The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-21

Character aud Motives or the Opposition
During the shrcs months Immediately succeeding the
OF President Piecef we excep The scarce
y audioc OF for place
not oas word OF oisspprobson or dissent was heard in
ceHsuTe OF the administration. The whig press sui
enly silent OF canddly complimentary. THIS whole
on and with the best hopes Tor The fotus. The con-
position oi his cabinets aud The phLrpe which he dis
pensed the executive patronage. met with general APP
prooaon ~ The system Of policy which Mr. Pierce pro-
pounded Ia his inaugural address.
1 hs course OF The whg press and OF whx politicians
ths uncue was so extraordinary 10 excite distfus
o. their good faith, and suspicion Of deep scheme
OF opposition which would develop It's dccgns al The
proper moment. A lew crcduious pepple deceived
BY lhe smiles OF the enemy, and began think good
earnest 'ha, ne hsecred no hostility and would IN The
future be very tame and harmless beast We heard il
said that another political cycle complete and that
revolving time had brought around second "era OF
good feeling" Theirs were some, however, OF less inn
pulsive and less con6dng dispositions who did NOT
yield 10 the pleasing dslusion. There were who
knew the enemy well these the veterans Of the
party --nsn who had fought against whisgery 10 the
day OF ia glory, and who STOOD prostrate
body-who understood lis tricks and devices, is fenls
and slIaiageMs, and who knew lis ineradcable. un-
changeabe hatred OF the nsn and measures OF the dem
ocraic party These sagac,ous democrats not
led tor moment BY The amiable and friendly professions
OF The wing press The hyPocrtica smile disclosed the
ready faDghe ouistrelched arm displayed the lurking
dagger. and observing men saw that the blow would
come At the hrs, unguarded moment
II would have been simple badness Ia the whig party
to attempt TO confront the whrwind OF enthusiasm
which bore democratic President the head of the
government. They the necessity Of awaiting eohe
TeactOn IN popular sentimen which would surely
cur as the pendulum falls back from extreme point
the OF oscillation They did not dare 10 show them
selves while the story OF their maladmnisa
oil the government was yet fresh in the public mind
They siid Let US bde our time. Let withdraw for
the present that pressure of opposition which kede the
democratic party intO compact, impfeknabe mass
Let US secretly fomeRt nrsafecion In their ranks
Lei US inlame the anger OF this disappointed Office
kerr fho
aud let 0e throw out bait yonder willing traitor In
tins way we shall divide their forces cripple their
streng n, disarm their suspicion and then we may fall
upon them with chance 0 some better fate then we
would meet II we undertake 70 aesa. them in the hour
OF iheir triumph and OF suf defeat" There was cunning
ths strslakem, as. indeed. there be n the policy
ropes And perhaps, the impatient and nconsiderale
1eal OF sub0dinaes had not anticipated the signal of
their chief. be would not have lament the total and
dssTsceful miscarriage OF his plot
u perfectly manifest every candid mind that the pres
ent Opposition to the administration neither originates in
any honest impulse stands any substantial ground
Ihe administration hse done nothing provoke the hos
hI OF :hoso who but yesterday among the loudes
In lie praise Every act OF President Pierce since his
auguiaon has been IN strict accordance with policy
which, as promulgated IRON tho steps OF the Capitol,
drew from the country universal exclamation OF ap
Proval The ingenuity OF press remarkable for
ierty of resOuce than for ecrupulous statement in
vent ne psetext Tor Its hostility the administration that
10 not equally contemplate and absurd. We may not
recognise the pr0priety OF certain appointment may
condemn the tone OF treasury circular, but no man,
not ncoHgibly bent on war againt the administration,
will allege any such trivial for joining an unscrupu
ous and vDdicve opposition. The political conduct Of
men OF dignity and intelligence determined by regard
Tor principle, but the csno OF The opposition
ooy in the reckless an,no-ly of party the less Ie
spectacle resentment of bsfasd place hunters.
That The whig party would seize the earliest moment
for onslaught on the administration the expecia.
ton of all who knew its character and through IFS
designs. Hostility from that quarter neither
prize nor regret But tina, claiming 10 be democrats
ha ht hn~ al sd
greed into uescherous conspiracy with whi9s, what
only be could believe whose theory OF human nature
makes capable Of any depth OF deg fadaon But
ne!e are b~nneis and L-sers ready to plunge with un
shrinking nerve into ihls abyss OF infamy. The
had The audacy 10 a-pre from the pit where be lay like
an ou'casi devil 10 the high position oi minister TO the
with instructive hoFrCr from the corrupt CLAIMANT and he
now strives to wound the foot that sV1sRed him. Before
YET his eager aspiration had encountered the harsh
pulse oil an indignant refusal he bespaterod the admnis
rsiion. day after day, with his venai falle That d.
pomstc appointment, concerning the proprety OF which
there IL more doubt than about any othsr-the ap
pointmen OF Belmont 10 be minister st the Haguere
ceived from The New York Herald especial and ap-
pareny very earnest commendaiion This is nov, in
The hour OF eager revenge. the very appointment which
The Rew York Herald selects TO dtnounce the bitter
e terms OF censufe and reproach Oh Lester il s not
becoming in respectable journal Say than 10 su
neient 10 indicate bis character He. too,
cessul applicant Tor diplomatic appointment. He, TOO,
had achieved bad eminence, though In less degree.
The records OF the State Department bore testimony his
infamy and TO his uDhDess Tor Official trust BY an i'm
porunity which wouldbrook repulse he got an inter
view with the President and wrsng letter from Cush
ing. But be could not get the place after which his
soul yearned and now be too yeIPng in the pack Of
whpt ours
Such are the who wage the hecest warfare against
The standardization. But their fury is harmless
their motives selhsh and their character Infamous
SO long the administration claim the confidence OF
good men ana intelligent men, may the assaults
OF reekess psrisans and The base mercenay OF
egades and Hessians.
Prom the Ohio Pantssiss.
What has been Done7
The present administration has been in power about
ax months Has II fsedl Are the people disappOiat
eds The whgs say they The free soile cay they
But then IL is the business of both whigs and free