North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-12-10
THE MESSAGE.

THE MESSAGE.
The Wilmington Commercial invites US to express
our opinion to Mr.. Filimore's Message. The Edi-
tor taking it for granted very unusty, that we would
find fault with the document any way, says:
1.-THE Democratic papers will have to make up
something concerning it, however, for it will never
do to leave the public qualification undsturbed. Come,
Mr. Holden, lead the way. You can give Robin
Hood conclusion, if nothing else. 1t will be recoi
lected that Robin said prisoner should be hung toS
the sapient reason that he had Sc a hanging look =
and suppose that is the view the Standard takes
of the administration, in all cases.
Now, assume to speak only for one press-the
other Democratic papers entertain their opinions,
and are able to express them. Our opinion, however
humble. the Editor of ths>6nmmercial shall have i;
and should have given + to our leaders any way,
without. reference to this>SAl of h6bGommercial.&
WE regard this Message commonplace docu>
ment 1t bears about it evidences of profound
thoug ht or Of greatness OF mind. 1t touches
Der of points, but of them are handled with the
power or skill of master.
We object to the Presidents views in regard to
the Tariff, river and harbor improvements and also
in relation to imports and exports; and if the points
he makes on these subjects should come up in the
ensuing campaign, shall give at length
for thus Directing. We have our opinions upon
these points. but we do not deem it important, at this
time, to 60 into argument to show their soundness
The President admits that the national finances
in a prosperous condition, though he is evidently
alarmed by the large exports of SPECIE and fears there
will be pecuniary crash, somehow other, before
long. He also states that the much-abused Tariff
of ls46 yielded, during the last fiscal year, some
fifty millions of dollars; and yet he proposes TO
modify and change it. His premises, in relation
to the finances and the Tariff, are one way and
his conclusions another. He has either learned his
logic badly, or he applies it by contraries. His re.
commentator to the effect that the Tari-taxes Of
the people should be increased, for the particular
benefit of few manufacturers, will hardly meet an
affirmative response from Democratic Congress
We object, also, to the of the President in
withdrawing his recommendation made at the last
session, that the mineral lands of California should
be leased or sold. He now advises that these lands
be left open, as heretofore, to all nations. Why is
this2 Has he discovered that Slavery is likely be
introduced into California these lands shall
have been leased or sold What does the Editor of
the Commercial think of this Does he agree with
the President! Does he not believe, if these lands
were leased or SOLD to those who able thus OBJ
tain them, that Slavery would be likely to find
a foothold in California;
The President deserves credit for the very explicit
and decided manner in which he plants himself upon
the fugtive-save law. If majority of his party in
the free States were with him in this matter, We
should have stronger hopes of seeing the law faith
fully and honestly enforced but still the fact
be denied that the President has come slowly up to
his duty in this respect. 1t not until recently,
when he that the Issue had been CLEARLY made
pbetween the Constitution and treason that he took
vigorous and decided measures. If he had hesiated
and given back under such circumstances, he would
at once have become infamous, and would have lost,
personally, the respect and confidence of all honora-
BILE men.
Mr.. Fillmore doubt feels embarrassed by his
position. President by accident and Wing, he
finds Congress and nearly all the STATES against him ;
and he is compelled by the public voice to smother
to great extent, his peculiar principles and sub
SCRIBE by his official action to the soundness of De-
mocratic measures, the law of the land. He is
clearly in the wrong pew.
The Commercial supposes that, in the opinion of
the Standard, the Administration has g hanging
look" We confess its i" look " is dO,Onvard, and
it's tendency is in the same direction Under its aus
Pices, the Wings have lost all but two States an
locality. to-wit: Vermont, Tennessee, and Salt
River. The Editor of the Commercial might as we'll
prepare for his voyage. In about twelve months from
this time the great waves of public opinion, running
at foodtde, will carry him back - 10 the head of
" old Salt - with melstrom rush. We congratu-
late the Editor and his uw-travelers upon the
prospect before them. They will have opportu-
nifty at the head-waters of this famous river of
newing many old associations and of making new
acquaintances; and they can pass their time quite
comfortably in sucking cider through straw, as
Mr.. Badger did in 1910, and in rejecting upon the
mutabiity of human glory, and also upon that two
dollars day and roast beef