The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-03
IN vtF rron the psuoi, Tlss rrsss,
The National Admiulstralioa

Inc @ahisuaion VI Gen. Pierge has well. nigh pass.
Gu through the severe we mag almost say the terrible
ordeal Of making The foreign and home aouoinmsn,, ia
oden' % ne change 10 the political compile xion OF The
government consequent upon The verdict OF The people
the November election, The President himself nor any
member oil The great party OF which he is the chosen
leader has al no time INDUCED the expectations that these
appointments could be made to give perfect salts
laeuon 10 the entire body OF those who enrolled them
selves under The banner OF the united democracy in the
campaign which ended 90 gorously for The ve& OF The
comnon eouny Even had the re existed union and har-
mony In The democratic ranks OF all the States In the
Union instead OF dsunon and dscord in many of them
had there been prior bitterness and strife upon exc
ing issues among the men who with one accord sup
ported franklin Pierce in lS52stl il would have been
impossible 10 exercise the appointing power in such
manner as TO have avoided the hear buInngs among the
thousands Of applicants and their friends to whom The
PRESIDENT must oil necessity give negative response Bu
when me Tact IS taken into consideration that, aniece
dent to the last Baltimore Convention, there had exist
ed In the democratic party OF several States OF The North
and the South divisions which threatened never to be
healed-hat an amount of bitterness and Immature had
been engendered that seemed deep be erad
caiedwhen. we say, these facts considered is moi,
strange that the President should have failed to satisfy
the extreme men OF some, and perhaps all the disnc
tive shades oil political belief indicated by piior dsis
ions.
Every intelligent democrat enertans his own peculiar
views OF The peculiar way in which the executive pat
onage should have been bestowed and these views are
affected more less by peconceved predictions aud
sympalbes. To many OF those who stood by the cons
tuition and Tie Union when the spirit OF faction threat
ened the stability OF both, Il looks hard ele
waited 10 office who for the time being forgot their party
allegiance and not true to their constitutional du
es and the other hand, for apparently satisfactory
reasons TO themselves, many OF those who were not oil
the Old Guard in is4s regard themselves sighted in
the general distribution OF patronage. The Boston Post
wisely remarks that General Pierce found the demo-
cratic party OF all shades OF opnion united in and by the
nomination and election Of himself It's candidate and il
was no, for him TO redivde the party by prescribing this
or that portion OF its members" Tbs is he ken to Cen
Prcss pot,cy and of The wisdom of this policy we do
not entertain any doubts While we confess il would be
much more congenin to tastes 10 see the men pre-
erred who have boldly adhered TO party organization
through evil as well as good report to those who have
not, yet reminded that il is our duty to turn our
back upon The past forget former differences and Official
ties, and regard all as equally democrats who voted for
franklin Pierce, and who stand squarey upon the
national democratic platform.
General Pierce, therefore, cannot unless be in some
extraordinary cases, inquire into the Of men
who now present themselves national democrats sub
scribing fully and freely The creed OF The party and
ackno ~ledgng the binding force of the constitution and
all lis compromises. The geaeral principles which will
govern the administration laid down in the Presidents
and auhoriiatvely stated that man has been or will
be appointed 10 Office who does adhere 10 and defend
these principles and il is further avowed with no less
authority. that If any in Office shall be found false
to these principles he will forthwith be removed
This policy OF the President is the only policy that can
MAINTAIN the unity and strength Of the democratic party
In carrying il out great good judgment is necessary and
that this judgment has been used is obvious, moi only
from the comparative feebeness of the complaints thai
hsard. but from The emphatic approval by the men
and the press OF the pariy whose approval the most
valuable ...... ...t.a ....s tsg#
We have abiding confidence in Gen. Pierces wisdom,
only in respect 10 The policy which controls his
ponments but in the general scope OF his
of foreign aad domestic affairs The inaugural address
noble document and will OF itself mmoralize It's
author Thus far there has been no departure from the
principles there enuncaied, and have no fears that
there viii be- The generous public confidence with which
the President out yet extended 10 him. and that he
will retain In singular degree to the close OF his term,
we confidently predict.