The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser., 1853-03-08
The New and Old Dynasty.

Nii'ihNtfHu'F ~ our pubic adaifs On IN
day last the reins Of government Justly passed
from vhig. TO democratic hands and the shin
Of staie : now committed 10 the guidance Of
that party. Franklin Pierce, goes into Office
IN our oPinniou, under circumstances as ernbar-
rasS'ng as any which had ever enyirobsd apv
Of our executives. Though peace with the
world, nominally erists, no one would Be sur.
PTised at any moment to hear the toesin Of war.
The telegraph has already informed us that the
President since his arrival in Washington. has
been seriously engaged relative to the late in
suit TO our Flag" by the firing into the Steam
er Black Warrior; and that the measures Of
sPain's iniquitous and dastardly insults wa
considered noH full and called aloud for vepp-
anee. Our relations with England, and even
France, are by no means Of satisfactory char
acter-While daily their is accumulating eyid-
ence that serious attention must be given TO
the conduct Of Mexico. We have the fullest
confidence however, that firm, unHinching
course Oh the part Of the present executive
determination TO maintain our honor. at all
hazards, will bring US triumPhantly through
Notwithstanding the clouds that lower around
our political horizon, we can discern sufficient
light to warrant ms in the assertion that the ad-
ministration Of Franklin Pierce, bids fair to be
one Of the most brilliant and successful in the
history OF the goyemment-to form an era,
which will be recorded on the historious pages
as affecting for American progress and enlight-
enment-the most glorious results.
With regard to the administration lust de-
ceased, We might say much--but a few words
will sufiice-bone into power at first by mill
tary enthusiasm and humbug, the American
people were not long in discovering their mis-
cradle mistake, and Gen. Taylor, himself, much
as We revere his personal and military qualities
we are confident, felt his wont Of capacity for
the station he was in no wise qualified to oc-
cupy. What changes for the better or worse.
his death may have been instrumental in caus-
ing we cannot say. We have only to deal
with the acts Of his successor, who though he
may have acted honestly in the several severe
trialA throughout which he passed, we must
say in several instances, he miserably failed in
MS maintenance Of the dignity and honor Of
American character. We have no disposition
to malign deceased foe, yet that President
fiilmores administration has disappointed the
majority and the large majority Of the people
we take for granted.
1t only remains for the Democratic party 50
Tar as they can, 60 back where they left off in
~, take up the thread Of our progress and
steadily, manfully and nobly, push onward to
the accomplishment Of that for which High
Heaven has destined US as a nation. We shall
be assailed, reviled and calumniated. Not an
act Of the President or his cabinet, but will be
scrutnized with argus eyes, and this last is Just
what we wish. If We cannot stand thus, we
deserve and would wish to fall. Thuth we
shall not fear, and ialsehood we shall rise above
while we compel the calumniators to acknow
ledge the justness of our cause.