Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-12
RICHMOND ENQuIkEk.
TUESDAY MORNING, july IL 'sos.


C,mn,onno ,,,, an article the New forR courier q
E,ou;rer the Washington Union speaking Tor Tue ADMIN
,ra,;oo noses The following broad emphatic and POSITIVE
language. ;,
Tn o.i,ion il ASSUMES for the Administration will be
,isfsc,oy 10 me county The principles il announces
md nolcy it lays down. If faithfully and eaessly adheieo
:, y consolidate The national Democracy and perpelua'e
It's power in Union. Much, almost everything oep'
upoo the frnness u the Administration The st'aeh'o'
ward manlIness and confidence oil tone used oy Tue e
augurs well lor this IN. country here sees inc e''oA
NJ the Administration the will show Win "''a ~
cs,v il is announced and with what resolution anu a0'5
IL is carried into execution:
We accept the Courirrs proposition .na W., @ INV IN
non aod the Journals which concur ~ vs. d cnr,in
ncsed 10 all those do not stanu coh,pc'e'y y
~ mon the nuoa platform o! the Baltimore
Rpt iva ,eny thai hls attitude Of the aomieauoh ~ ae e
,as, ALLEGES of recent date; and we deny also lha e
has heretofore adopted the policy OF paying
-, "a II. ioutul friends" We repeat what we nave
nn sa;J before has been appointed 70 once
i MOI regarded Us ;aSt friend both OF the adInstra
lion and Of nation democratic pocy oec'aleu a. o
more upon which the administration came ino po"es.
,,a;n ma doubt whatever any thus appointed
Ia Office shows any different spirit ne does So 10 pam oiea
of faith and al the peril Of the ohce which NJ h0os me
(ouuc. refers late vote IN The New OK eesatue
oo Mr. Tyl's resolutions and the slate OF things IN
Massachusetts in proof that the President mas id'oea en
opposed the Baltimore platform We MhoJ uou5 Az NJ
Chumo:n .sou.ions bcre VIC feel authorized to conclude
that any considerable rc.ion OF the democratic parry 10
New
form or 10 renew Tile anti slavery agitation When we re.
that vote shall what we think OF Inc case AS
10 wait for the inst demonstration 'na
any appointed by the President Is opposed TO inc na2na
policy by he President and Embodied In Tue pal
uoe resolutions; ana when snch demonstration mace
We shall hold that Of prompt removal mas arsen ano
we believe with full confidence that the removal VIII De
made We Tie Courier whether on this point any
national democrat friendly the union oil the whole demo
cisIic patty oh a national platform can win propreV or
consistency require uny lhlng more sY; So, 80,
We cordially loln with The Courier IN atifnths hdt ne
ia, hs nr
vmn,biz,d in that spirit placed President Pierce IN po"
cr We 20 further aud am that President Pierce was Sc
eced by The Democratic party as lie candidate anu a suc
scted because The whole record OF his pubic lie ncon
essy proves that upon the sectional issues ne IS now ana
aiways has been prominently national man we say INA.
the Democrats who good faith supported MN ana me
o.ona ltc upon which he stood proved by
that they TOO without regard to te' pas' 81
hem now fail in their fidelity the national creed which
they then adopted then they not only break Their latin WIN
their party but they Withdraw from It's rank and ore no
longer 10 be regarded Democrats. But in saying ths
we III the same deny that advocacy opposition 10 the
compromise e her Of the NORM Or AZ me ooun
will. those measures pending and before they were
sa6ed by the people, is The lest criterion OF such
nationality 1t may well be that some men in both sections
Of the country advocated and who opposed
before their enactment ana raheaon are
al this in favor OF reopsnng me question and re-
newng the agntion and In mat event We say lha' sue
men are no, now On Baltimore PLATFORM and not en-
titled 10 be regarded national Democrats On Inc otheI
nsId may well be- and in fact is. that very many De-
nocrs, al the North and the South who were opposed 10
The cnmnromise before its adoption and ratification
final settlement resolved in good alt 10 abide by
and bar 10 all further political agitation
IN The subject o; slavery Such Democrats mantun,
are 80 for the sectional issues now on the Bal.
amore PLATFORM and fully entitled 10 be considered
lions, Democrats along wiih those original Democratic
tenas of the Compromise who also desire its maintenance
In word the test question rs 10 III: sectional issues - sim
ply upon the renewal OF the slavery agitation Ihose De,
ocru,s who ere opposed renewal Ut The agation and
an favor Of abiding the settlement which has been had
Of keeping the question out OF national politics. arc
aatonal Democrats These who are IN favor OF breaking
he seltl
ional Democrats not on The Baltimore platform and
Ssuo O. c na,tv ~ All All such men we suppose will
oppose the Administrations and suppose that when they
show their hand The Administration will treat them as It's
opponens without stopping for moment 10 inquire ~hat
was their original position Ia "a" "h"nt"" ct IN" on"
premise .un which We found this view is plain The
party The country party.
pted 10 favor Of the drtala Of III. Compromise 1t was
never az perty committed against those details But the
ie.oc party OF The county BE party ds eomnl'cd
By fundamental principles recognizing the rights Of The
States and b. It's declaration in Its National Coz
vention OF ls40 affirmed In s4i and 1913 TO The with
Lrawal of slavery question from national politics the
ground that such agitation of the slavery question: in Con-
Sress of il, only unwariahted by The letter,
but opposed the spirit, OF The constitution Hence, wnen
In past years such agitation arose, me great want OF te
country, and especially oil The democratic party was ior
settlement IT, and end il. settlement was made,
about the merits of which democrats differed. On full dis
tusson people the country accepted that settlement
NOT necessarily approving all lis terms, hu; adopting
and rafyng adjustment Of question dangerous So
long as remained oren and mperavey requiring be
adjusted Then before in June 1872 the democrat
ic party the country bY its delegates d. Baltimore united
approve that settlement, condemn II, but TO
sbide by il oscd fact and faithfully maintain
4 80 permanent adjustment Of the sectional c3n0SfiEy:
and THIS to Withdraw oa national politics The 9n" artan!a-
BILE and beEefu element II sarcry agitation In SO doing
The democratic party performed Of The mast important
has rendered 10 the country II carried into
effect Of aud fundamental pncp!e5-
Ii threw its shield .t rights OF tho States II Stood
forth the defender IL c "G.sluon and The protector OF
The Union On that urthor pollti-
cal agitation subject Of sla2cry viola
lion Of the constitution defeat Of the ElGats OF the States
and breach of the public ahthe democratic party and
is Standardization stand planted now. Those democrats
Hho faithful that principle national democrats
Those who un!alhin that principle upon The fec
nrai issues, with the democratic party and with the
2Iicy OF it's Administrations
This national ground 0i the great democratic union
have doubt whatever that iis administration will inex
IDLY m-inaln The pfendenr ni tic United States is not
natural force ataied" But has reached period OF life
which firm ,ronE aid honest rarely change hr
principles 10y which hc yra have been guided, end Sic
have cherished and defended through The sunshine and
The Such is the President and Ruch is the
unyeiiu2 lnacy nth scn hr has chung 10 the national
democratic creed. He EU ncDer a6ondon IT, To suppose
that DO s policy his practice Is suppose
ha his identity be changed. So II Is with the
easUcn aud able from all sections oi The country
whna! he has share in bis counsels. Their
opponents will least conccde 10 .hcn
and all iisrness Of purpose and force Of will. They
slavery 1sa!nn Gnd IN favor 81 the national principles on
which tho united Democracy has placed them power
That pledge tho ainsSa will all hazards redeem
in doing will nsSursy be sustted by the people whose
highest lnterestf i guards
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