Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-09
TNs New Ysrk Ressl.,is,S

we Me not surprised 70 nrld tho southern Demo-
craey, ser their complete 'scr to the Free Sellers,
eagerly graspns at any thing to afford them
fort in their trbulations For while they bore il
with Job like patience. They the
subject-with the exception of few less submissive
spirits, who spoke out. in very complimentary
terms OF the conduct Of the Administration The
rest increased their audations of the President and
his Inaugural about in the ratio that the Free
Soil appointments were made. The more the Prcsi-
dent appointed his Free Soil friends the more the Old
Line Democrats Landed the doctrines Of the Inaugu-
raj, but Of the appointments they would say nothing
1t may be, they thought it would do more good to
atter than to scod that their culogies of the In
augura were intended to keep the President remind
ed how far short he OF practising what he preach
cd Whether they intended, by their sulcn silence,
to admit that they had excuse to offer, and to
knowledge complete take in" we are at loss to
know. But they now seem to consider that some ex-
cuse defence is better than at ALL and being
hard up for one, series of resolutions passed by the
New York Legislature, seized upon perfect
Godsend to justify the policy of the Administration,
by arguing that that policy has been to the
dorsement Of the doctrines of the Inaugural by a
New York Democratic Legislature.
This crumb Of comfort is derived from the fact that
after bitter contest between the Hunkers and Barn.
burners Of the New York Legislature over n set of
resolutions endorsing the doctrines set forth in the
Presidents inaugural-the former sustaining and
the latter opposing them-thc Barnburncrs took
stampede and allowed the Hunkers to pass their
lutions- The total of the cndorsal is simply that
'the State Of New York congratulates her sister
States of the Union the doctrines avowed by Pre-
sdent Pierce in his inaugural address to his country
men," Aroued, they say, but they take good care
not TO say that he has thus far administered the Gov
eminent in accordance with Their How far this is
intended to be complimentary is somewhat doubtful,
considering the loud complaints the Hunkers have
given vent to against the policy pursued by the Adj
ministration. 1t may be designed as compliment,
''over the ef," to the President, for drocing one
thing and practicng another. The denuncations of
| the Presidents policy by Mr.. Cody, an Old Hunker
member Of the New York Assembly, indicates in
about strong terms as language could express it,
that the President has fallen far short Of practicng
what he dponed
| The Barnburners of New York may well laugh in
their sleeves all the consolation the Old Line
Democrats can derive from such resolutions. What
care they how much the Old Hunkers resolre to en-
dorse the doctrines drolced in the Inaugural, while
they retained under the especial favor of the Ad-
tue ana pow
| err of the Government. They can afford to console
the Old Hunkers by absentng themselves on the &C.
cason OF the passage of resolutions of that character
The spoils will compensate them for all the compro-
mise they make. But for them to endorse the doc
trnes arored in the Inaugural is thing they have
no idea of doing. They consistent in this course
As they went for the Baltimore nominee with dis
tinct reputation of the PLATFORM they go for the
Admins tration-the spoils of it, at least-with
reputation of the Compromise doctrines of the
| Presidents Inaugural This furnishes specimen Of
| the extent to which the Free Soil Democrats are
willing to so, in coming up to the lest announced by
the Washington LnioH that they had given in their
| adhesion to the Baltimore Platform.
While the Old Guard are congratuating themselves
upon this morsel Of comfort from the New York
Legislature. it would be we'll for them to remember
that in 54S the New York Democracy were SO ZEAL
Gus in their support of Aboltionism that Martin Van
Buren,, the Free Soil candidate for the Presidency
| received more notes by some thousands than Gen
Cass, the regular Democratic nominee and keen =
| sharp look out upon their New York allies Martin
is not dead yet and stands high in the estimation of
| Rrpo dior