The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-10-22
The Fate OF the Calumniator.

After the burning Of one OF the Catholic temples in
Philadelphia during the tumuts of 1884, and when the
crowd stood gazing upon the bare and backened walls.
through the sitting smoke that still from the smou
derng ruins might be SEEM in letters OF enduring gold,
the words that spoke OF living God and undying
faith. We do not pofane this singular coincidence TO
compare it TO the victory which honest at last
sure Of winning his foes Time at last makes all
things even and though repentance for harm inflicted,
OF rerbution for injuries done, vndica,on against
falsehood may not be made manifest till the grave
covers all, yet mankind may see that there
are no exceptions TO the rule When man lives
among his slanderers and survives long enough to
:" live them down." he achieves triumph of unspeaka-
BILE qualification to himself and of inestmable value to
his country; but when this result is reached within a
surprising short space Of me it constitutes exception
that speaks trumpeongued of the manifold virtues tina,
win the victory
Where now are the calumniaors OF franklin Pierce
Who recalls their criminal fabricatons except 10 scorn
thsmi Who believes any one of them The
calumniaors stand before the nation convicted of shame
and awaiting their sentence. Their falsehoods have
pesished-some under The voluntary testimony oil
honest opponents because they had not even
plausible element of suspicion to keep them
, aive-some, after brief existence, pronounced 10
be false by their very inventors. more mag
nant brood OF viiuperaons was never let loose
upon agood mans name. They surpassed every pre-.
csdent of infamy They startled those who were relied
upon to swear them through and he who was to be
torn BY these vultures of fraud made conspicuous
object Of sympathy and OF regard by the impossible
enormes 80 reckessy laid al his door,
franklin Pierce remains unmoved and unsullied at
ter the tempest OF fire has passed him. There is
smell OF smoke upon his garments. He stands calmly
above his foes and does rejoice at The failure OF false
esy OF ms department Such candidate calm
euPosed and patriotic man-the trainers OF the const.
tuuon they were now alive, would hail as their own
IDEAL When he writes he writes like scholar. When
ne speaks ne deals IN no verbage. and he instincyey
avoids self-pTaise. His cordial manners. his frank
expression OF bis opinions, and his generous con-
sderaton for the feelings OF his opponents are per
sonai traits which have been the more conspicuous.
a. they were never concealed during the worst war
upon his private character. All answers 10 his foes
ne may well leave 10 his friends and TO time Both
nave done Their work Both have answered TO his ad.
versaries And without raising his own voice 10 prolec,
his own name. the howl OF the bitter assalants Thai
have hung upon bis TANKS has gradually subsidized mill
the only evidence that il ever was heard is in the self
accusations OF those who mingled in the chorus Ona
by one they have retired from the field crushed conv;cd
or condemned One by one they have carried off ,be,
dead frauds 10 bury them in silence and in shame Tho
object that now attracts all eyes is the calm, unmoyed
uncomplaning and glonousy- indicated citizen yVhon
they vsnly srove 10 degrade from his erect and stainless
attitude