Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-09-11
dit the Adnins.raton and effect tbe sorganiz o

fidelity TO the Administration and to the psry This
dsorgsnizirg faction ought to be met promptly and
unsparngly-snd it is time that its adherents should
be publicly identified. The true and reasonable test
is easy one, and easily separated from approval or
disspprovsl of Gov. Walkers course. Let every
newspaper and every Democrat submit to such test
We furnish an easy example of its application
We ask the Recorder do you sympsthize or CO.
operate with this opposition now waged by "Ths
South "The Mercury and "The Delta"' The can
did answer of the Recorder" will advise US at once
whether 1t proposes to cooperate with the Admins
tration in preserving the present national organiza-
tion Of the Democratic party, with the Destruc.
tionsts In their attempt to overthrow the present
ganizaon and to substitute another OF purely sec.
tionai character.
THE POSITION OF THE PRESIDENT AND
OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Mr.. Buchansn's letter relative to the admnistra-
ton Of affairs in Kansas. since bis appointment of
Robert j. Walker to the Governorship of that terri
tory has not yet completed its round with the press
Of sll parties throughout the country. When it shall
hVve done 90, it WILL of course, not have escaped
that censure which, with the enemies of the South,
always attaches to any and every thing nimical to
the advancement OF their own traitorous views and
desires. But by the truly patriotic and conservative
portion OF the American people, irrespective OF
tons, of parties of factions, IL has been received,
far we have been able to observe, with grateful
praise.
| The National Democracy, North and South, re-.
oognize it as an uue1ceponable exposition Of the
principles and policy which they so faithfully cherish
cooIa orsto
South cannot condemn it, aud indeed there are those
Of that nondescript party-if party we can call it
who have not hesitated to accord to it manly ap-
provsl. BY the fiery factionists Of the intensely
Southern school, who have been recently indulgiDg
in illiberal and unfounded mputations upon the inn
partial patriotism Of the President, and in unreason-
able remonstranoes against the course of his defend
ers, this able, lucid, wetoned and wal-timed letter
has been met with none of those casuistcsl and by
percritcs objections, which their indignant tone and
antsgonisc attitude might have led us anticipate
previous to its publication. 1t is above exception on
the part OF any Southern man, or Of any Northern
man, who processes to regard the Constitution. il
defes the most prsudiced criticism to torture its
language into any other than an acceptable signifcs
ton to the South, and disapponts those dsaffected
Democrats who would gladly detect n it some
doubtful phrase or other flaw, by being inaccessible
to their most prejudced carpngs objections which
could possibly arise from the most ingenious analysis
The course of Gov Walker the only point of policy
which the President has been openly assaled by his
quondam supporters in the South. And since his let
ter the subject is satisfactory to all parties, eI
cept the fanatics of the North, it might not be unrea
sonable to suppose that he has conciated his pseudo
Democratic opponents in the South, and that they
| will no longer endesvor to embarrass his Admins
tration. Such a supposition, however, we fear,
| would soon prove i'll founded aid erroneous Re-
| cresnt Democrats in the South have been wagng
war upon the Administration not solely account Of
their objections to the Of Walker in Kansas,
but because there Is a predetermined purpose on
their part to claim the peculiar championship Of
Southern interests if possible to dsorganize the Ma
tions Democracy, and, with some of them. to bring
about dissolution Of the Union. And hence, though
they cannot repudiste the position of the President
the affairs OF Kansas idle to eIpec. that they will
be silent long. They may sheahe their daggers and
graciously extend the right hand Of fellowship sgain
brit animosity still rankes in their hesre. and the
opportunity only is wanting to enable them to mani
fest their antagonism under some other guse. lu
this category of false friends of the Democracy W.
mean not to include those who, while honestly dsap
proving the policy pursued by Gov. Walker, have
nevertheless, hsaped no opprobrium upon the Pres
dent and cast no sspersons upon the Administration
We refer only to those who have seized upon the
alleged detection of Walker as q prets1t to make
war upon the National Democracy. Some Of the
best and truest Democrats in the South have depre
Uot6 tbau rso;ps III,
apprehended it, but still they have retained their
confidence in the capacity and patriotism of the Pre-
sident and have acknowledged no afhlation with
the factiopists, who have been arrayed against the
Administration.
The position of Mr. Buchanan to-day is identical
with that which he occupied during the pendency OF
the election, and with reference to which he wac
warmly supported by those recreant Democrats who
have been recently opposing and endeavoring to en-
bsrrass him. And bis position is the position Of the
Democratic party proper He "knows no sections" "
but bis principles and his policy are devoted to the
interests of all the Ststes the maintenance of the Con
stitution, and the preservation Of the Union. He de
nies the right Of the Federal Government to intrude
upon the sovereignty of The States, or TO coercs or
influence the will of the people in the territories on
the subject of slavery The Constitution i, the great
ground work Of bis Administration.
Previous to the publication Of his letter, pseu
do. Democrats assailed him by charging Walker
with betrayal of the South, and identifying him in
sentiment and in principle with Walker. His letter
they cannot and dare not condemn. And yet he ex
presses his confidence in Walker. Where are they
now7 Why this sudden silence Of oensure } Who
has trumphed In the initial contest between the
Southern disunionists and the Administration
The effect of the Presidents declaration on the
Kansas question, is no ordinary evidence Of bis ht.
ness for the responsible position which he holds 1t
proves that he is the for the times his Ad
minstration will perform what was expected Of it,
that the confidence of the Cincinnati Convention, Of
the Democratic party of the conservative od.line
Wings who supported him, has not been misplaced.
1t ia bis appointed duty, his political mission, to calm
the angry waters to defeat fanaticsm, to the
rights of the South by enforcing the Constitution to
suppress sec.onalisn and TO the Union, without
ieoparding the interests or impairng the equality
either of the North or South And he is fulfilling
the expectations Of his most hopeful friends. The
Constitution is his chart and his course is undeva
ting. He looks to the interests Of the whole coun.
try and Acknowledges the rights Of each State and
section. Whether opposed by the fanatics of the
North;or the disunionsts of the South be presents
the Same principles and meets the aud the other
with the same weapons. Such man at such time,
ia indispensable to tho security of the country from
such intestine divisions and dissensions, a would
surely result 10 disruption Of the Union.
Is he now, and will he be backed throughout 10
his glorious mission, by the Democratic party i"
doubt 1t would be to impeaoh the patriotism OF Inc
American people. 1t would be, to deny the patent
truth that surrounds as North and SOUTH Eas'
and West. there are hundreds Of thousands who look
upon the Union almost sscred thing Inc con-
f ,b;. nation is tho great moral pow