The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-09-30
The Administration.

So popular has been the Administration Of
President Fillmore from the very start. that
il was boldly predicted by its enemies, aud
half believed by its friends, that such popu-
larity, popularity among all classes, sects
and parties, could not long be kept up in the
natural course Of political things. But the
Presidents course has been founded upon
wisdom, justice and the constitution, and ev-
cry day seems TO have increased lis Influence
among the people, encouraging their APP
plause and winning their whole confidence
The greater has been the need Of its merit
from the dangers which during The last year
hsvc environed and even men need the Adj
ministration Of the laws, and proper protec-
ton of our national honor. Yet not danger
has threatened, but the President AMI his
Cabinet have warded off or crushed. The
eyes oil the people have not turned TO this
Administration in any case, whatever lis dli-
fcullies, to meet disappointment. Its worst
enemies have ceased their vituperanon to
admire, with The few exceptions of those who
will acknowledge no good in that to which
they are politically opposed, but who are al
ways willing in party venom to say that OF
which their hearts cannot approve. 1t is
probably the best eulogy on this Adminislra-
ton that such enemies keen, vigilant and
corrupted, with all their watching, can detect
nothing in the conduct OF President Fillmore
more heinors, than that he has so far follow
ed the example oil his Democratic 'edeces-
sors, as during portion Of the hoi months of
summer, to absent himself a brief time from
the Capitol-and even in this he has had the
excuse, if il needed any apology, OF doing SO
10 acceptance Of invitations from the people
We have never had AN Administration
the land. In its whole course carrying out
the Fugitive Slave Law, scarcely a Demo-
cratic paper throughout the land withheld its
admiration OF the determination and spirit
President, there was no higher law in the
land than that made by Congress and APP
proved by himself. None but abolition iana-
tics disapproved of his course, and public
voice classed every opponent among such.-
In the late Cuba affair. if the Administration
had acted otherwise than what it did, the
President would have received what he de-
served, the condemnation Of every good cltl-
zen. With IN. - plainly h..f..r. iris ~ ss
o. the Fugitive Slave Law, he did his Ut
most TO carry out its commands upon him as
the Executive Of the nation. Had his warn
.ings been needed, his commands obeyed, the
nation would not now be mourning the loss oil
some Of its bravest spirits, without any re-
muneratlon. He did every ihing in his power
to stop these and other expeditions, and the
blood Of these men 10 Oh The heads of those
alone who encouraged expeditions against
the laws Of nations, and especially con-
trary to our treaty with Spain A few Dem
ocraiic editors, through utter want OF any
thing else to say against The administration,
still are endeavoring TO excite public feeling
against the administration Tor its determined
course in this matter. But il will be in vain
There ia enough intelligence among the peo-
pie to render all such attempts worse than
vain-an injury to those who make the AT.
tacks. When the people become SO corrupt
as to applaud such labors, then long fare.
well to all law but that oil mobocracy.
President Fillmore is doing his duty, his
whole duty, and he has done nothing but hi'
duty. The wisdom and modera ton and Jus
ticc of his administration thus far has only
been equalled by the )acksonian frmness o
every act for which he is responsible. w,
should like TO see such an administration con
tinued. Its popularity has never been sur
passed, and il seems too good, too well tried
any other, which must for time be an ex
periment