The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-04

not right also, repay the obligation when the oppor
tunity oheredl President Pierce had every 10
proud Of the past which recorded these benefits and he
did hesitate to obey his impulses and the feel
logs OF the people, by substantially recognising the debt
We owe to those who shared with in the pets Of war
and in the trials OF peace when called 10 preside the
destines OF the American people.
The FIRST combined assault made upon his administTa
ton is because OF his appointment Of Soule, French
man born, minister 10 Spain Robert Dale Owen, an
Engllshman born, charge dataires to Naples and OF
Auguste Belmone, German born, charge daaes TO the
Netherlands. They all adopted citizens, and hence
their appointment is alleged 10 be against the patriotic
sense OF psope representatives OF our government
at the courts to which they have been commissioned
Soue goes back to Europe 10 deliberate with the minister
OF that France which expelled him many years ago Tor
The publication OF his republican sentiments-in word,
the refugee returns the representative OF great people
Owen, the powerful advocate OF the same great truths
which, even at this day. prescribed and assailed IN
Great Britain, goes 10 Naples 10 cope with the abes
dpomatists OF his native countfy and Be!mone returns
TO Germany, another example OF the lnpartiaty OF our
free observation-disclosures, after having won the respect
and the regard OF the American government and the
American people by his enterprise citizen. his fidelity
to republican principles, and his personal integrity.
The objections TO such men these, however they
may 10 be founded upon personal accusations, re-
pose entirely upon the principle which the federal or wing
party have always recognised, and which. though
SANITY denied, again and again shown 10 be one oil
their iavorite doctrines President Pierce has wisely
tcipa,ed his duty and has nobly discharged it, The
opposition made TO him to day because Of his appoint
oil Belmone, or Soule, or Owen, would tomorrow
be made agairs. him, should he be called upon to APP
point any other adopted citizen the representative OF
this government abroad. The Irish patriot, Thonas
Francis Meaghe will soon be citizen Of the United
States After he is 80 qualified, and after having
proved his devotion to his adopted country, he has
proved il TO his own-aiter having sgnazed himself IN
Congress and in the Senate OF the United States
after having aroused The American by his eectr
cal eloquenceihe objection that applies to all the
gentlemen recently selected by President Pierce would be
made TO apply 10 him. Kossuth, the Hungarian hero,
might into the United States, and qualify himself by
years of residence and of service for the highest position
in government, except only the presidency of the
United States, and yet the objections TO Soue, and TO Bel
monte, and TO Oven would exclude him from foreign
appointment Bring Golden, the English reformer, here
and naluraze him, and try him by years of trial. and he,
,oo would fall before this whig objection Nay. if
the land he aided to save with his good right arm, he,
too, could not return 10 France but wond be kept al
| home by the same denuucalion. But those who make
these objections not inspired by the spirit Of our con-
s,tuiion, the genius of Institutions; they decide
upon their narrow prejudices. They forget the
pas-they deaf TO the calls of the future They do
not understand the present. Happily for Us, in this era
of schools and OF popular suffrage the people
derstand the great principles which lie al the foundation
OF government and 10 their earnest instincts and
righteous judgments GepeIal Pierce may freely niTust
himself and his cause. #a#s M.0"