The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-21

ruE INA UGURAL MESSAGE AND THE NokTHWEST-
Inh iN~ FRN DEMOCRACY.

raE INAUGURAL MESSAGE AND Inr Nohln"E oi-
lNA ERN DEMOCRACY.
a., a.. democratic ranks of the great States Of the
-, hut one voice has yet been heardhat OF I'M
,ssd endorsement Of the inaugural address of James
and surely nothing can be more cheering to
a,r,ot than the unparalleled unanmity which has
the expressed opinions of people SO liberal
- enlightened and firmly grounded III 'ne uoc'rneS OF
,h,s and republican liberty as that portion OF our
- ,gbo have fallen heirs to the rich and beautiful in
bavond the Ohio The Northwest is unquestion-
~ ~. aai balance wheel of the Unioni neither the Ia
sm of the East the ultrasm OF any oiner region
rths country finds welcome home upon the oroad pra
M the splendid rivers and the magnificent lakes Oh tne
MIGHTY West The soil still virgin and repudiaes VIVID
angular intuition and effect the pirateai oogma 'ne
that the constitution is league with death
NJ with heo The inaugural Of the Pfes
o,osd n touch the great heart Of the masses, and
-, pnears to beat in perfect accordance with the
ros and euunciated policy Of the newy-elected head
Of the nation.
tdnous as had been the efforts, and important the
ti.sns of his predecessor, Mr. Buchanan found his
;op surrounded by numerous difficulties. The inau-
I IT was known would lift the veil OF coming events
the interest INDUCED ia regard to It grew more in
.n AZ the period Of i publicity matured Fortunately,
WAS document which appealed directly TO the common
Dse of the people No mere flourish of the rhetorcan
"a sbsuse political dogma no dark and untraveed aoy-
,,b in which consecraed error could find refuge, dis
o,a lis proportions bat boldly and in the light OF day,
escorted truths which could be denied and proclaim
noicy which must characterize the conduct Of our
hr affairs 1t abounded in Of those splendid gen.
lilies which ordinarily avoid issue compass decep-
INIT strikng at once into the open plain it developed
,otb Of governmental action clear as the MONDAY sun,
d met the most sangune expectations of the democratic
masses Of the country.
Tbt sucb an inaugural should be well received in the
c.t.. Of Ohio Indiana Illinois, Iowa. Michigan, and Wis
ooD is not surprisng but hearty and ready an en-
dorsement go complete accepator OF all Its leading
trutbs and determination SO generally expressed to
make the textbook of political ethics could hardly
have been anticipated at early day and we are ire
bv led to the conclusion that the patriotism aud good
Of the people have secured signal and radical tri-
nmDb over the wretched spirit Of anaticsm and ntoer
amer which threatened to enguf in common ruin the
tmebopored institutions of land washed in the hallow-
ID blood and ennobled by the virtues Of constellation Of
sages and statesmen such as earth has seen but
opce and which will shed its ever-deepening glory upon
the latest generations that shall live.
II wa the lot of Mr. Buchanan to meet the tempest at
ia eliminating epoch it for him to grapple with the
dragon ofrelgous persecution and abolition
Jacobnm and srange the monster in the greatest alti-
mde of his healthy existence and the proudest meridian
vof III no common 10 CHECK Tue STORM
sand bid the raging tumut ceaseo quell the fears OF
mighty nation agitated by domestic srifes in Terri
tory beyond the Mississippi Our President however, has
oved equal to the crisis his voice has been potential in
Ethe settlement of questions momentous than had
Never been presented for consideration before In call
pg to his side the veteran Glass; be has inspired the peo
Hale of the West with confidence the most unbounded N
be ectude of his intentions and his ability and determi
nation 10 accomplish the great objects which he has fore
bsdowed An expenditure of the public funds
strict observance of the doctrine of the equality of the
Estates rigid exaeon of the Justice and courteses due
u from other nations the protection of our commerce
upon the high seas and of the rights of American citizens
lin every land unceasng opposition to odious dscrimina
ops against the laborpg classes of country dis
thrust of the capacity Of institutions TO meet the respon
bhties of legitimate expansion Of territorial limits
hss are propositions which command the respect Of the
people, and in the absolute practcazaon of which We
can anticipate triumph and such few admin
aons since the days of Washington and Jefferson have
able to claim and in the perfect vndicaton and
cess of which can boast legacy worthy to be trans
mtted to generations yet to be.