Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-17
THE FIRST ASSAILANTS OF JAMES BUC-
HANAN'S ADMINISTRATION.


terest enemies Of administration, decentIy and
courteously refraned from denuncation and abuse
Of the new President, until he had been allowed the
interval between his inaugural and his rst annual
message, to shape and fashion the policy of his ad.
minstration. This short respite this honorable ar
mistice allowed at times in the history of party
strife in this country, when the angry passions Of
men Of opposite parties were most relentless and e-
rocious.
But this brief truce has not been allowed to James
Buchanan. Not one moment was lost by the seces.
sion party, before fierce war was commenced upon
him. lie has been assaIed before meeting
his frat Congress- Before the clouds Of Office.
seekers had scattered from the Federal Metro
polis before the Cabinet officers wers fairly installed,
whilst the President embarrassed by multitude
OF executive a~.-';---' -s WOO violently assaed.
policy of the country for tie reguniioa' fLaae'
tiona intercourse with foreign countries the seces'
sion party of the South sprang openedmouthed upon
their intended victim. We have nothing to do al
this moment with motives. We only propose to grspple
with facts.
The first assaults upon the national Democracy
and the Administration at the South, were made oy
| ths utrss and the secessonlss. Beg ore me FHfgS
oud "A .,r. .Noth.nys hai uttered a ~ord against me
Administrations ths secessoniss Of South Carolina
aud Mississippi we're denouncing Mr.. Buchanan po'
iev. Ii the leaders in this unfortunate, unknd aud
unjust assault upon long tried and faithful friend oi
| the South the warm friend aud trusted assoc'"'e U,
Jackson, of Calhoun. of Upshur, OF Roane, and
others in the best dsys of party, teel PROUD oi
| the honor Of having anticipated the kuow'Nothngs
inriyiup James Buchanan the first blow, we cheer
fully award them the undisputed palm. That follow
pr Of Brsunus, who first outraged the dignity aud
majesty of the Roaan Senate by insulting one OF the
conscript fathers. is Immortal. Let Iancey o'
Alabama and Keitt of South Carolina decide
who was frat in the field against james DUO
banan's instructions to Walker; let them shy
who rave the first blow, and we warrant that after
THAR claims to Immortality have been canvassed
sw Hesks longer, no QUE will dare dispute their pre-
tensions.
Their example has, we admit, been followed by
narsudpy squads of disbauded Know NothBgS o
the South but the secessoniss drew the first olood
Noble, chivalrous fellows. They did 80. Ihes'y a"
hungry Know. Nothnss shall not steal their laures'
few fangless old federal Wings, wheeling, fat an
veuomous but short winded and atllsmetic, took th
fsd late in the day. but they too much delighted
at the opportunity Of growing at anything Dem
ocratic, to claim the honor of the chase. When oil
Buck has been hunted down by his more act'S
pursuers these worn out old fellows will no
be particular as TO their share OF The sPoils
They have not been for years. Thus Ia
the Secessionsts, Know-Notings, and few unre
generated old Wings, have had the game 10 '''e''
selves Soon the land will resound with tho ciahgo
of a new set of huntsinen. The national ana Oh
line Democracy are taking the field, firmly anu Ser,
", to scatter the allied powers aud uphold inc Ao
miuistration. Victorious for more than hsli a ce'
tury for wind and bottom, we will stake the Oh
Guard. the old union loving God-fsarng and nationa
Democracy against the field.
What say the Virginia Democracy, who haV
never deserted Democratic Administration; VIII
ALWAYS have dealt tendsry with the slight mistake
of honest Democratic Presidents, and have neve
God bless them lost battle The Democracy
the Old Dominion for nearly sixty years. have give
bu one answer to such questions. and that has bee
"wr STAND BY THE ADMINISTRATION :"