Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-10-20
The Policy Of lhe AlmInislra.isu


The practice OF President Pierce
has been in strict conformity to the
policy Of the National Convention,
which made acquiescence in the final
settlement of the slavery issues, the
test Of national democracy. No man,
says the Union, has been appointed
by the President to Office. who ''does
not stand upon the pledge of a faith
full adherence to the compromise rhea.-
sures as a final adjustment of the
slavery issues 1t may be that the
distribution of the offices among the
different divisions of the partyBhas
not been In exact proportion to- their
relative nunbers-such result was
necessarily impracticable. Butthat
the great principle of recognizing
none as democrats but those who
stand on the platform, has been ad-
hered to, We confidently assert. The
President has had no hesitation in
aTowing this policy on ell occasions,
deflaFing With emphatic distincttess,
that s,e would unhesitatingiy remove
AZ nzaa fr5Ea Office who should deny
tie Gaziity d tie adjustment made
b. tae esmpfoz1ise rasasgres- Tie
unity and harmopy q the party Fere
secgred b ths adoption CT thisHpol
icy il tie States sE1 IN the NatipDai
Conyention q, an ) the President cpuld
have purs ned D other course FL It's
preservatib nl How unreasonable.
then, tie complaints which are coca
sionally m ade when the Executive has
found it necessary, in executing the
policy SO distinctly marked out by
the party,Ito appoint men whose posi-
tions, previous to the convention,
had been Objectionable We are not
surprised that wings she11d seek to
produce distractions By such assaults,
but re are surprised that any demo-
Gratis should give countenance to their
efforts to divide and conquer" 1t
would bewise in those democrats
who are inclined to indulge feeling
Of compliant because the President
is alleged to haye favored the wings
rather than the centre column of THE
party, to pause and deliberate upoh
the injustice Of such an intimatiol
General Pierce has never belonged to
either wing, but always to the centrf
of the column. His sympatbies ana
his inclindtions would naturally carry
him to that column to find objects of
his f.voritism, but his duty to the
party required him to sacrifice this in
clination, and to recognize rs demo-
Gratis all Who have united upon the
cardinal doctrines Of the platform
Surely, then, it would be wise in our
friends to exercise forbearance, and be
a little b. edward in indulging i'll q
censorious spirit. They should at
least be til roughly satisfied that in
justice has been done before they give
encouragement to the wings by vent
ing their complaints. 1t would b4
well, too, lbr democrats to consider
the standard Of their party
patriotism may not be suspected to
be too really a ground Of eensure.
We glory in the democratic p;irty.
because it j. , party of principles but
il its mem beers allow it to sink TO d
mere "spoil4 party it will cease to
deserve amy higher respect than the
ghig party enjoys The President
has given Gi1ice to no original enemy
IF the Compromise as q reward for
MS services bat in appointing such,
ne mas int ended only to recognize
hem, whilst adhering to the platform,
IS democrat Is. Let it be borne i'll
Ways in mind, that so soon as such
.ease to ad here to national principles
hey cease to be regarded as demo
rats. If he strensG of our party
) to be preserved at all, it can only
e done by fpltivating spirit of con-
for bearance, and liberIlity
its members towards one an
Their The President has every mo-
We to encourage this spirit, and be
as a right to expect that his efforts
nall be rega rled at least with justice,
not with ibrbcarance
The Nlillfrites have fixed upon
lay 10, 1S5 "A, as the date for the
Of the world. They say
ere will be no mistake about it
is time. 6 Nothing mnmer.
Yale College has existed one hun
ed and fly years, and "educated"
Z thousand students.
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church of the U. s.,
ere are % Syhods, Us Presbyte-
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