Eastern times., 1853-10-20
Verdict of the Masses in favor Of Presi

seekers and other discontents who claim to be
democrats par excellence to the exclusion Of
better men, against the administration of Gen.
Pierce, the masses are with him, heartily and
enthusiastically. 1t is fact that most of the
complaints against the administration are
made prominent more by the exaggerations
and distortions of whig newspapers than by
any other agency. They take up every trif
ling manifestation Of dissatisfaction, magnify
ing it from mole-hill to mountain, and sci
it going from Maine TO Texas The only i'm
Portant detection existing in the country is the
Dickinson 'drive" in New York, and that is
famed and fed by the whig press, or it would
have sunk ere this, where it is inevitably
doomed to disgrace and nothingness.
But we expect process of publication in
the democratic party under the new admins
tration. There are a great many men who
are drawn into the party in the tide Of popular
enthusiasm that swelled over the land in the
recent election. Many of them voted for
Gen. Taylor and were out and out wings four
the administration were always unreliable
some of the New York 'sadamantnes, . for
instance, who although they acted as most
Jealous "barnburners" in I848, now protest
they opposed the principles and measures of
that section of the party at that time. Dick
inson wrote a letter in favor of the doctrine Of
non-extension Of slavery-so did Bronson,
the Collector of New York The first is a
supremely selfish man besides being small
man, and as Gen. Pierce did not see fit to take
him into the Cabinet, he joins with the wings
in abusing him and getting up an opposition
party. A large portion of this material will
inevitably fall into the opposition or whig par
ty, where it belongs, and where the demo-
cratic party of the Union will have less to fear
thanwhile claiming to constitute plank, rotten
as it is, in the democratic platform.
The New York Herald, the country saw
with surprise, went in for Gen. Pierce in the
recent campaign, and that surprise was for the
reason that Bennet's sympathies were always
with the federal party. Bennet had an object.
He wanted TO go Minister to France, and be-
cause Gen. Pierce would not appoint him, he
now turns round and abuses the adrninistra-
ton.
c. Edwards Lester espoused the side of the
democratic party in the late election and edited
a paper in New York in favor of Gen. Pierce's
election. Lester after the Baltimore nomina-
ton, went to Concord with other cowboys, to
bore President Pierce for an office, exhibiting
letters which he had published in the London
Times, containing fulsome praise Of the nomi-
nee, as his recommendation for the place of a
Consul, Charge, or other position. Not sue
ceeding in effecting his object, on account, it
is said by the Union, of his disreputable char
acter while at Genoa, his honey turned into
gall, aud now spreads itself through the me-
dium Of the Times. He is slandering Presi-
dent Pierce and his countrymen in an English
print. What mean, cowardly, and despica-
bic business! These are samples of The oppo-
Sition to Gen. Pierce's administration.
ba But we said the masses are right. They
ARE RIGHT. Look at their movements in the
recent State elections President Pierce may
well say LOOK AT THE VERDICT OF NY coUN-
TRFMEN. Wecopy the following summing-up
from the Boston Post -
Now what has been the RESULT Does the
tale from Georgia indicate anything like de-
featl What sort of evidence do these last
figures indicate as to the question whether
o. hoe 1oe 4bo Ia
The democracy of Georgia have not only done
well-they have done gloriously. They have
met and conquered. They have elected the
writer of that noble and eloquent letter Of ac-
ceptance by a handsome mdjOr1tg hare carried
the legislature and carried sir om of eight mem
5ers of congress- What will such prints as
the New York Herald and Journal of Com
merce say to such response as that One
of them admitted that the Union wings were
in bad way if they did not SUCCEED by
large majority in what plight must they
be now that they are routed, horse and foot 3
This is the way the new administration is pros
trated I
Such victory seems to lack no element of
completeness. 1t is victory of principle
The democracy stood forth as the open cham
pions of their old constitutional principles f.: as
acquiescing in the compromise measures as
opponents of slavery agitation, and as in favor
of Gen Pierce's administration. Such was
the issue incribed on their banner Those of
their party who separated from it to join the
Union party, find their objects gained by the
policy of Gen. Pierce's administration and
hence they contend there is no further cause
for the organization. Hence now, with the
state rights party they form united democrat
ic party, standing on the constitutional plat
form. The result is a matter for cordial con-
graduation by every true friend of the admin
istration and of the lovers of the Union.
On the top of such result in Georgia we
have pouring in the results in OHIO and
PENNSYLVANIA! There, also, the rally
issue was on the administration. There the
old democracy was thoroughly reunited
And the same result is seen in CONNECTI-
CUT The democracy there have swept al
most everything that stood in their way. We
at present content ourselves with giving the
comment of that old fashioned federal whig
paper, the Hartford Courant, which tells the
whole story plain enough -
" We hope our readers will excuse us for
not giving the result Of the town meetings in
detail, The complexion is little too ocofo-
ish for our columns, and it ght give them
the blues to see particulars in print"
All this indicates the hold General Pierce
standing on such American sentiment as that
OF The inaugural, has on the masses. In strik-
ing out ms course, he has reached over the
neauS Vi mere partlZans, mere managing poll
uiclans-and with a frankness and directness
that belongs to his character has made, y man