The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-07

the Tyr;o. Ia that. like JeGerson and Jackson, Il
should give Us the line Of action for the day Instead
of this, the Union and it, retrogrAde associates pre-
sent for public conueration opinions good only as
party was in angry and violent confusion caused by
the srifes between the different aspirants and their
surrounding cliques There were quarrels about the
Compromises to whose was the mert-and other
questions raised, Of object but to establish mort
cages upon the party. Our wisest statesmen scarce
ly hoped for reconciliation and harmony. At this
crisis ! took hold Of the Reriec and attacked the
parties who were urging their claims upon the CRATE
asking Office and position for individual profit, not
responsibility and trust for the public welfare. Inc
Reriew has since directed the attention Oh the cou
try from petty home feuds to the great question o.
our foreign relations-aware nom the nighest
sources OF information, of the urgent necessary
Of arousing the country to Q true sense ~ .ne
condition of the world and our own posl.loa.
The importance OF which the 1riva Oh every
steamer win establish. Tile mass Of the people
elected Pierce to carry out great principles and they
want measures discussed very different affair from
a jackall fight for the spos. The blind and retro
grade course OF the Union politicians, threatens
soon to reduce the party to a worsc condition than
before the nomination, and has forced the RevieU
to return to their castigation. It ia happy thing
for the party and the country, whose welfare 80 in
tmatey depends upon the integrity of the democra-
tic party, that Frank Pierce 30 soon comes into
Office.
It has been charged upon the Review-and
proudly claim it as merit-that its course has been
to rev0lutionize the party as regards men-l trust
somewhat Also as regards measures. l have been
often indeed accused Of having killed of each Of the
candidates; and from the number Of letters that hav
been written to Mr.. Pierce, denouncing me
the archconspirator, must fatter myself that IN
Reriesv prevented denomination OF any OF the f0gies
/ advise Mr.. Pierce to lay aside these letters 10
future reference, when it will, no doubt, be foun
that nine-tenths of these disnterested advcegiver
are patriotic ofice-seekers. No doubt, from Tn
Rl.txp thing
the keen breath of the RevieC some twenty thousand
asprants regard me as having, directly indirectly,
deprived them ofthe chance Of an Office. Each them
had attering promises from some one OF the several
candidates: it is natural that he should feel some
Christian bitterness against the man whom he believes
made these prospective promises obsolete A little
philosOphic cyphering might make these gentlemen
see that ninety hundredths OF them must have
lost in the race, in any event. But / am extremely
patient with them under their trials, being naturally
Of forbearing temper with people in distress Except
Gov Marcy, who is q bear, all the gentlemen whose
political career has been so scathngly commented on
in the Reuielc are, so far as | know, men OF ire
proachabe private character Upon that sacred ark.
unsulied private reputation-the Reretc has laid
no sacrlegious finger. But as politicians, whether
members Of Congress, Senators Judges, Foreign Min
isters Governors of States Cabinet officers or Presi-
dents, no elevation shall save them from deserved
censure. The ReUsw only takes note Of those whose
position gives them power to do harm; as, for in
stance, General Cass who is dear to the people, and
WuOSS cITOIS, tQeIeIOFc, uIc LutttIlol, uidhAuB
more imperative that the Reriew should expose
them. Were it even President Pierce himself who
should swerye from what he owed the people, the
Rerie,c could less afford to spare him than any one
else Here, again, we are at issue with the Union
school. They assert as principle, that q popular
statesman becomes in degree inviolabe and intan-
gble to repro0 and eloquent in praise of those
whose political fortunes are considered as made
abhors. 1t plays the sycophant to no one; and as
there are plenty Of papers to do the putting, the
people need sentinel to watch the errors Of states
men, and reveal them without fear. Such monitor
endeavor to transfer it only to such agents will
continue it what 1t now is-an open book to the
people, and q terror to knaves and fools.
am well aware that the recent issue Of the Demo
cratic Rere,c will raise up, in addition to the few
great and the many little opponents Of last year,
magnificent party OF antagonism -"foemen worthy
OF stee-all the conservative, Jesuitca, Brown
sonan elements Of the Catholic church. as dis
tinct from the progressive sincere sons of st. Peter
all the anti democratic, do-nothing occupants0f the
foreign embassies, and their various riends-besdes
the highly respectable conservatives Of the Washing
ton Union stock and the remains of the wing party
what is left OF it. 1t would be worth another year
of hard work and hard thought-such as / have just
gone through-to meet such an inspiring opposition
as this But gladly pass the reins into the hands
of Frank Pierce, satisfied that young America, as
well the whole nation, will find in him . single
hearted and high,minded representative, and an
! have held the Rerier only till it could be put
into faithful and able hands, which will give an
intelligent support to the incoming administration
For myself l feel that have done in q year the
work OF an ordinary life time, and may be allowed
little holiday. The "fogies'' must not, however,
atter themselves that they have got rid of me. If
corrupt combinations, such the Reptew broke up in
81 should again threaten the party and no one else
be forthcoming to enter the lists against the conspra
tors will undertake it with fresh zeal and confident
hope.
During the late Presidential canvass the Union
assumed to take care of the election specially in
Tennessee, but its retrograde notions were repudi
ated by that gallant State. The Union and its ad-
jItant, our stationary friend" Cave johnson, mis-
conceived the character Of the people. They wrote
and talked Tennessee politics Of past era, not re-
cognzing the progressive tendencies Of their readers
and hearers respectfully venture to affirm that if
they had substituted the Democratic Rerer for the
Washington Union, the result would have been dir
fereEt As It was, their best efforts only resulted
in the loss of the old democratic State of Tennessee
the home and resting place of jackson.
Since the election, the course of the Union has
been openly and thoroughly whiggsh-utterly OPP
posed to democratic principles, as we understand
them. So far from leaving the incoming administra
ton free Of its suggestions it has sought to put
clog upon it, by maintaining, all along that the con-
sent OF Spain was indispensable to the acquisition Of
Cuba In the most abrupt antagonism to thepoicy of
Young America fresh and vivifying policy, which
is not only the reflex of the brightest and best ele
ments Of our own party, but which brought the thou
sands of energetic young men from a temporary
union with the wing party to join our own ranks
during the last election, when the silently uttered
but powerfully expressed will of the masses took the
whole nation by surprise by its unanimty and ma
jestc earnest-the Union supports Mr.. Fillmore
in the surrender of the sacred rights Of the American
citizen, in the of the person named Smith
[rtde Cass on Cuba ]-cringes with Mr. Fillmore in
his submission to Spanish assault on our rights
of commerce Crescent Cityl-swallows, with Mr.
Fillmore, the Captain Generals contempt for the
passed word Of high-minded and gentlemanly Of
cer the representative, in his position Of the Amer
can people and government abroad-supports the
Fillmore tripartite negotiation in relation to St. Do
mingo; and by sequence Of its argument, approves
Of the whole West India islands being placed in the
dilemma of negro dominion or combined occupation
by the six European monarchies. In either case,
linked despotism across our Southern border-mana-
Giles our feet. All this and then claims to be
honestly waiting to learn the Pierce policy, while
embarrassing it in advance at every corner. But
while putting all these bars across the Presidents
future path, why has the Union kept sealed lips
about the most important measure now before Con-
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