Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-11
THE NEXT CONGRESS.

h,es week. from next Monday the Congress cf The ia
lion will rs.assemble That President Pierce will do his d"
~ and In his message will lay down propositions !" u
cordance with the old Republican faith we feel ~
convinced. II will then be for Democratic .ss;.,
reprssen, the sentiments of Democratic people, .
tho President In carrying out their solem" 'e'",N -
will be some subjects Of difficulty that wiz ~ .o -,
ana s,mns,. of the neonss representatives. out we ~ Nv
fear that wa NAV no, DO able proclaim aef
,hs President shsll have finally acted that 'he
has been maintained and the Republic nus Su'eleu Nv
80, . ~, It,, character aud the permanent prosperity
md honor of the States and tho people, one '"ns w
o,a,v in advance, that the representatives ot
ril maintain united front In contenans lot INC
of their State upon all the grsa, questions 'hal
NAV come up They havo been tried in the hery 'ufnce
oonosoo and have been found not wanting has Oeeh
, -, or ,ba, the representative OF the Frederick Dis
,c c. Faulkner Esq, has been too recently assoc'aeu
with the Democratic organization, 10 be fully noueo Win
,ho s,n,es rights principles Of the Virginia school, We are
b,nov 10 no in power to do justice 10 Mr. Fauhne
and TO place him right the record VIC 20 not oas "
onnion alone upon the efficient and noble championship "
franklin Pierce the Democratic cause manifested IN the
distinguished aud eloquent participation vi Mr. FduShef IN
the last Presidential We have Tow before Us TIE
Loudoun Democrat excellent Democratic journal recent
y established 10 Mr. Fsulkncrs District That paper con-
,.ins tho remarks Of Mr. Faulkner 10 accepting The Con
RTesslonal nomination III Inc nauuo vi tuc
Tho following extract will show TIM, Mr. Faulkner is tho
roughly identified with the States Rights School OF virgil
MIA and may be confidently relied upon. In conjunction WIN
a his colleagues 10 carry out The Republican doctrines OF
Virginia. upon all great questions OF policy that VIII ne
eessarlly come up before the next Congress:
The great principles Of the Democratic party are embraced
in the series Of resolutions adopted by The Baltimore Con
yeuon 40 It's platform have carefully examined all these
resolutions. They have my cordial appreciation ihey
were upon every fit occasion vndlcaled and sustained y NE
during the last Presidential canvass.
believe they the only principles upon ~tath inns
Government DO administered as to preserve the Con-
s,tuton full vlgor and to Us from the continual leo
dsnces of our system towards consolidation. Under their
influence this nation has already attained unprecedented
condition of prosperity, and they form the only system Of
administrative policy under which we shall ever DC aos 70
fulfil that high and exalted mission which Providence nus
designed for u.s. During the that served In Con-
eress when every variety of political questions was SUD.
mi,ted for my consideration not sentiment ever ,ssueu
with single principle announced In that PLATFORM 90 du
ring the five consecutive years that have been IN pub
lie e-embracing my service in the Virginia Legislature
10 the Convention and in Congress- vote was ever
cast by sentiment uttered in conflict WIN nose
principles.
l, has been charged that not as thorough States
Right as should be- am we'll aware that there are
opinions upon this subject of speculative than OF
practical character upon which re best aud puIes Demo-
Gratis differ They have been made canons OF party
faith and each 10 left tho liberal exercise of his own
judgment regard Them But this will say, thar if Viz
gnia be regarded safe and reliable exponent OF
Sa,esRig principles then claim to be States RICH,
Ihare read her parous erposons Of these questions
from 1898 to The present time and lam notouare of single
opinion announced by Virginia defining and defending NE
rights Of the States against the Federal authority in whic
do not cordially OF none announced by
her during The period that member Of her General
Assembly. in which did not concur by my votes and
speeches bow TO tho authority Of Mr. Jefferson and Mr.
Madson and hold their opinions In the profound res
pect Ny feeling and convictions uke prompt To watch
The assumption of authority by the Federal Government
with jeaousy-to guard with vigilance against the
exercise of doubtful powers and to cootae the action OF
thai Government strictly within the limits which the Con-
sttutlon has prescribed for i,.n