The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-02
Manifesto from the White House.


I~sss, ana lss Appoa. .ssnsats 20 Once.
Fron the washissr-n Unios (ofHclai u
The staple Of wing speeches upsn aasisisrstion
q Gen. Pierce in thoss Ssuth-In Staas where the can
yass fog members Of Congress progressing Is that
ring Appointments upon certain democrats North and
South, Who were sppoA~d to the compromise measures
were not sll eady well -skood 10 OF the
expeeieats and experiments n those ~fo have made IT.
sAesn - ,urpr,ss =, to sSoaes: ana ,ns aaaac'y
upon premises untrue and 30 unworthy to follow
the accusation thai tho denocra 10 p>rt' Is divided
into two great seconsone oppsed ana the her fxvor.
abl the principles upon ~ncn the recent troubles
growing cut u our territorial AS lsons s.rs h.Sply
esopossd. Both are, hosever 30 saa1nss-.,y -thout
svdssos V sustain thsm-botn d ecy face
ofthe facts-thAt few woros needed how them TO
BE- 80 70 every American s,rizen.
The htternssss the slavery question in mpre than
90 q The Northern States did begin, all we'll
know, with the discussion the conPromse me.
sures. They arose apon other issass and though all
more q e~s conpectsd ith the question Of slavery they
were in great desrs. stimulated By esoos! feelings
xAts together who had ss ID he ssuery tea,
net idea acted or the arst tune At the De-
aoeratic National Convention tich aonuated General
Pierce was openly geasr.y advocated ia Is 49, and
In the dispute among poll ics friends New York,
beth FROM that tate c.aios seats the Ma
tspsl Democratic Convention OF that YEA We adult
ted BY Of the frisud, ana foes of the Wmot
which admitted Ties. a. sssarrie aesaoas "a, 10
vesned by single desire. aud th.t the demo-
standard besrery Ne, long before the Demo
ocratic National Convention OF 1875 ed while
the dsGocratc party struggled ths dangers fol-
lowing the exciting deos's Tue faramsi proviso
the wisest Of thai great party No snd
bored BY csncilatng iudisi 4.ls ~ho differed upon
dsge Issue, to prevent the di ssIsr VIII inevitable
circumstances finally upo, the e,uatry 1t
Is known that the sdminisra OF Mr Polk an.rgei
cay threw itself into Tn. er-acn prsyeat that dis
aster firm taking vace, and It kno tha rhe pursst
democrats In the South with misuse alxisty
the conventions Of the democratic party In tue free
States INDUCING the hope which they cid hesitate
pvbhcy to sx that nigat by har-
mon,sus action pave the way for -uch AID
calisteu at Baltimore would The toa from
tho calamity Of q wing adlnn,, IRA 100 M -,a.esmsn
in me hand more sincerely dep"red The orec ion which
nasrs nnaiy assumed, aor- sssiduousiy sndeavored
70 prevent the ulti cate calamity ths the ana
trotic William r. King He Tia. great porn party
with Growing majority Of the American vo.rs in It's
RANKS, the prey Ut its fs al dissen los,
throw the Standardization Tor four into the hsnts
Of those leaders whose rsain spring action is he
strength they derive from Toe ensmes Of the constitu
toa and from hi. soul he lsnene THIS is hi story
and we recur to it not aefeucs against the assaults
OF those desperate Lolc Who, broken uoon the
wheel they had erected for other, hoi tied by
their ewn petard,' r~ek 10 extract comfort aad
by the bssest Gene al Pierce
He needs 30 defence do Tho elected and who
sustain him We REQ II the foe o such purpo.e
but that deuocr.,- may profit by It's lessons
We recs 1t useful eject for ,et-ct,n pre-
sent and ~ safe and snbtanti>l guide tbs future
hand
After the compromise measures had finally triumphsd
though for brief season uitie.l fieuds act
ed BY local disputes (be D-surn crisis
which threatened ons he di- ptin of great
democratic party, bur of 'be Uo.on it-e the seomsDt
ment'-for "fpalityh to The slave q-srioo 1t roo
from no one iu.rter but III, all iarers 1t was cue
concurrence Of sentiment Ths south wanted repose.
The North wanted quiet AID the us'ions of all
parties rejoced that the lime danger
over. y. sbere was this ~eouusnt repudia.ed Tao
rancor Of the past forgotten the reconciliation Of
the present.
In the great State the Norb- h Empire State
where there bad b~-n long almost aissen
sions, the sign and seal OF union aud harmony wore
given to ths country sttss orae onveation which
succeeded the passage he compromise a-asures
u as-e.n n
agreed to bury their dificu t-s opivoa This was
tie arst orraUic jnscatou to and peace II
received with tturs b, sh- democrats everywhere
The South hailed it the prni-e Of I'll
umph in 1882 the Norm n the cod Of aod 50
pArnting issues This eaiioo folio we'd 81 hers
IN the free States and der or.zed par slow
~ to recover its lost a.cendacy and gadu>y reas-
suDed the dgni6ed attitnd- Of Oh and of power
which had often terrified the Of the Union
The DEMOCRATIC National C.1veui Of 1857 assembled
sd y desaas in ts.. BODY sh the
spirit which led 70 their election ans which uhlencsi
Their decson-the spirit OF anlhs IN one pas'o' 70
sf the South who had differed compromise issues
Thsce were the OF the Mort. who I'D differed
the same measures They 1.Hbera'ed 10 harmony,
and after protrsctsd es.ion the, oomioaed cAodi-
dsts whose character aud whose history ample and
complete Of bis nooIe and hi NATION orth0
doxy Through al the ingr Notwithstanding
six xcng dsys-that eeIneot that made patience aud
peace the presiding divinties base Of
men VA. the unity upon pin pls ~nols
added to the dste cAton succeed When
the personal troubles were happily ~as then dis
covered what Q unit the Democratic party upon
national principles The platform broad, deep, endur
ing ~ 1t is-was accepted in pere sh'rl ~iad of ap
phuse Democrats in that conv-n had differed
about the compromise endorsed niocteen out
Of twsG this full fearless Of aith aud,
on the other hand Democrat. WHO had supported these
jcned hands with those whom they had
been divided. Ths the spirit Of the convention.
pessity OF union smopg Tho "bola d@n'cratc party.
W6ud have been paid What direct and pointed
instructions could have been gwen the Candidates
chosen to represent the e ser ri,nIursS
The convention adjourned for the Was the
spirit that animated leet sis hi off Not for single
nent Tho patriotic democrats IL the great Empire City
OF the Empire State, In their nominating conveDtion
which assembled soon after composed II decided
josity Of national selected .Ddidstes upon their
ticket from those who had ~i,h
quest and the two sections united in acc@p ting the
candidates and the plato grthsr free States
followed the example The srpl.uaed the omeas
Of concord and of The hole party moved
election in one snhuss tic m.sr TIE objections to the
platform few and far bet Nxtobal doctrines
were upheld by the democratic siIh the utmost
candor and at the same time cooel, Of past difficult
ties urged the direct Victory c.ms
and no one Afterwards douot.d or denied the potential
which had produc. q it.
What was the department General Pierce during the
canvases He did not shy riagle issue. He
ph.tc on the great question the sonvenaon itself de
spoke with forked tongue Hi. voice cIeered the de-
mocracy and thrilled country Fac el before it
Poweress and the cs,vass pro;-edsd win enthu-iam
ana conndonce uhoer tnr n' prs "a MS eioquent ana
manly tones No who I'D for him doubled either
about the candidate or thu creed.
he es cted. Diff ultis his path bat he
doubly armed He again led his full hearted
eon6descs In national PRINCIPLES and the country
swered him back in tones Of vrseul joy When he
TO select his cabinet the VI the Gtion Of
the free and Of the slave S4tes-fhe inv
nony-wM the exsmpIs that guided HIM He scted in
ihe same spirit in his subs quent appointments He acts
upon High is his sta,io ne iees proud refer
for the authority under which has acted the po,cy
the convention tnat nominated to the tone OF the
masses who elected HIM
He IL assaulted for having perfoDed his duty; and by
xhon2 By the same VII" DECLARED hat he had It
the to perform IT. ~bo for getting mis-
past and IL cir doubts v.inly eek build up .
new faction from the remnants Of the coInoin ,ton de-
stroy ed in November Upposon like THIS nothing
but contempt from honest every where The South
knows that its psttutiou- sfe in tire hands Of
Frasklin Pierce and the whole nation in the
abiding confidence that Attempt tho trou
bias which have long aic ed that ectioo IL the
try will be repealed by him prompt, am fearey Let
the effort proceed from those who hold nDdsr him.
and who have been appointed defrnd Ia and
them executed. and the nation tho difference
between administration proe ssng .tiot al and
yet allowing its msrshas and L. attorneys aid
or connive the proce.dnaa of enemie. the