Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-12-12

DEBATE ON THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
DR. .Jnhnson declared Tint Ia was rrver satisfied
with ihn yg"i nj his bow unless there rebound
In ;l, same -ci,s. we innItm III. highest compliment
Ia President Pirrcr when say that hi- recent M-S-
sage ha+ ,sasprratrd the nhni.iiunsts beyond th,
bounds %! ,,~ury, and hss wrnn; from their Iuivrr
ing s"nsibiIiy the most passionate exGlannii"'S "i
wrath aud revenge Tho rXr's"n is followed hy tn"
-,re,uus nId laiirriu: "l tho entire iinck, hrd We
NAV know the suI las tnkrn elect. rhr i,Isy gnh.
bic of the press nn !l" h"ar-" h""lnE III l' Hrna'n
milk" mrs the accuracy the ann AMI the severity
nl ihr wuund.
There is nuthin,: in hn Presidents M"n'aG" against
which any right IhIukiug nnu well di'"rrd cli'|'h
ur" a rational "ln.li"n The ldr;. liIa l'r tran
sr,,Is the Ints "i prrp:i,y ia rNi"'7mg the nature
and tondIlry ni iir. Sinci: Republican party, IL sim
ply absurd when W.. CONSIDER that hr IL obliged, hy
The duties "l hs lnrStii"iI, I" INFORM '":;'"'S !" ''o
! condition al Ia, country. That would b" IL very
prrlIa and Unsatisfactory representation "i l""'i'
affairs which should omit all mention "t The relations
ni PARTIES in the recent r,lIvnss, and which should
G,rl,rar m congratulate the country it, c~ca" from
lIr c;.Iamllics with which 1t threatened by th"
| Iie .nli slavery agitation is the only s"nrr" {" rr"
danger I" tI. C"ml,,rracy and II would hhv" been
singular uvrrsyh and neglect =" duty II The Prc7I
dent had affected i-m"r the peril winch lil's cfcrs
other b,,spu with alarm. Instead "f "bryim !heani,-
astios ui II selfish and iInI'd policy, wlncl r""1l'
I, silence or n I.n-t lnrrrnmcc "m the dcirn'"snb-
i"rt he boldly rnrpl'i il and lr'HrnI"d II 4" th
country with ircornlnr.hIn fidelity nni ability "i
| statement.
IIi,. aln.nni,is ar, particularly inrrnsr'i AT u
charge that they contemplate ;in Ultimate aS=hil' hi" u
slavery in In" Sta. nnI they vrhrmrmtly protest
tI, the success ol their party wonl'l not infect III" -'a
hity of the lmuu. The whining hyp"rrisy "i this
plcn is obvious 10 every ranil mind. Any violent
rc.ircii"u m slavery in the territories necessarily nm
par- ll. srrurily "i The institution III th" Sa'ca
Srlshr and homes! i""pl. cannot pretend I" d"pc-
rat, tla plain consequences their Deliberate policy
That moral rerusmamrr 10 slavery which Black he
| rubraurIu 80 pcrpctIlly aud "hru-iVcy h'""s'
aud that contempt o! constitutional Limitation" when
Black R.pnblr"lii.m hrirays IN all i'H pr'nripIr@'
will inevitably result i'll M open an'i nnropr"niI'iiI%
war upon the rights and institutions al the S"ullI
So satisfied p""ll" al the fact, that they
w.,id never have, suffered the Black Republican
party To- rr>urp control al the government. In sir'
vlnr after a communication whIcr would have
driven tho South L. r,.-i- ancc and in striving hlt"
II ansi right, u,tirr ami tie t"nS'i!u'I"n'n iflhrH
Republican party deliberately attempted I" brcnk up
the coni,",rHcy.
But. President! Pi.rc, il c"lnplim-ntcd as we'll hy
the prai,r ii Iairius hy lr cnrscs "I traitors" IL
il doubtful If nny message from any President was
ever rrr.iv.d with .url universal aud Slncr'r eats
Iuiinn 10y llr. c"m>rrvniv" p"upr "i I'll" c"rn'ry.-
In the South al! parties appinui ii. "nd a'"w l!"''
gratitude fr liz" nrrl wIrr has 4rIck sr"H'nahi'
mad a. ,1rrii,r b."w i"r their righs. \" m"n!
nuL nulIsmaut asr'I7"n "t hI' molly" Is "h''l"r"
in ANY puari-r. II il not hld Tor second irt'"' "
h.. il about t rilr; from office" aud I" reside hn"i's
tilr very ".. against whom his words aro directed
I'm Mi. ln,t message, "! President Pierce "" all r."
rng,r;ar the sa;;nrity vi the stni'-Inhn and The s'
.r nv intrepid n'r"t". "Ic VIII" Is about I" i"K'
hl. place among tlI" ;Isri"u- 'n'" al history.