The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-23

The chief triumph oil the last presidential election was
the fusion OF factions which il achieved. 0ea. Pierce
was elevated to Office BY the votes OF the democracy he
owed nothing TO bunker baTnburnes. TO hard coli
TO any special clique coerie he literally The
ddate oil great. consolidated democracy. This fsc
historical.
Such being The case what The Presiden.s boandsa
duty assuming the executive chart Ought be v
have gone back TO ls48 examined the vecos1s d that
rem Would not such conduct have been impudent and
migrate tu! Here were body OF men who having
broken from the democratic ranks 10 AS under peculiar
circumstances, tired OF the revolt and anxious to
eunte with their fret love. They sign6ed thsir desire
in the panest possible form, by voting for the candidate
OF the Baltimore National Convention. Now, BY what
law OF civil'y and decency. we should like 10 know
banburnes, and impugned their motives aad asenons
Such conduct would have been not only grossy and IN
eul,ingy dscourteous 10 large body OF his snpporta
cle politician His true policy. - every ono bat
blockhead knows, 10 encourage and perpetuate The
reconciliation. To this cad, be udicouly distributed
Offices among the 9uon&om barhbuf ners--by that overt
act assuring them that he understood and appreciated
their position. . .ses
Now. although no living man can ODER one aiDgie ra
.on why IL. resasn, soos'd sos .svs s
depended upon IL. still there thoee who abus ths
President for doing the very thing which has harnos
lied the party These ma are, q usual. your mere cold
sers-who care nothing about demoesaiso principles, n
ate psriscy willing 10 lake democratic Woosy-fsows
who will not scraple 70 rsass man naussetngy 10 n
Rnaldins polties-saians who lend their dasss" 70
the longest purse-men who ought 10 b ahased - nu
sance BY special legislative act Saeh scapsgrass
these oppose Franklin Pierce. They DO not ewes y
tempt 10 Justify themselves They present. simPy reei
less brutal opposition and silence every oppUser with
blow These constitute the leaders Of bunker segment
OF New York. There may b honest among then
supporters, but the main pillars Of the edAce are evlden
y anprnciped Spectators and traders in political war
The resit OF the Syracuse democratic ooavsouon
just what expected The sofls" were willing, nay
anxious, to raternze, while the bards" positively re-
fused to reconcile any basis whatever. The fofme
did everything that mortal men could do. They endorsed
the Baltimore platform. The hards" did nothing more
except TO repudiae vaguely uniO0 between politician
Of" conflicting sentimen,s, by whatever they NAY
be called. This il plainly distinction without dns
enee 90 far as the administration u eoecssnsi The ~
i'ona features in both sets OF resolutions are subs'an
ally alike Why, then, did not the hafds jump 70 jsa
hands with the I" sofs," and present 10 The world ~
pleasing spectacle Of united democracy IN the Empn
State Why, because theamsnsterspl the former CO..
ceved themselves overlooked 10 the distribution Of ONO
and were determined II sn hazards TO pte The sdnlnr
aion: Thus i stands, and We are glad tina, The a.
teceA have had courage enough 10 dshne eheir posm
in anvArnishsd terms. We know nov where 10 pr
them They are the nneloaked oppOs9A4D 0f the sdns
istration. planting themselves on the Burke pladas.
which knows honor, honesty, OF candor in pohoo
bat reduces all to shameless scramble for the losw
and fishes of office. a.
The New York "hnnksra,~ % called, are now "
bsltsys. The leading democrats OF she Emf ire ~
heartily endorse the President aRd HE course Ah "
nominees with the exception Of two) III the arnbum
ticket were formerly Of the hunksr faith. be cosa,.
Ie''eraon OF democratic principles, which e. nsun.,
a'l honest men Of thsir sincerity and We are sssu@
BY an observing gentleman, who hxs had ample oRpU
nifty 10 investigate the subject. that the main cisansu
10 now centred at New York city.