Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-02-08
Presidents Special Message.

President Pierce has made another
bid for the Presidency, by laying before
Congress a special message on Kansas
Fearful lesthis last annual message nigh
not be considered strong enough on tn,
side of slavery, he has lately doubled hi
own bid.
We had hoped when we published hi,
annual message, that we should not soo-
be called upon to publish such another
abject document. But our hopes are
blasted; the first has been eclipsed by
this special insult to the north.
The greater part of the message is de.
voted to abusing and disappearing the
people of the free States, in which the
Free Emigrant Aid Societies, come in
for liberal share. According to the
Presidents views, these societies are lit.
tie better than so many bands of marau-
ders, whose only object is to disturb the
public peace. He seems to think that
the people Of the free States are the only
ones in fault in the disturbances which
have taken place in Kansas, and that the
Missouri border ruffians" have been and
are perfectly lamb-like. He calls upon
the government to appropriate money TO
detray the expenses of keeping order in
that territory. What the Presidents in
depreciation Of the word order is. we
know not, but suppose that it means the
shareholders of Missouri shall be allowed
to continue their depredations, and to
override, rough-shod, the free settlers of
Kansas. We apprehend that Congress
will not sink itself so low as to assist the
Mssourians, and their leader, the Presi-
dent, to cut the Threats of the anti-slaverv
men of that territory.
n considerable part of his message is
devoted to venting his spleen upon Gov.
Reeder, who, he would have us believe.
has been the chief instigator of the dis
turbances. How true this statement is.
each OF our readers is capable of Judging
for himself Gov. Reeder to-day stands
higher in the estimation of the people of
the sohOls country, than does President
Pierce. The south may love the Presi-
dents treason, but they must despise the
traitor who has thus wantonly betrayed
the expectations Of his friends, for the
mere bauble of the Presidency.
The President recommends that when
the people of Kansas shall desire ii, a
convention of delegates be chosen to
form State constitution, and that they
be admitted into the Union. This is well
enough.
The message is altogether too long for
publication in the Standard, else we should
give it toour readers through its columns.
that they might know from his own Tps
to what low depths of political baseness
MIR. Pierce is capable of descending
Miserable, however, as his course has
been, treacherours as has been his line of
policy, trucking as he has been to the
Interests Of the south, still there are those
IN the north, in our own State, and in orr
own county, too, who can be found to adj
vance his claims for denomination to
the Presidency, lending their influence
whichever way he may pull the string
1t Is disheartening to think that there are
men IN our country whose highest ambi-
ton Is to dance attendance upon all men
high in office, hoping thereby to receive
a crumb that falls from his official hand
Such men, had they lived in the time Of
our Savior, would have underbid Judas
lscariot and delivered him up for hal,
the money, which history tells us that
individual received.