Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-06
THE RESULT.

Although no definite returns nave reached us,
yetitis toleraby certain that FRANKLIN PIERCE is
President elect of the United States for four
wears from the fourth of March, 1853. This event.
though unexpected, does not surprise us. There
are in the nominal principles of our adverSaries
and particularly in their name (Which we firmly
believe contains their strongest element of success
50 many varied elements calculated TO lead astray
unrefecting voters, that we can well perceive how
it is that we have been defeated in the present
canvass. OF course, we have no complaint to
make of the result The men who decided the
question all equals; and when the majority have
declared their will in legitimate way, it is one of
the very first and cardinal principles to submit
Still we may, minority, express regret at the
popular decision, fraught as We believe it is with
the most serious if not fatal, consequences to the
interest of our country. While we fear thus, we
sincerely hope that we may be mistaken. Our
wish is that every portion of our great country
may be prosperous and happy. We care not under
what name or by which party this great result is
achieved, and have advocated the doctrines of the
Baltimore Wing Platform, only because we con-
scientionslybelieyedt hembest calculated reproduce
the great end for which we aim. We can only say
therefore "ex anmo;" that, if the measures of the
coming Administration arr such as, in our opinion,
tend to promote and FOSTER far practicable the
interests of our people; if they lead in the ways
ofpeace and plenty at home, and keep us respected
and honored abroad, we shall unhesitatingly sup
port such policy, we go for the country and
not for party or names.
Still we have said that we regret the result and
fear for the future. We fear the consequences of
the ad valorem system of duties and doubt not but
that if persevered in, weshal ere long overrun the
California fund and find ourselves on the verge of
National Bankruptcy and again witness the melan-
choly spectacles, presented to our view in 1910,
when similar system of ad valorem low duties
produced the awful crash in every department. Of
business, which was then witnessed. Still we
hope for the best, while with the light before us,
we fear the worst. Then if Mr.. Pierce is true to
his past history, he will veto improvement bills,
and thus leave our Western Rivers and Harbors to
langnish in their half improve condition, and
thus virtually lose the amount already expended
for their improvement. Then our lands must be
sunk in the Federal Treasury where they are un-
needed and improbable, and our citizens who
might else see their children educated out of our
national patrimony, and their State developed to
its utmost capacity; must now toll on at their la
bor expend the S" eat of their life for bread and
taxes, and live to behold their chiljren grown up
in primitive ignorance, unable even to head the
living word Of their Creator. and fit only to toll
the dray horse or the OK. This we fear, while we
hope otherwise. We repeat it, that if Franklin
Pierce is elected, we shall be prepared to do full
justice to his administration. 1.-The succeeds as his
friends think he and his policy will. we will not
only not oppose him, but support him and that
policy. We care not for names, it is results that
We advocate and will support. So much for the
negative measures of the future administration
as to what may be its affirmative course we will
hereafter speak.