The republic., 1851-09-08

that the conduct and control Of contest 30 formi-
dable should be transferred to the City of Wash
ington, rather than be retained here great as may
be the military reputation and statesmAnship Of
the gentlemen who have promptly come for
ward to institute military and civil directory.
There statesmen in the Union whom, in the
event of :" big wars which make ambition virtue -
unhappily coming upon US, we might perhaps ra-
ther prefer 10 see at the head of affairs than Mr.
Fillmore-not that we doubt his ability his wis-
dom, or his devotion to the Union; for in these
particulars he leaves nothing to desire-but for one
reason, among others, that he was not elected for
the high office he worthily fills, and in which he
fails consequently-regret in our opinion-to
command that confidence he otherwise would. But
We do not wish to be understood in a restricted
sense nor interpreted as sustaining the President
in the exercise Of his powers merely because of his
moderate, proper and dignified conduct for, were
it otherwise; were he man not altogether to our
liking, negligent in the performance Of his duties,
slow indifferent in his appreciation of them, or
wanting in opinion in a rigid observance of the
Consultation, should still sustain the office until
every remedy provided by the laws, or inscribed in
the charter of our liberties, was exhausted, and
until the voice Of the American people proclaimed
1t vacant, and demanded a new choice to be made
The wantonness of the assaults on the President
are as apparent their injustice; for far the
public are advised of the Governmental move
ments in the Cuban affair, nothing has transpired
to deserve praise provoke censure; and it is
from this significant fact, we conclude there are
designs on foot of which the Cuba demonstrations
are but the pretext and the cloak if it be other
wise, why not let a committee of citizens publicly
known have voice in the management Of their af-
fairss
We do not think it necessary to advert partcu-
larly to the odious charge preferred against the
President, of being inmical to naturalized citi-
zens. We profess to have some knowledge of his
political career; quite much, perhaps, as the
self elected champions of adopted citizens; but we
are profoundly ignorant of any evidence of his
hostility to them being extant. and if there be, we
shall be obliged to those 80 hostile to him to pro-
duce it.
Perhaps friend of the Orlsanian, who in mat
ters of this character ia about as vigilant as most
men and as zealons can enlighten US, if we are in
error, on this point; but his silence on the subject
hitherto s refutation sufficiently satisfactory to our
minds. We are, perhaps, wrong in giving import
ance to the matter by allusion to it, the sources
whence the imputation emanates being themselves
evidence in abundance of the incorrectness of the
accusation.
Every citizen, native and adopted, knows that
this Union can only be preserved by respect for
property, liberty of speech, freedom of the person,
and maintenance of the laws; and, so knowing, it
is the duty of all to regard with suspicion those
who counsel contrary doctrines, and with detesta-
ton him who INDUCES desire for dissolution Of
the Confederacy, whatever the pretext, or however
disguised the intention.
lfthe people wish TO change their President, the
Constitution has provided the mode and entrusted
them with the power; but rather than this Union
divided-and the degradation of the Executive is
great step towards tive should infinitely prefer
its being engulphed by the meeting of the Atlantic
and Pacific the summits of the Rocky
mountains.