The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-20
The Boston AtIas.-CoaIitien Democrats

II was asserted some days since by the Boston Atlas
that President Pierce had appointed Office because
they free soilers We denied this statement, and
affirmed that the President has appointed 70 either
knowing or believing him TO be free-soiler We
added that he stands pledged TO any Of his
own spponlees upon the fact OF present free. soilism
being fixed upon him. The Atlas shifted the character
Of its charge. and affirmed that the Prcsiden, bias appoint
ed men 10 Office in Massachusetts who had voted for
free-soles In answer this abandonment OF its otg
tie Presidents appoiniees who is not now scquescng
the Baltimore platform; and predicted tina. if the
specification proven. such sppointes would be
promptly removed. The Atlas meets our invitation as
follows:
The Washington Union. the official organ, asks u. to
prove that Gen. Pierce has appointed any fse-soer
office We know not what the official would call proof
We know thai when apppnsees have declared that they
voted for General PIERCE the Union has sccepcd this
full proof Of their democracy Now could easily point
him office holders under General Pierce who Tor
Charles Sumner the United States Senate, and agreed
fore the balo,ing Off that they would for any
the freesoers would nominate Nov, II voting for
General Pierce is conclusive evidence that person Is
democrat should think that voting r Charles sumner
for for the full term of six years. pretty good
evidence that they ireesocrs II this evidence be
allowed IL proves that these gentlemen democrats
moment and ree-soilers the xtthat they just
what their present interest requires them
Of all others entitled confidence from any admin
istraton And /! General Pierce allows such fiji i'm
porsant offices, only shows the principles which be is
attempting TO build up psrty-a principle which the
Union defends"
II will be that the Atlas evades the issue
dered it, Its evasion is sought be made plausible
by reasoning from assumption OF fac, which is
true. II is not true, assumed and asserted above,
that We knoc that when appontees have declared ha,
they voted for Gen. Pierce, the Unsa hos accepted hi,
az Tuu proof Of hsir democracy" The Alias knous no
such thing The Uaion has accepted such fact full
proof OF democracy the Union has int,moisd such
thing, and the statement is fabrication, out and out
II does not follow, therefore, that voting for Charles
Sumner full evidence OF free .soilism because Mr..
Sumner was free soicr We understand MIR Summers
competitor for the Senate. Mr. Winthrop, was also a
those democrats who voted for Sumner are no, therefor
to be necessarily saddled with e-solism VIVA, we
have always condemned the of those democrats
who voted for Sumner that they agreed. upon any
terms. vote for free solcr at all ii would have
been equally Objectionable if they had voted for VIM
ihrop. We have no apology 10 make for the coalition
which resulted in Mr.. Summers election; il has been
condemned without stint by the democracy Of the whole
Unioh aho We concur IN he concentration III Goes mol
follow however. that those democrats who entered
the coalition for the purpose Of Securing benefits in the
distribution OF the State Offices Of Massachusetts are
that accoan to be prescribed a. free soiers |, does,
however suggest the propriey OF rigid scrutiny into
the real position Of any such applicant for Office and
feel satisfied that such scrutiny rcsoried to when
such applications were pending
But we will not permit the Atlas thus to escape the
real and the only issue in the case We cha
enGe to that print Poat euihs apposnted TO Office
BY President Pierce nh, DOE, moi accept and aequiesee
The Baitimers platform % sV 10 (1t1r venseai -sf
The slavery Agasisa. Tha,just tbat-and not the vote
in ists. the vote for against Mr.. Sumner, nor
old opinion about the Wno provso or the Compro-
mise measures. is in judgment, the true test Of
claim 10 belong TO the national democratic rary.
lie, the Atlas meet the issue, cease its calumnies