The daily union., 1852-11-09
The President Elect.

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We notice. without surprise, that the friends of Gen.
Scott despang of every consolation in the midst oil the
terrible defeat that has overtaken them, rely upon what
they pleased call the future divisions Of the demo-
cratic party, growing out of sectional and personal dsap
poinmen,s once more TO the great organization
which, united upon Pierce, has swept federalism from
the face of The land We have carefully read some OF
these sage speculaons, and have been abundantly
edited They are useful in than sense. They
appeal be careful of the power we have achieved
and to husband the resources at our command. Every
such admonon is lesson every such representation,
matter how malignant or ex'ravagani, IS theme Tor
reflection We often gather from the bitter predictions
and haeds of opponents the sleadest safeguards
and the most valuable landmarks in progress through
life
franklin Pierce is man accustomed to taking the
responsibility He seems 10 have been bred TO emergency
He seems 10 have been educated confront great peril,
or TO put down great public danger. HIS career has
been one successful struggle against prejudce and the
promptude and the in,repidy with which, all
sons he has met and mastered the gavest exgencies,
prove him 10 be cast in contracted mould. but
made up according The highest standards of intellect
and of courage From the moment when he hurled
INTO that obscurty where wrong punished by The ind
ference that leaves not memory to regret ITS overthrow,
down TO the hour when he became the candidate OF the
democratic party for President OF the United States he
has been example TO all public men
The contest which has resulted in the election oil
Franklin Pierce, apart from the fact that he has been
chosen by majority that must be memorable through
all time was a contest in which the mos! extraordinary
difficulties were thrown into his path No better proof
of the character of the obstacles invented 10 arrest the
successful career OF the democratic party be found
than in the confidence which, from the beginning TO the
end animated our adversaries This confidence proved
how entirely they relied upon the efficacy OF Their
schemes The money they SPENT the plans they invent
ed the extraordinary exerons they made the hopes pub
cy INDUCED in the face of defeat-a proved how deeply
and how sincerely they confded in the Of their
Vaccinations Probably the worst bunder oil all the blum
ders they made in The manner in which they under
stood I'VE will not say undeualed) the character and the
capacity Of franklin Pierce OF all in the country, he
seemed 10 have been chosen the fitting instrument 10
overthrow the ad yersaries OF the constitution. The frank
ness with which he spoke out his thoughts the bold and
broad policy which he accepted and avowed his plat
FORM The eminent good and good taste which per.
discretion with which he bore himself in the mids, of
every emergency, and the manly dignity with which he
met the assaults OF combined calumniators turned the
tide upon bis opponents, and TO every intelligent man. not
deluded by party schemes, long ago proved that he
destined be the victor in the great battle OF the second
day of November.
That such man will conduct the administration which
Is 10 begin on the 4h March, 1853, with commanding and
consummate ability and success, cannot reasonably be
doubted He will inaugurate by choosing for his coun.
seors WISE popular and orthodox democrats. Himself the
candidate chosen unite the whole democratic party, he
will take such steps will perpe,uae this harmony
Knowing intimately and well the relations which our pub
lie men bear the country, and enlightened by long and
brilliant career coempoaneous with some OF the most
striking events in our political history, repose unbesi
,angly upon his judgment and patriotism. The issues he
will have to meet are doubtless already mapped before
him Whether they refer TO foreign domestic policy,
he will find the principle by which each is TO be managed
and disposed Of in the great chart laid down by the
vention which placed him in nomination. Ii is history
that every great good that has been conferred upon
mon country has been conferred by democratic admnslra
tions or by democratic policy Before the example Of the
administration of Franklin Pierce every Apprehension of
discord and of confusion will subsde or vanish. In
his hands no great interests will be pered no disbon-
or uuredressed, no difficulty undisposcd Of We pre-
dict Tor him in the chief executive Office OF the
nation which will prove that, in choosing him the
standard bearer OF the democratic party, National
Convention took that step which, while it promoted
harmony in our own political family led the way to i.e
prosperity and the happiness OF the people for long
to