Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-12-14

TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. The first annual mess
age of President Pierce delivered to both houses
of Congress yesterday, and is now spread before
the country for the perusal and examination OF the
people. Its reading in the two houses was listened
to with marked interest and attention, and we are
sure the like interest will be manifested throughout
the country. We venture TO predict that there Will
be very nearly unanimous judgment amongst dem
ocrats the clearness ability and political sound
ness, of the document. 1t Is enlphatlcaIly dem
ocratc State paper and it is one Of which democrats
may well feel proud. There is an elevation OF tone
in adverting to foreign relations, which stamps
the message purely American in sentiment On
the subject of territorial acquisition, the President
speaks out with the frlnkneSS of a statesman whose
confidence III the capacity of our form OF government
to adapt itself to large expansion OF territory IS
fully confirmed by the lights of experience as well
as of reason. But there is no unnecessary or dan
gerous encouragement to hasty illegal acquisitions
held out the idea of progress is prominent, but 1T
is natural legitimate, and safe progress
The sentiments of the President in regard to the
settlement of the late dangerous sectional agitatons
will find hearty response in every patriotic BOSOM
The solemn pledge which he repeats on this subject
was hardly necessary to give assurance to those who
have witnessed the soicitude and fidelity with winch
his policy has been directed to the maintenance OF
those raternal relations between the different Sec
tons of the confederacy which so essential to
the preservation of the federal Union But in view
of the momenous Importance of the subject, we are
glad that the President has once more impressed up
on his countrymen the necessity OF adherng 1alth-
| fully and earnestly to the Compromise of 1880 and
that he has sealed the appeal by the pledge of his
own untrnished honor to resist any effort to defeat
that adjustment during his term of service
Our democratic friends will be grated to find in
! the message an open and undisguiscd avowal and
advocacy Of those great principles which lie at the
bottom of the democratic organization These fun
damental principles distinctly and cordially rec
ognised as the basis Of his political faith and IN the
Recommendations which be makes to Congress he
keeps constantly in view the defined democratic
landmarks We venture the opinion that this frank
avowal of his democratic sentiments will meet the
warm approval of his friends,
But there is one other distinctive feature in the
message on which the hearts of the people will unite
in Communications We allude to the tone of elevated
political morality which pervades the whole docu'
ment The President would have failed to meet the
lust expectations andwshes of the country If he had
omitted to impress upon his message high moral
sentiment. He has discharged his duty in this re
spect noby, and sure that he will be sustained
by the country in carrying his views out IN practice
Without further comment, we leave our readers te
Judge for themselves and esatislied that after
perslsing and studying the message, every faithful
democrat will be better satisfied than ever not only
with his principles but with the President who thus
/ eloouently and boldly avows and advocates them
Wash. Union Of Wednesday tast