The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-12-15
Tic Presiden,,s MesSaIc.

The Presidents MesSa3c.
Once more the anxiety of the universal
Yankee nation" has been nppeascd Ivy the
appearance Of the annual Message of the
President. We must confess, and giadly,that
it is a very good message, comparatively 'ped-
kiag. Better than sc thought Gen. Pieice
could write, aud better than he has written
we opinc, Tor parts of it bear the ear marks
nl Secretaries Marcy and Guthrie, both men
Of ta'ent We arc glad the Message is as
good as tits, for distant nations will look TO
it, aud 30 Judge OF the capacity OF our Exec
utiyc. But for the same reason we are sorry
it Is not infinitely better than it is. Time
was wb.n our Pres, ents could write Mesa
gee, round. and perfect as dcwdrop, and big
with the thoughts they contained; when they
siadowed 'orlh what, should BE tie policy OF
our nation, aud a wise Congress gresped
those suggr stions and acted on them. But
0: late years Messages have Gcterioratcd won
d~criuIly, until there is not any lower depth
for them to explore. Let us hope thas from
their present positions they may rise until u
few years Will see ;Icm az able rs ever.
Passing over the Fourth Of July" part Of
the message. which wonId ,ound very well
IL 4 College Salutatory, the leading features
present themselves for our Consideration -
The SouLs d~niculty with France, which was
really II serious matter he dismisscs in one
short paragraph, tut the Greyt9wn outrage,
(Which for the credit of our country he had
better passed ovcr) receives at his hands n
notice ofoycr i column. He labors long and
earnestly TO justify the course o! our Gov
crnmeA in that matter, but having nothing
to build upon in the first place. it is impossi-
bic for him to 'make out a case" Speaking
of this point in the message the Cleveland
HcraM says:-
passing lightly over Soulc and other "toreign re.
Iallons, Tho President approaches Groytown and
tI,n-
"rhcrc's Il mastering ofNalions,
a waking up oi snakes.
Tho Devils broken loose again
Aud all creation 1lakcs
Grcyluwn thunder is tho Presidents special self.
C,atcd ihundrr, ana how his Message echoes it.
Read tie GrcytOMn section oi the Message, and
learn, how great II Ire little sparks can kindie.''
His p DECISIONS Of u desire to maintain
peaceful relations with all the world and "the
rest of munkind' may be Of interest to the
curious reader WHO knows that We have as
Representatives at foreign Courts such men
as Dan. Sic,ieS, Sanders, Soule a. O'SuAivan.
One OF whom stands even now indicted for
illlIbus,cring, and another stands strongly
suspected OF melting a rebellion in the coun-
try 10 which he was sent Us a Minister.
Popular sovereignty is touched on--but
the great scarccrow Of politicians, the kRow
H0lhipg party is not once mentioned. No
doubt il those mysterious pur.onagcs have
human feelings they will feel terribly cut
down by this ,acit reputation. Should they
tuke a notion, however, to reciprOcatc, it will
be with an awlLl reciprocity-not leaving u
vestige OF what is now Franhiin Pierce.
In conformity with Secretary Gathric'S
suggestions he recommends n reduction of
the duty on imports; and un enlargement of
the free list, which if judiciously donn would
be wcIl--thc enlargement Of the free list, we
mean.
Plato had II theory that everything end
ed IN It's oppositc--lur instance, wukclulncss
in sleep, and sleep in wake,ulnros-- lie in
death, and consequently death in life, 50 he
arrived at the conclusion that the soul was
Immortal. Let Va apply Plates theory to
Presidents messages, aud argue thereirom
that as first rate messages have been follow
cd by very interior ones, 50 the inferior ones
q. the present day must certainly be followed
BY he opp. aIt,--sooG ones For that good
t'me--wh'eh W. sincerely hope may be in
the future we most d~eyoutiy pray.