Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-12-13
rI1s UsroN ON rns nEssAcn.

we reeret IS end tssys tie Rirhmond TtmesS
thas 4ge Prcssdests message has disappointed lbs
Eaqasrv. TAat paper would have had ralhett
more s.bIcod had sknader- In 1t - u ma1<, OES
Hxksts- MI Fillmore Il may Be- readily ina
glazed tges N pemuaie de civil example DC ''ths
iasa fOsltarss- cohAeti happily called GenerAs
JaekA1ng but esidentt desires % prove himself I;
Chief MAgistsaie who has The capacity 10 undeIs
stand ~ dasf. and al lrmness 10 perform liz:
TAesc spaiiti@s, are aally convinced, every -ak
did iadss Sll admin ihai lhe message conspieiousy
.discevsrs
Bat tshe president has failed 10 give perfss;ii
sstisfasEaz % the organ IL the former Democrats
party 4 Tirgeia he has The consolation or receiving
the almost unqualified approval Of the organ Of hat
parry sf1WaShington - far a. what he SAYS Il
Congfesf % the critical question Of the day is coz
sefned The .Usien, in ia comments on the mes
sage, disents: aswas TO have teen expectei frcsI,
the Pfttideaia policy with respect 10 the Tariff al.
iniernai requirements, bot wsrnly appiands his
advice efcehgress touching The subject 81 slavery
We'4Hess its Language
IT he next point which We fihd TO commend
Is thas:which relates to the peace measures
thai passed during the last session Of Cog
9ress We are gratifed to see that the
President takes the same view Of thoSe
measures that We have always maintained +
We cxsnot but regret, however, that he dia
net in this connexion, and with special refet
enc g az fsgisiys slave bill express bis d
the Law and to exercise all the power giveS
him BIZ the constitution and laws to pnJ
do~n--by force need be--those indiyiG
uals who should resist it But still thas
portion Of the message which treats Of thS
peace inessuresis worthy Of all commend.:
ton 1t takes the trGe ground-the only
teuable ground We took il long since;
and foi dong 70 we have been stigmatizea
BY evesy e2ithet Of oPprobium Still We
have maintained our position. and we measi'
20 maintain II while the peace measures arr
enforeedin good faith Although thewhoEu
Message is in this paper, We cannot refrapa
from extracting that portion Of it whica
treats Of this subject"
And j, the conclusion al the sane articles
"Nog can we close this hasty sketch with.
out repeating our sincere aeknowledg ments
to Mr. Fillmore for The frank, bold, and
manly manner 10 which he recommends to
Congress and TO the .conatry to permit tbs
late Compromise system 70 remain undls
turbed--ta consider il as final settlement
Of these dangerous ana exciting subjects
Erery tcord Of Tbs passage IS lc0rh Isl
leright.pt goli
The same number Of the tTaioa contains the a..
lowing shoft article giving cheering assurance a
tbs disposition Of majority Of the members of~the
two Hqpses, and reieraiing the editor's complete
satisfaction wlth tie Presidents rostli9n
Tho members of both houses of Congress
have rsAssen BLEED in better spiritthan wheu
they separated gu the $oth september lasi,
There seesns to be a fixed determination
among ! decided majority Of both houses t,
arrest any further discussion and agitaties,
of slavery From what We can learn, if the
question should be brought Up in any fora,.,
motions viii be made to lay the resolution
on the table which proceeding will cut OF
debate, and viii probably saceeed in both
houses ~
!" Iae ficsiag portioA of the Presidents mes
sage isatn fhts respect eryythmg thai ice
could. espeftor almost desire. lie considers
theqqesti9n esssttled by the system-of com
promise adopted at the last session, and rG
commends TO Congress to set their faces
against all further action and all agitation
on this dangerous subject"