The Yazoo Democrat., 1853-03-02
THE T1mEa-

Already we feel the atmosphere growing
lightly around us--already the weight that has
hung around our necks for the last four years Of
Whig misrule. and the blush that has constantly
redeemed our cheeks, are passing away. The
clouded sky presents cheerful and encouraging
aspect as we approach the verge Of an unsuccess-
ful and unenviable wing administration. We
have been struggling against mighty current Of
adverse events, for four long-long years. But,
once more, we begin to feel that all is WE'LL
No, we are too fast, all is not we'll, and we fear
that's great portion of the coming administra-
ton will be requiIed TO redeem our country
from its embarrassing condition. Four years
ago. this country stood free from all embarrsss-
ment, either from local or foreign Influences
James x. Polk had, after bloody war, and con
tending elements at home. brought us out of the
bosterous seas Of contention and strife, and
placed the American flag upon that high and iof-
ty eminence where Andrew Jackson left it when
he left the helm of State, in 1897
But. that brilliant old banner of freedom
prosperity and Independence was not destined
long to wave i'll graceful folds over the Amer
can Republic. The war with Mexico (that Will
unholy, God-abhor'd war'0 had brought forth
and manufactured for the Presidential chair, a
poor old innocent, though ignorant man.
Rough and Ready"-who was not, however
allowed to occupy it long. At The death of Gen
Taylor the Vice President, in accordance with
the Constitution, took the Presidential chair.
Accordingly, Millard Fillmore was made
President, and what has been the result? We
know that President Fillmore has been called, by
some of the unobserving and unsuspectins
wings, the " model President!" But why were
they led into this delusion? The song of the
siren has been charming to the ear, and truths
have been undiscovered until the feeble admins
traitor has been called upon to show his WORKS,
when it has been discovered that " tangling al
liances," secret constructions" servie submis-
sion, disgraceful forbearance and national dis
grace, the g models" of this model admins
tration.
In the Lobas Island case, disgrace followed
error in the Cuban affair insult upon injury
was submitted to: and in The Central American
negotiations, what but disgraceful concessions
characterize them Our declared rights have
been, without compensat ton or excuse disgrace
fully aliena ed to an enemy-for, in one sense,
England is our bitter enemy. She would crush
the last bone in the body of the Union, and press
the last drop of blood from her republican veins
that she might not give birth to any more Re-
publics-in which, we fear, she would have
been too successful, had not the hand of Democ.
racy been raised in defence of the nation 9th
er schemes and projects have been set on foot,
that will require immediate correction
The National Treasury has been Galphlned
and Gardnered out of hundreds Of thousands of
dollars-and that too, to pay her treacherous Of
fees for prosecuting the government that they
were hired TO protect. So outrageous have been
the frauds upon the national treasury, that one
hundred thousand dollars has been thought ne
cessary to be appropriated to ferret out aud bring
to justice the numerous defrauders of the fnan-
ces. Let this state of affairs have arisen from
whatever cause it NAV, it shows the kind of pro
lection that the funds of the government receive
at the hands OF the model administration. we
might 60 on enumerating instance after instance
of msrule, but they are being daily revealed to
the public.
Franklin Pierce will take charge of the Chief
Magistrates office next Friday-day after to-
molrow-when we shall look confidently to his
administration to place such men in the differ
ent departments as shall be found to possess
wisdom and honesty enough to protect our con-
Germs at home, and our interest and character
abroad.
What may be required 10 redeem what the
Nation has lost and sacrifsed, within the last
iour years, is a matter of grave consideration.
A war may be necessary to recover what has
been lost--though some of our losses are beyond
redemption. The work of redemption and pu-
rification will be difficult one, but if accom-
plished By Mr.. Pierce, the greater will be his re-
ward.