Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-12-19
The Messages.

Messages. although long and nnrcadable, have
served to disturb the tedious monotony. A no.
thing either new or Of startling interest was an
tioipated in either document, the public cannot
complain, of disappointment. The very novel
and appropriate reference TO the resolutions Of
9s will doubtless attract the attention If the
country. Hitherto these grave resolutions have
been regarded not only the staple, but as the
exclusive property Of the Virginia Democracy;
but their recent imposing endorsement by the
President will doubtless have the effect Of en-
tightening the minds If the Universal Democracy
North and South. East and West. In this age
of Progress and of '.Yonng America. nil admira-
ri. II would create establishment were il Of
fieinlly announced that Prince John himself lnow
understood to be the pet Of the Pfesidcnt) swears
by them as the shibholoth of his political creed
Opposition to the Compromise aud the Fugitive
Slave Law, is not incompatible with the great
Virginia Resolutions, if indeed the the most con
Trajectory political doctrines are. The Rich
mond Enquirer foated them at is mast head
during all the long career OF it, venerable aud an
oient conductor of Rip Van Wrinkle memory, and
through sunshine and through storm, in adverse
" and in prosperity, still firmly and glorionsly
maintained them, and loudly and Justify invoked
their aid, together with the giant strength of the
Tenth Legion" in every crisis, which il relig-
iousy believed happened at every election. If
its party or It's party's Chief declared for distri
button or against distributions for the proclama.
tom the manilesto,or the bloody bill,it was all
the same--the pin was promptly swallowed if It
was only gilded with tho Resolntio of9s-99.
In all the history of the Democracy of Virginia
they have been held as inyiolabe the Laws of
the Modes and Porsians, and gifted with all the
magic powers of Railways Ready Relief To heal
every political malady. They cured Martin Van
Buren, of his inability 10 say with the lights he
fore him whether Congress had the power to abol-
ish slavery in the District of Columbia though he
never said it--they absoyed Mr.. cass from the sin
Of his vote for the River and larbor Bill and last,
though not least, they salved the wounds inflicted
by own immortal Joseph upon the peculiar
guardians of Southern rights aud upon Southern
Rights themselves, although he now pursues the
Lennon with the zeal ofan anehorite pot-
ical offenders among the faithful have ever look
ed to them as to
"some pure reckoning angel sent To free
"Ihis iettered world from every bond and stain
And brig liz primal glorios hack again.
The position assumed by Mr. Secretary Guih-
RE and sustained by the Government organ, rem
ders the attainment of sound and current demo
cracy the easiest feat imaginuble-ull that is ne
cessary is TO stand by the administration and 10
do its bidding. If Bronson's bend falls in the
exeoutioners sack by order ofthe President be-
cause he refused to appoint Free Sellers to office,
and is exhibited upon the hastings in New York,
by Prince John Van Buren,, the President goes
for the Virginia Resolutions and endorses Virginia
distractions and of course the President is right
the integrity of the party must he maintained,
the lizards and their constitutional scruples to
the contrary Notwithstanding. The reference TO
he interest with which the country looked TO
the message of the "new President perhaps was
not inappropriate, if il was not in good taste
The antecedents of the Brgadier were 50 obscure
and imperfectly known and contradictory, that it
was not unreasonable to suppose that solieitude
would be felt to know his oxaot position upon the
political chess board. The message however has
thrown but little light upon the subject. Beyond
brief, and not very satisfactory reference 10 our
foreign reations--the endorsation of the present
''iiscal system with its boarded millions of the
public treasure withdrawn from the commercial
and business operations ofthe countrywide wis
dom and Justice of the present land SYSTEM
sovereignty and % andanti internal improvement
To the fullest extent of Fogeydom doubtful
though substantially admitted eonstitutionnlitv
OF the Pacific Railroad-and the assurance that
the repose of the Union shall suffer no shock ,lu
ring the Brigader's official term, if he has power
u prevent H. constitute the staple of the message
Asa literary production,t evidently falls short of
the studied elegance of the "lnaugural," and is
wanting in the enlarged liberaty aud statesman
like views of most if not all of its predecessors.
The Baltimore platform has had IFS day, aud has
fulfilled It's mission; although it was 10 stand like
the ark of the covenant, and be perpetual bow
OF promise TO the South and to the Union State
sovereignty is insisted upon, but the power of the
government and its duty to enforce the Fugitive
Slave law Is not urged with the same determined
zeal, although il was known that under the nepis
ofState sovereignty, Giddings and las allies claim
the right to resist its execution. But n cubinet.
blending the most dscordant eements-compro-
mise and anti-eompromise--Fe Soil and Seees-
sion-the hero of the patched brooches aud Il
Tyler renegade Whtg, rendered the utmost cir
eumspection necessary in the language and in
the selection of the topics of the message:
On either side, with ready heart and hand.n
Ills chosen guard of bold believers standn-
Now that the President has thus openly es-
poused the Virginia doctrines, it can readily be
imagined with what complaceney the editor of
the Richmond Enquirer and certain and very
celebrated Mr.. White .of Hanover will read the
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