, bellw any other similar document, but that it is
below mtd.ocriiy, whether we regard It's style or
its statements
! We confess we are asienishea a. the wre;ched
character of the document, every aspect in which
i, be viewed surprising lhui s bunders not
to be attributed aiogettsr TO the Telegraph. We
pec,ed nohing better Of cen Taylor, To be sure
but never for m1men, supposed that he would
be allowed to attempt TO write the message himself
We do not suppose that he wrote this out we did
suppose that Ala"r BLISS. the Generals son-n-aw
and private Secretary, could have tinkered up
thing u great deal better in poin, of syntax aud
style, than IS anywhere evinred IN this message
Take the first cxnriul paragra ph of the document,
for instance which IS an attempt at the pairiocaiy
senfiHfn,A. No would suppose, il certified
of the fact thu, belonged Presidents message;
though nny might very easily conclude that
Wa the first eiIrt of some bon rdirg school miss or
couujy-Seinina'y bog, in what is called compost
ton"
The SECOND paragraph. in which i, is declared that
''upon Congress rests the future maintenance and
perpelulty 'of our system Il free government."--ls
just stupid and ridiculous the first. The fool Of
q writer f,rgefs that it The Peope who make and
unnake Congresses aud that Congress is out type
of It's creator. Then should like to ask Of the
State Journal what is meant by the third paragraph
of the message. which is reported in these words
ave peace with Oh The rorla and seek TO
maintain our cherished relations of amiiy ,cih the
| rest of mankind"
II is this very sentence if sentence il be pro-
pery called, which the Journal appears have had
directly in mind, when II spoke Of plain. good COM
mon sense Is 1t possible tina, the Journal be
blind 10 such gross ubsurdi,y,-o blum, glar-
ing be beneath criticism
Heroic Age" recently published a buresque mes
, sage in the Washington Union, the exordium of
which at;r buled Perfect Bliss But there
was nothing III the avowed buresque which re
ridiculous tam contained IN the genuine artl-
Gle
After the brilliant display of sl,m patriotism.
sham p.ety and hiDrature, mbodled IA the exordun.
the message proceeds to bungling account Of our
foreign relations and u defence Of the conduct OF the
Administrations IN regard to lis foreign policy. This
halt Of the message. suppose TO have been con-
coc,ed by the fat Secretary OF State; aud further
suppose that tie Of II was written after he I'm
dned Nj Clayton is certainly able to write better,
b.fore dinner. We make some uowa noes,
y however .or when mas a very bad cause 10
defend, expect his plea to partake somew hal
If the weakness Of his cause.
We then c"uic to the niFairs Of the Treasury. the
statements rel-iec TO which very crude, upper
feet and unsatisfactory. But perhaps the Tecgrn pi
Is To blame here also. We tell better, after sc
get M authentic copy Of the message
Notwithstanding the ground heretofore taken by
Taylor and his friends tina, the Presden, should not
recommend measures Of legislation TO Congress, he
comes out boldly enough for the exploded doctrines
Of .'proiec,ion," 10 accomplish which, he urgently
advocates system of Specific ns,cnd Of ad raloren
duties The old fellow tiuks az tie capitalists tell
him. tina, there Is cheating round The board" under
the al vaorem system, and he would remedy the diff
fculfy by establishing general system Of cheatery
by aw,-for this is the actual effect of specific du.
ties,-a system which makes the people pay the
same tax articles Of a low and of high Intrinsic
value taxing the poor much the rich. We did
not believe that ii to the old policy would be
recommended j; but it is So sure enough. The result
will be. to sink Taylorism lower than ever
The "sub-ireasury" also gets dig in the ribs
aud here another outrage upon propre,y and uffcia
dignity is Committed by the President, in the adop
tion Of nics-nasne The treasury system alluded tc
r, and guess it will continue 10 be so know H. 70
some ti'e longer. despite my nickname Taylor mn,
apply to IL
An agricultural bureau is then recommended 70
OF the country. aud secondly, to create another es
adjustment FIR the qualification Of the hungry hord
of office hunters. The Whole thing is gross hum
bug. to say the least If H. nnd the idea is stolen fron
Vermonrrr. What good could such a concern &C
complish. than has been done at the Patent OF
dnub ed If the concern should be- established undc
Taylnrilc direction The States should take tie ea
in this matter, By establishing bureau or clcrksh
Of agricultural information, in connection with III
Secretaries Of State. In this way. reliable and ,alu
able kno" ledge, aided by wise law operating upol
county officers. might be obtained and disscmina ted
!, and ultimately might be concentrated at Washington
10 great public advantage The States howeve