Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-12-10
WARREN, WEDNESDAY. DEC. 10
The Message.

ehA "a
after be remembered only 10 cover the
admins ,ration of franklin Pierce with
contempt.
We would be very glad to be able 10
speak with respect # every thing which
the chief magistrate Of the Nation may
address to the people, but the messages
of Mr.. Pierce have been so utterly ser
vile in their tone, and so tranSparently
dishonest in their pettifogging, that it is
utterly impossible for US to conceal our
disgust. Take the series of messages
sent to Congress during the four years
past, and they carry upon their face a
conviction of Mr.. Pierce for willful and
deliberate Justification of facts, for the
purpose of giving aid and comfort 20 his
masters, the slave-driyers and slave
breeders of the South.
The present message is moi behind its
predecessors in any ofthe above respects.
and we propose TO notice only a few of
the particulars in which its departure
from truth is most glazing and notice
able.
The message commences with disser-
talon upon the theory of slec;ing presi
dents, and an Interpretation of the recent
election into a full and emphatic endorse
ment of The border rufisn policy of his
administration. The Stiffness Of his as
terlion is equal to its falsity, for every
man of sense in the country knows, and
every intelligent Democrat admits that
it would have been utterly impossible for
the Shsmocracy 10 have carried the cleo
tion with either Pierce or Douglas as the
standard bearer of the party. 1t was
ouly by nominating a cand date who
nightly s run in some district as the
champion of free Kansas" while in
the South be was held up as the pelftct
exemplar of a doughfsce slavery propa
gandist, that they could cary northern
States enough TO enable the South TO Sc
cure their sectional president. This Il ey
knew and admitted in their Cincinnati
convention, and their shrewd politicians
openly proclaimed that if they succeed
ed at all it would Only be BY this means,
aided by strong appeals to the State
pride of Pennsylvania.
In view of the sectional election Of
Buchanan and of the overwhelming
Fremont vote of the North, and especi
ally when the unbroken and undismsyed
ranks of the glorious Republican party
are taken into view, the assertion that
''she people of the United States" have
sanctioned and announced" the ''great
principles" of Pierce Douglas border
r~ufhanism, is a falsehood such as only a
half witted knave would utter, because
it can deceive no one.
The message next proceeds to charge
upon the Republican party a reasonable
design to interfere with and control the
internal government of the Southern
States. This charge has been so fire.
quently and emphaiically denounced as
false, both in Congress and out of it, that
nothing but q desire 10 inhict wantOn in
suit upon the North could have induced
the stale repetition of it.
We have next in order a new listori-
cal account of the anii-slavery move
ment prefaced By the declaration that the
Republicans have succeeded thus far be
cause the steps Of the movement "con-
sisted of a series of secondary issues
each Of which professed 10 be confined
within constitutional and peaceful limits,
yet be goes right on 10 make the coa.tra-
diciory assertion that the very first move
was !'the suepuous agitation of the
question Of negro emancipation an the
Southern Stchs." However contradic-
tory the message might be TO former
messages, one would naturally suppose
that paragraphs standing side BY side
in the same document might Re made a
little more consistent.
The constiluiionality of The Missouri
Compremise line next receives attention
and the argument upon it, would dis
grace the pettifogging Of the lowest class
Of the genus known in New York as
Tombs Lawyers. He has discovered by
the aid Of the luminous intellects Of
Gushing and JEFF. Davis, that tie treaty
with France ceding the louisiana Terri
tory guaranteed the people Of the terri
tory life, liberty. and property. by which
treaty he argues that the white residents
had guaranteed to them their black chat
ties, but does not seem aware that the
black residents had their liberty equally
secured to them by the same words.
But besides this We cannot suppose
him ignorant tina, the Suprems Court of
Che United States has fre queutly decided
that the treaties by which we acquireter-
riiory are to BE- interpreted in accordance
with the constitutional powers Of Con
sress. aud that the Supreme right of
governing The territory and of prohibit
ing slavery therein is indispMaby given
to Congress by the Constitution. This
was beld by chief Justice Marshall at
m early day. and has since been fire.
aueutly reiterated by the Court as we'll
IS by all the leading statesmen Of the
land.