The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-23


Perhaps your readers would be interested in being in
formed what aspect The political horizon presents TO The
view OF the observer whose position is such that he can
look undsturbed by the OF office, and uniram
melted by any interest other than that which flows iron
the laudable desire to watch the operation OF results TO
which he gave a jealous elementary support. In shofi,
MIR, Edior desire 10 send echo from these western
praides through your paper, the democracy through
out The whole Unio" in the way OF fraerna congraula
lion on the high and deseyedy selilaudng position al
tanned by their recent united action In the election OF The
nations present Chief Magistrate and TO contrast there
with, consequences following their efficient aboIs,
the present 'stoeklock hxaiion" OF the universal wing
party.
There is no mislakng the tone OF the wing press OF
the central valley OF country That tone shows
most decidedly that its conductors, together with the
leaders OF the wing party are trembling with doeiul APP
prehenson that they will have left alternative other
than TO rally their forces, in future elections at
tempted reconstruction OF platform OF such material as
they may, perchaoce be able 10 'rake up" from the
ns of their dapdaed Of former years, when,
with audabe energy, if not with strict honesty of pur
pose, they advocated well.defined federal
ures IN conadisiincton to the measures proposed and
advocated by the democratic party of The country.
The truth is that the wings throughout the land find
themselves most egregously disappointed Not because
they failed in electing the "whs nominee OF 1852
Ma indeed. few, very few, ever looked for-but the
disappointment that eongates their political phis at the
presen, day arises from the fact that, contrary TO their
wishes with which they had latered their expectations
they have made the discovery, and are daily making
more of it, that President Pierce is not any the less
UNION pREsERvING democrat. and NATIONAL Executive
for haying-as heard The honorable MIR. Morehead
say at the Louisville barbecue before the election
"never mixed with the warm hearts OF the South, but all
his life lived where he was born array UP right under
the NORTH STAR"
i, was thus that the wing champions upon the stump
the and southwestern States had barangued the
whig FREDERICKSBURG upon the northern locality OF
the democratic nominee and quoting and isolated express
sion OF his tina, he "knew South" which was taking
about The same freedom in the abuse OF critical comments
on language those guilty OF who quote the pro-
phes saving "there is Cod, without giving the all
important context. In all this however, their express
sions were only father TO their wishes. They desired
tina, Gen Pierce might prove 10 be just what they held
hun up TO be. They wen, before the people with their
false commentaries upon his life his actions and bis very
words and while expressing "ter upon the lip they
fartered themselves with "hopc in the heart, that #
elected-as all the leaders knew he would be against
such wing noninee-,hs "North Star" President, in
conducting his administration, would wholly disregard
the prfsres to speak OF the rights, oil the southern
members Of Uncle Sans family OF States.
From the more eastern States The programme OF opera.
tons showed before The election that the whg leaders
/ had built their hope OF ultimate rescue from the foIlorn
condition ino which they were fastening, on some what
different basis Than that OF slismazins the democratic
nominee from the cold regions, right under the
North Star. According TO their Interpretation Of Genera al
Perces preceden,, they proclaimed in advance OF his
electon--whch they too, felt was inevable-,hat he
would fall soul and body, into the hands Of the embry
sect called 6HRtsers, who would mould his adninisa
ton like thing of wax" and lead him to The adop.
tion OF foreign policy that could not fail 10 afford well
seasoned" plank for foundation which pow
erful aud efficient opposition "party," which, (specked
: mia he nsua N ina miv be
adopted by a"whig convention as "a good enough Nor
gan" for the time being
Others, again, OF the wing leaders in various sections
ancisd themselves that the Materials FOR platform
which TO reiustale the wing party into power would BE-
furnished in the democratic candidates supposed partial
ity owatds limited few OF his supporters. and hi,
presumed prejudice against the friends and supporters oil
The oher candidates for The democratic nomination And
not few, may here add, (as result OF the mos, in
quilous party made By any party faction in The
United Slats) OF the wing leaders worked themselyes
into such phrenzisd belief, while discussing the re.
gous question which they had introduced into the can
vass, hope rather than far that his administration
would be characterized BY regular crusade against
holdng certain religious views.
| Soon after the election over, in anticipation oil
such reaeiiag results from the of the President
elect these several classes Of wing prognostcatos en-.
gagged, with most dillgent and assduous application
mixed with dire amenislion the necessity OF IN,
duly they were called on 10 PERFORM IN putting forth
in regular Programme order, the q ruin TO the country
the anti-demoeratic tendency" the "bigoy and the
intolerance" and The "proscubag of fellow -parti.an
and such like pecuiiartes, which, according Their
sIpre,d fears bu, fen hopes, form the PRACTICAL
OF the newly -eeced Presidents administration From
that time 10 The day Of the Inauguration and within
short PERIOD with lees earnesness according
the developing OF fixed facts made their statements more
and papably variance with truth, their organs
have teemed with deep lnmen aiions-moisteDed no
doubt in the penning, with streams OF crocodean de ".
drops-oyer the barJshps occasioned by the practical
conduct Of The President in the dis2ensaon Of bis oca
favors and patronage; and with almost demonac eager.
ness have the ianatcal portion Of the wing sent.
nels stood ready TO howl hypocFca carnations over the
poor victims which 10 fall from the religious bigoy
and the political pejadices Of the administration
Poor fellows wonder ha, their quite and pres
cot eyeso opened" position makes them stand Mortified and
aghss and 10 the most noticeable plight of dsappon,.
ment in hoped for turn OF fortune" at fixed time
that has ever fallen TO the lot OF any political party.
Knowing that all the which any time were
worthy OF giving TO modern wings the dignity ef CON-
prsing an Opposing "pary" TO the Jedesonian demo
cratic party OF the Union have each in their turn been
condemned by The people in a manner as TO leave no
doubt as 10 the result il tried again. the wing leaders and
ploiiers now that the newly Installed democratic
President offers nothing in his pgRsosssI-noihing in
the formation OF his cABtsrr-nothng in the selection OF
men from the great democratic party by whose unity be
was elected, IN making his official APpoIsTmEsTs-noh.