The daily union., 1852-12-05

the import duties OF the American tariff OF ls46 and IL
leads US 10 hope that and enlightened spirit
Will prevail In the cabinet with reference 70 lis COM
mefcal relations with ourselves and with the colonies OF
the British empire The motives that urge The people OF
the uhied States to adopt unrestricted policy in trade,
because il is obviously conducive the interests OF their
vast territory, and of their eager industry not lees
favorable TO The maintenance OF peace and especially of
peace win ihis country Tor gains o rapne OF war
can Tor moment be weighed in value in amount
against the results Of the steady and pacific progress Of
But although these principles which are in perfect ae
cordance with own lead hope that the term OF
General Perces administration may strengthen the rela
uons OF amy and good between The United States
and TINS county, we cannot participate in the enhusas
c confidence OF the party which has Just raised him
power, for we cannot overlook Of the darker ee-
mens IN ITS composition or some OF the wilder influences
TO which this government will be exposed The most
powerful OF all the forces which combined in this
electoral achievement is that of the slave interest
The slave States have not stood in commanding
position in the Union since the presidency OF Jefferson
they do al this hour tor under the plausible preext OF
malnainng The indssonble union OF the confederation,
they have succeeded in making the whole nation, ncud-
ing the irees States submit in their influence
and adopt their candidate. Hence the route Of the free
soiers the aboliloniss and the party opposed the
tension OF slavery is complete than that OF
their allies, the old wings The government will
stand, Them dangerously committed on this ground 10 the
demands OF the slavehodng States opposed as they are
humanity, togood policy, and to law. Further, General
rlece s the candidate Of the and he represents
IN The highest degree their spirit their ambition and their
nordinale desire to increase The influence OF the United
States, only home but abroad We read in one OF
We ieddlng organs OF his supporters
"The democratic party have now splendid career
opened before them, and il they fail to appropriate it to
The proper advancement OF all the great interests of the
country domestic and foreign, they will be held TO their
Pierce's administration for domestic pslcy and foreign
policy which shall not only promote the internal glory
and prosperity Of the Union, bu the extension OF its power
and influence among the nations OF the earth"
Such expectations are naturally excited by an elective
government flesh from the platform which i, has been
raised by proud and excited people, to whose vanity and
ambition every stimulant has been unscupuousy applied
1or several nonths but they easily excited than
satisfied The power and influence OF the United States
among the nations Of the earth depend their for
eign policy, but their internal freedom and prosperity
and II there be one thing than another which all
their greatest statesmen have sought avoid II is inter-
ference in foreign affairs OF late, however the popular
tide flows strongly in that direction the American people
have become singulary exciable these TOPICS and
before the next tour years have expired General Pierce
may expect to have 10 deal with foreign questions
Then il is that the government, OF which he will be
The head, viii had reason to dread The overwhelming
popular power which has carried this election, and
gtet that the balance OF the State is evenly
trimmed by the presence and control oil strong and able
opposition. In all free and representative States the
power OF the opposition alternately useful check
or spur 10 the government; but that check is needed in
The United States, where other control exists at ALL
and where the less moderate of the two parties will
be In office IL is impossible reflect without anxiety
that the Union has recently lost all the great men who
stood forward on many perious occasion brave pop
ular excitement and to carry OF Cancellation
abroad and now in addition TO the loss of those eminent
persons, even the party TO which they belonged is broken
up
There be greater danger for an American gov
ernment than TO find itself strong TO in the conf
dence OF its supporters, and driven along by their desires
without the regulating influence of competent opposi-
uon Tor such party is easily taught the moderation
which The responsibility OF office csmmonly imposes even
on the most headsong and impeuous Of popular leaders
hat Will be, to some extent, General Pierce's position
and we await with interest the language in which ne
will first address himself TO his alherenis and Ia the
country at large Tor at present nothing OF nota has
The London Chronicle, which aims TO be LIBERAL saws
OF General Pierce:
The policy which he advoca,es-or, to use an Amer
can phrase, the plaorm" wsch he has adopted-is Of
somewhat liberal character than that of his opponent
Moreover the occasional liberalism OF the whg can
didate was ie to be compromise trick, whls, the
democratic candidate was only accused of not going
far as his supporters desired.
And the democratic party infinitely more decided
and more unanimous than their adversaries. In the
South the whlss Ike their neighbors. are in favor OF
slavery IN the North they abolitonists With re.
spect 10 commercial legislation the party strong m
The support OF The New England manufacturing interest
favor OF commercial restriction and protection 10
native industry They have also exhibited some jealousy
OF foreign grants, and have threatened restrc
Their privileges In short, the wings OF the United States
though including large number OF the educated classes
take narrow view both oil the American constitution
aud OF economical legislation.
They are at oace political doctrnahes and commercial
monopollsts and they have sought TO protect the manu-
faourers OF Massachusetts at the expense of the com
muny al large. On the slave question the more violent
wings would il they could have had their way have
destroyed the Union and in the New England States
Uncle Toms CABIN was part OF Gene raj Scotts platform
II IS not surprising that the rough sense OF the
popular party should have suspected and condemned
candidate whose real strength consisted in sections
one which Is ready TO dissolve the Union whilst The
other seeks to tax all Americas citizens for the benefit
| OF the dsineres,ed and patriotic manufacturers OF
Lowell
In the triumph of General Pierce we cannot but recog
MISE the success OF The party which, for The sake of main
tanning The Union fully adopts The slave compromise bill
and which pFoclams the principle OF unrestricted com
The first is domestic question: which possesses
States time and the increase OF the white population will
probably at very distant date, solve the slave difficult
ly. Meanwhile the Compromise is perfectly defensble
and, as temporary settlement of what was becoming
very formidable question: may fairly be approved
But the views held by the democratic party on the arH
question concern US Immediately.
III the American customs duiies brought down 10
the scale oil S46 the change cannot Tail TO be OF
great advantage 10 The trade of this country, whilst il
will be less beneficial The oil the Unned
States and 10 the transatlantic consumer In This respect
the OF the democratic party in America will also
be the triumph of those principles Of commercial egsa
ton which science and experience have proved TO be
and which the most obstinate aud preudced of own
countrymen nj length constrained 10 admit The ad-
heson OF the United States The of free trade s
the last blow TO the disciples OF the Newdegae school.
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SUPEHIOR WHITE FLANyELs-sueh as welch SEQ.
y aid Sarony Persiansomo half yards vide fr IA
des skiug with OF low priced Also the vafous
shades of sack fanneis, at the dry goods
MAXWELL, SEARS, COLLEY,