The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-01

If by pursuing his uncle's policy he should,
few years hence, place France in the position
she occupied in the palmy days OF the empire,
be will, perhaps. then seem worthy OF serious
mention and conspicuous place in history
And if il should be the fate of Europe to see de-
mocracy triumph within her borders through
the agency Of despot-if Louis Napoleon
should be the instrument chosen to pave the
way. by bis conquests and his autocratic sway,
for the final advent of liberty-how mistaken
will they have been who expected this happy
contamination to flow from the wild schemes OF
brawling demagogues.
The Traitor net-Abandonment Of the
Compromise.
When we stated yesterday that the nantes
toes Of the Cabinet, published in its newspaper
organs, showed clearly that the compromise
had been abandoned, we had no idea that our
assertion of the fact would be simultaneous
with an authoritative confession from the ad-
ministration itself Such is. however, the case.
In another portion Of this paper will be found
an article from the Union, in which it is clear
" stated that the Cabinet does not recognise
the compromise as its basis, and does not in
tend to allow it to influence its policy. In other
words, the Union newspaper, speaking on be-
half Of President Pierce's administration, dis
tinctly avows its intention to ignore the great
measures which have immortalized Clay, Cal
houn, and Webster and announces that the
course Of the government Of this country will
not be in accordance with the laws Of ad-
justment" of 1850. A more striking confrma-
ton of our predictions could not possibly have
been afforded us-a more immediate avowal of
treason we had not dared to expect from the
Cabinet.
1t now stands on record that the administra-
ton Of General Pierce, elected and placed in
power by the Union sentiment and the popular
approval Of the compromise, deliberately repu-
dates that measure, denies its obligations to
its influence, and formally announces to the
people Of the United States that it does not in
tend in any way or measure to be bound by its
provisions or its spirit. To experienced politi-
clans the fact has long since been rendered OBJ
vious by the acts Of the administration; but the
authoritative admission will be useful to the
public at large. 1t will enable them to esti
Cabinet. There are those among US who still
believe that Pierce could not retain in Office
men guilty OF forswearing themselves and pur-
suing policy directly hostile to the perlna-
nency Of tie Union. They will now Judge for
themselves. We ask them not to adopt our
views. We entreat that they take the Unions
article on its own merits, and say whether they
OF NJ saa1
confession Of faith is conveyed in the article we
now republish
IF there be party in these United States
which will openly confess. in the light Of day,
that it warrants its leaders in sacrificing every
principle for the sake Of achieving partisan
victory and carrying off the spoils-if there be
a party which holds the preservation of the
Union so cheap that it can abandon the COM
promise without a murmur and reopen the
door for Northern abolition and Southern seces-
sion-if there be party which having won
striking victory on one set Of principles
.traightway afterwards swallows it's pledges.
!ramples its oatbs under foot and SCOTS at the
doctrines which achieved its triumph--then. in
Heavens name, let that party come forward
duN support IHe SaUlUeI. LII Will not contain
so many honest men among its ranks that the
Union can be endangered it will not count
among its supporters General Cass, or any
other friend Of the compromise and the Union
It may rally around il a few disreputable Sc.
cessionists from the South and aboitionists
from the North, who are ready to forswear their
principles for the sake Of a share Of the public
plumber, and who viii pull together harmo
niously enough SO long as no practical question
arises to divide them. but it will not contain
one single honorable man or one solitary
statesman Of present standing or future promise
PowELL's PAINTING AND PUTNAa's MAGA-
ZINE The last number Of Putnam's Magazine
contains savage onslaught, almost barbaric in
its taste, on the great national painting of
Powell, which is now on exhibition at tie Aca-
deny Of Design, in Broadway. Putnan,'s
Magazine is said to be curiously managed.
He has a number Of iteyatews-young men
about town-furnishing him with his original
articles. When one of them calls on him. ask
ing What sort of article shall / give you
about the Cabinet?n Mr.. Putnam Immediately