The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-05

Jury held mat her death resulted from slow starva-
ton, endured during sea voyage. The girl landed
here from the ship Antarctic.
Our columns to-day contain much local telegraphic
and other interesting information, to which we have
no room to REFER For list of the members elected
TO Congress in South Carolina, mutiny at sea-
maritime disasters, the extent of the snow storm &c.
see the Geographic columns.
The New ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Inaugural
OF Prcsidcnt Pierce.
The inaugural address Of the new President
of the United States, which has Just been
uttered by the eloquent voice Of its author, in
the hearing of many thousands Of his country
men, is now to be borne on the wings Of the
press TO the uttermost confines Of the Union.
In its patriotic tone-in its manful expression
OF opinions-in its reflections on the past. its
perceptions OF the present. and annuncia.ion Of
the future-it is emphatically up to the occa-
sion, the times the person, and the great coun-
try to which it is addressad-not SO much in
the nature of speech as of an act-tbe open
ing OF another Of the seals in the eventful book
Of a nations destiny
After touching allusion to his own personal
circumstances. and a dignifed appeal to the
country which has placed him in power 70 sus-
tain him in the faithful and fearless performance
of the high and responsible duties of his great
Office. the President proceeds in the first place.
to fix attention upon our national origin the
courage and wisdom ofour fathers of the heroic
age of the republic. the great work they accom-
plished, in associ1ting public freedom with
public order in the establishment and organiza-
ton of the United States. We may well con-
ceiye how Franklin Pierce should pause with
honorable pride TO contemplate the glores of
that epoch, as the son in whose veins flows the
blood Of the gallant soldier who served for
seven years in the revolution, and in whose
mind are all the cherished memories and the
instincts of patriotism, instiled by the example
and the teachings of such father But he re-
calls the events and the lessons of the past in a
broader sense, also, as an American, to show in
what way great purposes result in great deeds
to indicate that they who possessed the genius
to conceive and create, knew also how 10 mp
hold and to maintain; and to poipt to the Anne |
rican Union as the triumphant example for the I
initiation and the guidance of the spirit of ma
tionality, Of independence and of democratic
Their in Europe or in America.
From these Introductory matters the Presi- /
dent passes naturally to the suggestion Of SEN
timent which is the keynote of his foreign
policy, namely. the frank acceptance Of all |
the contingencies Of national expansion. as the |
inherent quality of our public life, but which |
contemplates the attainment of the successive
vpc of fbat oncin
To- ~"ugh =, its appointed agents, in its
my 'n'~, u in strict obedience to every
WI good time an- ~, Tn ,b;s rn.
ictate of honor and good fal...
ion he announces unequivocally that the {
uture acquisition Of certain possessions not {
within our jurisdiction at this time, is important
o the peace Of the world, not less tran TO our
70 protection. He announces also. as prin-. | {
nile ,,-ow to be regarded as fundamental that
mr. rights. our security and our repose, reject,
: utterly {uadmissible, the idea Of interference
r colonization by foreign powers. beyond their
resent jurisdiction, anywhere on this side Of
he ocean. And in this connection, too. his
marked and emphatic allusioh to the rights J
which belong to every American citizen. - an
Individual, will be admired f'on cad to end
# our country, His words on this point are
o noble. so patriotic. so inspiring, so Amer
can, that we arc induced to repeat them here
They sound out like an anthem
The rights which belong to Us as nation are no.
alone to be regarded but those which pertain 70
every citizen in his individual capacity, at home and
abroad, must he sacredly maintained. so long as
he discern every star IN its place upon that en-
sign, without wealth TO purchase for him prefer
mept or title to sere for him place, it will he his
privilege, ed must be his acknowledged right, TO
stand unabashed even in the presence of princes,
with proud consciousness that he is hinsefo one OF
nation of soyereigns, and that he cannot, in egiti
mate pursuit, wander so far from kene that the
agent whom he shall leave behind in the place
which now occupy will not see that no Erude hand
of power trannical passion is laid upon him with
inpunity. He must realize that upon every sea, and
on every soil, where enterprise may rightfully
seek the protection Of flag, American citizenship
is invoiabc panoply for the security Of American
rights.
There can be no longer any doubt on these
points. The universal sentiment Of the people
of the United States, regarding the relation of
America to Europe, has at length been spoken
out in language unmistakable, and in the most
solemn form by the voice Of their elected chief
magistrate The era Of the transatlantic
colonization Of america is closed-thot Of
its aroaced SeJ-ezpansiUe greatness, through
its o,cn yitoi energies, commences ruth the IN
auguyation Of Franhiin Pierce.
The President next proceeds to touch on Sc
veral of the leading questions Of administra-
tive interest. He speaks Of the army and
navy, and Of the great reserve of the national
militia. in the sense of one who has participated
in their common honors, and who appreciates
from experience their relative Importance. He
proclaims the exigency for devoted integrity
and rigid economy in all the departments OF the
government; he signalizes the evident truth.
that while official station is to be conferred
only upon competency and qualification still: