Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-12

Written for the Worcester Daily spy.
PecuIiarIties of the President.
The message of the president is in many
respects a peculiar one, and although it has
received all the attention that like documents
generally receive still it may not be useless
to examine some of its pecuarites.
1t would seem that he has strong desire
for the next president TO do his duty, so
strong indeed, is this desire, that he lie has
ventured TO inform the world, and Mr.. Lin.
coin, what that duty is, and what he considers
would be Il dereliclion of duty. Mr.. Lincoln
is perfectly able, without instruction from such
a source, to perform his whole duty well, ac-
cording to the oath of his inaugural, to each
and all portions of the country, by an impair
tial administration Of the government to all
sections upon all questions of public interest,
Mr.. Buchanan presumes to dictate, for the
south, what shall be the laws of the states of
The north and if their dictation is not sub
mitted to, the south have right to revolu-
tionize for self defense, the executive or con-
gress having no power to coerce state, al.
though in open rebellion. 1t might appear a
little strange to stranger, that as the presi-
dent had his hand in to lecture the states upon
their unconstitutional laws, that lie should
have RETAINED from gently limiting to South
Carolina that her laws respecting colored sea
men violated certain provisions OF the const
tuton but these who know him well are
aware that he laborS under the intatuation that
the south are immaculate and cannot err.
The president is very self congratulatng in
view OF the perfect success that has crowned
l. =. ,,,rl,f al
clustering and the African slave trade, whe.. it
Is well knswn fact that each have flOurished
like green bay trees under bis administration.
Had the president and his officials been as
keen on the scent of a SLAYER or filibuster as
they were on the track of a fugitive slave,
slavetr trading and tiIbust ering would have
ceased long since. The whole army and navy
if need be, would be forthcoming at the sum
mons Of the president, to send IL slave
from New York or Massachusetts, back to
southern bondage, without trial by jury, or if
the free slate men of Kansas are to be subdued
TOR opposition to a fraudulent usurpation of
their just rights; but South Carolina may
reyolutionize, declaring her intention to do SO
beforehand, and making good the declaration
Of such intention, by the purchase OF firearms
and othsr munitions OF war, to torciby set at
defiance the laws Of the nation, which the
president has soemnly sworn to sustain, and
whose position, by virtue of his office, is COM
mander IN chief OF the army and navy of the
United States, yet we see in his case a SUI
plneness only equal to the alacrity with which
lie hastens to do service for the interests OF
slavery, at all times and upon all occasions.
Mr.. buchanan says that this governments
great and powerful government, invested
with all the attributes of sovereignty over the
special subjects to which its authority ex-
tends ~ at StnpdinU nc no IOoc at tba hand
OF this powerful government" he fails 10
prevent the departure of lawless filibusters
from the posts of the country, in armed ships,
or steamers, to prey and plumber upon the I'M
offending inhabitants Of IA friendly govern
ment, and leaves the nominal leader of these
plratical adventures to roam, with little or no
moleslation, over the country to collect men
and means to repeat their unlawful inroads.
lie fails to arrest and detain, or destroy, the
numerous ships that are fitted out and sail
from the different ports of the United States,
to engage in the African slave trade, contrary
to the laws of the country and the laws of ma
lions.
To have thus failed in suppressing these
enormous evils, while admitting the potency
of the government TO suppress them, is TO
acknowledge a weak imbecility or a gross
dishonesty on the part of its executive officers
Certainly the president must be blind to
facts, and not deep searcher after truth to
state 'that since the date of his last annual
message, not single slave has been imported
into the United States in violation of the Law
prohibiting the African slave trade" "Indeed
the spirit which prevailed some time since
among portion Of our fellow citizens in favor
Of this trade, seems to have entirely subsidized"
These statements are made in the face Of the
notorious facts that southern men have boldly
proclaimed in public their earnest desire to
see the re-opening of the African slave trade,
while Others have boosted that among their
stock OF negroes could be found rich specimens
OF native stock, fresh from the shores OF Africa.
Mr.. Gaulden Of Georgian speech delivered
before the democratic convention at Charleston,
May II, 1860, declared himself all African
trader
During the delivery of this speech Dr.
Reed said, II am from Indiana and am in fav.
or Of the slave trade" Mr.. Rynders OF New
York, the presidents favorite United States
Marshal, said upon the same OCCASION "you
can get one or two recruits from New York to
! Join with you"
Mr. Gaulden said in that speech, that
! the territories would be worthless to the
| south, without the African slave trade. This
is what the south most desired, and doubtless
Mr.. Gaulden was right in this last declaration.
Yet the president declares that this spirit
which sometime since prevailed among a nor
ton OF our fellow citizens, seems to have en-.
tirely subsidized.
The president says, when we take 'etro
spective view of the past, we have abundant
reason to return grateful thanks, to that mer.
eiful Providence, which has never forsaken us
as a nation in all our past trials. In this SEN
tment all doubtless can join, for no one but
an nhdel, could not but truly feel thankful to
God, that Notwithstanding Buchanan has been
president, under the rule of southern democ-
racy, for nearly four years, we exist as ma.
ton. Nv