The Caledonian

THE MESSAGE of President Tyler attracts but little attention. It is a soft, easy sort of a document—Anti-Whig in all of its leading characteristics—as all expected it would be—decidedly so in its recommendation of increased expenditures in the Army, Navy, &c.—in reference to the public lands and in touching the Texian question; though what he says on this subject is indirectly said, yet it is plain enough to perceive the drift and meaning of the long talk about Mexico: it is plainly all intended to prepare the public mind for annexation. What, pray, has this country to do with Mexico—with the war between Mexico and Texas? Why, he might with as much propriety have taken up the long internal struggle in Spain, and shed his tears over their attendant horrors—only, Spain has no Texas for the Captain to covet.

The general aspect which the Message gives of our foreign relations, except this Mexican—or rather Texian matter—or it all means the latter—is pleasing: The President glorifies himself not a little—and whoever had so little occasion for doing it? The only commendation we have seen of the Message is, that it is brief—or shorter than the long yarns spun out by Van Buren when he was President. There is consolation in the reflection that Mr. Tyler has but one more Annual Message to put forth, & Van Buren none. The next Message after that of December 1844 comes from a Whig President.