Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-15
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE AbOiLllo.S-


letter has been published from Sir Gushing, TO one ~
th editors of the Boston Post upon the subject Vi lhc
nrcne coaIilion CT the Massachusetts Decio:rals WIN
The Free Soers. II IS most canest anu innisnu
n The attempt from OF the mcH oeis VI e,c Guo,'
,y,,o CLAIMS 10 speak tic sentiments o. the
IL would lske much induce those who are lanaf
the antecedeuts Of the President TO believe that ne "ouu o
any means couutenance the aInalgana'on OF h
ard abolons,n in or Of Massachusetts, fs lace nas
been sci agans the agitation OF the slavery question: 10 e
CONGRESS- Of !he United States from its first advent nto po
Utica iie All his energies have been directed 10 c I'd.
nonv of The various sections country regarding sid
y,ry as local question: be considered nelfher ny Con
pcss nor by the States in which il does not exsi m ae
baen with him cardinal principle as scrutiny OIL HIS uh
Lcmished record will show. would be sigu'a pe1a' @
non indeed when abolitIonism is feebier man IL as
Tor years, and when the exciting causes whCn az ~
porary mower passed away, that THIS
should bc willing 10 affiliate win ser o h,nn,,;on nj
end is the destruction OF the Union, ana ,ne "S;o has
,hc Constitution itself. The letter OF Mf Cusn'uS
s,nh, down rpon his own and the head ot ffesiGeht
p;srcc curses loud deep The latter mas long oee "e
hi.ct of their biIterest hatred, MISUNDERSTANDING
,vbns would deceive the public into the BELIEF tat nc '
one OF them His enemies the South are s"eatlhs one
thing whilst those in the North are giving lhon' Tue n
paloabc contradiction by the drnuncatlons they 'cl
proves most conclusyey, that he IS pursuing ula
course which has characterised his past career aa VINE W.
does this he will have nothing 10 lear from "e ''
ness of his foes either hand. ..,,,,
Th netey,s for the assaults the South are OF The most
ilmsey and superficial character lhey grow o"t VI "'
,h,t /, was The declared policy OF the present adnls
,,.ion n make the Baltimore PLATFORM the test OF political
orthodoxy Those who subscribed to its provisions, ahr
acted upon It's principles TO be regarded as "oty VI
,hr NJ ,ccopnon as natlonu Democrats. In cnir}ine
ont This determination which had for its object t9 peace
of me country and cessation OF those secona. hos
tin which had long endangered ou' very I
rrrbc some perhaps were embraced who hid ac!ea
Van Bucn in his famous detection from the De'"ocIaat
i"d hy onnntmcn 10 Office any who has not adopt
ed the platform Of the party 1t was not tor the adnlna
lion To question sincerity Of their repentance l'' m pis
II vas enough 10 know that they were capable, ana lha
their recrnatioa had been open and unissassd 10 nave
pursued different course would have been to brand mem
az hypocrres without any audable motive IN 'eI p
had EXPRESSED their determination 10 lay aside tat uage
ous sec,:onalsn, which had been Tor hme 'he
principle their political creed ana wouu hase sstI
object 10 avert such Calamity, not merely from the De'S
cratic party but from the county, and hs mas Seen e
,.c o the administration. It never lnten1eH u sac
flee aoy principle 10 secure sach end, but on the cona
10 establish the Baltimore PLATFORM as permanent
fox all future time This not pandernS 10 Inc pluoee
OF econ but union with them upon sheif aoa''aoh'en
of thci, porposes-I DanriHc Repu5lcdn.