Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-06-01
FOR CONGRESS:
/. OBJ. B R A n G. II,
The Administration,
OF W AXE

We copy the following sensible and truthful OBJ
prvations from the Baltimore Republican. 1t is
tue. as that paper states, that every Democratic
Inc. has been misrepresented malgned and abused
Is the opposition" For our part we are never
,miscd at any abuse which "the opposition" d.
la,ts against Democratic administrations. 1t is
ART of their business-t is their stock in trade.
The general policy Of Mr.. Bachanan's admins
kation has been such as to merit as we believe it
elves, the approval of large majority of the
american people. His foreign policy, at once
! d. wise, and sagacious, extorting from England
.rrcndcr of the long claimed right of search. and
emandng and commanding for our flag the respect
all nations, as particularly shown in the results
the Paraguay expedition; his settlement of the
ah troubles, which at one time threatened blood
he'd and a vast expenditure of money his Kansas
slity, which favored the introduction of Kansas as
State with Constitution establishing slavery his
lrne>t and continued efforts to limit the expendi
Ire: Of government and keep them at an economical
reasonable point, while all the great interests of
c country should be at the same time provided for
ii maintained his attachment to a Constitutional
Mon so often exhibited and in so many ways his
elimination, as shown in his messages and by his
& to protect the public lands from the grasp of
eculators, who have attempted to clutch them un-
the specious gu;se of pension bills and donations
agricultural colleges his infexible opposition to
black Republicans, as shown in every act of his
Illustration concerning them, and his efforts to
erent the formation of sectional parties, the sure
ecursors of national trouble and disolution,-in
these, and in other respects which might be re-
FRED to Mr.. Buchanan has entitled himself to the
farty thanks and the best wishes of every Ameri-
patriot Let "the opposition" continue to
Use and magn him; the people will stand by him.
at he has pleased every one of his own party in
cry respect, is not pretended, nor was it expected
gt he would. when he was elected. Such thing
simply impossible. No President ever has or
er will give entire satisfaction to all his friends
ut Mr.. Buchanan has acquitted himself just as well
his day and time as Gen. jackson, Mr.. Polk, and
en-. Pierce did in theirs; and such will be the
u>ion of every impartial and fair minded man who
y write the history of their administrations. But
are OBTAINING our readers from the Republicans
tcle
TIE ADMINISTRATION AND ITS ADUsERs-Some
ople appear to think that the present admnistra
Fn IS more abused than any preceding it. and argue
erefrom that Mr. Buchanan must have lost the
nfjlence of the country by some improper act
OSe who indulge in this sort of speculation mus
I've short memories or know little of the history
our country. Jefferson, Madison, and Jackson
had to pass through this fiery ordeal, and Mr.
lcfanan is but enduring what they, and all wh'
lie decided and manly part must expect from
opposition. We have seen within few day.
st the Black Republicans uniting to do honor t.
birthday of Jefferson. The very men who
bile he lived, exhausted language and their owl
Eenuity in framing terms of abuse and reproach
specifically pretend reverence for his name ant
Nl him as the first of statesmen. So with Jack
; those to whom his very name was hateful ant
o could not believe it possible for him to do o.
anything that was fight. are now prepared t,
lGrse him as an able statesman and the truest O
riots. So will it be with Mr.. Buchanan
ifer the excitement of the hour shall hav
Ssed and the aspirations of the ambitious shal
&c died ont, Mr.. Buchanan will be acknowledge
wise and successful statesman, and his admir-
ton he pointed to as an honor to the country
naturally expect that those who take an activ
b in political strife, and who most boldly and sue
Eally oppose the views of the opposition, vii
i've the largest share of their abuse. AND
Frefore. we esteem it certain mark of honest
merit when the many-headcd, but no-principle
osition pour out their walls of wrath upon tn
Illustration. Mr.. Buchanan is only sharing tn
nor Of this abuse with Jefferson, Jackson an
L, and may rest satisfied that with them he wi
matey share the generation and respect of tn
pie at large"