The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-14


report Of Gen. Cushiogs able and instructive address de-
able to lay ii before readers until this ing. we
now commend it TO their attention.
The Position or the Administration, md the
Pretexts OF its Assailants
The great verdict Of the people, from W lich there lies
no appeal coming in in hundertones from every sec.
ton of the Union. TO testify their spp wal Of the course
and policy of the administration All the States which
have been heard from at the bao .-box since The pau
guraton hold the language. Maine and California
answer TO each other The w'Aole sweep of the South
and Southwest, from Virgrla 10 Texas presents the
same unanimous and ov erwheming result. there is
no whix stronghold now in the whole expanse OF
the country The nig power is broken in Vermont It
is wholly OVERCOME and routed in Kentucky and North
Carolina. and Georgia, and Tennessee 1t is engaged
in desperate and not hopeful struggle 10 main
tain il self little longer as plurality only in Mas
sachusetts; while the mighty democratic maoritles
in Pc ansyvana and Ohio, coming in by tens OF thou
sands-and probably presenting aggregate Of more
than seventy thousand in the very heart of the country
proclaim ncontestaby that neither under the wing name
nor any other name, can any organized show OF oppos
ton 10 the administration maintain itself before the
PeoPiV' All oSteiiu6 Within uiet ola
OF a new adminis.raiion-s new and most significant
of events. is without precedent in the his
tory of any previous administration since the present
party lines have been drawn II signifies, PROFESSIONALLY
and manfesy that the President and his admnisrali
possess supreme degree the popular confidence, and
that the people have resolved 10 sustain them
In the light OF these facts, consider the petextsor
rather the and miserable pseext-upon which
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of the disa6econtemporary doubtless, so far the
rank and file of the concernedof certain leaders
of Reorganization the democratic ranks We refer to
the clamors of the proessed partisan enemies of the ad
min straton and the democratic patythe whig and abo-
lition journals From Maine Texas these are now in
full cry and their chafge,her single solitary
saon-as the President and his advisers u.s. that they
one and ALL openly their s,eadfast determination
keep me pghsd faith which all democrats pledged to
each other at Baltimore in June, 1852, and which
renewed and confirmed in the Inaugural Address.
Mr.. Gulhre's recent leer-the entire and sub.
stance of which is declaration. in the name
and by the direction of the President that this plight
ed faith is TO be scrupuously maintained, and in no.
wise suffered fall to the ground this letter, ia this
single feature OF it, is the preex, upon which the
administration is assaulted The wing charge is,
that good faith towards its friends and supporters to.
email matter for The administration attend to They
bettle themselves forsooh. when they that an
unjust edct OF subordinate prescription against democrats
shall no, be permitted to 60 forth without challenge or
correction
Now, the administration. though lille more than six
months old, has already lived down whole series OF
strange accusations II has been accused fUibsser-
ing administration II has been accused an admins
traton unmindful of American nights abroad II has
been accused ultra proslavery administration II
has been accused administration which puts free
soers 10 power and seeks abolitonze the democratic
party To all such accusations the administration and
its friends have made but answer Upon every fit
OCCASION and in every proper way they have laid dis
tnc,y before the people the real policy OF the President,
declared by himself and upon this showingsoely upon
this sho wnG-the people in in every quarter OF the
land have uampled all these accusations in the dust
But OF all the charges which have been put forward
agains, the President and his advisers, this evidently
assault upon the letter OF the Secretary OF the
altogether the most desperate and deovs
Yet ii is amusng to the sagerness with which il is
.ansht up and the viusnce with which il urged PoIti
al maniacs talk OF burnnss in esy while solemn
and decorous class Of adversares in smooth and sober
unfortunate move" Perhaps this whig judgmen, is
not 30 aexplicxbe. after all. II has been complained
hat. amid the sweeping partisan prescription which has
whg administrations, just and conscen-
ous good faith towards the whole mass Of their friends
Ind supporters has not been conspicuous. This CON-
,laint. remember, rang through the better portion
,f the wing party about four ago. and the result OF
Disclosed when in October last, Mr.. Webster pro-
'olved." Under these circumstances, whig editor may
'e speaking in language naturally osugh, from the
actios OF his party, when he declares that executive
PROCLAMATION OF good faith in the treatment OF the dem
70 signally approved the policy which is AFFIRMED in
Mr. Guhrss letter, has taken a different view and the
democratic parynever before, just after triumphant
presidential election, united, compact, and harmo
NOUS in almos, every State il iswill see. in The
motives which prompted the President and his sdmnis-
ration TO issue thai letter. another and conclusive proof
hat their confidence n the hrmness and the sincerity of
heir Executive has no, been repossd in vain.
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Clerks In the Departments at washiRgtsa.
There have been several communications in the Usi.n
regard TO the duties and responsibilities Of the govern
nent clerks in Departments An intelligent and WELL
Informed correspondent Of the Baltimore Times 10 writing
series OF communications on the importance Of meas
,res improve the position OF these faithful officers Of
he government The Times supports the proportions