The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-12
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cretion, aiming all their Efforts not t enl; vbt.noo,
or aiding the admnsiration but at pulling it to the
ground. The government, at time when IL saw
itef in the i'm minent peril Of being envsioped and
destroyed by revolution which tbrosteped it on
every side. ard which was clearly instigatsd aud
iosteied by tie press judged that 1t was not only
permitted but also within the strict sphere OF duty,
to prevent further contagion aud check IL in its pro-
gress; and this conviction led to the extreme mea-
sure contained in the circular of Sept 81 fit has
therein traDsgrcssed in form il has tho conscious
ness Of bavirg saved the substance, and Of having
taken the first step towards n measure required By
morality, policy, ard tho good name and honor Of
the republics for if Inc latter has fallen into dis
credit and disrepute in the eyes of other nations,
this is due only to those who calmly and knowingly
propagattd its dishonor.
The government has brogat aa th at circular; but
1t seriously calls the attention of Congress to this
evil which has radically destroyed all respect for
constituted authority, viii ch oorrupts public morals,
which tends to the dscredit of the country, and
which has converted itself into vale speculation,
exercised at the expense of the honor and character
OF private citizens, for the domestic roof has
now ceased to be an oIject Of respect shall only
remind You OF the disgrsceful and shameful oharao-
ter of the publications Of tho year. and then
ask you to decide if, with such unbounded license
it u.s. or ever cen be, possible to consolidate any DO
litics systom Amt lin any Kind Of ltion
The executive has made out for you q brief ana
lysis Of tho necessities which ut present press
severely upon the republic, confning tde Same to
such matters as the nature OF your deliberations
will pormit you to take into consideration Sill,
those WHICH you Are at present to deliberate upon,
Me of so very vital a character that they must bs
considered as preliminary-a an Indispensable pre-
liminary- Of those which await you dur .ag tho or
dnary term, for which you will be able to do no.
thing in it If you have not previously placed its
foundations on 6sm basis The republic is in
terrible crisis and it is absolutely necessary to meet
1t with all the power which the laws have deposited
in your hands have done
ANSWER CT THE HONORABLE PRESIDENT OF THE
HOUSE or REPRESENT ATIvES
hn L..h hnn Aa
this solemn occasion to open the extra arainaiy ses
sions for which it has this day been convokea, ana
rom The first day which was appointed for the pre-
na,atnrv vvn,s-, both houses were legitimately
constituted, in order to have the necessary number
Of honorable senators and representatives The
National Congress has since then been disposed 70
assemble as soon as it should be ous'itutionally
conyoked.
1t is not ut present the occasion to qualify the de-
cree OF the government stned under date Of Sep
tember 81 the liberty of the press; this remains
subject to the determination Of the august houses.
These shall occupy their time in passing sueh
legislative eractments ss May be conducive to the
establishment of order in the localities where it
may have suffered most severely, in decreeing tho
assistance which is uDjustly demanded by the
States suffering from the invasions Of tho barbsrous
States, in order that war may be ~aged against
The latter with success and OF resolving wnat IL
the more exbedieDt in tho matter Of the Oou
tIact entert d into by the government for q route
the lstbmus OF Tehusnte pee and also Of the
other matters mentioned the order Of cation.
1t is the desire of the National Congress that tho
revolution may disappear as soon as possible, aod
that the federal institutions and federal union may
be safe and knowing that to attain this end the
most ipyioaie respect for tno constitution and the
laws ia necessary, hopes that the government will
rot depart IRON the constitutional path, and will,
with activity AID energy, employ all tae means
which IL has at it's comm and, in order speedily
NJ possible to establish tranquility wherever 1t
may have been disturbed