Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-11-25
From the National Intellgencer.
Policy of the New Administrator

Our readers will see in the returns of the
recent election, which we publish this morn
ing, enough to assure them that the result
has been adverse to the Wing candidate for
the Presidency, and that the administration
Of national affairs is about TO pass from the
party that has held it for the last four
years into the hands of other men, who pro-
iess different policy, founded on opposite
principles. Will the change be for the bet
ter? This must be question of anxious
interest TO every citizen who loves his coun-
try and his collntry's honor more than party
and experience unhappily teaches that
the change must be for the worse. We de-
sire TO say nothing against the new chief
whom it has pleased majority Of the voters
to call TO the helm of State, but with regard
to the present head Of the Administration,
we believe we shall but repeat the univer-
sal sentiment of candid and intelligent per-
sons to say that the country has no superior
as a statesman, nor one in whose integrity
and patriotism they would sooner coniide.-
The narrow, selfish considerations Of par
ty policy have never been shown in a sin
gle act of his peaceful and prosperous ad
ministration. The Constitution and the
laws have been his sole guides. To pre-
serve and defend the integrity OF the first,
and TO cause the last to be executed with in
flexible firmness and impartiality, have been
the acknowledge aims Of his brilliant
career. As no change could be for the bet
ter, we have too much reason to dread the
effects Of the change which is TO come
The avowed principles Of the Young
America" party and its wild progressive
ism are in their nature the reverse Of the
conservatism which should guide every
just and honorable government. But though
we may be willing TO believe Gen. Pierce
much less imbued with the reckless aims
proclaimed by some of his leading advocates,
and have been glad TO see him yesterday
defended in prominent organ from the very
natural imputatlon Of sharing in the aggress-
i've and lawless policy advanced by his most
active orators, yet the leaders OF the party
now to be in the ascendent are propagandists
in the broadest sense and to the most dam
gerous lengths.
The territory Of the United States, vast
as it is in extent, is yet too contracted for
the expansion of their Quixotic philanthro-
py. The selection Of President by such q
party has something in it fearfully ominous
of future trouble. There is something, too
in the selection of their candidate so oppo.
site to every just principle of action in such
cases, that we regard the sanction which il
has received from success as pregnant witt
evil consequences. They had other men o
high distinction, experienced in the affair.
of State, eminent for their virtues, who hac
made reputation for themselves at home
and abroad, and whose long services in higi
stations would have been guarantee to Tho
country that no wild scheme of aggressive
or grasping ambition would be at al
encouraged to endangcr its peace and honor
That the party should have thrown asid,
such men and given their preference to ont
untried in the management Of public affair
and little known to the country, is an anon
ally in politics discouraging TO high states
! manship and 10 all efforts to acquire distine
ton by public usefulness. The spirit, Too
which has manifest itself throughout tn
country, in preterring citizen Of pre.en
Sons so moderate TO one whose life for nca
= half a century has been a series Of ofimportan
and brilliant services to his country in peac
and war, would almost lead us to fear tha
we are about to lose the high position here
tofore assigned us in the rank of nations.
Though The Wing party have failed, the
. have the consolation of knowing that the
have failed with a candidate of whom the
are proud, and whom his bitterest party an
tagonist would, in any quarter Of the worlt
be proud to call cauntryman.
To the administration of his successful r
val, General Pierce, we say in the conclr
4 sion, we shall give every fair constructor
and shall judge him by his acts-indulgin
the hope that 1.-The maturity of the fruit ma
y exceed the promise of TIE blossom"