Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-23
THE LOGIC OF RECENT EVENTS.


As too trusting reliance on the advantages pro-
missed in the result of the Presidential election, is te
mistake TO which the South is specially inclined nj
the present moment so precisely the error against
which events warn us with the most distinctness ana
emphasis of admoniiion. We do not mean to amply
that the South reposcs excess Of confidence IN 'h'
good faith OF the President elect for, as we have over
and over again avowed, We believe Mr. bnchahs"
will redeem his pledges in each and every letter ol 'c
platform. The blunder towards which our pe"9'o
seem to have too great prcclivty Is IN SuPeos'h-
that the result Of the recent election determined Tie
struggle with Black Repub.canism; Or Indeed 'h''
it gave any very decisive advantage TO Tue oou'n
In n moral sense the receat election seems o"''e''
Of any permanent effect. For moment perhaps ''c
Black Republican sentiment Of the Norm s"ne'e"
some shock and recoil; bui We DO nos perceive 'h"'
the party betrays any disposition 10 noahuoh
test, or even to prosecute the war WIN les'
vigor. lis organization exists win stronger W
telty; and ts members aro already PROJECTING P'A"
of campaign for 1860. Ii they underslouu 'he'f ie.
cent defeat to be equivalent 10 popular Nefe'e'
against their principles and to be decisive OF 'He
contest they would not exhibit SO much oi energy
and deauee In their preparations for another tfs!
the ssue party which feels itself sinitteh oy 'e
wrath of the people, does not ca'r! 'o ''".
and so lofty cres but. like The n'efaoc Nv
OF Fillmorea followers is aps 10 han4 Us n'"' ="
shame aud 10 shrink u5scureiy from me sfusS''
Aga;p. If the ,onseluelce, OF the recent victory
be computed by more material staudata' Tue! Wiz
suarcey appear OF creator promise 10 '.' 'e'"'"! -
III. sor,h srcs The election OF Mr. buchanan the
Black Republican party have been Dusty e'S"s''
in consolidating their own srecesse'' anu III
,bs forc, of our partial tr,umphs III Inc No:'h' III
Indiana ,b.v have postponed the election o! Senator
md b,v. ,hu. yrung tho prize OF victory iro'n cur
md s.,urod for themselves the chance oi hu
o,b.r annea, 10 the people. In Pennsylvania ''e
home of our candidate aud the ihcal'e u n'' 'no'
siyunl success. they have contrlved 10 hentruNe 'H'
n,np,ar verdict Of November, aud 10 saha IL repre-
sentative Of Their interests 10 the Senate oil Tue Iu'a
st,,.s Thus doe. ,h Administrations lose iho 'ic''
culsbe advantage OF hearty ana rei'ao'S 'upP'''
from Penn.ylvania-a State OF whose N'P''"S '"0
sr,h deemed Itself secure, and 10 whose CO "pe.a
Zion Mr. Buchanan was entitled by every consi9Irs-
,ou Of Justice and propri=,y. Then, too' c"n'en''
,boovertbrow Of the venerable Gas: ii Michigan
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~ ths Senate; the almos. unanimous 70 eec''on -
Sn.nner. Ham.in and Nourse elecied ~ aceia'"''o"
,.o,, tho old Democratic STATE y. Name, and Sim
mon, .ept 10 .upersede James from Rhode ie'atn
,o,,.mn,at, these thinys aud say If the SCUM mus
much in recent development, whe-eupon 10 con-
graduate itself with a complacent CONSCIOUSNESS VI
.ecrri.v II is an ungraciou. task to rece Ill 'he'0
circumstances Of defeat aud encouragement o"'
wise and fearless man always wants all exact III '"'
sure of the strength Of his adversary. ouy ire
veak and the foolish avert their faces from the III
pleasant spectacle Above all things 1t il Inc duly Of
tho Southern Journalist to furnish truthful sta''
meut of the forces OF the Black Republican party
and TO utter timely adnontIou aGains! too gre al
confidence Of peace and security
Happily, for these iuauspcious signs upon ue
Northern horison, we are partially compensated by
the evidences of improving sprit and more fGv"ru'
b. fortune in in. South. L!,t!e Delaware has not
only u,;cs,ed lie continued coht'cnce III senator
Bsyard but has given him d coileagus upon %h"se
corporation he may rely IN the coming contest
And Missouri so long the debatable ground between
Democracy and Black Republicanis,n, has at last
decided for the South--hes repudated Benton ana
lesson Of very great moment n, hi. r--.. :.
In the first plac they toll tie President elect in wh"'
quarter lies the strength of the Democratic party ano'
in the second place, they impress the people Of the
South With the necessity OF union amouS themselves,
by illustrating the gradual extinction OF ail hopes o'
succor in the North.