The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-17

SPEECH OF SENATOR COOLEY, OF NEW YORK.
The UniHn having shown by authentic ex-
PLANTATION of the national policy of the Admins
traiIon that 1t is in perfect consistency with
the plan of the platform, and challenged any
one TO point out case in which any nominee
has tailed to abide by the Compromise, con-
firms the assurance that the country approves
of the course of appointment by numerous ex-
tracts from papers Of different sections 1t then
returns to an occupation Of which it has seem
ed particularly fond-an assault upon Us as
the chief dsturber of this halcyon calm, and
the responsible author OF the agitation which
again ruffies the waters over which the Ad-
ministration is sailing so triumphantly.
Upon this point we shall engage in no dis
putation, because it is our intention to give The
Administration fair trial upon its own prInci-
pies, and because We do not think that the pub
lie would take any interest in a gladistorial
combat maintained alone by the political ami
mostly of the parties; at the same time we shall
always be found ready to respond to the argu-
ments employed against US, or to the spirit in
which they shall be employed
We sincerely desire that all sectional agita-
ton shall terminate. But we think that the
best means of securing this object is by rally
ing the friends of the Union and Compromise
around the Administration, and in defence of
the Union. The Administration thinks that
universal harmony may be and is restored by
bestowing offices upOa those who have been
most active in disturbing the peace of the coun-
try. We have doubted the success of that
policy. We have cited some proofs that it was
not acquiesced in by those it was intended to
appease.
We quoted few days since from the New
York Herald an article expressive of the dis
satisfaction of that journal, and expressive of
the opinion that the course pursued by the Ad-
ministration was not acceptable to the Demo
cratic party; we repeat the extract from the
Herald.
Briefly, then, the election of General Pierce
was the result of the sound constitutional Union
principles for which be was distinguished and of
the confidence of he people in the assurance that
he would make those principles the distin gushing
feature of his Admit Illustration.
"We are promised thst this shall be done Thus
far it has not been done. There is, therefore some
reason able ground of complaint with the Union
Democrats, that the lions share of 'the spoils'
has been divided between the Northern and South
ern wings of the party, while the CENTRE that has
always stood in the front, has been moved BAG k
into the Admitting that every man APP
pointed to office will sustain the Administration in
maintaining the Compromise, and admitting that
it would be bad faith to o5tracise the Northern and
Southern ultras who contributed to his election,
the policy of discriminating rather broadly in their
favor may very well be doubted"
1t was also shown by the proceedings of the
New Hampshire Democratic Convention that
there the approval Of the patronage policy of
the Administration was by no means I'M
qualified.
We now proceed to show from the speech of
Mr. Cooley, of New York, a Democratic Sen
ator, that there is no such harmony az we are
represented to have disturbed. If in having
shown faithfully the true condition of public SEN
timent, we shall bring to the eyes of the Admin
istratlon the true acceptatlon in which its policy
is held by It's own party, We should not be re-
garded as having thrown an impeachment in its
path, but as faithful chroniclers of events GER
tainly important to be known by those who de-
sire the welfare of the country. Without there
fore cournng the approval or fearing the dis
pleasure Of any, we shall pursue this course, and
accordingly proceed to offer extracts from ''Ths
speech of the Hon. JAMES Z. COOLEY, of the
first district, in the New York State Senate,
on Thursday, June 2, 1853, in yipdcaton Of
his position and that of the National Demo
cracy, under the assault Of the Freesoil and
Buffalo renegades of lS48, speaking through
Senator JONES, of the ninth district, the Van
Buren, and Adams electoral candidate of that
era"
we omit those Portions of this speech which
refer TO personal quarrel between the Senators
OF the lrst and ninth districts, combining our
quotations to those portions which sbow-,o "a r
as Mr.. Cooley Is authorized to speak for them
that the National Democracy is not salts
ned with the course of appointment pursued by
the Federal ADMINISTRATION. 1t is also Incl