The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1853-06-11
made for New Mexico, nor so far as |
can see, are likely 10 be very soon.
Yours truly, w. G, X.

palrlhS wing Is rlcn, us revealing 10
what depth of despair and desperation
even a stolid, unaccomodating Wing can
be plunged upon the compulsory resig
nation of his fondest hopes; it is truly
remarkable that he has been able to sur.
vive the result Of the late Presidential
election; in every line his aversion to a
Democratic administration is apparent.
Did our principles permit, we would help
console him with a few drops Of the De
mocratic elixir. But here it is; read it.
From the Louisville Courier.
"PROGRESS."
The Cincinnati Enquirer declares that
a new era has arrived, and the policy of
Mr.. Fillmore is 'among the things that
were" The car of progress" driven
by Franklin Pierce-whose language on
the subject of "more room" is sufficiently
comprehensivo-wil sweep the contin-
ent. The conservative sentiments of
Henry Clay and Senator Clemens will
be OF no effect in the onward march of
Young America "to battle and to vcto-
y." "Our country, right or ecr0ag,"
will be the motto Of the majority.
We hope the watchword progress"
will not prove the knell of another CON
vulsion; that, on the contrary, $50 ahead
while you are right" will be the guiding
star and standard of the American peo-
Pile. Judge Douglas, with his character
istic recklessness, declares that we must
have Mexico; that it is contrary to the
nature of things that we should be with
out that mongrel, miserable country
much longer.
Douglas is the man who proclaimed
to the Democracy last fall, that the late
administration was recreant to the duties
incumbent on it in regard to our foreign
relations. And now he asseverates that
this Republic will 'burst assunder" all
bonds which would restrain it from an
nexing all Mexico, and that right early.
We fear the new era will be an era Of
rampant mediocrity, ofa "headlohg haste
for change" Where arc 'the shining
lights" Of the Senatel Almost all are
gone out. Scarce one is left to maintain
or represent the pristine respectabiity ot
the Senatorial branch. AS for the House,
all know that, as it now stands, it is de.
graded past redemption The age of lof
ty eloquence and patriotic virtue is ap-
parently gone by.
Clayton and Badger Everett and Sew
ard are among the first who now rcmail
in the Upper House to keep up the ma
tional credit Mr.. Clayton, in rising
on the Sth, to vindicatc his treaty will
Bulwer, said:
"Aiter my long absence | feel mucl
embarrassed. | first entered the Senat
twenty four years ago, and among thos,
now present there is not face whicl
was there then. OF all those who wer
then present, and who had given sucl
character to the Senate, not one remain
in this chamber"
Well might the journal, last spring
deplore the degeneracy of the Thirty-Se
cond Congress, and with still more pro
priety can it lament the present state Q
affairs. Clay and Webster are gone.-
+ The formers spirit. stirring tones no lor
! GER resound from the dome of the Cap
$ tol-the dignity of the latter's presenc
2 will never more fill the Federal Chambe1
g Benton and Cass remain, but their sane
of life are nearly run out They wi
E soonresign their souls to a Hand in whol
: more awful dcstinies repose than tho'
over which President Pierce processes
! preside
t But We will not despond-it will n,
d do to croak. There is reason to hol
r the people will soon tire of Locofoco M
nagement, and come around once mo
y to good old Wing rule.