Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-05-05
President Pierce in England.

The London Times having said of President
Pierce's Inaugural, that sit must be read with
a large abatement from the meaning which his
language must be understood TO convey the
London Leader handsomely floors the Times
and disproves his opinion as follows: =
"General Pierce declares that he will main
tain the Union against sectional and fanatcal
agitations, and that he will enforce the COM
promise acts. In America this will not at all
be taken as an admission that he is an our-and-
out supporter of involuntary servitude, but
rather that he is not prepared TO interfere with
State righis-that he will not sacrifice the po-
litical nationality of the whole Union TO the
agitation of question not yet ripe for settle
ment, and perhaps never to be settled by The
Union. And he is right the united nation
ality Of the whole Union is wanted just now
for the purposes of the republic and its white
population.
Franklin Pierce declares that the American
flag, wherever it waves, shall protect the
American citizen, who now wanders, be it re-
membered, in the most distant parts, not only
of America and of Asia, but of Europe. He
exalts the star-spanSled banner as a standard
of hope for 'the oppressed throughout the
world His country will continue to speak,
mot only by its words, but by its acts, the Ian
guage OF sympathy, encouragement, and hope,
TO those who earnestly listen to tones which pro-
nounce for the largest rational liberty His
government will not encourage expeditions in
breach Of International law but uncontrolled
by any timid forebodings of evil from expan-
sion,' it recognizes as necessary the acquisi-
ton of certain possessions not within our iur-
isdiction. lie is in favor of peace, but
prompt reciprocity E%iit be given and required
Now, eau, we -construe such language except
to mean that America will be at peace with
those who befriend her, but that woe shall
oyertake the assailani Of an American citizen
and that by regular process sanctioned under
internationallaw, Cuba must be annexed!
What ground has the Times, for presuming
that it must be read with "a large Abatement
Why was Pierce chosen, and by whom! He
says himself, the sentiments now announce
were not unknown before the expression of the
voice that called me here and yet he was
chosen by an overwhelming majority of his
complementary, he gave TO American opin-
ion more concentrated form than it has yet
possessed.
Before he was named at the democratic con-
venton all had been division; but no sooner
was he named than the convention was mani
NOUS On the other side the party that OPP
posed him expired in that last effort; and by
the death Of the wings, Aperica was left vir-
tually without any party bnt that of the nation,
which is represented by Franklin Pierce. IL
opinion on the subject of the Mexican war had
become unanimous, if the apprehension of dan
ger from extended territory had died out, still
the representatives Of those old ideas had
KIND Of political survival-they are now
gone, and the Mexican soldier is the President
OF me republic, supported in his administration
oy ihe Secretary of War, who made him gen.
eral OF brigade, and by two of his companions
In-arms. Pierce, therefore, more than any
President since the first, represents not party,
but republic. II -
What need had a man, thus selected be-
cause he fitted the ideas Of those who made
him really their leader, to trim his lanpuoge
for popular acceptance Why, his were he
very sentiments sought; and if he had al
tered, he must have been Disappointed. But
if il were polite TO speak with All equivocal
meaning, has Pietce's history marked him
out TO be not man Of his word Eminent