Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-08-26
TUESDAY MORNING, ,AUGUsT 20, 1885
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,


THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Every patriot IA the land will commend the good
sense, frmnrs5 ana patriotic devotion TO high princ
ple wh:c characterize the special message of Pres
dent Pierce - he re assembled Congress The most
preiudce aad ihe btterestenemes oiPresdent Pierce
have been compelled to admit that in calling an e1.
tra session. c has Ioae his duy-and this last act will
bo the crowaag glory Of a steady and faithful per.
formance OF rs high trust reposed in him. He may
smile compla3s lily at the bitter epithes hurled at
him by the E>,.-ont Black Republican press he may
read, unmove1, :aa phrases arrogance Of power"
"he creature < the slave power" and the threat of
iu.2sachmen,," pu; forth by the ". Y Courier. All
this will pass by him like the idle wind, when he feels
proudly conscious that his conduct has the Jealous
supper. Of all good men.
The Message, itself, depicts 10 true state of the
case with market c!ea-ness aud simplicity. We con-
fess that, as we writs do not confidently hope for
any conservative acton Of the House on the Army
Bill in view Of their vote Of yesterday-but what.
ever may be the conduct Of the Black Republican
deorganizers Of tho House, they will be stamped
with The nations rcprobaon, while the President and
the Senate will be met with the cordial greeting. "We
DONE good and faithful servants" Is there not some
thing inons;rous and arocious in the work Of tres-
sor and revolution which the Fremouters fattered
themselves they had successfully iuaugurated! Ex-
cilemcn, ana anarchy in Kansas are whei hey want.
ed they reckless OF the bloody work Of the Indian
tonahawK and sea. r:ng knife on de.snceless from
tier they care naugh: for the murder Of their own
ie!lowciiizrns their wives and children, by savage
! 4, - tha, ,ha H.,
KEEP; ~, 70 rubserve their self ah political machi
naticas. They seek 10 perpetuse iu Kansas anarchy
and ;rc: hnd civil bloods!ed Ly vt only depriving
the terry u: Representative b6t by d,priving
the pc =. of the protection Of the Federal arms.
The :. sck Republicans of tho House re utterly
devoid .: h.! patriotic impulses tits nothing to them
that n b9.-. IId!an warfare now exists in Oregon
and Cal: - and TcXas-or that, on account of un
settled ir.a.- 4Uua relations, we may ~ any moment
be fore 80 collision with any Of the great pow
ers Of Eur;ys. Nay, so bent are they upon the CO.
tabishnent O: their reasonable schemes, concocted
at Exe,rv Hall under tho auspices Of British po
clans, that they would rejoice in the di.nembermcn,
OF the Republic aud ts suhection TO foreign influence
on the condition Of the prosiTation Of the South
What else they hope 70: from their disgracelul
ate.np, to para yze the OF force, which is
,ary to the vindIca,ion Of Our national rghts7
President Pierce has watched this revolutionary
movement, has noted its fatal bearing, and has no.
bly, stepped forward to discharge his duty. We
should he happy 10 believe that q sui.ient number
of the dcrrlict memhcrs Of the House may be in.
duced. no; by "brbery" or "dragoonng," in the AN.
cuase OF the y. Y. Courier rerscc their steps and
a.. l.. n
mischievous provisns But. whatever be the result
should unarchy and cnsns scpurso the ,and-should
the wheels of government be s:opped and the
Cuion be thrown rom its iouDdalicn-tho Black Re-
pub!inan Houss wii be- entirely responsible, and
vii have the finger C! scorn pointed at lis domi.
usu, msorty and history will record with pencil OF
light the honored names o: Democratic President
arc SeIste who stood up molly for the Constitution
and tor light.
We are proud to have it in power to fortfy our
own views by the noble sentiments of the Democratic
Pre.- =: ,ha North that universally speak the same
IansusEe. f1fe same patriotic principles animate the
Democracy every where, North and South. As a
proof we ask attention 10 the following powerful art;
Gle from, ,ne Eustcrn Argus, published at Portland,
Maine:
In the deirni Of the Army Appropriation Bill by the
Black Republicans in the House ot Representatives
in Washington we see 'THE BEGlSSlSG OF THE
END" This is the first instance Of such defent.-
The ,uppllas hay, never been thus stopped beOre.-
AT former periods angry men have attempted revo-
u;iupnry remedies. without success Violent p'oris0s
have been lacked heretofore to appropriation bills
but have been voted out again atler conference and
discussion. Now. however, the madness of the OPP
position has lei them rtep farther. They stop
The ay Of the army and those connected with II, ra
;her ,san leave tho constitution and laws to be ad.
mns-ercd by the constitutional and legal functlona-
ries uf the government. they undertake to decide
upup th. lruI:y ut Lr.satures-uponc cases of inva.
sion winch NAV hereafter arise-upon eIgencies
which they only guess at-and then they provide,
that fifteen millions Of money shall be stopped III the
treasury and thh. officer, soldier or contractor
shsll be pn. arieSS their views OF these anticipate!
casrs - =. % sanctioned by Congress. lfthey could
enact 1; 5a2 lner: their views, their course would
h.. lass ,;nmsbe. utunabe to do this, they
d,rtak. sr-ioa and threaten to stop the government
unes. u ~ -au have their way. The point they
msksis =: yausas. They nigh: Just as well make
y on Se;-sAa o. any State. The President is equal
" bound g suppress domestic violence in any part of
Ibs Union Su. ;he.e is one place in the Union,
where the c5@oson (it is too cehr) do not want it
suppressed 1ey aim 10 nullIfy ALL LAWS in Kan
sas. They :a:s from it its only government They
m recall The = :. loops They leave that territory a
nrey 70 di.ss...an aud vioeuce. They send out
Sbarn's rihts They exaspcrate alike tho North
eru and Southern settlers. And having taught them
To hate each other, and to spring at each others
throats, and having refused an ol!s lor giving lhen
peace, they look for renewed capital to their party
from tbs very outrAges which they thus invite snd
encourage Let the people understand this For
EVERY OUTRAGE WHICH ~ co%AiTTED IN kASsAs,
THE BLACK REPUBLICANS ARE ASsWERABLE. lhey
have Iad cpporuuites pachcao the territory, and
hs "a refused them. They have been offered the
s,ry.s the pure bGot boz, the speedy election. the
annie protection to voters, anu the admission of the
Stat. with Il free constitution, II the people so de-
.;r.d-and they have refused the offer. They now
s,nn sunIics to the army rather than hie the army
smplny.d, under direction Of the Executive, to pre-.
serre law and order in Kansas Suppose this should
be done in Mime. Suppose one branch .: the L. !:
LEGISLATURE had been in favor OF the Name Law, and
the ohcr oopuscd to H. and that the latter had said TO
the fnrm.r 1--WE will not provide liar to carry on
tho poyernment unless you will consent to nullify
I'm. Maine Law What would have be- :: the repy'
Wiz simplv this "Repea the Maine Law, if you
can in the Ordinary powers OF Legislation; but you
rant compel rs 20 volate cur duty, I'd agree to all
act we are cO'scenti0usly opposed 10, by threaten
iuo 10 stop the wheels of government. When you
re9,h thai point; hc : ate s in revolution THIS is
the nni,,t now reached by the Black Republicans III
Conrress and Ihny have taken th5 first step in reyo-
Iu,inu Ih, prrs.dsnt, in ds:1arge f ais duty, has
cal.C Congress together III extra session. This IN
yoIy,s new expense, and it remains 10 be seen with
what r.sr:. We earnestly y hope that better counsels
will prs -, il tho House. And that it will make no
further G:snp: 70 orre The Seuae into its own views
Of leris ID, by stopping the supplies.
The - require every patriots earnest attention.
Di,uui,. s.alks boldly abroad. Revolution has be-
,,un in tls capitol. Civil daily threatened
Can il by lz this great Western republic, the free.
cot p,yer .ui of the world, the nublest example of
success IT, :G-, known earth, and the bright
example T. ~ .ch oppressed and struggling Nations
everywhere look iur encouragement and support
can il b. ,hG; this great gnt of humanity aud free.
dom is destined now to 20 out in darkness and in
blood We call upcu al *ho love our free institu'
lions and wish 10 have them preserved, TO rally now
in their defence Check the spirit OF discord which
is rife throughout the iand Bring back the old days
Of brotherhood Think less II: sections and more of
the whole. Arrest the tide OF violence which now
rolls over the country, else the present generation
will surely look upon the end of the American Union.