Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-10-21

Col. Davis Leitr-The PolicyofMe administration
WAsH1NGToN October 18th, 1853.

Col. Dovis' Lettr-The Policyofthe Administration.
WASHINGTON October 14th, 1853.
Editors american Times: -a,
The rumor that the Secretary of War differed
with the Administration in its policy towards the
New York factionsts which had been increasing
for some days, reached it's climax here, when it was
known that letter from him would appear in the
Sentinel of the next morning. That Col Davis
should at this moment, write letter on the SUBJ
Ject and that it would appear in the organ OF the
Hard Shells, waS.in connection with the above men
toned rumor. sufficient to convince many, that he
was really about to leave the Cabinet and that there
would be general break up" But the letter has
has appeared, and many are disappointed. 1t is the
concisest and cearest defence of the policy of the
worth any hundred columns which have been writ
ten the sub ject. 1t will be read with appreciation
from Maine to Texas, and cannot fail to sufMee any
fair or sensible politician.
That it would have been 9 hollow and dishonora-
be' to have united with men in the hour of danger
and not to recognize them after victory, is propo-
sltlon, at the very statement of converse of which
any man of honest principles familiar with just
impulses would be startled. That, after the gen
eral amnesty at Baltimore and the acquescence OF
men of extreme and all shades of opinion in the plat
form there laid down. and after the solemn compact
there made, to put end to the agitation of all dis
turbing questions and especially after the entire
good faith of all parties had been made manifest by
an union in the election of Gen. PIERCE that the AID
ministrat-on should then fail to recognize the Dem
ocratic party as unit, would have been a gross
| fraud. From an honorable determination to adhere
to these pledges, springs necessarily the policy Of
fair distr button of governmental patronage to al
sections of the party, without reference to former
| opinions to which was the first to renounce OBJ
| jectionable doctrines And from this fixed purpose
must equally follow, condemnation of those who
violate the Platform by renewing agitation. Tha
| this policy is the dictate of fairness and common
sense must be plain to every one and that it will be
stelnly adhered to- without regard to consequences
will be made more evident
When the proposition made in $40 to unite
the democracy of New York with the Barnburnel
wing which had rebelled in '48, it was urged in OPP
position to it that such union would tncture the
party with free soilism.
! To this it was replied by those who were possess
ed of more foresight, that the Democratic party
would entirely consume the free-soil section. The
sagacty OF this policy apparent in entire sue
cess. The formidable phalanx which supported Var
Buren, and the Buffalo platform now annihilated
and have more than once, and now have again, en-
dorsed the entire Baltimore platform, fugitive slave
law and all. This endorsement is said to be nsin
cere and yet no proof is given of want Of gooc
faith. The charge is made but on s,Spicion when
the contrary, their adherence to the platform
its candidates successfully in the Presidential cleo
ton, and their present attitude give abundant proc
of its falsty. Yet the men who made this charg
are at this moment agtating questions which the
had agreed to consider settled, and they alone il
it, except indeed, Garrison and his associates
Whilst the entire South, the late elections show
are satisfied and quiet upon the subject of slavery
these New York * Nationals amazingly exciteC
about it. The fact is apparent as is the want O
good taste and honesty in their procedure, that tn
real cause of their clamors exists in disappOinte
ambition and an nsatiate appetite for the lucre Q
Mace. POST.