Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-12-04

rspreseuted BY the Journal OF Commerce. and Evsn;T
Post bat no less entitled % vos and 70 dictate by
mersal power the policy Of this Government II Is the
organ Of the Democratic masses and though probably
goody number Of these will be staggered by such am un
bmshBg endorsement OF Robespierres horrible doctrine
and the enormies to which it led bound to be-
eye that the editor Of that journal is sufficiently well
informed OF the tastes and sentiments and purposes OF
his portion Of the Democratic party to refrain from the
advocacy Of such epormtes unless well assured that his
predictions would receive the sympathy Of those
whom he addressed In the maintenance Of the right in
the cause Of mercy and humanity conscientious jour
nalist viii brave the displeasure of his political friends
but man would elect to stand alone in the nfamy OF
such ayowals that We have copied from the Democrat
tits painfully apparent TO casual observer that
this red-republieanism thirst for q blood blood p
that is crying Viye la gsotae and the gallows
forever is growing bold in the United Whence it
comes and how grows It would not be difficult to tel
but that IL not present purpose The
II has taken root 1t already puts forth blossoms II
will bear sangpineous fruit in due time, the breath of
public opinion does not scat the blossoms and destroy
the germ The doctrine itself meets with that uaiper
sal exeCraon that would have greeted it, This cam
not be denied The proof il abundant The crime of as
sassi1aton would at one time have called forth almost
unanimous by the American press howsoever
unpopular the victim yet recent attempt Of the kind
scarcely eliced censure and narrated with exulta
ton by some journalists How eagerly, too, do sniff
the bood-scented air of revolution even when the Gov
ernment sought to be overthrow is consutonally or
ganized republic, in Mexico. Exultaton when unit
ed people rise in their majesty and overthrow yrsnni
Cal and despoc Government, understand and SYM
pathixe WITH but blooded assassination and revolt
against republican authorities such Legitimate
causes for joy and gladness.
This thirst blood and these yearnings after the
guotine and the gaows indigenous to this
tinent not natural TO the American people No. no.
The guotine did not loom up in horrid outline over
revolutionary struggles Washington and the patriots Of
1776 were Robespierres They histed Liberty not
for blood They painted for freedom not for the
They fought FOR their rights blood
thirsty vengeance they knew and Heaven forbid that
their descendants should substitute Robesperres
fendish spirit for that which governed the men who
achieved our freedom. f81 aa aaaEG14
We are unwilling to connect the National Democrats
language remotely with the incoming Adminstra-
tion aud the policy which that Administration may pursue
We cannot believe that the have any connexon Still
it may be that among certain class of the Democratic
party vague idea that onsaughts upon neighborng or
European nations having nobility and other institutions
different from our will be approved by the incoming
Administration has influenced their votes and this NAV
be- part of the National Democrat but premature
development of the principles upon which they desire and
hope to see the Government acting. 1t is in this view
that we have deemed comment necessary Straws show
The course of current The two paragraphs we have
luoted-and the Democrat has more in the same vein
may indicate, at least what many Democrats desire
should be this Governments policy Now if Mr.. Pierce
and his administration are to be subjected to pressure
Of this kind, earnestly hope that, without dis
junction of party, the people with heart and mind
the intelligent humane, Christian people of this Repub-
bend all their energies to the support Of that
Administration, ressting-as feel Mr.. Pierce
will resstthe triumph Of who have taken the exc
cradle Robesperres motto for their own and are already
crying "btood, bloodp