The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-06-30
REWARDED ACCORDING TO THEIR WORKS
WITH AN ELEGY.

How much more appropriate the designation TO III
4 apostles Of Liberty?
REWARDED ACCORDING TO THEIR WORKS
WITH AN ELEGY.
The Southern Wing papers have been yea
ously occupying themselves for some weeks i
getting up lists and writing brief political bios
raphes of such of the Barnburners of ls48 a
have received appointments to Office under tn
Pierce Administration. The feeling with whic
this is done is obvious enough; but to wha
end, in which they have any party interest, W
do not perceive, unless it be merely to kee
themselves in material for growing, and unde
the patriotic delusion that they are doing some
thing for the country by the mere fact of or
posing the Democratic party. The Democrat
organs, first and second fddles, drums an
jewsharps, are attending to the complaint
however, and to purpose.
The policy of these appointments by the Ex
ecutive is semi-ofically explained thus: Gen
Pierce has certain great national principles t.
maintain, and certain party pledges to redeem
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course by which every element of strength may
be saved to the party The factions, which
for some years before had kept the party al
variance. in the last Presidential campaign re
turned to its support, and did good service in
the field, by which that great and browning
victory was obtained and it was wise to give
them oil fair chance to stand by the platform
hereafter, as zealously as they adhered to il
during the canvass for they will be wanted in
all their force before long. Besides, one of the
ways of killing dog is choking him with but
ter, but if the Barnburners shall in any event
prove refractory, the sting of their resistance
will be plucked out by leaving them no hold
upon popular sympathy. They will then not
have been driven away from the support of the
intended movements of the Administration, and
compelled to array themselves with the enemy
and if they turn out tender of conscience again,
or recreant.te their contract duty the brand
ing iron of the Government will throw blush
around the burn, which will color the appeal
they may make to public judgment, in such
eenesct
The English Government used to have three
ways for disposing of Irish patriots--hanging,
exiting and promotion--the latter decidedly
the best, when it would take The after man.
agement of the reclaimed strays is well put in
the following extract from the National Dem
oerat, of New York. 1t fairly exhibits the pro-
baton to which the repentant sinners are put
Essays the spider to the fly" in the net
"The removal of all who show the cloven
foot of eeSoilism is, we believe, fired fact
And if they cunningly hold still for the sake of
keeping the spoils then the faction is deprived
of many Of its leaders, and we shall have the
laughable sight of the body and tail of party
in the field without its head Those Free-Soil-
ers who have sought end obtained Office under
this Administration, have tied their own hands
and feet and sealed their own mouths, for four
years, ct any rate Or, if they break loose
again, they will be hurled from every post of
honor, and will become marks for the gbes
and contempt Of the people. There is not a
more damning thing to faction than Govern
ment patronage unfairly and falsely obtained
A powerful faction in this State has tried the
experiment most thoroughly, and it has hanged
itself on gallows of its own cunning device,
Like a filthy ape upon pole, the higher it
climbs, the worse it will look to the eye of the
crowd, when the drapery of its false pretences
falls. And it will most surely fall Events
are approaching which will thoroughly test
mems principles, and Free Soilism will be sift-
ed from this Administration Ike chat from the
wheat. The Democratic party is pledged to q
strong and inyincble national course, and sec
tional factions of whatever stripe, will never
again obtain more than temporary resting.
place within its borders"
By the way, the great national principles to
maintain, and the party pledges to redeem"
are to be found by logical inference in the fol-
lowing passages of the Presidents inaugural
Address, and all thst they a!lqde to in the Bal
tmore Platform:
al believe that involuntary servitude az it
/ exists in different States of this Confederacy,
/ Is recognised by the Constitution. | believe
that it stands like any other admitted right,
ald that the States where it exists are entitled
h efficient remedies to enforce the constitution
81 provisions I hold that The ldics of 1850, CON-
monty called the Compromise measures are
strictly constitutional, and 10 he unhesttafingl1
carried into sfed,
81 believe that the constituted authorities Of
this Republic, are bound to regard the rights
Of the South in this respect as they would view
any other legal and constitutional right; and
that the laws TO enforce them should be 70.
spected and obeyed, not with a reluctance en-
couraged by abstract opinion as to their pro
priety in different state of society, but cheer
fully, and according to the decisions Of the tri
bunal to which their exposition belongs"
The way of transgressors is hard enough bu
under the Pierce dynasty it is nothing to tn,
way the prodigal sons are to be served afte
they have tasted Of the fatted calf dressed +
welcome their return. To our taste, the husk
of the third party had better relish and
paeSsaLto: DIGESTION. The elder brethren VIII
never left the household GRE evidently the chic
cooks Of the entertainment and serve it witl
out grace.
The Hunkers remember ls4s, and 30 do VIZ
IhOss we're the days when we went GYPSUM
With the Prince AID the pious Butler. II
amusing now to reoollect that we haze see
John mobbed, as nearly as four or FIVE thousan
indignant Wings and Locos could achieve 9
laudablc an undertaking; it is really funny b
think of his quantity of piety being persccuted
and to loos blcs at his suferings for con
science sake, as an actual TACT We fancy W
can him hear him now, as then, delivering tn
oracle, "There is such thing as being RICH
W vel es REGULAR" John, you are immortal
but as a wag. We hsss ;aITds out our owl
pardon for believing that when good motivs
for right conduct were as plenty Us blackbsl