Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-18
The Era Of Good Feeling, &c.

The newspapers of what is known as
the ''Sllver Grey" wing of the Northern
Wing party, have of late been given to
discoursing of the coming ''era of good
feeling" in politics, such as is supposed to
have existed in the days of the admins
tration of James Munroe. The meaning
of this is, that they stand ready to sup
port the present Administration if it
should not prove violently Democratic in
Its recommendations. The disposition of
this division of the Wings to fall in the
Administration wake, has greatly ex-
cited the ire of their late Northern Wing
brethren, known as followers of Senator
Seward. We question much whether the
latter are not at this moment more hostile
to the 'Silver Greys," than to the Demo-
Gratis. Judging from the tone of the AL
bany Evening Journal, the New York I'ri-
6Ane, and other of their leading journals,
the nearest wish of their heart is to drive
the Northern friends of Mr.. Fillmore over
to the Democrats, or anywhere else, so as
to get them, bag and baggage, out of the
ranks of their party in that region.
In the State of New York matters look
much as though there will be coalition
between the silver greys and the conser-
vaties who have so far claimed utilization
with the Democratic party. We style
them conservatives" because such is
the name they claim for themselves,
though they are really the specializing
wing of the bunker division of the party
there. Their leaders are the gentlemen
who are SIRE to attend here every winter
to lobby through Congress all sorts Of
schemes upon the treasury. Among them
are few ex-memberS of Congress who
have taken uD the trade Of @ boreing;'
or, IN other words, of selling the influence
of their former position and the advantage
arising from their privilege ofthe floor"
for the most to be obtained for it in hard
cash for the benefit of any scheme upon
the treasury, without the slightest regard
to it's character. Now the chances are
ten to one that we shall have combina-
ton next winter between these parties.
The conservative or lobby interest in the
Democratic party can hardly fail to fly off
from the Administration the moment it's
policy is fairly developed, it being already
clearly ascertained that they are prepar-
ing to set their faces firmly against every
proposition to expend the public money
got up for the advantage of outside par
ties, under the pretence of benefiting the
Government. They evidently anxious
to play hob with every new scheme en-
bracing special fayors, special contracts,
&C., for or with any parties. This will drive
off powerful body Of the supporters of
Pierce in the late presidential election
men vino spend money like water, to COM
pass their ends There are characteristics
about them which render them far more
distasteful to the Sewardites than to the
Silver Greys. This fact, as well as the fact
that the Silver Greys are to be, like them
selves, outcasts as it were from the main
body of their party, will surely bring them
in close utilization next winter.
We have noted the current of events
here since the fourth of March last with
close attention, and predict with full con-
hdence IN the statement, that the Pierce
Administration will, ere six months roll
around, be regarded as the closest about
public expenditures, the strictest with
reference to the construction of the pow
ers of the general government, under the
constitution, and the most emphatic in its
positions upon all things, which has yet
been in power since the days of Thomas
Jefferson. Withoutpretending to express
an opinion relative to the proprlety Of
this coming policy of theirs, we thus give
due notice to all interested, that such are
really the intentions of Franklin Pierce
and his constitutional advisers.