Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-09-17
dn,v Of Virginia and nll true lovers OF inc 'o
sritut ION and Unioa.


sritution and Inioa'
We have already briefly commented upon '"e ?
of the last Congress, which were lar from sa''s'ao''
MANY PARTICULARS While majority OF the democracy ~
Congress firmly stood by the Baltimore plat om IS "o' y
be denied that portion of our party forgot me guiding
Of the Democracy and BY coaescins with the wings
n.bed measures that seriously conflict with those rules The
act alluded 10 ought awaken the people OF 'snia
where 10 vigorous FOR REFORM especially IN Tue
ovarnmeo, That reform never be effected until We ger
President of Hickory like nerve. who WI ieafessS "ie'
ba ve,o and axe Issue before the people, upon measures
passed BY maorilies consisting Of wings ano 90 ceu W
,ocras united Such President we shall ma IN FanA"
poond we ouph, 10 strain every nerve not only TO
elc him bu, TO elect him trumphanty not only 10 eject
hin, rpmpbanry but SO 10 organize and insp our forces
ss 10 sustain him firmly upon our PLATFORM without giving
nm pank of it. 10 backsliding friends or ieoerai oes
Now is the time TO give proper direction TO The sen'i-
Ynents OF our new voters They will plant themselves nfmy
nv our platform our presses and our writing ana taking
f;d v; soeak out loudly in true Democratic appeals
IT, b,orv of the last session of Congress- teaches US un
,isaL,bv that there is safety in nominal Democratic
oori,ies in Congress CnreSaincd by the reo we nave
fopnd that men calling themselves Denocras-ano elected
by Democrats-eave upon nearly every measure auuesS
ed to their selfish sectional ieengs-and upon al ea
sures Involving heavy expenditures OF money Inc jo'
IN Of our party 10 Congress- have generally proven true 10
our platform and principles; but we have as generay oee
defeated by fuching specializing minority OF hem CO.
operating with solid body OF Wings Look al Inc votes
non he Hsbor bii-and upon details of almost every
heavy appropriation BILL and you find this 10 De 'rue mr.
would NOT have been the case if had had true Demo
era, in the Presidential Chair if the exercise oil the Vee
nower had even been experimentation the people have al
WAYS sustained l,-and will continue 10 sustain H. whet
welded TO check the extravagances and usupaons OF FED
ersl LEGISLATION Waverng Democrats will be slow 10 MAXI
issue upon it at the polls
Long session. of Conges. must be curailed They en-
gender usurpaon progacy and extravaganza They alien
ate representatives from constituents nurture fraud AM
corruption and the 10 conform 10 Tue n
righteous schemes of about Washington seek
;ny .necsl fayors instead of conforming the sentiment
and interests Of the people. They must be cuIaieo I'M
money changers and their feed attorneys must be dVei
from the temple The necessary business must be hrs al
attended 10 and DONE instead OF being postponed 10 ne las
hours of the session. then 10 upon biudy and in
considerably The appropriation bills sqnandefing IRON
10 hy nSe .easues 10 roc tina
could pass upon The sessions pro
tracted months and still the heavy appropriation bills
are left for last hours and hurried through more
nconsideraey and ignoanty than is the the short
sessions Verify people the patient and toe
people in the wordelse their dspeasure would
now arrested the growing vices of national Legislation
and metropolitan habits The times demand REFORM anc
Franklin Pierce reform candidate If he be elected
we have doubt of it, he will prove himself reformer
mis- congressional record in confding in him
SUCH An anti-monopolist he has ever becna strict
struciionist he proven himself To be- in every
He WILL If elected, go for strict economy, for curta-
ing powers and simplifying the functions OF the federal
government 10 such course, the people of all sections
will unquesonaby sustain him.