Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-12-26
The Presidents Message.

Inc PreSldent'S message.
The conclusion of this admirable State paper
will be found in our columns this week Pres
ilent BUCHANAN has meet every issue before the
country with a dignity and manlincss, and dis
cussed them with ability and fairness, that
has extorted praise and admiration even from
his enemies. His position upon the Kansas qucs-
ten will be endorsed by the South, as indeed
will the message throughout. The remainder
OF 'o message appearing thisweck is especially
commended 10 the attention of our readers
We cory below the commcpts of the "Nation-
al Intclligenccr," the ablcst opposition papcrin
the country:
"THE MEssAGE-ITs RELATION TO THE PAR
TY PoLEMiCs OF THE CoUNTRY.-The messaee
of the President is written with cpi'or so en-
tire and transparent, and iP spirit of such
DOWNRIGHT honesty -4Irankness, as to have
won tho nnI,I-,,se Of all honest men, and to have
o.---'rrned and consolidated that confidence in
its author which is so striking feature in the
political sentiment of all parts of the country at
the present time. Whatever may be the differ
cnces existing between mon, or the anifnosities
winch actuatc sections, parties, or factions to-
wards each other in the present angry and
threatening crisis of the country, there is n sem
timent reigning in .hc popular heart throughout
the Union, of confidence in the ability, wisdom.
buchanan
was this sentiment which united so MANY patri-
otic hearts of the North with the masses of the
South In cleyating him TO the Presidency, one
year ago; and this all-peryadng confidence of
the people in the personal integrity and ability
OF their President is now, say what We NAV one
oil great conservative sentiments, which remain
to preserve harmony between sections and bind
the Union together, in the present disturbed
condition of affairs
Z" The message is worthy of the man holding
this responsible relation to the politics of the
country, and so largely invested with the hopes
of the people and destinies of the Union. In
l6c5 this confidence in James Buchanan was
sentiment common to both the great sections of
the contcdcracy, encouraging to national eff
fort, and guarantying the success of a common
struggle on national principles. AS he stood
then, mediator of concord and harmony be-
tween the patriotic masses of the North and the
South, So now, his message in the earnest ma
uonal spirit whichit breathes and in the policy
of broad national justice and fairness which 4
recommends furnishes common platform-the
only common platform-on which the honest
conservative men of all sections may rely with
honor and success.
" The message in its political doctrines, is
but an ampliication of the principles of the
Der ocratic party of the Union, as enunciatcd
at Clncinnati-of those very principles on which
the cause of the Union and Constitution tri-
umphed in the struggle of 1856 vet it is CON
celved IN spirit of nationality so genuine and
catholic, and is couohcd in language so entirely
free from partisan acrimdny, bias and bigotry
as to have drawn forth the Communications even
OF the opposition upon its temper and spirit;
and commanded for its doctrines and recommen-
datlons the respect oven of those whose assent
it has not succeeded in cxtorting
" The perusal of its clear, calm and digniied
paragraphs leaves an impression of its authors
sincerity and honesty which no partisan cyn;c-
ism can resist and the reader who entcrtains
an honest difference of opinion with the Presi-
dent on great measures of policy, is Obliged to
be very wary of yielding his assent to its posi-
uon, or he will surrender it unconsciousiy in
pei sing the message. A vast number of the
diSerehces among men and politicians nre ver-
bal; and it is an evidence of the hi0hest intel
lectual ability when the points of dispute are
so presented in State paper as to dwarf out of
sight all those of mere words, and to bring out
In clear, bold lines, the few which are radical
rms rs one OF the great merits of the message
Those who are forced to dissent from particular
views OF its author are all more or less emphatic
In their approval of the residue and the habit
ual opponents of the political doctrines it sets
forth, are surprised to find how few radical OBJ
Jections hey are able to urge to them, and how
much their ingenuity is taxed to resist its reason
ings.
Z" 1t is not our purpose in the present article
to enter into the various details of the message.
but merely to express our general 81 sciation
OF one OF the ablest and most truly dfgnified
state papers that have ever emanated from the
PRESIDENTIAL Office It will occupy the same
relauon 70 the angry party polemics of the day
which its author holds in the fierce personal and
poiiucal strifes which agtate the country"
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