Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-06-14

1ZedtO act agents, anu hrerai commissions grant
lpon all monies received
r. J. T. BRIGHrwELL, of Dauville, 10 our specia
1t in that section of the State.
TIE Administration and its appointments.
The telegraph announced day or two since
It the Hon. Edmund Burke had introduced a
olution in the Democratic State Convention
New Hampshire, consuming the appointment
Hicy of Gen. Pierce. We could hardly Gre lit
rumor of incipient discomfort and mutiny
hong the faithful of the Granite State, but it
pears nevertheless to have been we'll founded.
r. Burke, as our readers will recollect, was
Commissioner of Patents under Folks admins
htiou, and afterwards edited the Washington
Mon. He is probably the most prominent and
aue ut al Democratic politician 10 Now Hamp.
ire and his protest for his resolution amounts to
/ is) against President Pierce's course in over
oking tue "old guard of the Democratic party,
I'D lavishing his favors on the extremists, is
ell calculated to produce sensation in the pub
mind.
' We copy Mr.. Burke's resolution from the
j ew York Herald, together with the reflections
] that Journal this new movement Al
lnough the resolution not adopted, yet the
Herald considers that the Convention virtually en-
|orsed it:
To the proceedings on Thursday last, of the
Democratic State Convention of New Hamp-
|hire, the following recommendation to Presi
! lent Pierce was introduced by Mr. Edmund
Burke, Chairman of the Committee on Resolu-
lions, to wit:
5th Resolved That we encourage ourselves with the
bel efthat distinguished fellow citizen at the
bead of the government of the United States will net
IN his appointments overlook the old guard the Demo
ratic party upon whom he must rely for successful
bort in all the emergencies which may arise in the pro-
sress of bis administration.
This was the resolution as modified in com.
|nittee; for it appears that originally drafted
by Mr.. Burke, the word 'future'' WIS inserted
before appointments, and the following words at
the end Nor confer too many fayors on those
who support the platform for one purpose and
spit upon it for another, and who have no real
sympathy with the great national Democratic
party or its principles" These words haye
sting in them, and were therefore judiciously
stricken out Nor could it be expected that the
resolution as modified would be adopted by the
convention. Mr.. Burke perhaps, did not ex-
pectit; but his subsequent election by the conven-
ton as their President indicates pretty satisfac-
torily that they were not sci iously offended at
his conduct. Indeed, his election appears to us
DIS sOTC 0I IoIL flduuou III tuo IoSu-
luton; and in this III ht, we apprehend the ad-
ministration will be most likely to regard it.
We are also inclined to think that Mr.. Burke
has achieved more than he anticipated, in being
thus elected president of the convention, after
having brought in the aforesaid obnoxious result
The two facts are upon the record-frst, that the
resolution was introduced in a New Hampshire
State Convention. in the village of Concord, the
local headquarters of Gen. Pierce, in advance
of any such express on of opinion from any other
quarter; and secondly, that although the resolution
was rejected very decisively, the mover of it was
compmented in way substantially tantamonnt
to the adoption of the resolution itself. Doubt
less the simple purpose of Mr.. Burke was to
show to the national democrats, all over the
land, that there were some of '.the Old Guard"
Of New Hampshire bold enough to lift up their
warning voice. while yet the administration seems
to be omnipotent almost, in its power to control
the destinies of the party-in its power to reward
or to punish individuals or factions, as policy or
necessity may demand.
Herein lies the force and VIII Die moral effect of
this New Hampshire movement. 1t would be
Of comparatively little weight-a milk and water
affair-in New York, or Georgia, or Ohio, or
for in each of those States the sOld
Guard"-the Union compromise Democrats, the
Cass and Dickinson branch ofthe party-have
a tangible and immediate cause of complaint
But in New Hampshire, it is mainly from their
with their brethren of other States
and the compromise men have any reasonable
ground of dispIeasure. And henca the moral eff
feet of 6Ir Burkes resolution. True, he may
have had some personal balances to liquidate be-
tween himself and Gen. Pierce. With such
matters, however, we have nothing to do. We
IAN only regard this resolution in its broader and
more general bearing as warning from New
IN tfo odn ratio and
oura cement to the "Old Guard'' everywhere, to
lbandon their policy of quiet submission, and to
AXE bolder and more independent ground 10
'eference to the division of the spoils. And
here not wanting many Indications, herea-
bouts or elsewhere, that the hard shells will profit
rom the broad hint thus thrown out by the stur
iy New Hampshire Democracy.
The Herald then launches out into long ar
soment against the policy adopted by Gen. Pierce
ind concludes by saying that it desires the sue
less of the present administration, but "ears that
il is drifting 10 the breakers"
The structures of the Wing press on the course
'f the administration ia respect to appointments.
nave been characterized by the Washington
Union aud other Democratic organs MS the effu-
ions of blind partisan malignity. We hope
hat these Journals will nov turn their attention
10 Mr.. Burke AMI the Herald. These are high
Democratic authorities and heir complaints can
not be summarly dismissed AS the factious and
attacks of precoaeeiyed and pre-
determined opposition. Pierce aud Burke are |
understood to have been in times past sworn bro
theirs IN arms-the Hotspur and the Douglas
he Pyia des aud Orestes of New England De-
Inocracy- and this intimacy between the pair
ends peculiar Significance and point to the 10
buke conveyed on Mr.. Burke's resolution.
tough stated IN his lectures at Trenton, N j., that
100 900 persons had signed the pledge and connected
themselves with the Wasbingtonian movement that Of
his number 10000 had refrigerated and violated the
ledge and either fill drunkafd's grave. or were mis-
rsbs drunkards that the original OF the project