The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-24
From the National Democrat
WING Abuse OF the Executive Appointments.

finders They go the thing with rush, relish. and an
JUNCTION which is refreshing from It's very Impudenee II
is truly Imaginable hear them complain OF the Pfesi-
dent Tor appointing southern seces-ionsts and nofthen
fee-soiefs Office" on The ground OF danger TO the
peace and pemanency OF the unlon when they al me
last presidential election went in for the free soil cand
date and ied throw The iaio The hands
Of w Seward, and the olhes lnsleades oil abolition
ism After having ruined the wing party BY selling 10
the freesoeis they step forth and grayeiy rebuke Gen
Pierce Tor having dealt airy with those Tree soil demo
Gratis who made voluntary surrender OF their principles
IN favor oil most uIIra-naionsl platform is me cui-
m nations OF impudence. Hear the New Orleans Daily
Crescent: " *
" AT time The newspapers announces tina, the yora
cious appetes OF the ieesoefs satisfied by ecely
ing large share OF the siols and We SET i dowa lha,
the President has strong productions iof thai faction
But scarcely has the sound OF ter muImnrs died away,
when IL is promulgated that secessonsis, 'dyed In the
Woot, are made the recipients OF official patronage, and
then The aniecedenl conclusion reyeIs ID and the spin
forces iselt upon that the President Is decidedly
partial 10 the u,raiss. and 10 the nuiyng party Mr..
Pierce, IN making his appointments Office, has select
ed the objects of his especial favor, those aboonis
OF the North who recently oiled with much labor 10
subvert the Union Never al any former periol OF our
political history did any man body OF men endeayor 10
break this Union into discovered parts boldly did
Mr. Van Baren's abolition friends in 1885, and the fire.
eaters in 1850 and 1881 Yet from ou these factions
peciay The former aboi,ons~,) aad free soers does
the President make his mpouant selections for high
and prominent offices"
The President has appointed secessonst 10 Office,
from the fact that secessionsm has no longer an exist
ocac platform remains the basis OF executive and con-
gressonal action. Secessionisn had it's birth in north
ern interference with the constitutional rights Of the
South; but the National Democratic Convention at Ba
more committed The party 10 incorporating and IN
conditional opposition 10 all further citation OF the sla
very question, in whatever shape may come. Ga The
announcement of this declaration Of democratic princ
piles, the secfssonss abandoned their organization and
came heartily 10 the support OF General Pierce. Their
record 10 him The of the democratic party
clean and not only &C. of political JUS
ce but of wise party policy, that they should be cord
ally received and impartiay dealt with as democrats
without reference 10 past and abandoned organizations
There is no secessonist holang office under the admin
slraton and This ground OF wing complain, is not only
unjust, but il is ridiculous. II illustrates the old adage
that 'the dog growls because his own head is Sore.
The also true, FAR the act OF the Execu
tive concerned, in relation 10 The appointment OF those
who ree-soiers to Office The President says that
he has appointed no TO any office and that be
will not knowingly appoint He considers every
who took the Baltimore platform, and who asks for
executive patronage 10 be compromise democrat, and
TO be pledged 10 use his influence against all further ag
alion OF The slave question And not the President
right in regarding every man who cordially joined in
his election? To have accused any OF being free
soer who voluntarily came 10 do party work on this
ultra anti-ree- soil platform, before his acts bad
condemned him, would have been TO tell hin al once that
he liar and hypocrite These 10 the
bu, here is record that we no longer SUCH We
have helped TO elect you and we Tough, IN the presden
tal campaign Tor The SUPREMACY oil your platform. In
doing this, have bound ourselves 10 the following
resolutions OF the convention. in which party.
and which we know TO be cardinal principle OF your
administration V ... t.F" U t...s IN 81
Tha, Congress has power under the constitution ir
erlefe with colrol the domestic Institutions OF the
-fal States and that such States the sole and proper
Judges OF everything aPpeIaining 10 their affairs
prohibited by constitution that all thDrs OF th- aboi
onists and oilers made induce Congress interfere
With questions Of slavery or 10 take ncpen steps eia
ton thereto calculated lead ALA aIing
and dangerous consequence; and thai all such ehofs
inevitable tendency diminish ppin.s Of
the people, and endanger the stability OF
Of our polticsl institutions
intended 10 embrace The whole .ubecr OF slavery axitaoa
in Congress- and, therefore, the mccfsc parry Of the
Union, standing on this national PLATFORM val abide by
aud adhere 10 faithful execution % the known
compromise seud by The last Congress, the
act Tor reclamtng uXves from service or labor nclnded
which act, being designed carry express pfov
ion otihe constitution, cannot with hdey thereto, tie
Peaed, or changed "a 10 destroy impair It's efficiency
Rss1fUd, Thst the democratic parry will resist all atitmp
renewing, in Congress OUT ofi the egitauon the
slavery question, under whatever shape or color the
empt may be made :.
That, then, Is wha, they subscribed to- and wha, they
profess 10 believe, by their full voluntary, and enhus
asuc support of the party 10 the late To have
driven such nea away would have been act OF bad
ai,h and folly on the part OF The Executive. II would
have been TO challenge them 10 reoganze 10 light The
principles which he elected TO support and protect
There nothing LETT Tor him TO do but TO recognise
them cordially they had supported hun and Then
If they proved aithess, they could plead oi
II, but would be left Daked exposed TO the peltngs oil
the and contempt of all Just men OF every party
If they were what they pretended 10 be- they were no
longer abotioniss free soers and in that case they
entitled TO confidence and if they turn out to be
reesoIers sl. then they wall he politically damned by
their infamy.
Why, then. should the southern wings make such
noise about the spolls which these have recetved
If they honest they entitled them and n they
not honest, the very spos which they obtained
will destroy them Tor they will be forever REGARDED
the most unredeemabe set oil klaves and traitors that the
world eyerssw 1t will prove that they make bushes.
OF cheating, and ihatueachety natural TO them as
slime is TO the lizard.
And in the time their appointment will not be nj. .
lowed IN any degree 10 obstfuc the thorough admins
raon OF the strong national principles of the party Gen
Pierce elected to carry on, certain clearydehned
national pnc ami these he wall carry ont in all Their
length and breadth and ulness Till he fails in lhi. lei
The southern wings have the deoency 10 hold their peace
II bis official agents are wrong, be will remove them io
we selieye that noting will he allowed TO prevent he
most thorough and Incorporating of the
principles OF the national platform.
1t is nothing new the world that we should all of Us
be deceived IN Ii "a nothing new that un worthy
men should be appointed 10 Office To expect otherwise
IS to ask for niracls Hypocrisy is old faint OF hu-
nan nature and aithough there is fear tina
some OF the political abDlliioaists OF this State have
arger share OF II than Is permitted TO any gwen
Of humanity, yet may rest assured that President
Pierce will not allow them to croft By his confidence
10 any extent that will sndanser the integrity of hi,
administration. THEFT fasehood will not defeat his truth
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NEW York cAYALs-The proposition 10 amend the
constitution OF New York so to provide for the en-.
argement OF The canals reported by The committee Of
which passed the house unanimously passed
the senate on Wednesday, with but single dissenting
vo'ce-tha OF Mr. jones, oil Orange county. There vas
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