Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-09
Democratic opinions Of the Message.

We yesterday made brief comment upon the
Presidents Message as We believed it open TO crit
cism, TO the limited extent we were enabled 10 GO
The party to which We belong, after perusing the
document, will be fuy capable Of giving ii that con-
sidcraon ii deserve, without the aid OF any com.
montS from MS. To them the Message will speak for
itself We have therefore RETAINED from going into
any general criticism of its merits one way the
other. To our political opponents, whatever we
might say, viii in all probability be attributed to
ault-ii ding purpose any how and therefore have
thought it best to give them what organs Of their
own party think about it. The Washington S,HtiHel
of date corresponding with the issue of the Message,
does not endorse it. That able Democratic paper. in
making an analysis of the Message pleads want Of
/ titpc To give il due consideration, and rcscrv, :
/ its comments for future number We can und,r-
stand all that and in the next issue Of the Sentinel
shall look ont for expression Of what it really
/ thinks of the document. As Wings our opinions may
he worth but little to the great Democracy, and not
wishing to ntrudc our opinions upon them, we
molcSty forbcar comments at large. We prefer, for
l the present To L.: their own organs speak. The
| Enquirer endorses it out and out 81 course, altc:
the indication of its purpose 10 stand 10y the Admin
/ istration at all hazards. After the editors Of tiv
Washington S,atiI,i have hal ful time to digest it,
shall bc able 80 give their opinion, and that per-
haps very soon. The New Nor, Herald one Of the
moS', if in fact the most influential organ Of the
/ party, has already spoken forth its sentiments We
give tclow the greater portion Of the II n5lFs article
on the Presidents Message, which We commend TO
the attention Of our readers. 1t is as follows:
"Thc fla: public document which Franklin Pierce gave
10 the world attracted a good deal o. attention Opiu
ions differed 10 is merits hut all agreed that IL
remarkable paper We fear ths; the Message published
elsewhere, will not be Successful a. tie Inaugural l.
there T. one ding m IL more noticeable than .uusr az
ter the somewhat iwdry 5h, oric in which 60 couchci
&c Is surely the displayed 10 avoid precise statements
| of Opinion and to a cgutiuus s.,oca with
louri-h and lHc lusr1gr. With the paragraphs which
aluiv o. thr details 90 u1r foreign and dJul,suc paicv,
have particular fault to tul They are, IN general
plain aud matter OF fact, and what opinions expressed
ire sra-inr uuI practical But & relation with Great
Britain and other for- powers >uccucty reviewed.
it home revenues stated with accuracy there
other points a. "a which tue country would have
been pleas. to know the President mind There j. oHr
point above a ui.'fi on wt.r. policy We'll az jn'y
gIg,l hun 10 speak plainly and iauaiy. We need harii,
"a. that W. J.uic to t..r COMPROMISE.
"s.u-.b' m,u s'c r!euly cuop.h Whatever ca isaucs
may o. scr Mp D., poio.! s.hems, aud whatever dust
m"y be throw" 10 tac esr' Of teT"'ic hy the Cabinet
lld fr1r-o ofrlu, the compromise measures ct Is.u
I.j ;Ur principles on which the based tie
only real leone ui 'outoutou between political parties U
thr present. lav. Re they aIi-- b.. Lty drupcr.t4
fyicc il,u, Van Eus-u men, Marcy men, Dickinson I-u
CO.. bearing any o,,"r known designation al uu.,i
elm. u' slry h,igu. tp other u the factions
Nhich respectively support aud uPpu,4 these principle
There hr lnsh.,sa there minor Iiu- uf lii
re.ce, lut Of these g. ot sufficient Importance
-t'ui u way ui coalition between it7 advocates and I'-
foes. MHslhcr the sir' which Irompt-i tie tnmprO.
misc uf ls'U Co i'-Iue our future leg atiOu Whctl.
IN shus. "a equilibrium between Nnrtu aud South o..
10 De- preserved 40 s htrlri.. whether, th. sake
OF graft. ling ira fanatics u either section O t- rp.utrs
me nvcrcs Of 'rer~oi and the advocate. arc, .uu
each to rc aloNri ilsir ''l swing unul some ',ur
ur question ar-"- O." set them Pos t' rlIs--iH5 b.