Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-10-09
The RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
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by RlTCHIE e. DUSNAvANT.
FRIDAY MORNING. OCTORRR a
THE ENEMlEs OF THE ADMINISTRATIONS

Gently manifested by certain little school of Soutl
ern politicians Is no longer either loud in its denuu
clatlohs or attractive iu it's exhibitions All ia uuie
at last Oh the kansas question, The adm;,is,rs,;o
's moving on in its decided and unvarying course
Pe',or".ng ts functions with promptnegs, frmnes
ana Satisfaction to The country. The malconte ents
VINO nave so savagely assaed it, are looking on on
Win an occasional murmur; and, indeed, some q
tnem are becoming vocferous in the President
praise. But this s the result of only a lull in th
storm. The same restless, ambitious and cepsorou
spirit that animated and instgated them in the Kan
sas contest though subdued for the mouen,
is still alive and eager for another opportunity
to burnt out anew. There are politicians in III,
south, Who though they voted and worked With zeal
tor bachanan,were unfrisndy to him then and are On
i3lendlyto him now. He was chosen as the candidate
OF the National Democracy. And to have refused t,
support him, would have consigned to political per
dition every Democrat who dared to do it. Once
before the country the Democratic candidate even
those who had been most active in opposing his no
'n'na''oh must needs rally to him to man. Their
hopes hung upon his election And no W that he ia in
power these same enemies, at least eome of them
IN the soulh are ever ready to throw obstacles in his
way and II possible, to enbarrass his Admiuistra.
ton, that their peculiar school may control the nomi.
nation of the next National Democratic Convention.
Mr.. Buchanan was selected by the Cincinnati Con.
ventlon on account OF his ability, experience and
sound constitutional opinions the slavery question
lie was elected the Presidency with reference to the
same requisites
The conservative sentiment Of all sections was con
centrated in his cause. Wherever the Constitution
ID recognised the supreme law Of the land and the
Union is held in high regard. his claims were appre.
ciated and acknowledged by the people. The sboli.
tonsts opposed him. because he was in favor of en-.
forcing the Constitution and defending the rights OF
the South The slave States and the National De.
nocracy of the North stood by him, and inside him
President, because he represented those principles,
upon which alone the South can be secured and the
Union saved.
The Administration is pre- eminently national in it's
construction and in its character. The President
Northern man by birth and education, but his en-
lightened intellect, liberal views and impartial pa
triotism have always held him above all sectional
preudices in his political course The Constitution
is the chart to which bs looks for guidance And in
that he recognises authority in the Federal Gov
Of slavery in the States, or TO extend prohibit it In
The territories. In that same sacred compact bs.
tween the sovereign States Of this Union, lie discov.
ers an equal acknowledgment Of the respective rights
Of each aud all OF them. Vermont and Massachl.
.etts have the exclusive control Of their domes.
tic institutions and so with Virginia, South Caro-
lima and Louisiana
The Constitution OF the United States is appropri-
aed in its provisions to other purposes embracing the
general interests Of all the members Of the confedera
cy, and pertaining to matters in which they have q
common concern alone. With the individual inter
ess of the separate States it has nothing to do. And
with such views, Mr.. Buchanan is President of the
United States, uninfuenced by any other considera
ton than earnest desire to DO equal and exact jus
ce TO every part and portion each Stale and section
Of the whole country, according to the operations
Of the government under the provisions OF the Con.
stitution, they ars individually affected.
The one great object Of his Administration, is /"
calm the angry elements OF sectional strife, which
have been 80 long aud are 80 seriously threaten
ing the disruption of the Union. The influence and
ability Of his Administration relied upon TO bsf1e
fanatirism in the North, and TO bring the republic
days II ia not to be expected that its policy will
please the ultraists Of either section.
In the North or rather among the Abolilionsts Of
the North, opposition to slavery is the one absorbing
subject. And in the South the great idea Of the day
is to protect and strengthen that institution. There
are rsstlcss and ambitious both there and here
who, without feeling. perhaps, 80 earnest an interest
az others, are always on the alert TO signaize their
zeal by extraordinary demonstrations. The c!ass
constitutes the fanatics OF the North the other class
embraces the factoniss Of the South The fanatics
are radically wrong The fac'ionis;s the eide
of reason aud right. But both dangerous to the
preservation Of peace and the existence OF the Union
Mr.. Buchanan is obnoxious to the opponents Of
slavery because bis principles and his policy support
and protect the Southern people in their constitutions
al rights lie is Liable to be assailed by the ultraiss
of tho South because he cannot be driven into their
own e1cesses, and because he hopes and aims to pre-
serve the Union, which they would gladly see de-
stroyed. When, we say. those men, who have re
Gently been attacking the Administration, and are
only awaiting another opportunity 10 attack it again
are the same who opposed the nomination oi Mr. Bu.
chanan in the Cincinnati Convention, We mean not
to include all who were then and there i'll favor OF
some other man as their fret choice for the Presden.
cy. We aude only to those factious malcontents OF
that very small but noisy class OF politicians, who
manifest distrust Of the lion hearted Democracy Of
the North, who have already either directly or indi.
recy attacked the and some of whom
would look upon dissolution OF the Union, az the
of human happiness. They are tho
rabid reckless destructionsts who while protesting
friendship for the South and declaring their adherence
10 the Democratic cause, are anIlously awaiting
30 occasion TO throw Themselves again in opposi- |
ton TO An Administration which ia es careful OF
Southern rights Southern interests, and Southern
honor, as the Constitution ITSELF Most horrible afro
cities have been perpetrated in the Of liberty.
md the South may yet be sacrificed in the name Of
slavery AS long as the policy OF the present |
Administration il pursued, the institutions Of the |
South are safe within the Union. When abo. |
litionisn rises into the ascendancy then We will
;on in the claInor for dissolution. But should 1t !
ever become necessary for the Southern people !
TO adopt 30 awful all alternative, It is impossbls to
snticjpate the consequences. We might maintain |
our institution. intact against the inroads Of Aboli
tonsm, or We might be constantly convused with
9srs. Disunioh ia remedy for Our wrongs, which
sh,uId be adopted only when the honor Of the slave
Sizes ia attempted to be outraged by a Black Re
pub lean control OF the country, and when our inter
ests are at the mercy Of the enemy. Let Congress
ense another boundary line, beyond which slavery
shall ot so and would aay repeal IT, or the South
shou 20 ont of the Union. Bat SO long ss is ad-
nitted,bst the States hava exclusive jurisdiction over
their on institutions, and that the people OF the ter
rtores in all sections have the right to accept
slavery r reject II, we can ses no cause for crying
ont sgsiat the evils Of the Unicn snd the abuses
of the dt,eral Government.
That th Administration will be ssssiled again
within ,hseIt four months. We have littls doubt
And if tho, is representative elect Of any portion
Of the peo Of Virginia, either in the State Lesisls
ture or in congress, who consemplates cooperating
in the ssssal, We warn him to beware Of the male
.;.t;o,a of An ,r trsoed constitueuov.