Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-03
gICHM0ND ENQUlRER.
ny ,,JTCH1ES & PRYOR.
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WEDN ;;SDAl MORNING. FEBRUARY l.
rHE NEBRASKA BltL-POSd!io.N or lhi. Az
''A' ,lNJSTR ALTON.

rHE NEBRASKA BItL-POSlIioN OF The aD-
" MlNISTRATlON.
lis fortunate for The South that IN the mpehoing Sfu
lie with abolonsm will not encounter mo oFPos'iun
i The EXECUTIVE brauch Of the tedeai government "c
oeak moi wi,hou, authority when we assert mat
Nc proposition for the repeal OF Inc 'ssou'i '
,ip occrp.s no neutral or adverse groard !hs
nrndner, 10 the Nebraska BILL which resio!tsto the SCUM
~, ih,o ,,,, ,rc,, surrendered by the Compromise Oh
,ooo , Tho oxorcss and emphatic sanction Of The Pcsl
Ion, ,ri ,r uhnr power OF his Administration Is pledged
ennnor, The South could expect nothing less oil fIc'
sen Pierce The least abandonment OF Inc hehes efouhu'
in respsct 10 the coaeulioaa righs OF Inc SCUM "ouu
not ONLY be Incunssitn. with INC nai'' TENOR O. MS pas
course hn, would Involve Vsoanoh OF 'ne generous com"
dene which the South eloscd IN me OF " fef'c'
AZ pirc, was :he n ,nnee o. the Southern Democracy,
anil ne was selected with spccai reterencc 10 lie po'
zion Of the rights OF South II was thought ana Us
time will demonstrate twas thousht no! "'ho"' e'So"'
~ r 81, ,h ,,,s men OF The North NJ Pierce possessed
in llrges, measure the wal! ana inc capacity 10 "cs' wv "
,ro,.bucn,s of ahol;tiouism. His nomination was in no
and ia no degree the result OF chance or nconse
yac action In giving him their support Southern men
s,o, ,hel, own interests, and his unsupported sound
- - rho s,,yerv question contributed more than anything
o,so n his rumphaat election. 1t was impossible there
fos after snch evidences OF confidence SIDE aud ob
o,ion on The Other 10 expect that Mr. Pierce would do 9TH
erwse than he has done in respect 10 The NEBRASKA "es
on la espousing The cauHe OF the South In this cohuo
yetsy he but vndca;es the consistency OF his pubic e
and redeens his pledge 10 the country.
When an attempt was made, by combination OF disaF-
poIncd Office seekers and reacherous Democrats 10 per-
suade The country that The Administration had thrown se
rho orns of the lree.soers Ibis journal abaed nothing
of tia confidence ia Mr. Pierce his Cabinet but Iaborcd
with zeal aud coniancy strengthen their hands Tor nc
AID Enr m 49,. rp
Whe press and sympahisiDg faciion oil Democrats US
aiding in an assault tie tights OF tho South no" III
umphantly the prescn! attitude OF the ADMINISTRATOR IN IT,
s3ect 10 the Nebraska question: nstes our confidence hu
supoor we need not stay to explain Suffice to cay that
the prompt determination OF Mr. Pierce 10 hfo" "e "hoie
WEIGHT of hs Administration on side of the South in
The controversy which he oresaw and the Vsor and ndcy
wiki which he follows up his purpose Than repay the
zeal and devotion by the Southern Democracy ia
his support The balance obligation Is restored and Mr.
Pierce possesses claim the supper, OF the South, which
will fail him not in any emergency against any OPPOSE
tiJn.
The appointment OF few epentant Free Sellers TO office
was held by the Wing press be conclusive evidence OF the
unsoundness OF the Administration 1t OF no use to
quote dsrroof Of this charge the declarations OF Inc irc
sdeu, in his inaugural address Nothing less than positive
acts said could ucqu the Administration OF Inc sas
pcion of rec Soil sympahes. Ii is by acts OF inc most
unequivoCa and emphatic character that the souedness OF
the Administration in respect 10 The rights oil tho SCUM
yndcae While the Wing press Of The Nor-oi every COM
pexion and of every name-ae opposing tho repeal Of the
Missouri restriction and while The Wing journals of the
outh ore omnousy silent on the subject the Admnisa
ton ia sustaining tho South in its dn,nd for justice and
90 uay This fact will weigh with tho country than
The senseess accusations of unscrupuous party Prees