Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-08


''I shall die first, - said the beautiful Rose
81 shall di: first, ;" said the beautiful Rose.
The Rose was mistaken-its dwelling forsaken-
Hope and its prOI Uses died i'm the heart
The love it desired had falsely expired,
Fatcd in faituness soon to depart.
The sweet scented flower still! graces The bower
Aud there, in its loyeness, gracefully bisws-
Its beauties displaying, it lives und:caying,
70 tell the sad story OF Hope aud the Rose:
To tell the sad story OF Hope and the Rose.
C0oLLY'S ABUSE OF PRESIDENT PIERCE.
We give below few choice extracts
from the speech of James f. Cooley. the
Hard candidate for Comptroller of the
State of New York, delivered at Syracuse,
n. Y, on the lSt instant. AS Mr.. Cooley
speaks publicly, so that all the world
may hear him, sentiments entertained
and privately discussed by the great ma
jor:ty of those who support him, no man
can wonder at the course pursued by the
President in reference to the disorganizing
wing of his party in the Empire State.
The Baltimore American, staunch Wing
journal, says of this speech:
eve read with modification the terms
Of personal obloquy applied to the Presi-
dent of the United States by Mr.. Cooley,
late member of the Senate of New York,
and at present candidate for the office
of State Comptroller. Such language is
unworthy of the press or the hustings. 1t
is the language Of neither a just man nor
of a brave man. No one desirous to do
justice would employ epithets inspired by
the most rancorOus personal hatred. No
one acknowledging the personal respon-
sibilities of man of honor would apply
to public officer epithets of insult, when
the position of that officer notoriously
precluded him from manifesting resent
ment, or even making a reply. Indeed,
language rarely derives force from OBJ
loquy, nor is a political position strength
ened by enlisting slander and violence in
its defence.
"Such language demands the reproba-
ton of all who value the character of the
country, its legislation, or its public dis
cussion. Let us examine the acts of our
public officers freely and without fear,
but do not let us break down the courte-
sizes with which civilization has enclosed
the arena Of opinion
EXTRACTS FROM TIE SPEECH.
What authority has the President of
the United States to speak by his minions,
or even in person, in convention of this
or any other State, convened for the NOM
ination of its local officers! Who ever
heard of this assumption of authority on
the part of President of the Union be-
fore! We utterly repudiate and con-
denim all such authority on the part of
the officers of the general government :;
whether it be General Pierce himself, or
his low suttlerS, ScavengerS and camp
followers, on whom he has so unwisely
lavished nearly the whole patronage of
his administration. We care not a rush
for General Pierce or any other ephemeral
emblem of power, belonging to the State
or National administration, no longer
than such typical incumbent of a tempo
rary position shall manifest sufficient
respect for his own official standing to
show decent regard for the feelings and
rights Of those to whom he is mostly in-
debtcd for the exalted station which he
so signally fails to adorn.
Il care not whether this be declared
from the house-top, or the steps of the
Capitol at Washington, so lately the ped
estal where General Pierce haraneued
multitude, in nolsy, pompous stump
speech, denOminated the Presidents In
augural.' IfGencral Pierce demeans him.
self as sensible, sober man, occupying
the distinguished station to which he has
been raised, he will be entitled to, and
will receive, the respect and considera-
ton from the people who have placed
him in office, that is due to the President
of the United States. If, however, he
choose to sink the high dignity of his er-
alted position down to the low leuel of black
guards, short-boys, rowdies, pugilists, gam
6lers, drunknds and politicm hucksters, On
whom he has already bestowed too large
share of government patronage, and at
tempts to exercise an unwarrantable au-
thority, through such detestable creatures,
in our local affairs, he must expect to be
looked upon, himself, as on a leuel with
the companions he chooses for his associates,
and be content to receive the same meed
of disapprobation with which they are,
everywhere, by all good citizens, Justly
regarded. The Office of President of the
United States. of itself, cannot make a
man respectable who chooses to cling to,
and associate with roardies, disrganizers,
bandits and partisan pugiHsts. Nor can it
make an honest man of one who is natur-
ally, and Of his oaen uolition, A BLACK
HEARTED UNGRATEFUL TRAITOR. General
Pierce has yet, doubt not, sense enough
remaining, notwithstanding the reports IN
circulation, arih respect to has habits, to
comprehend the full force and truth o.
this assertion.
| $50 much for John Van Buren, Prince
John, as he is sometimes derisively called
much such a kind of prince, l suppose
as is the ruler Of the pit-'the prince o
devils, the prince Of humbugs, and the
prince of liars He is now, am told
preambulating the State, boasting thai
he has got Bronson's S headin a basket,
reminding one forcibly of another profit
gate prostitute of ancient times. who wa.
seen with very good mans head in :
charger, which, to crafty base passion
had been severed by order of DRUNKEs