Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-14


special Correspondence of the Enquirer.
Gen. Pierce Personaly-Design of The Free Soil IPhgs
TO Sectionalze that Party is plain Course Of SecGrd
Gadsden's Negotiations Coils Patent
WAsHrSoroN, Feb. 10Th, 1851
An attempt is being made by the opponents Of The Ad
mnstraon create the impression that the President
entirely controlled by his Cabinet 1t has been said by them
tina, he follows the famous precedent of General Taylor and
merely casts vote the Cabinet meetings, and adopts
their decisions In all cases. his Those who make
This charge they know any thing OF Gen. Pierce know il
10 be false. There is record of any prominent public
10 the country which exhibits more Independence or
more manliness he has always been entirely aboyeboaId
and his position has never been dubious one upon any
public question: whether of magnitude or OF deicacy And
there never President who really Than
he NOT oven excepting Gen. Jackson There many
things well known here, which show this The dis
position the entire responsibility and the same
apkness which have characterized his politician
mark him gentleman No al the seat of govern
nent ever had devoted personal friends or
moro POPULAR the degree Of dsarmpg political op
position great extent Of all personality, Than he.
There be no doubt that great effort s making TO rail-
y the Whig party az party against the Nebraska Bill,
The controlling free soil element of that party Is active and
threatens with humiliation all who resist Should the
effort of Seward and his friends fail 10 This respect they will
st accomplish much Of what they desire. The effort OF this
demon has been fusion between The entire
Wing party and the freeso and abolition elements and
out himself at the head of the combination II he fall 10
ihis succeed in prosrana the Silver Grey leaders
and Southern Whgs, he will have sectionuzsd the great
portion Of the party, he being without rival lie leader, and
VOTE just about be the eubenaorla candidate in New
York Stewards take position reap the fruits of his
combinations.
Such understood here be the object of the Northern
wing of the Wing party. The Southern wings viii and
dare not assist 10 openly Some OF them denounce freely
the of the National Inegence whose deserlon oil
the South this Nebraska question: exctes profound
constituent aud modification The Wing party Is threaten.
ed with destruction by Feesolsm, and the long cherished
sumed probable practicable shape The probability of
coming sectional presidential should unite the South
both Wings and Democrats aud the true Democracy of the
North upon this Nebraska Bill aud they should give an
broken and generous support the Administration which
taken position which every lover Of The Union should
Gadsden's pr has not been, yet sen, 10 the Senate
II will probably DO held back yet for time Very i'm
porans notifications necessary original p,oj be-
fore could DO put into such shape the views OF
The President These alterations the Mexican Minister
Gen. Almonte, feels that he has right nssume the re
sponsbity TO make. Sothere must be communication had
with Mexico about the matter which will require some time
The army of lobby attorneys and agents Cos patent
are making grand rally for smother effort They lnss,
Congress should extend this patent and enable Colt to add
his already immense fortune their The may
&c good reason for them and Colt 10 feel Interested