Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-08-30
RICHMOND ENQUiisEa.
SATURDAY MoRNING. AUGUST 81. 1853
,ur PRESIDENTS APPOINTMENTS.

- which bears the Image of some such small pnl-
cIan as Mr. Alexander Stephens they set forth Their s'
.nr,s against the Administration Before inviting ihe !,
,.utiun ui The reader 10 an extract from this insuieao'
| and feeble document, il is proper TO remind NM o
Wings OF Georgia no longer Wings IN """'. o,nI
citation They rcnouncc all alcg 10 " r,, claim
zsriou They ,epudiate the name OF wings 60; Ga
| -. &c he famous UnonSaVihs 81
cir,y Of 1851 and they follow tho ''e' of ,her
, u, r,s OFF mn an independent p'al'o'' :,
| - G,r,, md they put upon II mr' o'a'
lin. ub,m they want 10 make oo,.' : s;, ,h
| Th,v seek neither power nor r'a''' ,o, r Tho
- .oJ they have in view only ."e s'"l :. w
| ,,y and The salvation OF the ohioh' ivy
| ,unent against President Fierce: :,.h;
p,de, Pierce stood openly and ihiy co''.eu ~ S
S rcentanre 10 the maintenance OF Inc ,or
n..e, Ills Inaugural Address not only enu1aseu r.
with unrquvocal clearness oG isn" l.,i platform
| ~, I,i, ,h, in the National Dcmocfatie . d.,
,vn;I. hs Southcn Rights friends III uGolsla ~ hI
nans ,,r The name and old cacwora VI p uy hai
,hem OUT of the minority in which the nv. ,n in This
ue ,h m, President omitted 10 refer 10 ci'her ~ NE
"nosi,ion 81 his policy the people ms ~ h ]
dress Of The President gave great ~. mn,omisr nra
Try anu ,be Union But like the protested creeds
" ,h n prea, parties they are Called i,le 'as , n
that pledges were gu. n dav of his inauguration
n This lime his policy manifested by ms ac's H.
in direct conflict with his seeming ali -, h
stIos o. ,H person who had been identified with Tue
comnronisr either from the North or sou'n MOI ou
fidelity tht measures cona NOV u uS S vo expected
His poiry has been just such as we might nav
f,on his Cabinet Hostility 10 the friends OF Cunp ~ no
has been lis labing Characteristic IL Is ~ I 81 whu
nh a mr. concealed that il is based upon me oe' "
m ~ the Compromisc and forming coaA,Io"
w,h descendant factions, among whom FTeeSo"e ,I :, al
Htionsts and Nashville Convention 0le hna,9n call.
Iowshp honors and place in this nonetc % INN onruy
inn irse IN, Democratic party. Ills onca, ,n
ynd neg this policy, and declares tlal a W;h,s man
Frecsoiler as we'll as the e%tremtst i M ,hs no.
| Democrat
nors anG enormens oil Government ~ ha, inord The
States the Fr,esoee and Abotlon,ss VIM ona,ed Mr
osmnc,.,r denominations went To Buffalo, hoHnaI
Von Burcu and AGlms, and struggled 10 ul.e I'LL oh
mics of the South against us, seem 70 DC ,t Mr. Van
,ecs n, cycrpt,a iayors Mr.. Dix who suppol'rua "a.
ecs VI ,, s The Presidency and Vice Presidency
md an himself for Gove!no. % New OK On lnc 60
in 1885, and whose Influence was annnind TO hish
live sIa We Iaw in the struggle oil loo! Is aPio I
% hls and nroftable office, and il IS supposed tnat sun
ho'er honors await him after The Southern III
over Gen pierce's friends 10 Massachusetts, uass penn
ni,s5 yib the Freesoil party and now III harono"s
action with that Infamous faction IN 'hc
vention in that State. ;oon, onooncnt
If the iucj,iye slave law has appointed Mnlse 10
Prussia Mr. Alaoney and Dir. Campbell BON nehoetso
The last Congress from Illinois, and both elected uut h, va
lon ni,us 10 vote for the repeal of that law have oo' W
ceiy.d honorable and lucrative appointments inss' h a.,
but few Of The many instances oil IKE appointments ~
might be enumerated
The substance 81 The charge against MI ie'e ''' "
he has no, manifested IN the policy OF his Administrators
ha, t.voor 10 the Union and the Constitution when nc
expressed in his inaugural addas end they cite Inc appoint
ment Of Fro, Sellers flee in proof % Their accnsao
la other ,:orta the Wings Of Georgia. accuse ~ fes'aen
OF hostility 10 The Union because he DID mol aaop' ne SF
ci6c for ne suppression D sectional agitation NO" oe
tors will ,.cr and there need be no wonder that
Union me, q! Georga dissent from The policy oi licsia.n
Pierce
That PIesll.n Pierce pursues The policy most Conducive
10 the OF The country evident from lie effect on
I hp fruI 7,
the couarry lcsn more exempt o sectional disturbance
Never wrr lie abcionisls poweresS 8" dlSced'eo III
public esteem aud quiet since they began Their maena
lions If except selfish agations and hypocrl''cal
camos OF HE union Saving Wings 81 Georgia, unVrrsai
peace pervars the country The law Tor he 'ecaufe VI
fugitive vigorously executed and We near scarce
murmu from the abolltionisls What more do The wings
OF Georgia dInandl
So much the effect OF the policy oi llte ADMINISTRATORS
Let us take hypothetical Suppn5e llat ihsen" "a
This catholic and liberal policy President had adopt.
ed the narrow exclusive idea n the Uno Saving wings
Of Ceoreiai Suppose he had prescribed all who dbl not
.n,,o,, mn. t:umpronise measures. Suppose he had
nounccd ,!ai no man worthy VI Office who did not I'D.
here 10 the organization ui 1881! would ~; country
be quie7 Would such system prescription ana
ton Tend 10 smother the fires OF agitation and 10 popa
The eemcns ot sectional siriiel II is de 10 submit such
slion 10 the public No mind cah 1871 IN perceive
that the elrti such policy, would BIZ 10 ipa'' 'o'c
and excuse ana stimulus 10 The Of faction and !anat'
cisn MIR prce oresaw This RESULT his cabinet loresa" II
aud hence the adoption oil wiser safer and more pacific
policy.
The conduc OF The President is in perfect harmony WIZ.
his prurssun In his augursl address he announced MS
purpose Ia promote the restoration o tranquility throughout
the Union and lie has pursued the policy appropriate ~ nus
end The ut his administration VIII De III slfc
conformity with The declarations Of his inaugural We kio"
his sentiments We know his devotion 10 the Constitution
and The rights the South We know that whilst Tue En-
cculivc power Of the Government is in his hatd iuc'oh
viii never encoach on the safeguards Of slavery He has
pu, no Office whose ulcganc: IL The Baltimore pat
form vas ia doubt-e will retain man in office who does
not stand firmly hy Constitution, HE Rights oil The
South ana peace of the country.
The Union Saving Wings OF Georgia affect to oppose Tie
Administration OF President Pierce because 81 lis tendency
| 10 ioment war Of faction. This is a false precncs
revival Of sectional agitation is the event OF all others which
they most desire. They live only in strife Like lie In
cendary fireman. they knte conilasration mat tcy may
illustrate their own merit exugusiing it. 10 times oi
peace aud quiet they sink into obscurty and contempt II
the Union be not in peril how they t7 Tue wise
and pacific policy OF President Pierce las Gained The
storm in which they flourish; has dssipated all scpancc
of pc To the uuiur thu. husrd their NOISY cla-
nors OF hc diScontcnt-is me source
Of the with which they aspcrse The Administration
Some Wing papers admit hl: the hope they at rs'
sought 10 draw from the Southern elections is an
exceedingly orlon II is evident that long as Prcs-
dent Pierce adhrrcs sentiments announced In his lnau-
uurul-aud is have every TO believe he VIII do
popular heart will be with him and The great Dcmorra-
tic principles rnlrlfsted his Keeping Connecticut Wing
paper thus the vexcd question, "ilave wca Wing
party among Us 7!
I'VE urhes,augy answer this, Tor II is an established
th.t,, ia l,, fuIn
buried rut-lc may be cut down, buried and all
that remains the and touch be compressed n'o i
half casure-yet, Notwithstanding lhs not particle oi
which formed the man or tree Is lost So with INC
Wing party. Nobody it, II isn't ie and hohoy
le il hus been scattered tn yet we are assured
by science a il still exists Ii is justice 10 add however
that il il were for science should have our doubts
about The matter.
We agree with the Raleigh Standard that this is Of
the best things have lately Science may be right
in this We may have Wing party among y, but,
if go il must be confessed that exists and works mostly
in the dark prosper only by divisions among Demo
crats-by taking advantage of euds and difficulties among