The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-13


II is not to be doubted that the utter failure OF The
wing dynasty Of the last four years 10 place the foreign
relations OF the country on footing either safe in ilse
or in harmony with The interests and the sentiments OF
the people has been one Of the chief of the COM
pete prostraon OF the wing party Since the pre- siden
tia election we have seen the wing leaders and the wing
journals zealousy, and yet vanly struggling to set them
selves free from the traditional policy of the wbg party in
regard to our national expansion, and all the collateral
questions Of our foreign policy. Mr.. Everets Cuban
letter can be regarded nothing less than explicit
Official acknowledgment by the highest conservative au
hority and upon concusyey rendered. that the
wing craftsmanship OF the last twenty years in
gard to our foreign relations iswhat the previous
federal craftsmanship upon the subject during the
twenty years succeeding the administration of Washing
ton is new admitted 10 have been-one long and dreary
bunder. involving perpetual and impotent conflict
against the true policy and the prevailing spirit of the
American people The Inaugural Address OF President
Pierce. State paper memorable for It's courage, frank
ness, and crcumspection, has, from the outset placed
the new administration conessedy at the head of that
now resisess public sentiment which recognises in its
fullest extent the just and natural law of growth which
belongs the Civilization Of Popular Power the Amer
lean continent
Against The doctrines OF Inc inaugural on ms suOeCt
no party in this country at this time be rallied 1t is
plain that President Pierce has summed up in this his
first official statement more concisey and more complete
" than has ever been done before, the only true policy
Of peace and justice for the United States The oppos
ton press does pretend make any united vigor
GUS stand against his declared doctrines. very large
proportion Of the leading wing journals openly accept and
approve them. BY another and smaller class they
received with dissent disirus; but not until they have
been first distorted by obvious misstatement The Ma
tionat Intsgeneer is alarmed because the President
not controlled by timd forebodngs of evil 1t is re-
markable and most significant fact that, with the excep
ton we have mentioned public journal in the country
has dared TO copy single paragraph OF the In
augural, and pronounce the passage, whole, Ell
ther unstaesmanhke, or unguarded, unwse. We
suppose that nothing like this has occurred before
since parties were formed in this country. 1t could
not occur now if the whg leaders did feel compelled
10 bow before the will of the people, and confess the
Of their ancient partisan ways In view of these
whig demonstrations, il is still remarkable that no
portion Of the democratic party fails rejoice fac,
that the whole OF the Presidents foreign policy as fore
Swallowed in his Inaugural is completely and to the full
es, ex,en. in harmony with The ascerlained and general
democratic sentiment. No in his senses pretends
that President Pierce was in any way bound TO say
than be has said No democrat would have been salts
hed had he said less.
But there is more in the Inaugural than mere dec
laraon OF convictions There is, besides the tone OF
who without effort osena,ion is resolved to car
ry his convictions into effect No man who reads the
language OF President Pierce doubt that he will act
he has spoken rather that he has spoken solely
because be has made up his mind to act The Inaugural
bears its front the fact that is policy and no,
defamation. The democracy OF the country have in ii
that in those grave matters of foreign poll
ey which the strain Of our politics. the true
democratic creed has last become rule of action and
a living principle OF practical craftsmanship as well
abroad at home. Such assurance was at this
time imperiously demanded. Having been fully and
frankly given-havng been received by the democracy
everywhere with enlhusiasmit will be once rigor-
ousy adhered and cordially sustained by every man
claiming the the character OF democrat In the
light Of this fact, and through all the errors of the past
appear two cardinal principles OF future foreign pol
icyeach truly conservative each demanded by our IA
tonal character and position and each 40 manifesy re-
spoosve the general American sentiment as 10 make
them fundamental in the creed of any administration or
party which shall seek hereafter to win popular approval
support.
These principles First, an American policy for
the independent States OF the American continent exeu
ding nadmssibe all European aggression or coercion
in their territorial relations and secondly recognition
OF the law Of our national growth, which accepts the
prospect Of territorial acquisitions in fit time and
manner. and always in strict observance of national
faith and justice. as part at OF national neces
sy and destiny and OF tina, great scheme Of Provden
tia benehcenee which has made our country leading
instrument in ameora,ng the condition OF mankind