The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-12-17

into the spanish COnsul's Oihce at New Or.
leans and broke up a few benches, chairs,
&c, and tore 70 pieces, what purpOrted to be
The Spanish Gag. He is very particular to.
urge upon Congress Die necessity Of re-
munerating the Spanish Government for
these alledged losses. And the emunera
ton he asks for, was to be bestowed on a
government that bad brutally murdered our
citizens, and at thatvery moment lad anOth-
er locked up in their dungeons, Tor no
other offence, than that he was the advocate
of civil and religious Liberty.
But SO it is. With the leaders of the
Wing party, the advocate of Equal Rights
and Equal Laws, need expect neither ''aid
or comfort" Their sympathies are with
Kings and Despots. and to retain their favor
they cringe at the feet of royalty. But
thank God, a day of reckoning is at hand,
and the people will proclaim in tones Of thun-
der, that these men, who have disgraced the
holy name of Freemen, are unworthy ofcon-
fdence and respect-''that they knew their
duty, but did it not"
The recommendation to establish a re-
%ciprocal trade between the U. S. and the
Canadas and other British provinces as also
the Sandwich Islands, we like very well, al
though in our opinion it does not agree very
well with the doctrines of neutrality which
he so boldly advocates.
The President admits the prosperity of
the country, but thinks it can be greatly in
creased by heavier taxes on the people, in
Ishe shape of increased duties. In other
words, he says-"put a tax on tea and cof-
fee, and increase it on all the necessaries of
life, and we will geta great deal more money"
His arguments on this question, are but a
repetition of the stale slang of the Wing lead
ers in the U. S.. and we feel sure they will
have but little effect with the majority Of the
people or of Congress.
He tries hard to make it appear that Agri-
culture is in truly a deplorable condition,
and would no doubt attribute it, ifhe could
to the operation of the tariff of '46, and thus
make a little political capital for his party
But here he makes a blunder, that at once
puts a quictus 10 the panic story. In anoth
er part of this same message, he tells us tina
"the cash sales of the public lands far exceed
those flast gear, Notwithstanding the large
number of bounty land certificates issued
If such is the true state of the case, Mr.. Fill
more, how in the name of common sense
can you make it appear that the Agticultu-
raj interests of our country is in such a de-
plorable condition? These two stories don't
agree, no-how. '
The compromise measures he regards as
a final settlement of all the questions to
which they allude. He gives the "higher-
law" men to understand that he will prose-
cute them for treason, should they attemp
in any way to resist the execution OF the
Fugitive Slave Law. This he appears to be
fully determined on. So look out!
There are many other points in the mes
sage to which we should like to direct the
attention of our readers, but want of room
compels US to defer further remark for the
present. In conclusion we submit the fol-
lowing, which we copy from the New York
Tribune, the leading Whig party in New
York. Speaking of the Message, the Tri-
bune says: .l.-. #
"Its prevailing defect is a non-assertion,
almost, non-recognition of principles. All
is second hand, superficial, make shift, and
much is temporizing, timid, irresolute. Even
with regard to our foreign relations, the
reader is often befogged with regard to the
principles which have guided the Presi-
Dental course"