The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-31

8 efT the Western Democratic ksvssw
The Administration ef franklin Pierce.

a sf7E From the Dsmoezsis Rsvasw.
The Administration Of Franklin Pierce.
The sIevaloa 10 the presidential char OF Franklin
PIERCE OF New Hampshire has been, perhaps, the cub
,rct OF more extended ommen ihan aay other event OF
Inc thirty years fhe whole vocabulary OF political
cicsm. from the most iasome eulogy 10 tbs most un-
scrupulous denlncialon, exhzus,iDg 10 stupendous
aempt mpart Immortality 10 the imputed virtues and
faults of one whom personal mc,it aud fortune have
placed ia ihs most honorable position IN the world
This vast ocean OF popular comment ls to De at
trbu,ed chiefly to the fact that the city oil WASH
ingion, for the first time in the American annals,
is accessible 10 the OF the poliueians Hereto
fore, only wealth and infuence have been able to OBJ
personal audience a. the presidential mansion
The glores OF Office have only been seen AZ through
glass darky !" The euphrasy and itae OF pubic spos
has been used purge the public VISION and open
the heavenly prospect OF feeding at hs expense OF osh-
Srs Station has been regarded the bEthrXht of Ia
vored few who, weadng their way across ihe Pfares OF
the West, wadng the mud OF The Soun and cambefins
over the mountains OF Pennsylvania have regularly ms-
grated the vernal equinox OF every presidential oiym
pad, and demanded the rewards Of party services.
These political hounds hsse grown ia' anu
and grow like lions bearded n their dens when only re-
guested to divide the spoils with hoGest and deserving
men.
The assembly OF graduated Office seekers is, at
least dissolved In the late contest for the spolls every
city furnished its hundreds, every town its scores, and
every hamlet its OF shareholders the great lottery
OF governmental patronage From Maine 10 California,
and from Wisconsin 10 Georgia. there was general rush
for the White HOUSE, and Simultaneous bid BY thou
sands for whatever ii in the power Of the President
to dispense. The rich and The poor the high and the
low the old and the youGg finding the trip easy, and
Judging the prospect 10 be good. hled bills IN The great
equity court OF the nation. setting forth items OF grew
ances sacrifices, and Qualifications suthccn: To have
titled lhe petitioners TO the highest seats IN the abode OF
The blas!
To accommodate this vast host was mpossibie-to re-
fuse the applicants nexpedieat 10 elicit eu ogy
was only TO furnish ber;h-o evoke denunciaon was
SIMPLY 10 reject the prayer OF POLITICIAN Never WAS
prc~ ~tiort thod dzya nj in rh d.
emma Around him stood an uncounted throng whore
papers, under the yas nuaual of executives, legislators
and members oi Coagress. showed them TO De 'a'thlnl
capable, "honesi," "dsserving, and determined 10
"liye democratic lives and be buried in democratic
graves
What was 10 be done Oar indie pcadent President re-.
lying upon The common and ineliigen OF the
masses, made just such draughts apon old hankersm
bsrnbutnerisa, young America and certain nondesc.pt
ADJ incis OF AmerlcaEztd democracy, accorded with
OF justice and ptopnety. He did not take the
old merely because OF their age The young account
OF Their YOUTH nut drew around him class who be bad
10 believe, would administer the government Ia
accordance with the maxims OF such sages Jefferson,
and the principles OF such statesmen as jackson
Franklin Pierce, when ne entered ibe presidential
Chair, found many oi The most lucrative situations under
government occupied by whose chief efforts had
been directed 10 the acquisition OF money and the ag-
xrandizement OF aelr iends For tusnng the nver OF
political regeneration through these AugeAn stables.
and washing away portion OF the rubbish which bad
collecting for alton, the President de
serves. he will undoubtedly Command the approba
the great ds2roporon IN numbers between the ofkces
and the oce seekers, that thousands woad leave the
city OF Washington disappointed but It was not znd
could not be believed that democrat who had grown gray
Ia the service OF bIs country would. merely CONSIDER
alton of failure 10 obtain miserable berth the
capital, unite with the Of the administration in
systematic attempt to brrak it down. We supposed
the presidena contest OF 80 10 be tor pscDs and
not os Ii II has lhi.-if country to
be q1sdfennialy transformed .no bear gar
den, and the asIest politicians of tue and 10
the lists like ancseat saaaiors, coniendng for other
prize than oee-then may reasonably conclude thai
The American repablic 10 only dream destined 10 mpo~e
upon the world for and vanish with the 'bllus
train" OF liberal governments Shose "fzalas,ic
osns have long been inferred ia the burial groand
OF nxtions. IL II has 10 ths-if station TO be
the Of the support OF great and anchsnging prnc
pes the advocacy OF tree trade s To depend upon The
contingency OF consulz,e-,i opposition 10 bank OF
the United States 10 to be purchased with seat IN the
czbnet-f the question OF territorial extension 10 turn
upon the appointment OF Din,sier-l the appropriation
OF the funds Of the nation to petty systems OF nsraa
improvement To be def~a,ed by promises oil pos, odces
and ciefkships-f the adoption by government o, -.
principle OF granting to every actual settler home
the public lands 10 10 be decided by the prospect OF
the "klug OF tie Cannioa isiznds'if d-spot
ism IN be opposed, and democracy supported, the
prics OF coeciorshIp IN commercial cy-h religious
and social fanatics ara TO be seoesd by VISION OF the
FL Dorado nalace OF the Mosquito monarch Iii these oo-
ects be attained and those brbes for their attainment
in naked coors, to be presented Al the ballot box
then, indeed. have we reached melancholy period IN
the history III our country then, indeed, should we
anticipate visitation of come VI those vials OF wrath
which the laws of for the heads OF the
uncean and The sposla,e.
We Of those who believe the appointments OF
the President have been dictated by regard tof the
best interests OF the nation that positions have been
tendered in the man, voluntary rewards TO merit and
capacity That there have been and radical Ones
Of omission and commission, selecting from the vo
ume OF materials presented the muhtade OF agents ne
csssary carry lhs government, nothing but imam
ay would 6oubt Oaiy The eye Of Omnescsnce coold
invariably Discern the applicant most entitled 10 Posuon,
AVOID him whose CLAIMS the least worthy OF
gard. We have only to make the allowances which we
ordinary life for the mp~rfsciions o human nature
and rather amazed the successes, than d,ssp
pointed Al the failures, Of the officer in whose hands
been mistakes but is doubdni whether, ali III,
brilliant galaxy OF talent and une desert has
adorned administration than giving char
all the world, 70 The Administration of Frank
lin Pierce.
The Offices of the government have been hiled with
lawyers distinguished upon The bench and Al The bar
whose lives have been devoted 70 the scqu's
lion OF knowledge OF the OF political economy
understood aad praciised the beat days Of
their fortunes the vindcxtton OF the rights, and the
dsencs OF The honor OF their country, and enlightened
scholars capable OF competing successfully wrh the d.
plomac corps lntfusted with the foreign relations of
the governments OF Europe and the British empire
In the hands OF men like these government must
prosper the Of Aricsw ci-sn will be absolute
projection against rasny aad oppression wherever the
American dag shall the territory which right
fully own will be bariered away Tor the purpose OF
whose nng bai,sres century since, disputed with
the 10 almost every port the globe
Il but Yesterday that Great Britain enacted, IN Cen
ral America IN the face OF the civilized world the IN