The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-21
The Presidents Appointments.--Thc Verdict
OF the People.
We find the following slanderous paragraph in the


! We find the following slanderous paragraph in the
Boston Atlas
"Thc Washington Union. now that the southern cleo
tons over, is whist mouse the subject OF
Gen Pierce's appointments The Of the organ do
not now convey in thunder tones the awful calamity
which will beai every oiceholder who opposed the
compromise measures We now hear nothing of tho Pfcsi-
dents turning such from office. That hulnbug has
lived out its day. and the Union is willing that i,
should sleep No sensible ever believed That the
President would do any such thing; and the the
Union is evidence that they did differ us in this
| particular"
The meaning OF the above paragraph is. that when we
affirmed that the President had appointed no man 10 Of
hce who was believed by him 10 be in favor OF breaking
up the compromise and renewing the slavery asilaon
and when we said further that such conduct on the
part OF an office holder would be considered sufficient
ground for removal, spoke merely for temporary
purpose and did not speak the truth That meaning
is totally false The President has been charged with ap
pointing reesoers and disunonis,s to Office We have
repealed that false charge by maintaining tina, the Pfes
dent has appointed office who does not in good
faith stand upon the Baltimore platform OF 1884, and that
TO call man in that position either free soer or dis
unionist is absurdily. This has been our ground
snce the All oil March last, and it is our groand now
just as much as il has been.
The Atlas charges that for a few days past we
have no, had much TO say about the Presidents
policy in appointments. That is uue enough
We have been silent because the people have been
speaking. In Virginia, in North Carolina, in Ken.
lucky, in Tennessee, and 10 Alabama the people have
just given in their verdict on that very point The
Atlas knows wha, that verdict is. To us i, seem,
to supesede the necessity Of any further vndcaion Of
the Presidents policy. The Atlas knows that the coec
tive southern whs pess, in the preceding the
late elections, with voice assailed the Pesdeu, by
reason of his appointments We. in common with our
brethren OF the democratic press, repealed their false
charges. showed what the Presidents policy really was
and that was adopted strictly in pursuance OF the
instructions given him by his party united and as
s.mbled in National Convention. The case was
fully argued before The people both sides The peo
directed have rendered their decision, and have triumph
aniy sustained TIE Presiden; and bis administration
And now what further would the Atlas have us 10 do
in the nateri Are-we TO go and argue the matter
over again. We really necessity for it, because
we do not except TO the decision Shall we change the
ground have taken both in exposition and defence of
the Presidents policy' In this there would be still less
propneiy-hrs, because IT is the true ground taken in
good faith and. secondly, because the people are salts
fed with IT, and have sustained and sustained the Pres
ijent upon il.
The Atlas must try again and when il makes another
trial, il will consult lis reputation BY avoiding 10 bear
false witness.