Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-15
Napoleon, Cromwell and Franklin Pierce


acter of Napoleon Bounaparte, was the
strong love he bore for those who were
his friends, and the faithful manner in
which be remembered those who served
him and his darling, France, faithfully.
1t matters not where he saw brave, true,
talented man, or how humble bis origin;
if he was true to the cause of France and
Napoleon, he was not suffered long to re-
main in .ohscurity,' but was soon the re-
cipient of some mark of. esteem from his
commander, often receiving the cross of
honor and raised to the rank of an officer
on. the spot. twas this disposition more
than all his brilliant victories, that made
Ia petite Corporal the idolof the army and
caused the masses Of the French people,
whenever he appeared in public, to shout
forth from their heart of hearts rire I'm
pcrear. Napoleon gathered around him
his own and the true tried friends of
France. They were with him in his coun-
ellis and helped him to win his battles
In this he acted wisely. The army loved
him, his soldiers would die for him.
Twas such love and such devotion that
made him so long invincible.
Oliver Cromwell, the grave, puritanical
"Protector of the Commonwealth of Eng
land" with all his faults was true to his
party and his friends. When he assumed
the reigns Of Government, he did not call
around him the disaffected to aid in coun-
ell, nor reward the factious with office :;
but he was true to his friends. The
chief soldiers of his army, and the officers
of his government, were puritans, known
and tried puritans and what was the
result! He never was betrayed, and ruled
the English people until the day he died.
An Instructive moral may be drawn
from those gleamings from popular his
tory, which, if properly reflected upon,
may prove beneficial to Franklin Pierce
and the Democratic party.
Yesterday we spoke of the murmurs of
the "old line body guard of the
Democracy-on account of injudicious
appointments to office by the President
II the veterans of the party and those who
are following in their footsteps; the men
of national feelings who love the Union
better than every thing else: those who
nominated Franklin Pierce for the Presi-
dency, and formed the vanguard, and
centre, and wings, of the army that
fought his battles and elevated him to fill
his present proud position the men who
have never wa7ered in their fidelity to
princi pie, but who have been firm and
faithful in sunshine and storm if these
are neglected and thrust aside for fac
tionists and weathcrcockS, who are eter-
nally distracting their party, or have no
party except the party in power, he will
be shorn Of his strength. and the party
which came into power with an immense
majority, will 60 out in miserable mi
nority.
Il is not too late. Gen. Pierce can, in
a great measure, do as we advise. Let
him profit by the examples of Napoleon
and Cromwell, and call around him the
true and tried men OF his party, the
union men, and appoint them to the
numerous Offices he has yet to fill thus,
he will inspire his true friends with conf
! dencc, satisfy the country, and perpetuate
the rule of the Democracy. Oil and
water won't mix any more than men of
extreme, opposite opinions will act in con-
/ cert.
In writing as We have on this subject
we have done nothing more than OIL
duty as conductor Of journal free from
clique and party. The party press, fol
reasons best known to its conductors
have not spoken, have not reflected the
sentiments of the great mass of our people
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