Presidents Message.
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We lay before our readers, this week,


the most interesting part of the message 81


President Polk, with synopsis Of the other.


This is the 6rst annual message Of Mr..


Polk, and for that reason, coupled with bis


position on the Texas and Oregon questions


previous to his election, and that assumed


in his Inaugural address, this document has


been looked for BY the American people,


with more feeling and anxiety than any
other document Of the kind since the close
of the last war. For sometime previous
to the assembling Of the present Congress,
the Washington Union, being the organ Of
the Administration, assumed position on
the Oregon question harmonizing with the
feelings and meeting the approval Of nine-
ty-nine hundredths Of the whole American
people. Whether the position takes by
the Union was the position Of the President
was matter Of conjecture merely. And
we must confess for ourselves, we did not
allow the belief, though we hoped the Pres
ident would como up to the mark indicat-
ed by the Union. The mist hanging over
the then future has at length been dispel-
led. This message is before US. And we
do not hesitate to say, that in point Of abil-
ity it is not exceeded BY any previous doc
umsnt Of tho kind ever communicated 10


the American Congress. But the ability
with which it is put forth is BY no means its
highest commendation. II exhibits, COM
p'etely and fully, what the American peo-
pie have always been desiring in their
Presidents-an incorporating opposition
to amy and all dictation from abroad, and .
spirit al oace patriotic and Wholly .4merican.
We do not hesitate to pronounce It 70 con-
tain more genuine .americanism in ii than
any other document Of the kind that ever
was issued from the White House at WASH
ington. The American people have cried
bitterly against this miserable doctrine Of
conceding away and yielding up peu kno,On
rights for the sake Of peace and amity.
Whenever the American people have come
to a deliberate conclusion that their rights
are "cIear and indisputable," they cannot
yield them because claimed BY another ma
ton without compromitting their honor.
Neither have the people any disposition to
do so. All they want, is man at the
helm who will adopt and carry out their
views upon such questions, and they will
sustain him or perish in the attempt 70 do
SO. Such an one have the people found in
Mr.. Polk. This one message has, with
out regard to his previous course, enstamp-
cd his name in the hearts Of his patriotic
fellow citizens; and If he continues this
course Of fPOlicy with that 6rn,ness and spirit
with which he has bugun, he will win for
himself fame more lasting than monu-
nsssats Of marble and rhich shall not perish
but with that Of has country.


We are confined, this week, for want Of
more room, but we shall take occasion to
comment hereafter upon the several posi-
tons assumed by Mr.. Polk, all Of which
we believe to be sound, orthodox, and in
conformity to the Text Book Of the DEM
ocratic party.