The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-10

The third paragraph Of the message originally ran
thus;
.ws are at peace with al shs ,oord and seek 10 main
tain our cherished relations Of any with the rs Of
kimd"
II we are at peace with al The worid. who are the
''rsst Of mankind" with whom would cherish relations
Of amy The bull papabe, that the first edition
OF the message soon corrected, as to run thus:
1--WE peace with al the nations Of the world and
seek TO maintain our cherished relations Of ami'y with
them"
But no sooner was this bunder corrected than another
bull recognised in the fourth paragraph:
whie enjoying the benefits Of aEicabe Intercourse with
fcrsiga mafions, have been insensibe dis
fractions and wars which have prevailed in Other quarters
Of the world"
This is second palpable hit but it remains without
correction 1t is not easy TO where any foreign ma
i,on' are il they not to be found in other quarters
Of the Torid 2 or how any are to be found in other
quarters" il they not foreign nations-that is
foreign to US.
Some critics. however contend that there is third blum
der to be found in this celebrated document and in the
very first sentence OF it:
Sirfy hare elapsed the establishment of this
government and the coags Of the Usiisd States again
ssabfes 70 legislate for m empire Of freemen."
Does the President that after sixty years have
government,
Congress again assemblies to egslae for an empire Of
freemen" Try it by the strict rules OF grammar and
does il not bear the construction that Congress again as
semb after the lapse OF sixty years from the establish
ment Of our government
The southern mail begins to bring in the structures OF
the southwestern press the Presidents message The
New Orleans Delta, for example, quotes passage from
it. and Processes to in il Of the pecuIiartes OF
Col Bulltt's composition:
"Qnlcken" 10 Of Col. BIS favoriio words. entire
eimination'i is phrase which, say,
occurred I, the slowing General before he
to Washington and got corrupted in his stye IL
morals, by with Yansee transcend
bcrs Of Congress and political editors How queer,
ample would have sounded u, In his dispatches from
Buena Vista, the old General had written of the cnc
elimination of Santa Anna's army! Everybody except
Col Bullti. would have seized his dictionary hunt up
the wosd Or suppose any OF his business letters
old friend, Col Maunsel White, he had referred the
elimination Of his crops by worms would the Coo
mel have exclaimed in hrs prompt way What Ia the devil
is this the old chap meansf sem-i. Oh
this Greek for being devoured by the creeping
mints"
Now, with all due dsference to Colonel, Built and
Hodge, prefer the simplicity and of the de
spaches the artificial and affected style fthe
sage Nay, more this points believe that the Presi-
dent will be sde for have often conyerscd with
him, have ong known him. have read his = and
with disposition, and them pareniheses and
involved Nothing could be unlike the
dsndant quantness Of Colonel Bull than tie natural
style OF General Taylor displayed his private letters,
written with his peculiar thick and hard chiroyralhy
The Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser speaks Of it
without reservation, in the following terms;
"Ii anything could very moderate estimate
Gen. Taylos's capacity and ability civilian and
say nothing Of scholarship, which be-
eye lac holds in contempt IL would be the paper
which he has recently Congress, add dgndcd with
the tide OF message Not that would him of
having written it all but that alter having read II. II
read did, have permitted such instrument TO go
before Congress- and the people oil the United States with
his it, pieces Of qualification that really did
think Zachary Taylor could be guilty or Ii any
viii read aentvey the first three phs ofths doc
umeni and will then say that he does feel ashamed and
mortifedyea, humia,ed-st the very ridiculous and
meaning expressions of the first civil and military officer OF
the government should suppose his OF poprey
Of this obtuse that he would be
to Distinguish the sublime from the ddiculous The very
school boys and school girls, in Streets laughing
H. and asking what by tho Of mankind,' when
we at peace with all the worldp Verify, in trying
get simple thar people might suppose that Gen. Tsy
Tor IT, they have made il nefably stupid. that
will suppose that he read ai least before IL
communicated Congress. But II this the only
fault had 10 fad with the message, our task wonld be
easy. Il Is mere OF taste, snd though the world
might laugh expense. IL doubtless will, still
could survive III gayer however claim sen-
ton, and those we proceed brefyto notice"
Tha Norsh ~Ia,s rrod.f