Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-01-01
THE REGISTER.
ShepherdstOwn, Jefferson County, Va.
TUESDAY, JANUARY l, 1880.
The Presidents Message.

This document has by this time been
read. marked and inwardly digested, by
the greater portion of the twenty odd mil
lions, now constituting the American Peo'
pie. Could opinion be left Unntiuenced
! by authority unfairly used, and tolerably
freed from the acerbity of party prejudice
we feel assured that there would be gen.
eral award of appreciation towards the
character, sentiments, and style of Presi-
dent Taylor's first message 10 Congress.
aEIts general tone and spirit are conserva-
tive. The interests of the people, the
whole people, the agricultural, commercial
and mechanical classes, are duly and con-
sistently cared for. We find IN this mes
sage no special pleading in behalf of any
favorite party measure, nor one sided ar
gumaHtaii6n for the views and objects OF
any section, north or south, east or west
1t is in the broad and true sense, a Patrl-
otto, an American, United States dOcu-
ment.
We are nc! going TO enter into any
analysis of its contents, nor bore our read
ers who have read il as a whole, with
synopsis. But il will be no harm to pass
its leading features in brief review.
And first we are thankful TO Providence
for finding the mind of the Executive en-
tirely free from those false and feverish
notions about our foreign policy that have
prevailed at the White House for the past
twenty years. He proceeds 10 the state
ment of the existing relations of the cOun-
try with foreign nations in a cool, calm
and firm manner, and in the matter of
Nicaragua--eXciting, as il appeared to be
with many politicians, backed by large
portion of the New York press--he dis
plays no haste, heat or doubt, that every
thing will be concluded to the permanent
advantage Of every member of Tie general
fraternity of maratime nations. In refer
ring to the transient misunderstanding
with France, or more properly, her foreign
minister, there is no trace of that buster
ing which such occasions were wont t.
call forth from some few Of the Presidents
more immediate predecessors. Towards
Mexico and the minor Americas Rcpub-
lies, kindly and generous spirit is man
ifested, and no disposition betrayed TO ex-
aggerate differences, or excite international
hostility. In the matter Of the Sandwich
Islands the President takes the right posi-
Ftion, favoring their Independent existence
and deprecating their seizure by any other
power.
We felt particularly pleased with lie
paragraph in which reference is made to
the Hungarian struggle, and its untoward
issue. The wit OF man could not have
framed language more appropriate, at once
expressive Of the right sentiment both to-
wards the invaders and invaded, and duly
mindful of the peculiar bearing which an
American Executive ought, under the cir.
cumstances, to have maintained.
When pointing the attentions of Con
gress to the more decidedly party ques.
tons of the Sub Treasury, the Tariff, and
the Veto, the message is plain, clear, and
common sense. and SO far as we are indi-
viduaIly impressed, quite conclusive. lis
closing remarks cannot be too much ap-
Plauded by every lover of his Country, Of
the Union as it is. Come what may, we
have now the guaranty that for the re-
maiadsr of the present Presidential term,
this Union is safe, if ii be in the power of
honesty. patriotism, and consummate bra
very to preserve it. SO mote it be.
The Printing Office of the HARRISON
Republican was entirely destroyed by fire
on Monday Dpcpmbpr I7th .toUpfhpr with