Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-03
Telling their own Story.


The New York Day Book, paper that aided with
all its might to elevate Gen Pierce to the Presidency
has seen. along with number Of other honest, but
most shsmefully hSmbugged journals of that time,
the error Of its way, and msnfully comes forward
and makes confession II docs more than that even.
It shows up the imposition of Pierce L Co, upon
itself and Others in that exceed any denuncia
ton of the Administration by the Wing press, for the
unpatriotc and runous policy it has seen proper to
pursue. The sad experience OF our cotemporary of
the Day Book, attaches importance to its opinions
now 1t processes to represent the conservative anti
abolition sentiment Of the Northern States, and to
maintain the supremacy OF the Constitution and laws
upon high national ground. Like large number Of
Wings both North and South, whose minds were
poisoned against Gen Scott by the calumnies of his
political opponents in attributing to him abolition
sympahe, Il was induced to advocate the election Of
Gen. Pierce as better "U Mon man" than Gen. Scott.
How far its course and the election Of Gen. Pierce
has been productive or the desired result the opin
ion now expressed by the Day Book will serve to
indicate. 1t has previously made confessions OF the
cake in" practiced upon the Pierce Union men, like
itself but in the issue of that paper the Slst ult,
m elaborate article appears from which make the
following extract
ave have watched with little interest the
going on between the two parties of the democratic party
and with modification and DISCUS; have the laid and
comfort given the treeso faction by the national al.
minstraiion. Had awhig president made half many
freesoi appointments the State President Pierce has
made it would have killed him, politically as dead
Julius Caesar; than that, it would have
killed his party, and consigned It everlasting
iufamy. We had great respect for Mr.. Pierce be-
fore his election We believed him n sound reliable
national democrat and notwithstanding of his old
neighbors and brother democrat told that he ought
be trusted with the patronage OF the government
still believed him honest His subsequent conduct has
convinced that the presidency could fall into worse
hands He is weak, vacilAug self opnionated and de-
ceiial snd would hardly make a good alderman There
but few in the United States who, after being
elected to Office distinctly antiireeSon principles
would dare g. 20 the enemy and put it
plainly every sensible man. would you like now to
franklin Pierce with in the electoral college
the eesoi and slavery parties divided that one
vote would turn the scale"
The Day Book goes TO show up the President,
after fashion that would call forth columns ofdenun.
citation cOm his peculiar defenders, here in the South
were it to enanatc from the Wing press. 1t asserts
that III b, (Deh. Pierce) is Frccsoi Abolition
Pc"sd,nt all that soy - he answers the pur-
pose Of one quite as we'll rs Hale or Van Burer
Toull.' That journal but expresses the conviction
entertained 10y thousands Of thos. who supported Gen
Pierce or the Presidency, thtt they wer, deceived
butall Of them have not the candor 10 come Out
and confess it.