The daily union., 1856-01-13
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THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

THE PRESlDENTS NESSAGE.
This document, although it has yet been recognised
by the House of Representatives aud has therefore,
been made the subject of congressional action has been
disseminated throughout the country, and has already
formed the basis of public opinion in regard to both
Internal and external affairs. The impression il has made
has been far have been able 10 judge, not only
favorable, but remarkable We do not think that any
public document within the last years has i'm
pressed the general mind With its force its originality and
It's suablenes than the message of President Pierce to
this present Congress. a.
With reference foreign affairs it Is comprehensive
and very completes and the only subjects which are
likely to excite serious interest the President has taken
position which commands the approval both of political
friends and opponents We do not fear therefore, that in
regard these points whenever the policy o the Execu-
tive to be discussed in Congress it will be fully
tanned. ..
But the great and peculiar Characteristic Of this message
of President Pierce is his review Of the relations of the
States with regard their domestic institutions. OF
cessy this review leads directly the consideration Of
the slavery question, because this is the only point
which the States have hahituly and dangerously inter
fcred with the Independence and Internal peace of each
Other The principles involved In this question ham
died by the President with admirable clearness and force
aud we do not know where To look for Embodiment,
within the limits of faithful and striking expo
stion of the rights Of the parties the constitutional
I
clusyeness Of the argument and in the truly patriotic
conclusions which drawn from the premises this por-
ton Of the message reminds strongly of those remarkable
State papers Of Mr. Calhoun which, disdaning and dis
cnrdng the formasms and eyasons Of political diploma
Cyl appealed directly to the good Of that public
which is neither oce-h5lder candidate bat whose
terests always impsrled equally by the foes the
vices, and the cowardice Of public
The southern people have demanded of the Union that
1t should allow them peace that should allow them to
enjoy their institutions and inhabt their own soil
without fear Of invasion conspiracy foot by their
confederate States They have thought that this was no
hard demand make Of their in compact Of
asting amy and alliance. Yet the whole difference be.
tween the North and the South raised II has been du-
ring the last twenty years. bitter social and poti-
cal warfare has grown absolutely and entirely from the
denial OF tie North that the South had the right under
the constitution peaceful and uuqucstoncd manage
Of her domestic affairs lf there has been any
movement; n there has been anything that could have
been construed into aggression any time in politi-
cal history 1t has bad this limit OF struggle the part
Of The South to preserve equality with the North 10
single branch Of Congress while she hopelessy in
rior 10 the other.
With such principles vndicated in the message 1t
would matter little whether the South in majority
minority In both houses or Congress Let them
be established and should have III that have ever
asked-securly from eHtAneous interference aud hostility.
We regard therefore, this gathering up and condensation
Of the whole question Of the rights OF The States in reference
to slavery, presenting feature In feler politics
afordug issue founded upon constitutional priuci-
ples Whereby meu viii lie compelled deiermiue whether
they ready sustain break up compact Of the
Uuion. II has evidently to this aud the President
has shown his superiority 70 party in taking the
question further back than oil existing party divisions and
eliminating aud exposing the drst principles from which
The later dissenons have sprung, il 10y recurrence 70
these principles alone that any healthy reconstruction
the old and tcvered Union Of fathers be accom-
pshcd and IL only by sustaining the mtn who are true
these principles that hope give such con-
suuional movement character Of dignity, consistency
aud wholesome PROMISE viii justify the sympathy aud
support Of the people at large
10 the southern States tie necessity OF uuon in the
support Of these principles apparent as at
PRESENT In fact, such union only political life
II yield H. broken into fragmpnts and lost Ia
vortex OF factions. the beet Of which indifferent to our
safety ani the majority Of which relentless enc
nes. We unite upon the principles that are
clearly aud imprsssey forth In the Presidents
sage.