The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-07-13
From the Cleveland Herald.
The Policy ofthe Pierce AGmimistra.

ton,
This curious administra ion is trying a very Gu
rious experiment. 1t is no less ihan attempt
to carry out system of action directly antagonis-
ticu to an avowed declaration of sentiments The
Iccofocn party is found to be compounded of var-
ous opposing elements, and it is proposed to satisfy
each one by policy at once novel and ingenious.
1t is this where two factions of the party
found to be particularly venomous in their hostility,
the adminsttstinn steps up and "goes in " in de-
cided FERNS on the one sid 9. and then carefully d.
rests its act 10 snit the other side. Ii gives to
side words the other acts; it gives to The
The full benefit of the inaugural address, to the 9TH
er the offices. This is supposed to be fair and
just division of the spos.
For example, tie inaugural address declares
with emphasis in favor of rhs compromise meas
ures. This was of course eminently satisfactory
to Union men North and South but not at all sat
sfactory to the Barnburners Of the North or to
the Fire Eaters of the South. To make the thing
equal or exactly the square, heiefore, all the
offices given to the B"rnburners and to the Fire.
Eaters. The Louisville Journal hits this matter
| off in the following playful manner:
The Washington Union says that the conser-
vative Dom Gratis friendly to the Compromise, are
the objects of President Plerces highest regards.
So it seems that the President after all is deter
| mined to make what he probably considers a fair
| distribution OF f.vors. To the Anti Compromises
Democrats, that is, to the Northern Aboiionis,s
| and Southern Disunonists. he gives seats in the
Cabinet, fore ign missions judgeships. cunsuIships.
chargeships cnllectorships. surveyorshps, pst of
fees &c. &c. &c. and 10 the comp omise DENIM
Gratis he gives assurances of his high regards -!
Can any compromise Democrat be 30 uDgrateful
| 20 grumb, any mora? ="
Agan the inaugural is very specific in it's terms
| of complaisance TO the masses: II repudiates ell
Obligation. of whatever sort, that alone to the
masses. This brought from the hard listers tre-
menduous burst of applause. But it is to be OBJ
served that the million to be satisfied with this
carefully prepared buncombe, while the dema-
gogues the trcksters and the wire workers, make
| il clean sweep If the offices. We need oily look
around at the Cleveland office holders to how
thoroughly the masses are forgotten in the alot-
ment Of the offices.
| But it does not seem to be part of the plan to
| be consistent save in observing most uuifnrm IL
consistency. The mpst ridiculous vaciation is
| L
not only proceeds now to choke off the Abolii II :
lists, but dHcales hat he has never appointed any
to Office! The following semi-"fficiaI announce
meut f ON the New York National Democrat is
inpon:
The Presidrnt and the Free Soilers.-Ths
President freely and openly apnnunces that he will
! remGve any man from the Office which he may
hold, who Identifies himself, in any shape, with a
Free soil movement or organization. He says he
has appointed no Free Soiers office; he tuok
every man who took the plat form of 1852. and
who asked Government pair OUNCE to be Gem
promise Democrat ; aud that any man holding Of
flee under HIM. who in any way whatever iasors 4
Free Soil faction, shnli be instantly removed
The Presidents slaud is bold decided and just"
Tcucning this declaration. the Albany Evening
journal tas the following very pointed rrflectirns
If any body believes that Gen Pierce intends
to turn his own appointees out Of office for doip9
just what they have been doing regularly ever
since 1648. he has considerable more creduli'y
than we have. It is all very well, now that The
appointments are made, TO talk lnrgaly about Bal
timore,' and 10 sooth the discoutent of the Hunk
ers by promising to remove the Buffalo Platform
mon, if they do so again. The Free Soil
ers anu Ce"litopists hare got he offices and they
keep them Fcui 6fihs, at least. of the whole
humber,' says The Argus, both here and in Mas
sachusetis, belong either 10 The Free Soil-ar
whit is infinitely worse-ihe Soft or Coalition
category.
| The Administration has thnrouely expos
ed the holowness o. the pretsrce that none sus-
/ peccd of Free Soil sympath'es could hope for tn-
at Washington. On the contrary. it proves
that it believes an acknowledgements their calm
t" be necessary to the continued existence of the
Party.
True. we are told that the President waves
his hand towards group Of office seekers. saying
! Bllrimore and Buffalo are antipodes, and the lat
ter expect nothing from me- But the other
hand. in The meantime, is sig'ing commissions
| appointing the Antipodes' TO office. and giving
the prescribed section fourtmes he largest sharei
All the removals made under this Presidential
Promise stand ready 10 ch, oricle-givipg a
circumsantal account of each case. And we are
Btfthen our columns"
aaNow, We venture to say that the history of par
tiessdoes not present. another such bundle Of ad-
Esurdhies contradictions and ridiculous vacla;iuns.
es rhis ring -streaked and specked administration
we IRE considering. Was there ever so prepos-
terousa mess furn shed for the public gazel
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