Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-03-08
THrPREsIDENT,s vEro MESSAGE.

IA EA ANMnA NEAo MENNAHE
II il were necessary to add any reasons to
the very cogsnt ones SO forcibly given BY the
President in his veto message, why the bill for
donating several millions Of acres Of the pub
lie lands to the states, for the endowment Of
agricultural colleges, should not become a law,
we may cite the strong presumption that this
bin was simply a political elecdoneering
scheme 20 strengthen that oonglomoraton Of
Black-RepubHcans, Nnow-Nothings Ct ID 0mns
reaus. who style themselves " the Opposition.
Hwin be recolected that this same virtuous
and immaculate Opposition have, for several
months past, been making a most noisy din
and clamor about the extravaganza Of the pres
ent Administration, andshe wasteful expendi-
ture Of the public money. The B~iack-Repu.-
leans in the North and the disafected Know
Nothilgs in the South have tremendously
Joined in tins chorus, proclaiming aloud that
the Democracy VIII be held to a terrible ac-
countabiity for their de~linquencies. Yet in
The very midst OF this harmony and outcry
between the different factions Of the OPPOSE
uon, Mr. BUcHANAN vetoes a bl to save the
treasury some seven or eight millions Of dol
lars, and th1s same Opposition are houifeJ at
the act Can grosser OF more reckless incon-
sisteney Of practice with profession be con-
ceived Of
he tue solution of tins utter recklessness-
tins attempt to gull the masses-is to BE- found
in die fact that the opposition to Democracy
hope to ooueiiate and win the favor Of he
farmers and agricultural people, by appearing
70 favor their interests. Heretofore they have
striven to win support among manufacturer,
miners and sugar planters, by advocating a
tauf for protection, to please merchants by
sustaining e national hank, 10 tickle natives
BY ab1dging the rights Of foreigners, to IRE the
zeal Of ProtsstaHts by dsnouneing Catholics,
and to play upon the preiudices Of free laborers
BY anathenatizing slave holders. In these
schemes they have not been entirely harmoni- /
Gus Black-BepubHcans PLAYED upon some
strings, Know-Nothings upon others. Now
they unite together, az a time when II iz alleged
By them that the public expenditures are too
high, and endesTor 20 destroy the revenue from
the public lands, for the purpose Of conciiating
rle farmers and mechanics, by building for
them colleges and universities, and because
a-- G-E144tA- AELHae At- eL4Elltes k4tN CIV Z
aloud against his hostility to the agricultural
classes. Well, the people are not fools. The
farmers are shrewd and intelligent enough 10
see their gaue, and % scom the aid Of the
Federal Government for any such uncoustiu-
noHal purpose, especially when they know that
d is an eiectioneering tHck, which, if cor
sgnmsred, would impose necessity for higher
and open the door Of legislation for the
most gigaHuc schemes Of extravaganza and
class legislation, ever before conceived # in
the history Of our Government.
There is 90 act o. President Buchanan
10 which we can EfTs q hesrt.er ssuction-
hone which viii render him more pop
lizI among the farmers themselves, and
none which cansurltes a hicher tribute 10 his
Of judgment, patriotism Of purpose
and true devotion to he rights Of the States
The sgdclituraIsts Of the South will espec-
ALLY thank him for defeating the tender Of a
lrbe 10 them which they will reject with in
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