Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-20
-ssTS SPIRIT OF THE GERMAN PRESS.
-ei2 of IRON ThursdAy's Anfeiser des westons.
oar Deussraus csversneAt and the Deuesratis News


Perhaps pevcr did Presidential candidate Of our Re
public receive such strong and such unanimous sup
port and aher his election, such hearty and good
tured welcome from every where has been the good
fortune OF den Franklin Pierce receive The brightest
expectations the boides plans and desires for splendid
and brilliant future were the first ideas following the
Of his election and unanimous aud enthusiastic the
transport when The electric wires had sent his Inaugural
TO every ofthe Union and the manly the epub
and the Democratic language Of that document
hailed by all with heartfelt sympathy.
Till then Mr. Pierce the elected of the nation stood for
himself and oil then he had followed his inspirations
but the 9Th OF March, the day Of his cabinet APP
pointrnsuts change of public opinion seemed 10 have
taken pace-the joy sounded weaker and less general
thu voices which had gored In the prospects before them
became dumb-and hardly two months had elapsed when
sp Of DISCLOSURE and dissatisfaction made its appear
ance 10 the Democratic camp which had raised the Gen
erainto the Presidential Chair with such
jorities and among legions o. valiant Democratic cham
pions who had hailed his election with joy and from
day day this spirit be the increase and
foreboding injurious consequences.
We have already mentioned in former numbers of
the reasons change but for in Missouri any long
explanation would be unnecessary since such appoint
ments those Of Green Loughborongh, and other pro-
tegcs and satellites OF Atchson and Clab Fox Jackson
saying more. and the point than anything
which might say. The majority of the Democracy of
Missouri the friends and followers of Benon-the thous
ands who had assisted I'm electng the venerable
Congress- in spite OF all intrgues corruptons and na
noeuvres and in opposition regularly nominated
candidates, have been treated by the Cabinet of Wash
ington not only with contempt but they have been
suited and BUNDLED by those nominations Similar com.
plants those from Missouri are resoundei in nearly
State OF the Union In Ohio for Instance nearly
every Office has been given to she wire puler of the Nj
ami clique; and in the South the hardest fire caters and
the deadly enemies OF the Union have been preferred in
the appontments IL Is true aud we do not DENY the
fact that at the time Of appointments by President
discomfort nearly always has made il as
general, well founded, and strong the opposition
present in the party Of the President has
seen before.
tn Il. Z. r.
Of the press, Congress will only in December
next aud there great elections riught with ;mpor
tant questions at hand in of the States but among
that press the SYMPTOMS distinctly percepbl and
the language Of cenre and dspeasnre already so de-
terDined that this worthy of particular consideration
The newspapers the sounfnches which the coming
storm has aroused from their quieude and give warn
ing they are huerng around the captain and the pilots
of the vessel Of State.
Tie Editor here passes the press OF New York CITY in
review, and continues
"Do we look for instances in ST. Lous What naper
here Is defending President Pierce and Liz Cabinet None
The Republican intei9eneer and Ne,rs cannot DO H.
owing TO their position Wing papers and the only De
mocraic organ printed in the English language the Ms
souri, Demoerat does defend him-but on the contra
~, that democratic organ contained and mos,
bitter critic on the first OF the President and his
Cabinet The efeTsOn Enquirer the democratic orpat,
Mt the Capitol of State, occupies the POSITION
and only the miserable Examiner and obscure Anti
Benton papers In the main slave Counties under the in.
huenees Of "the -four .msn Birch Bowlin Green AMI
Phepsi sometimes contain hollow Trades in favor OF
the government vision at Washington, communicated TO
them per Order
Looking at the English papers openly in defence of the
Cabinet, perceive with Advertisements that they are
filled Sith extracts from the Union Washington the
ultra esuic Russian FTecaaHs Journal the 'Bo,,o
P'Iot the "iaereaa cen, and the Rtgieo" Of Brown
son, the apostate
This singular alliance Is point and calcuited
Tor warning and the entire failure of the liberal and re-
publican press Of the country ia the support the admin
isration, is well understood at Washington that the
few
every little paper printed in the counties Of all
The States for friendly article in favor OF the government
ana Paiades the same, when found with most pOmpous
and ridiculous commentaries.
Inc Herman American press IL occupying the me
position as the Anglo American, only partly from other
reasons which We might call general and founded
upon principle. Tbreehlits of the German American
press have expressed their lion and acknow
lodged themselves undeceived and that such oppoon
does not come from he green ones from the exes from
the European agitators dreamers fools and fantastic men
the position OF the NEG York Saas Z-sg from which
VIC quoie an article Yesterday positively proves
The Nae York Stats Zeitfg, is paper Of great DO
hueal influence published aud edited by od citizens nl
with diligence, circumsPecton and well studied plan OF
objects sueh seldom found among the German Amer
lean presa-and that journal 1ssatifcd with tie
Goveroment the "COrrespOHdenfn AT B,ltiuose. tho
Gernan newspapers at Philadelphia, New Orleans Lon.
svle, and Awaukee. and many other German p,pera
OF the most opposite tendencies aud edited by very diff
ierent individual Who are the German SIDE the de-
lenders OF the Cabinet Only tie few yet existing Hunk
or papers, Ike the Ws1 Boie, and juse,n Fari.ra.
the German organ Of the Miami tribe The Uaiiy CLyo.
ete, the WdhrLesfre,Hd" the Catholic church uewsns
pei the seote" and other stuff enemies to enlrhten
ment.
Far be from the idea Of making the President respop
rble Tor having al this vernn, from FyeeBan Jour
nal down TO the Night Chronicle sticking at his heels and
endeavorng TO force themselves ON him as his
But THIS gang observing the republican papers withdraw
Ing themselves from the Government would now Ike "a
sell Their services, to make capital for themselves Not
WtSandng all this do not despair 81 better future
ON the contrary, We believe President Percc to be too
much OF an American, aud possessed OF much of the
sharp sghtedness ola New Egauder and surrounded by
TOO many true and sincere licnds who will tell him the
truth not 70 perceive in due time the errors and
oi s Cabinet and thus 10 repair the faults Others
The Franklin Pie . of Tie fofrh Of Ra,ch ras HE
MAJ 9f dee psope aud hope that Fraukd Pierce lin
n such manner belure Congress- on the Rftb Of
December next, as again tobecome the of TIE Aner.
'caH people.