Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-04-03
President Tillmore's Administration.

Fillnore's ADMINISTRATOR
Never, since the days Of Mr. Monroe,
have the Americas people seen all Admins
tra,ion which cai claim O place beside the
present, for the steady exercise Of constan-
cy to purpose, wisdom OF design, prudence
and frmness in execution and mlldncss
and freedom from p~ariizan asperity. The
blessinps which have been secured by this
course. like those Of the common light,
air. and water, are less felt in their pres.
enco than by their deprivation, and the
growing popular taste for excitement has
not been panipered by il. The praises OF
such an Administration are not sounded
from the tongues Of restless adventures
and roaving demagognes, bat are echoed
IN the thousand sounds OF industry, rising
from the bosom of the happy wales and
echoipg among the towering bills OF this
br,oht land-and from the dancing nllows
Of the ocean,, whitened by the sails OF a
prosperous commerce. When the day
sball come in which the control of Gov.
eminent shall be claimed from such hands
as at present maintain it, and stall be
committed TO time serving and trucking
demagogues, whose trade Is to enrich
| themselves and tl,eit friends, at whatever
experse to the industrial interests Of the
country. then will q stern contrast rise
before the eyes of those Of the American
people whose interests are best snbserved
by public quiet, which will enable them
to look back upon MIR. Fillmore's admins
tration as a golden era in government, aud
to sigh for tile blessings which were al
mos, ~disregarled in the enjoyment.
Tie American people, like the French,
are beginning to regard it as a duty of
government to supply them with themes
of national excitement, to keep their ex-
pectations upon the alert and to flatter
and crafty their national pride by schemes
Of aggressive warfare or by exuberant and
reiterant manifestations Of contempt for
all different forms of government.
There is q degree Of exaggeratlor III
that just pride which fills the American
heart, ut the consideration OF national
prosperity and greatness which solid adj
yancement and permanent advantages
cannot satisfy--iti is not sufficient that we
are the happiest--tlle best government
the most fourishing Nation on earth
OTHER nations must be made 10 know ana
confess all this eceR Gt tie point Of the
5ayoaet, or there is something lacki,.g TO
ill the measure of our glory. Nations,
like individuals, most need the restrictions
of self.denial end self-control when their
circumstances invite TO pride, arrogance
and recklessness. and q sure siga that all
these are present VIII lis at the time, ie
to he found in the apparent iudlfsrelces
which attend the exhibition OF the highest
qualities of patriotism aud craftsmanship
as displayed in or public affairs. Tile
administration of Willard FILLMORE pre-
sents almost an unparalleled era, in the
political history of our country. oil hrnlness,
prudence, justice, and discretion. Rife as
il las been, with elements OF strife within,
and pregnant with events, threatening
collision with foreign nations from with
out, its course has been so just and FIRM
that tie first has heen allaved, and the
last obviated or avoided, almost without
exciting popular attention. We have
been like passengers in o mail coach over
a billy aud PERCEPTIONS route, when one
m~is-step would lave plunged us 10 ruin,
yet the danger eing well passed, we look
with a shlldder upon the sides Of the pre-
%cinice which we have skirted in safetyby
the aid of our skilfrlI driver.