Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-11
RICHMOND EMO UihEis.
THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER II
PRESIDENT PIERCE.

PRESIDENT PIERCE.
rs one Of the abes and most comprehensive dccnces
President Pierce and his administrative policy since the ~
Of March last rcpubiish with pleasure Inc sPeec"
Robert Tyler ESQ.,, delivered on The eve oil tho 'tiu"
phant election in the Key Stone State II will be impos
BILE for any opponent however ingenious, to place hs ng
upon any Of President Pierce that is in violation oi IN
PRINCIPLES of his noble Inaugural Of his firm and eonsi'
ten, political career since his FIRST induction into public lite
He has been among the lrues champions OF The Reputlc
his devotion to strict observance OF the conS
utonal rights of the South of record which can
NOT bc gainsaij. We venture 10 affirm, from what \"
know Of the past history Of the man. that his forlhco"
message will utterly dispcrse The himsy camors lla nav
been put forth for effect the South and will prove that No"
MOI Than ever he merits the confidence and snpprl oi III
South The Washington correspondence OF The ~ y lIm'
furnishes some interesting information as 10 the mpui'a
uburs of the members o the cabinet in preparing hc'
reports for Congress
learn that the estimates for the ensuing year Gre nsaS
all ready for the printer. They VIII proaaty vary s i
those last year. 1t supposed lhat cOhSlIcraDF "
crease ofuppOpations would be required lor he NlVa M
vice, but understand that "iIlistanding iiDelh a
for vessels las been iiacc llle estimates o
pnor ment are but lIlr greater than last years apHP"
tuns This results first from the fact that Tie esn''Ia "
expenditure have down in many Instances VIII
tha, course was deemed admissible and second lf lt
the material required fnr new sh!ps. .si,.
5, crclary n BBIN will urge upon Congress ihc hc
nC snu our navy: and also ol som: aug
the mode ui getting steam machinery i"r our 'tss, ,,.
system Of contracts To the bidder has p"peuin
failure Ii is Than tha II has not only alie; "s -.
been Of serious loss oi iinIe, service az
10 the Government II is found impossible 10 raA. I"n
lracs under that system which cannot DC cvader :, u
der looks the plan and specifications ana puts m 'n
The contract is awarded 10 Lin, ana hc ouh1s - , ~ ~
The vessr goes with il, makes 1--we or 81 "n' d"
HON
the machinery good for nothing The contractor Se "
and told that his englue won't and he repls mat m
didn't warrant orS This was not his bu7'tse.
engaged make engine and the boilers, at certain
plan and specification and did He asks the nelhee 70
show where single piece is wanting, and weh any ia
Of differs plans; and the cngaces lanS
do that, he laughs nj all threats OF SUIT II Is ~" re-
spOnsibe for The oi his machnfry out my m III"
blind p, fornencc of specific contract 10 put cfn pieces
OF iron into given shape size; and hat he h1 Done
The remedy for lhs which the Secretary VIII nvse' - M
establishment of Government nuchne shops heah",ie
he will take the responsibility Of refusing ioo" 'ne
"lowest bidder system he has acadyi and 'hI Il can
be safely promised that will be no Rgh9 l4uics u
any machinery contracted for BY Mr. D1hbn, lnless Ion
gress listens the brawngs Of The wolves W s'n' o
aide The uuhc crib and ties the Secrctar hsids oI 'hr
benefit. Not long since he had OCCASION TO co"'
construction of machinery for stealnrr lie ihve' '"
chnis,s send in their plans and specra'lo' sol h w
CINE Of given such az hey would rec III
warrant TO work. These plans were rccrfed 10 10
ui the Navy Department, who pronounced III an !" -
coed Then Secretary lnvitcd raCh u seu III h' t'
ina c for Tie price constructing his engine; nd putting
in the vessel on Tie following conditions:
Frst-Inr machinery hr complete and WORKING 10 ''
ship withn six day TO be deil;'cu i' t''!
DAYS delay after that time shall have expired
Second-No port OF the money to be paid uldrr tc con
tract until alter Trail up, satisfactorily successful i" W.
Navy Engineers shall have been Inad" anu 'ch o"e VI"
only to be paid. ,,o;.
hrd-nr second half Of tie contract pIc" to bc c'an
ed by the Secretary until !he vessel shall lave bee" 81
months al sea- and Board ol Engineers ap'm' tel ny hlh
se shall alter her and an examination ol ir ehn
report it entirely all expenses necessary /" h'nr
that success being deducted BY the Secretary toin lie C
thus withheld ,
Or course the Department las 10 pay rather more IN W
st uacc under such cnnar but 1rhsn Pai II Il SUI
Of un equivalent for The money and 'he Navy Is sue q!
vessel that can "Iow ilser' 10 and back again
remedy is Government machine shops whr;
as in Enelant engines can be hull. n aiVante {" i"f
uuGlnenis and be run al least SIX months bt'"c u} III
put into The huis.
Ii is mol true believe, that Felix F0res has hrcn re
ecrd by The Sarjnan Government us Consul oi TIC i'
led States a. Genoa is !! inc that any objection
nude To him us disciple Of MaZ.ni. Wncn c'ncInGt
that little Sardinia The nGst Republican and Liberal
all the States OF Europe the reasons ascb,d appear n"'
ridiculous Forests crrYnGtur has yet been gInlh,
md il ia not i,nprobabc il will bc refused altogether: bTli
So il wall Gr because OF personal objections 10 him. uh"F'
stand growing Of the san: circumstances that led .
his Imprisonment in that country Tor s"e i.ieen years
am under the impression that The is yet dIssei,
but our Guvernnrn will hardly insist on Tie Consuls fe'
guaiur if Sardinia persists in her refusal 10 grant H.
The case is different from lhrt which would be re-
sen ted by reasul Of foreign GnscrnmGn. 10 reeve
our Minister because Ol his un,cccdcn. Consus zen
1ue, oiI ] ,ho, s1,,i.. ., : . ..,,t o, ,ro.
WIN" "U,srr fncihIv - an ,r -, rn,. 'lr an.
peily ua IS u - ,Iioi, ~, ,;'l nnr ria t:,, n, ma
;o''''n.. :. VI, VI 49, . - =, ,,. - M /, ~ b ~ ri.,, u,ich
@ "i, i,h !, ,ns u,,c, ,ih, n s.cr ,i,,t n,inIs,
S1.,rv CrTnRIs has nTsIly much s.I,IJ unnn III de
, r Of the Tariff winch he will recommend to
Cnnnr..o ,nI ~, rn IN, will prooo-. II ai nirc rnbcr
- n,cIrs ~ IN. free s,-but leiat cIcs has nufan.
spired. His report BE- ready TO be in with the resi-
dcn,s MASSAGE: al lie commencement OF the session The
So,a,v ,rh his Assistant and C,tsC Gil, Ea,s been
E; ia,o hnnts ,ecrn,Iy haun,"i in man ,htn not
ioHS sihcc ''"'' "a'' ~ WIN az SioSn