Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-09-09
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Patriot,

1t is "fxed fact" that the Administration has
already decided upon backing ont from its recen-
tly avowed. doctrine in favor of the construction
of the Pacific Railroad by the General Gov
eminent! The threats from the State Rights
wing of the Democracy, that the party should
90 to pieces and the Administration to destruc-
ton, if President Pierce should persit in adj
vocating and upholding this great national
Wing measure, have proved too much for the
nerves of Messrs Pierce, Cushing, Guthrie, Da-
Wis and Company. Only yesterday, as it were,
these high fnnctiOnaries, being abroad among
the people, and witnessing, on every hand, the
enthusiastic and general demonstrations Of the
masses in favor of she construction by the Cen
eral Government Of the Pacific Railroad, rush
ed headlong into the avOwal that the General
Government could, cOnstitutionally, and should
lend helping hand to the accomplishment Of
this great and universally desired national en-
terprise. The people want the Pacific Bail
road. and they should have it. The public
lands, necessary to be appropriated for its con-
struction, belonged to the people, and as they
were everywhere saying, stake them and sell
them, and with the proceeds thereof build the
desired great national throughfare." why the
thing should be done. Mr. President Pierce
and his Cabinet, and his Minister to England
and the Washington Union, would see it done.
The people should have their great and hearty
wish carried out! Bat, alas! party ties and oJli-
cations very soon stepped in and exacted the in
exorable demand that Mr. President Pierce and
his Cabinet must disregard and set at naught the
peoples great wish, take the back track, stultify
themselves, and 90 against the construction of
the Pacific Railroad by the General Govern
ment. What follows? Why President Pierce
and his Cabinet cry out Amen! Their party
be obeyed, no matter how much the interest Of
country may suffer, or the wishes of the people
NAV be disgarled and set at naught! 1t is a
sad plight for Mr.. President Pierce to be in
and for Mr. Guthrie and for Mr.. Jefferson Da-
Wis and for all the rest of them who so recently
committed themselves to the great MEASURE re-
ferred to.
Mr.. President Pierce is and for long time
has been more, far more, remarkable tor tact
than talent. His great Characteristic Is to man
age for the time being, for the present, and not
to lay out and plan measures tor the future
Clay and Calhoun and Webster were men OF
great forecast and talent They looked into
and planned for the future. Mr. Pierce seems
to be content to let the future take care of it
SELF He comprehendS nothing beyond the pres.
eat. Hence he finds the freesoiers and disun-
ionists of the North and the freaters and disun-
present sympathy, care and consideration than
the Old Guard Of his party, who took him
upon their shoulders aud elevated him to
the Presidential chair. If he could look into
and plan for the fixture, he would not so sum-
marty turn his back upon the Old Guard
But what care /, Or what should any Wing care,
about the blunderS and mistakes made.
in the matter of keeping his party together, by
Mr.. President Pierce? The more the better for
the Wings, for if they will but be united and
up and doing, at the proper time, taking adj
vantage of the incurable divisions in the Dem,
ocratic party, and always remembering that
the price of freedom from Democratic tyranny
is eternal vigilance, they can and will elect the
next President of the United States. They
can unite upon and elect either one of such
men as William c. Rives, John Bell, Abbott
Lawrence, Edward Everett, or any other emf
nent and reliable Wing statesman. VIII they
not, as with one voice, resolve to do it? Let
them but make the united resolve, and the
great and wholesome work viii be more than
half accomblished Thousands of honest Dem
5cruts all over the Union already cxcloin
ing, give MS a good Wing Administration rather
than this Pierce Democratic Administration.
But after ALL Justice must be done to Mr..
Pierce to state that he occasionally has pretty
clear conception of his duty, and acts up to it.
An instance of this occurs in his appointments,
such as Mr.. Buchanan as Minister to England,
&c.
The canvassing for the Speakership, the
Clearkship and the Doorkeeper's place, of the
House of Representative, the Public Printing,
&c, &c. is going on briskly already, and is
sure to wax warmer and more warmer as the
time for the assembling of Congress approach
es. Mr.. Beverly fuckers new Democratic dai-
ly paper, to be an ambitious rival of the Union
newspaper for the public printing and the or
ganship, is soon to make its appearance, and
whether successful or not, it will make and Gre
ate a sensation.
A whisper is a float in this city, which, / am
sorry to say, connects some race-course and |
horse-racing spectators with the management /
of the Washington Monument Association. /
have not investigated the matter, but give it to |
the public as one of the ten thousand rumOrs OF |
the day, that honest Father Whittlesey, the |
President of the Association, may look into the |
matter and set right whoever may be found to
be wrong, either as it respects the use made of
the contributions to the Association, or the III
NOR referred to.
POTOMAC.