The daily union., 1852-09-30
81 stt&4' From ths Louisville Democrat.
Davia McriWcther.

L s@at.[ Nw at& from thS Louisville Democrat
| s1 David MeriWether.
As the response the call OF this senator upon the Ex
eeutve Tor niomsipn respecting the public accounts OF
Generals Scott and Pierce finds Its way 10 the people, il
is piovoklnx anew the snsers and yiuperation with
which wbx politicians and editors assaed him when he
presented the resolution OF inquiry hay, he may look now
for the decency of whggefy absolutely to exhaust itself
~ epithets OF contumey and slanderous denunciaon
II u were so bad to intimate suspicious OF the pecunary
punctiousness OF the idol OF the tribe, how ntoerable
an offence 10 the worshppes is il p,oUe his delinquency,
lied and patriotic record OF his disnleested competitor
But every observer OF political movements has noticed
that the disparagemen OF this staunch democratic SEN
aor did not commence with the offensive proposition
referred TO- From the day OF his appointment the whig
press OF the State has exhibited low.ved malevoence
IN their comments upon that has never before disgaced
appointment OF opponent dgnifed Office in the State
nation With your favor Nessrs Editors, must take
the liberty TO say that this unwonled persecution has not
been met and resented by the democratic press really
deserves TO be. You could not reprove 1t too severely,
III merely invovei the character and feelings OF Mr.
Merwether when devotion and services to the party have
rendered him an attractive mark for whis defarton.
But no one who looks an inch beyond the surface OF
things fail TO see that most OF the bitterness OF the
complaint is not personal, but sectional What were
Mr.. Nj Is anecedens that he should be SO bitterly de-
preclaed in advance OF any experience TO his be-
havior in the office to which the chief magistrate OF the
State had called him }
An intelligent industrious, and successful farmer he
early found himself master OF the leisure and means to
crafty his desire for intellectual Improvement, and did
not fail TO employ them faithfully. For many years on
the bench OF the county court, he always regarded
by his colleagues and the community as an upright and
patriotic magistrate assuming IN his turn the RESPONSE
bes OF high sheriff OF the county, and sustaining them
without default or reproach Repeatedly elected TO the
legislature OF the State and also TO the late convention for
amending its constitution In county where his political
maintained in both those deiiberave bodies charac-
Ter OF sagacions patriotic and efficient legislator All
the instance of his political friends, he twice made the
canvass of his district for seat in Congress- compe-
OpeO m The ahles the
Louisville bar; and although unsuccessful, as was to
have been expected in decidedly whg district, be
erheess put his adversares to the very best they could
do and in their meetings the stump quite often
victorious as vanq ulshed.
/ When the present democratic administration OF Ken
lucky came into power he invited 10 become secre-
ary OF State the duties OF which office served to extend
and diversity his acquaintance with publ affairs What
is there in this public career, associated it is with an
unbemshed private character and personal habits with
out Ieproach TO warrant or to invite the vulgar and ma
/ evolen comments which have greeted his promotion TO
the Senate The wings have inherited from their pro-
gentors of the old federal party certain obsolete ideas
which they strive 10 reanmae by the application OF The
i spscious terms responsibility, efvatsm, decency
&cideas, by the way. that the earnest and honest gen
emen OF the old federal party-and there were many
such in it-would have epudiated long ago under the
experience of free Institutions which these degenerate
successors have enjoyed but cannot appreciate One o
these ideas Is the utter unsutabeness OF any democrat
for places of honor and responsibility in public life
Your model whig regards the contest OF the two grea
political parties OF the country not as contention be-
national policy but renewal OF the struggle OF pas
ages between Vandalism and civilization and, OF course
The of democracy something than polit
deieat-it is an absolute humiliation In such view
OF the matter, unqueslonably, Mr.. Merwehers appear
ance in the Senate disgrace to the State an,
Gov Powell" by his appointment, "oreited all claim
to respect"
Another superannuaed idea that has haunted moderI
whggery relates to the extraneous condnons and quail
hcations of public ONCE be arers,he accident OF birth
profession, social position, &c. lis pedigree IS unques
tionabe-the legitimate offspring OF monarchca, arIsto
crat,c federal, whig distribution OF mankind into tw
unequal cassesthe rulers and the ruled the governor
and the governed The idea is not at present entertained
by many in all its native deormity but shaded of
qualified or less by the republican spirit oil our In
stiutions it is still prevalent sentiment OF the VIII
heart, and mpats aconspcuous peculiarly TO the part
action.
Now, il is certain that, in view OF this principle OF
lection, Mr. Nj was not exactly IN he line OF sale pre-
cedents." senator ought TO be hackneyed politics
lawyer; whether profound and eloquent like Webster
or stupid and poweress like the present colleague 0
most favoraby, it matters liltle. mechanic farme
in such an august body is quite out OF place. Durlnl
all the long period OF whg rule in Kentucky the priv
legged profession has supplied both the senatorial chairs
with The exception OF a few weeks, when old stone
hammer permitted to keep one OF the seats warm
III its righul occupant could be formally reinsateJ
Now, this sentiment in action is supremely anti demo
cratic The lawyers have right TO their share accord
ing 10 number, OF the elevated ohces OF State and
would be wrong TO debaf them altogether as IL is Il
allow them al the expense oil these classes o
citizens The true democratic principle is to give eaci
class, calling and estate in society fair representation
the national councils keatucky is emneny an agricultu
raj Staie and il not only tight but becoming that sh
should be represented in part by an intelligent farmer
Governor Powell has done but justice TO that large
influential class OF citizens by taking senator fron
their ranks, and II will be proved, confident
the senatorial OF his able sppontee that he ha
done equal justice his own dscernment and oica
fidelity the selection OF individual for this high dis
tncon. Ii what the senator has already done il
his brief period OF service be earnest OF his future
reer, the country will fad in him watchful and efcien
guardian OF It's interests and resoute eformer OF otca
abuses.
Antdemocracy may sneer, and fret, and denounce,
is its wont when the champions OF public honesty un
derake 10 expose the coupons OF those IN high places
, but whether under the absurd name II has, th
new one il must assume after the overthrow OF moder
whggeTy in November next II wall hnd itself perpetual
ebuked, and ultimately borne down by the LIBERAL pro
gressive American and measures that ,h
! objects OF its conlumely and persecution
BRAVERY AND HUMANITY OF GEN. PlERcE.-Mr. Jobi
F. Cbatterton, private in the 9th regiment under com
mand OF General Pierce, has published letter in ID
New Haven Register, in which he states that Genera
Pierce in the OF the fight at the National Bridge
and behaved with great gallanlry. He says: "At Con
treras he led US with the GOODNESS OF an old veiera
through deadly storm OF shot and shell
poured upon charging column Ia storm of iron hal
such as no coward would face. At McGruders and Cal
lenders battery AT important crisis in the battle. wei
do remember the enthusiasm impaired TO us when HI