Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-23
TO CORRESPONDENTS


The results of the late Presidential election have
given origin in various influential quarters to the
scheme of party organization. 1t emf
mates chiefly from those who contributed their aid to
the election Of Gen Pierce TO the Presidency, the
ground of sustaining the Compromise Measures. 1t
Is very manifest that large portion Of those
who rallied TO the support OF Gea. Pierce in %,
that ground, have been disappointed, or cheated as
some Of them express themselves The result Of that
election, they alegc, has been directly the opposite
OF what they intended They sought to put down
factionists--the opponents of the Compromise Meas
urcs North and South-but in place of cRecting chat
end directly the reverse has been the result They
have been put down and those same factoHsts have
been put up over them. There is hardly promi-
nent Compromise man among the party which placed
Gen Pierce in the Presidential Chair, who has not
suffered political martyrdom, far this Admins
tration could in.ict that tate upon them At the
North such men So Dickinson and the Old Line De-
mocracy who fought the battle Of 80 against the
tide of Abolition ianatcism, have been prescribed as
political outcasts. At the South, such men Footc
and the Union Democracy, who braved the storm OF
Disunion in 1850 have shared like fate with their
Northern allies. The Van Burens, the Dixes, the
Marcics and the leading spirits of Aboltonism haye
bean promoted over the Dickinson and Cass men oi
the North while the Soules the Davises, and the
champions Of Secession have triumphed over Foote
Cobb, and the Union men of the South. In short
the two factious most dangerous to the permancnce
of the Union-the Aboonsts and Secessionsts-
the favorites, and the sole recipients Of Exec
utive power and patronage. Such has been the BON
of patriotism and the reward of treason since the 9Th
of last March This state of affairs has called forth
powerful sentiment among those who elected Gen
Pierce TO the Presidency in favor II organizing Ma
tional party. Strong demonstrations have been made
in the ranks of the Democratic party to that effect
Opposition TO the course of Gen. Picrces Admnstra
ton is every day becoming stronger among the Ma
tonal Democrats. Large meetings being ntld
by them in which their dissatisfaction is boldly OK
pressed. On the subject of the proposed party
organization give the following from the
New York Herald one of the leading Democrat
journals in opposition to the Administration
There every reason believe that the formation Of
great and overwhelming party against the administration
be arrested by change which mas be made
in the Cabuet. The proposition late-thc
rupture the democratic party too wide and deep be
healed upon armistice The Rubicon crossed
and the rebeious national democrats have already com
enced active operations for tie succession OF 1896
Their programme conemplate- nothing less than total
dissolution of the spos factions, recognized by
.he Cabinet and their entire reconstruction upon lhos,
broad and living general principles which the adn,iur
ton has rcpudiatcd aUd abandoned
Already the Outses of dis new contest, have
democratic Developments Of opposition the admins
traon which in their boldness unlike anything that
has happened Tor many The only parallel rasc for
example the late ectiou of the Senate psntc i it,
the similar election of s?1. To thi- have here
tofore adverted, hut il was ony incident in whole
chain of events constituting Presidential crisis similar To
that in which General Pierce nov hnds himself
There this difference between the political revolution
which oaoS ed the election Of 1924 aud that result
nr from the Cabinet spols coalition OF lsh3-ih latter
has rapid in its Developments than the former
which is doubtless duo the fearless disclosures and
positions Gi the independent pres In proportion TO the
accelerated progre7 OF pnbEc opinion will the war al
Perhaps inlrs than ree IOntis the las reliance
of the administration upon the House Of representatives
may b. swept away 10 any case, having been assigned
position by the administration organ the leading
journal Of the opposition shall not ialter in duty
We enlisted los ta campaign Its end may he fore
already. An admin. alton organized upon the old
Ipioded spoi- policy cf Marcy, Martin Van Buren, and
Albany Regency simply behind the Firit of the age.
dblc opinion, every test, will condemn il. The thing
obsolete and cannot stand. Such is this present admin
straon II has been led by Marcy Co into the slough
oil Van Burenism Wasting it, patronage upon political
loRcs and balancing accounts like huckstrTs between
stesoers and ~eceiOnisis, entirely TO repGdatc
sonSl and national principles, the administration OF
General Pierce upon its first appearance before Congress,
Is substantially broken down. The yacilauons of the Ca
6net organ npSu the great issues Of tue day. and It's Viii
ming complaints ana ihras concerning the public plumber
betay the most panis symptoms OF hopeless disease
The message, which % maze placed Congress, the
great Of the people and the Cabinet all in harmo
nv on the same platform, has fallen upon ooh Houses
like thrice L,ld tale in the OF drowsy man Il
has had healing influence; its only effect appears
have been the widening Of the breach between the tho
great divisions Of the party and 0. the country.
Thus the il opened; aud the Cabinet organs, with
Ce keen sagacity u que spomen oresee ihe gathering
elements oG another 'oiteil revolution The movement
commenced here in ,ur last htate election nothing
more than marsng Of the lines ioT more extended ope
raOns The spirit OF reorganization, upon tEe broad and
wholesome constitutional Issues, vital and broad the
DnIon developing selfin Congress will soon dluse
itself hfoug the land The election Of the House
oil Representatives. o. 90, '5C--wi be out the pre-
Of the Presidential election. The administration
will be beaten, that Of Adams in the Congressional
elections preceding aud accompanying the Presidential
canvass OF 1925"