Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-09-12

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reply The Cd6nsc6cne elsFg ynen, Il hailed with
satsffctidn in III portiens of aAe country: rNsrsis
the Northern snd Democratic press BE-
hind thatsof the South in commenting this docu-
mentt We givssbe1ow some specimens Of ihs teqAs
in which it has been received by cur Northern q.
temporaries. The Psnnsy lranidn says rrss ,si
There 10 total absence Of Ill mere partisan de-.
clamation in this paper of the Presidents. He prop
ery rebukes the illegal and dangerous tendencies Of
the Topeka convention; bat even that ID done % an
impartial judge, who looks only to the evidence for
his facts and the law for his guide The deep feel
ing of reverence for the constitution is mani
tested in every lneof this answer of Mr.. Buchanan
contrasts most forciby with that want Of proper re-
gard for the faithful administration of hwsshich
forms the basis of the /" memorial" of Prof Silliman
and his colleagues. Mr.. Buchanan has thus early
in his administration put ON record most powerful
rebuke to that spirit of pharisaical superiority which
country, and at the same time furnished another ev
dence of his intention to preserve the rights of the
States and the integrity Of the Union ON the open
attacks of traitors and the secret Vaccinations OF
protesting friends" % ISL 't'3'', ~
The Press, Mr.. Forneys paper, says: 80 tai,
IA public man who is fortunate in his friends is
an object of envy to his opponents. But Mr.. Bu-
nate, in that they have furnished him opportuni
ty of appealing against insane sectionalism, at
critical period like the present. to the whole scoun-
try. The Executive is compelled both by custom
add by courtesy to be silent in the midst of calum-
n.y. He must stand by and his motives iw-
pugned and his sincerity suspected, and refrain from
the utterance of that word which, spoken from him,
would blow his assailants into the air. But there
are proper exceptions to every general rule and in
this case the exception enables good man to re.
buke, in the language Of the simple truth, most
understandable and gratuitoas indignity to himself,
and gross libel upon history. We do not think
that the annals of controversy can furnish a more
complete reply to dogmatic assumption of superior
patriotism and piety than that contained in Mr. Blu
chanan's response to these Connecticut meddlers.
The country owes them thanks, for the first time in
many years-thanks for exposing their vain and
vapid s0phistry to the irresistible artillery of the
Presidents oldfashoned Pennsylvania logic and
common sense"
That old and sterling Journal the Boston Post,
says: r'..'
President Buchsnan's reply to the Silliman me-
mortal will remind old democrats land old federal
lists too of the times and the writings of Jefferson.
Though there may be some doubt whether the
President should have replied at all to these
rialists there be no question as to the power,
dignity, and conclusveness of his rejoinder. The
correspondence is striking Illustration of the de-
mocracy of our institutions. The Chief Magistrate
of mighty republic reasons with his constituents
answers their complaints in the face Of the world
all the world will say courteously, and great
majority Of it will say triumphantly."
The Trow (New York; Budget introduces theletter
with the following remarks:
"This letter, after having been kept back some
weeks has now made its appearance, and we lose no
time in laying it before readers. The reply of
the President is something than a scathing
buke Of his clerical cathechists it is well forci
BILE exposition of Executive duty and a mastery
vindcation of the Kansas policy of the adminstra-
ton His position towards the Topeka convention
is precisely similar to that of President Madison to-
ward the old Hartford convention, and he will fol-
low that precedent that has been sustained by the
good sense of the whole county for more than forty
years. He will take notice of the proceedings Of
such illegal and dangerous combinations until
they shall perform some act that will bring them in
actual collision with the constitution and then they
shall be resisted and put down by the whole power
of the government" We imagine it will be some
time before Prof Siman and his clerical coadjutors
draw Mr.. Buchanan out the second time" ~