Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-12-15
QUIZ JOB OFFICE.
The Presidents Nesss 20.

pondered and lnwaruly dIgested the
Prcsident's message and we do not deem
it necessary to say one encomiastic
word respecting it; it does not require
commentator or eulogium. AS lucid,
statesman like exposition Of the affairs
Of the country, it will commend itself
to the judgment Of every thinking man
who examines it. 1t is gratifying to
us to be able to endorse the views of
the President on every subject, to
which be has called the attention of
Congress. On the question Of the cur
rency, We suppose the whole country
will concur in the recommendation Of
the Administration. The prevention
Of the issue of bank notes below the
denomination of twenty dollars, the
compelling the banks to keep on hand
one dollar in gold and silver for every
three Of their circulation and deposits,
the obliging banks to publish weekly
statements Of their affairs, the passage
of a rigid bankrupt law compelling cv-
cry bank to wind up whenever it sus-
ponds specie payment, will do much to
prevents the evils Of undue expansion,
and avert the recurrence Of such none
tary distresses as that from which we
are just emerging.
Concerning our relations with Great
Britain, we are glad to know that the
press of all parties unite in approving
the position ofthe Administration. No
thing ever tended 30 much to weaken
our confidence in Mr.. Dallas as his
asserting to the Dallas Clarendon Con-
vention, and Mr.. Buchanan has done
nothing more than we expected, and
nothing less than public sentiment de-
manded in declaring his determination
to leave that compendium Of blunders,
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty-behind
him, and to commence negotiations
anew. We have a Buchanan, not a
Taylor, not a Cass, not a Clayton, at
the head Of affairs now, and we may
expect in the future something like dip
lomatic skill.
The President occupies the only
tenable ground as to the admission Of
Kansas he regrets that the whole con-
stitution was not submitted to the pco-
pie, but sees in that omission no
reason for slamming the door in her
face, when Kansas presents herself for
admission into the Union. The Dem
ocratic party of this County, the Dem
ocratic party Of this State, will stand
by the President unfalteringly, answer
vingly in his patriotic position in favor
of the admission of Kansas.
All parties are committed to rigor-
Gus measures against the Mormons
The Prophet, the Danites, the Destroy
ing Angels and their accomp.iccs will
be made an example of for the benefit
Of those who may be ambitious of play
ing rebels in other portions Of our pos
sessions.
The President is decidedly in favor
of a military rail road to the Pacific.
He vindicatcs the constitutlonality of
such road with great clcarness and
force, and shows the superiority of the
route. through the territory of Arazo-
MIA the distance between the Western
boundary of Texas and the Eastern
boundary Of California-by the Arazo-
MIA route being only four hundred and
seventy miles.
The President states that it may be
necessary to issue treasury notes, and
discouragcs any idea Of changing our
tariff. The condition Of our national
finances, considering the prostration OF
the business Of our country, is decided
ly encouraging, and is to be attributed
to the Independent treasury, the
browning glory Of Van Buren's career.
Our national debt is only 25,OOo,ooO.
The extravagant Legislation Of Con-
gress and the squandering Of the pub
lie lands are severely animadvcrted
upon, though the message does not al
Jude to the corruption Of Matteson, N
P. Banks, Gilbert and Edwards, which
lately stained our national honor.
We rejoice to see that the President
has determined not to follow in the
footsteps of his predecessors, and afiix
his signature to bills whose contents he
has not examined. This wise resolu-
ton will prevent the infamous system
Of legislative swindling by which sche-
mes for robbing the treasury are inge-
niously incorporated with legitimate
appropriations, and sent to the Pres
ident at the eleventh hour, when he
cannot separate the wheat from the
chat.
We expect, Of course, the usual
amount of fault finding and misrepre-
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