Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-10-07
VACCINATION of the Aduinistratioa.


vacillation of the Administrator.
Senator Brown, of Missisippi-,s whom no zoe
can deny the merit Of holiness in everything he
does, and perspicuity in everything which he says
made speech short time since in Mississippi
in which he declared that the President was dis
posed to do what was right and just to the South
but that his resolution was constantly shaken ty
the appeals ef his friends from the North, who
constantly held up before him. in warning, tho
late Of the Democratic party in 1860. No con
Germ for the peace and welfare Of the country ami
mated the bosoms of those devoted patriots, but
they were intent only upon tbc success of the De-
mocratic party in the next Presidential election
IL any new measure Of legislation were proposed.
their estimate II il Was not formed with reference
to its effects upon the general welfare but solely
and entirely with reference to lis effects upon
their own miserable personal aud selfish schemes
as involved in the success Of their PARTY.
We Doubt not the President has listcIed too
intently to the whisperings Of these unworthy
partisans--and that it is to this cause We can
trace the vacillating and indefinite and uncertain
policy which has, in many respects, character
lied his Administration. Especially may this he
said Il his Kansas policy No uell4nSdrrcd
system seems to have been adopted with reference
to Kansas at adj From the beginning, everything
appears to have been left IL chance and bap-haz-
ard-or rather 10 the uncertain chances ot an ut
ter lack Il pulley At ono time the AdmiDistra.
ton would seem to be, apparently in the interest
Of the South. At another, it wend he unnisiake
ably on the side Of the North. At oe time IN.
der the malign inHurnceol Walker, the prospect
of Abolifnnizing Kansas proceeded with remark
able facility. At another, by hearty osrousal
OF oss cause Of the LeconptDn Coustitn ton, the
Administration glre token OF a real concern for
Southern rights and interests Aud then sgain,
in III failure to carry through the mtsn Con-
sttutisn petvitL>toniing its MA orit, IN both
branches 81 Ep,srrs-, and It's resort to the ms
cradle suhtertase Of the Engli-h y II. the Admin
istratisp xsan veerri ~ t'- N,-.h. whore il mp
pears to hs'c ssna.o.a ,ss-.. e. an ,hon. its
course hss IL %. t4..ez., sad r9ptra 1,rtory,
that we can asrsf.. - II al. IL uher hypothesis
than that rr'Yaeni.l .ts Rr~n.
leaning 10 the \ 1aA cy..., b. a!pr,Aen,dens f
the frecaters 81 the sub. aud the President is
frightened with the gloomy spaar.tm ID difnn-
ion from Georgia and Alabama and 'uth Far"li
na leaning to I'll, ; nh nn the olher HAND.
strs the selfish impulse. uf the National" De
anocracy to their lowest bott,m and the P,.s-
dent is thrown into n c.d trepidatiu. ',s Visions
of Democratic disaster in ASA. Is il any wonder
that man. naturally weak, uncertain and nnbe-
.cle of purpose, should he thus driven from pillar
to post Ivy those contradictory crrsr- sres-and
that his policy shouid bc,rny much If the same
yaciation ms has characterized ht individual
courss1
So also in every other respect where 1le intcr-
ests OF the party are involved Jpsosi It being
entirely indepcndent-instcad If acting firmly
and consistently at all times and uuder all cir
cumstances--instead Of planting Itself upsn I'o-
sition which it believes Ia I've right, and main,ain-
ing it at all hazards---thc Administration seems
to be blown about by every freeze, aud to be sub
ject constantly every shifting tide in the p,lti-
cal current. Old jackson, with all HE wrong
headedness and ubstnnncy whe, he took posi-
ton, stuck to it through thick and through thin.
Mr. Fillmore, with eye single te the rrarr,
prosperity, and glory Of tho country, knew
variableness shadow Of turning but pursued
steadily his preat mission Of uniting all portions
of the Confederacy in rhe bonds Of II cousn,on
brotherhood In fnct nothing but fixed and
determined policy in all things should character
ixe the Executive administration OF a greet coun-
try like ours Fickleness and incensistency-
to which Republics. from their very nature, are
too much liahle--should be scrupulonsly avoided
by the directors. of our National destinics. Let
all considerations of party be abandoned and wo
may then expect something IKE stability, and
uniformity in the infringement If our great Ma
tional interests