The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-01

ury A. now administered under The independent treasury
law
The Policy Prescribed by tho Union Of the
.a..,.,. Democratic Party
|! we may Judge both from the OF the democratic
pres and from the recent elections the public sentiment
has fully settled down upoa The conviction that The Pres
idenr adopted the only which wise and a'rioc
statesman could adp, accepting the union Of The whole
democratic party upon national principles al Baltimore,
no, only As fired Jaa, but fact which auhoiita
lively pre s:ribed 10 the administration the rule which
should regulate its line of policy in The distribution
OF Office Ii is manifest that The democratic party rail-
lied in union with the primary purpose OF putting
down sectional assenson and controversy. The whole
party proclaimed this purpose, and tie principles up
on which il was 10 be accomplished. /, is not to
be dispu,ed-and il is no; dispued'ha, the masses.
the rank and file OF the party sverywhere, went INTO
this purpose in disregard and forgealness of the
unhappy di4eensons the subject which in past years
had d.,rae:ed the democracy They determined and de-
Glazed tina, answering and cordial fidelity 10 The
,onal democratic creed as proclaimed, should work
an amnesty for past political errors; and that no man
could heucetoRh justly be denounced as ieesoer
disunionst who in good faith and openly placed HIM
self upon The Baltimore platform his party ground, and
so.ain it, II should not be forgotten tina, il the
democratic pay-always the panty IN lis masses as rep
resented in their tntion, and not the candidate
whom they nominated for ihs presdency-which thus
determined what manner o! men should be regarded as
democrats. and such fraiernizes with. When he
PRECEDENT into power he found this question a.
ready settled TO ms hands The conditions OF nsn-
bership Of the democratic party had been decided
by the people themselves The only question before
tue was. should their decision be aecsptrd
and adhered TO- sboull be disturbed and repud a,ed
The Ptesden, bad the TO meet the question a,
Himself whose national convictions upon the
tona is.urs hat never for moment wavrrsd, even in
the mJs, OF trial and DETECTION he resolved that for him
vas neither duiy wisdom to rePei and repudiae
from tte democratic ranks lnose who thus conformei
fully 10 The party which the democracy is. he'd
devised and prescbed This determination is The key TO
b. avox,d POLICY OF The administration regard TO The
sppojn,mehs, That poley We now ind sustained by
the subsequent verdict Of The people. b,eau.e il die
asd by the popular verdict previously rendered.
We transfer TO our columns. with much Measure. The
following Just and conclusive remarks on this sub
Jet iron ha, abe democratic Journal. The Louisville
lines. Il that such evidences Of southern
sentiment he su Jet cannot but have great weight in
other ,eoons of the oouairy. where oissensiops OF
Personal character seeking TO dfuse themselves
among the of the party, and in this are
last desperate resori. ktosing ogi intnsoGs that The
Presidents policy towards his party Is in harmony
with the platform which he came into power After
briefly rseapituaing the circumstances attending The re-
union Of the democratic party, the Time, proceeds az
iolowss
" II intesrity Of tn. democratic party wa. thu. com
pstcly restored ire orgsnisston purscd Of eli eraneou
p.s dogma. and Interests, and the undo ndins eaa
h,hed aL< the Baltimore pl.iforrn 70 be
ID, uproesnou.tis hsboleh Of The democracy without
any eroct bey end the record Of ihe 1854
Elected presidency W the nson.l democratic party
reunited and CONSOLIDATED this disposition and th,
undertaking. 1T behoovsd President Pierce ressrd Il
one n,egrs honeymoon, body. pr.srncd pro
elsmcd i'ss B.imore when II chose him 70 be ito rep
rs.naive Ia the chief msxtssscy Of the nation Had he
pursued spy other course-hsd he understcu question
and sdIngs the dsclaafon 81 allegiance this or hri
portion Of e party who in the Baltimore convention
10 the Fas,arn Ihers sdopsedhsd he undertaken to pro-
efb. cherish any pscoar cI... Of those who opc
MED ~ hs riecion-Lsd lac behind ibe convention
70 Puoi,h those Of its constituents xho had previously
nisd .r~n,' the p-ry Of which they had made
Enow d<mcEt .nd atone nentbsd he in hor. made any
determinations among those who, in tho reuuiou OF the
p'psstSss snl ssr support Of u,~ Bal imore
platform. stood before the world composing the demo-
''' pagr. be ~ead. by soea copr.- hsv. yio-red
" nai prtosrae Of the national convention by which
Vss aomasd. and have inenred the inst re Of
ne parry Whole Views end WISHES wsr. faithfully rsprs
Entsa ~ '.s, convention. BY snch course as,erd Of
bstng tbc head aud rcpfeentis. Of the nation.
a party, be would h~ve bren OF
By such he would have once defeated the
e. srhed Of reunion Of the democratic
panty soc'snt srd legiunste landmark and
have hough Reorganization and ruin upon H.
President Pierce has wi,eY and lsudsbly purrped
only line of coudaot which could he been proper snd e
rumse in b.. positicn. n. hiss ignored AL classes,
zoos aud subordinsfe insre.ts In The democratic parry
and regarded ss presumed itself him when II called
him 10 he cbisf mss,s,scr Of the nstionss body,
having community OF Interests snd protesting Gsuh
ne has made fidelity TO the platform OF tho national
Fehlion 'hs standard aud Of democracy lie has
resolved no. to prescribe any democrat who, whsevcr may
a's been his rrevop. course. pEh'sd shegsucs 80 that
pAtorun, snd who bss rnsntiesed inhdey 10 the
ogo lie has adaersd aud underworld 10 esrry the
"sa which produced and eonuolIed the
~ u ne Grnocraey last sad TO preserve end per
place sa. - =
ibsekyaied and rational course o. our wise and pa
resident q. h deserved do and .lvs,
''a would, has received tho sanction ssd .pproy.