The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-11-20

From croniea, (spanish os4n1 Nov.
The Recent Presidential Election In spanish
Point Of View.
The elections OF Poland were formerly wont 10 affect
the government OF the neghborng nations. which. for
their own security. deemed 1t mpruden TO tolerate The
revolts 10 which The paltay and unfair means presd
ing over The election OF Polish chiefs accustomed
10 give The distant nations OF Europe hard
ly knew, however. what going on M Poland nor
did they fear the influence Of that country on TIER Ia
terror affairs, in their treaties oi peace aud commercial
alliances But al present the lapse OF very few days
will convey 10 Europe the ghtest oscillations OF North
American politics which new awaken, IN all the ma
lions OF the Old World, an interest as lively as though
they were those OF neghborng country. So ehectuai
10 commerce IN dwelling the difficulties created by wafer
thai the is no longer barrier and all The earth
appears 10 be single continent Poland and Russia
further distant from Spain than the United States
There is nothing extraordinary, then, in the interest
with which European powers observe The movements at
tending and following the election OF the Executive IN
The United Sa,es--he that fills that office having in his
hands such powerful means OF influencing restless and
ambitious democracy, numbering twenty-four millions
In l64S The General Cass, candidate for The
presidency, filled Eng land with uneasness and in Spain
considered pesag various dangers to the
OF the world. The English then saw personihed in Mr.
Cass the policy OF The democratic administrations from
1922 TO that lime; they bankruptcy and the ruin oil
commercial credit rendered imminent, the Canada trou
bles resusciated and even Ireland invaded aid the
party Of the revocation The c gland was
not entirely disspaed till the election OF General Taylor
and till the popular vote had rejected Cass, the adulato
Taneor existing between the two nations" The election
Of General Taylor considered in England as hap
Ply event Of a national character
With equal ii not still greater uneasness would the
popular nomination be regarded OF one OF those
liabilities, only notorious from their bold profession oil
illegal and barbarous plinciples-such as those which
shine forth from the columns OF the Atlas, in an article
which we gave our readers as sample OF opinions oil
that kind. But it is not only the commerce and rest
Of Europe that interested in the direction OF public
ars OF this country being placed in moderate and
sORabe hands-ihe peace and hourishing commerce OF
the United States themselves may also depend on the
election OF chief OF the republic. At home The exag
ReTaion oil the democratic principle, which denies The
Genital government all power that OF making war,
and opposing the executive veto 10 the laws OF Con
gfess-which proclams the liberal maxim that The spos
belong 10 the victors converting the government into
machine of prescription against the more able and ex-
perienced fInclionaries OF the Staewhlch Te-esab-
lshes as convenient, The absurd system OF subtreas
uryshp, putting into circulation one kind OF money for
the government and another Tor the people Abroad the
maintenance of the unenable principle that TO this
public belong, by right the proec,orae and supervision
OF all Northern and Central Americas that the time has
when all institutions exactly similar 10 those OF
the United States be laid by the shelf and that
inevitable fate calls the United States 10 the head OF every
popular instruction against everything established among
other nations All these principles, sustained even to
favoritism by portion Of The people, and continually
axitated BY the deInagOgues who make popular vanity
Q tool subservient 10 their ambition and fur.
theEance OF their own plans, might compromise the
interior tranquility OF the country, and involve il in
serious difficulties with The other powers, these
principles 10 be peTsonied IN the OF the chief
power oil the Uniona power elected to impress It's char
acter the progress OF The executive, and TO veto
prove the laws created BY the Legislature.
This disposition OF the democratic band was the start
g-pont OF those who, too lightly, perhaps, were wont
% augur disasters without end the future share OF The
United States, and their with Europe since
the Baltimore Convention predicted the election TO the
presidency OF candidate OF tina, party. But this opinion
Was not founded on the recent which must neces
sariy have moderated the sentiments OF the majority OF
the people respect of the democratic doctrines which
have alladed TO- The question OF disunon, broach
ed BY the partisans OF free sUism and abolonism that
OF the threatening protest OF the State OF Maine against
me laws OF the federal Congress that OF the ncompat
oility with the institutions OF the country OF
Gus standing army necessary TO carry into effect the ex-
tension OF territoryall these questions, OF which
some time compromised the federal harmony and
called forth the persuasive eoquence OF Daniel Webster
ana DINER iliust[ious statesmen, were duly examined IN
heir nature and consequences, precisely al time when
the people were about elecng the whose skill
want Of II was to depend harmony discord, peace
war. Political novices or men grown gray in following
beaten track and routine whence they cannot DEPART
those Europeans certainly who argued that peace
between the two continents was fatally identified with
the election oil whig President; inevitably So they
contended, as war was with the election of democrat
10 the presidency They did not take into account the
good sense OF this nation, which knows well as any,
and better than many what the of preserving
peace OF honorng what is honorable and OF rendering
justice TO him who knows how TO claim it,
The people OF the United States have placed at the
head OF their government man hitherto unknown 10
strangers. but whose character, public and private,
we'll known 10 the party that gave him their vote The
wing party Itself now appears convinced OF The JudIcious-
ness OF their seection; their principal organs give the
most entire assent 10 the election, and The first
sincerely 10 praise the honorable character sound prnc
pies, and elevated mind OF the chief OF the State.
For our part, do not hesitate give credit 10 MIR.
Pierce for the great qualities which attributed him,
and we hope that the experience OF the coming admins
traton will Justify confidence in his Judgment by fol-
lowing the path OF concord, national progress, and bar
mony with other nations
Cass, Soue, DOUGLAS, Buchanan laid aside in the cleo
ton, and supplanted By man Who seems has always
received with disfavor the apostles OF the exaggerated
doctrines OF acquisition, and armed
intervention living proof Of the practical good
sense OF The majority OF the democratic party 10 the
United States as the abandonment by the wing parry
OF Gen. Scott Is OF ler disirus for the dangerous ex
uavagances OF SewaTdism
The Napoleon Family and ynasty.