The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-08


The meeting adjourned.
A. D. BACHE, Chairman.
JOHN G. FOSTER, Captain United States Army,
Secretary.
Democratic Review and the Union.
"Disorganizers must be put down.
Who are the disorganizers?
Aston HOUSE, NEW YORK, February 4, 1858
To the Editor Of the Ne,p York Herald:
DEAR SIR: The leading article of the Washing
ton Union for the first of February has attacked
the motives and principles of the Democratic Re
uie,o | respectfully ask space in the Herald to
reply. The Union, in its agony, betrays, by its
intemperance of language, that the sore place was
probed by the pointed and unanswerable expo
sure OF the Union, in the last issue of the Review
For the venerable editor, personally, entertain
the greatest regard His high honor and generous
nature, in private and social life, and his distn-
guished service IN the field, shall not however,
screen his paper from our searching criticism l
am willing to accord to him. politically, that which
he seems to be most proud of-his orthodox Jack.
sonlsm some twenty years ago. The correctness
OF his opinions in regard to what was done and
finished for their time, by Jefferson and jackson,
FULLY concede. But what we demand of the Union
is, that, like Jefferson and jackson, it should give
US the line of action for the day. Instead of this
the Union and its retrograde associates present for
public consideration opinions good only as regards
the historical past. Twelve months ago the party
was in angry and violent confusion, caused by the
strifes between the different aspirants and their
surrounding cliques There were quarrels about the
Compromises to whose was the merit-and other
questions raised, of no object but to establish mort
cages upon the party. Our wisest statesmen
scarcely hoped for reconciliation and harmony.
AT this crisis took hold of the Rep,e1c and attack
ed the parties who were urging their claims upon
the grateful generosity Of the Democracy, which
merely meant asking Office and position for indi
vidual profit, not responsibility and trust for the
public welfare. The Reuietp has since directed the
attention of the country from petty home feuds to
the great question of our foreign relations-aware
from the highest sources of information of the ur-
gent necessity OF arousing the country to true
sense of the condition of the world and our own
position--the Importance of which the arrival of
every steamer will establish. The mass of the
people elected Pierce to carry out great principles,
and they want measures discussed-a very differ
emit affair from jackall fight for the spoils The
blind and retrograde course of the Union politi-
clans threatens soon to reduce the party to a
worse condition than before the nomination, and
has forced the Reuae,o to return to their castga-
ton. 1t ia a happy thing for the party and the
country, whose welfare SO intimately depends upon
the integrity Of the Democratic party, that Frank.
Pierce so soon comes into office.
1t has been charged upon the Reuie,g-and
proudly claim 1t as merit-that its course has
been to revolutionize the party as regards men
trust somewhat also as regards measures have
been often, indeed, accused of having killed off
each of the candidates.; and from the number of
letters that have been written to Mr.. Pierce, de-
nouncing me as the arch-conspirator, l must flat
ter myself that the RerieaO prevented the nomina-
ton OF any of the fogies. | advise Mr.. Pierce to
lay aside these letters for future reference when
will no doubt be found that nine-tenths of these
disinterested advice-giyers patriotic Office
seekers. No doubt, from the various candidates
whose aspirations were nipped by the keen breath
of the Revie,o, some twenty thousand asprants re-
gard me as having, directly or indirectly, depriv-
ed them of the chance of an Office Each of them
had Hatterlng promises from some of the seve-
raj candidates; it is natural that he should feel
some Christian bitterness against the man whom
he believes made these prospective promises obso
lete. A little philosophic cyphering might make
these gentlemen see that ninety nine hundredths
of them must have Lost in the race in any event.
But am extremely patient with them under their
trials, being naturally of forbearing temper with
people in distress Except Governor Marcy, who is
bear, all the gentlemen whose political career has
been 30 scathingly commented on in the Reuie,p,
are, 30 far as know, men OF irreproachable pri-
yate character. Upon that sacred ark--unsullied
private reputation-the RevielD has laid no sacrie-
gious finger But as politicians, whether MEM
bers OF Congress, Senators, Judges, Foreign Min.
listers, Governors Estates, Cabinet officers, Pre-
sidents, no elevation shall save them from deserved
censure The RevieaD only takes note of those whose
position gives them power to do harm; as, for in.
stance, General Cass, who is dear to the people, and
whose errors, therefore, are material, making it
them Were it even President Pierce himself " no
should swerve from what he owed the people, the
ReuieU could less afford to spare him than any one
else. Here, again, we are at Issue with the Union
school. They assert as principle that popular
statesman becomesina degree inviolable and intan-
gible to reproo and eloquent in praise of those
whose political fortunes are considered made.
Such perncious doctrine and conduct the Revie,c
abhors. 1t plays the sycophant to no one; and as
there are plenty of papers to do the putting, the
people need sentinel to watch the of states
men, and reveal them without fear. Such monitor
the ReuieU shall always be in my hands, and will
endeavor to transfer it only to such agents will
continue it what it now is-an open book to the
people, and terror to knaves and fools. 1
am we'll aware that the recent issue of the Demo
cratic ReUiep will raise ups in addition to the few
great and the many little opponents OF last year,
magnificent party Of antag onsm-" foemen wor-
thy OF steel''-all the conservative, Jesuitica
Brownsonian elements Of the Catholic Church, as
distinct from the progressive, sincere sons OF ST.
Peter; all the anti-Democratic, do-nothlng occu-
pants of the foreign embassies, and their various
friends besides the highly respectable conserva-
tives of the Washington Union stock, and the re-
mains of the Wing party-what is left Of it. 1t
hard thought-such as have just gone through
to meet such an inspiring opposition as this But
| gladly Tass the reins into the hands OF Frank.
Pierce, satisfied that young America, well this
whole nation, will find in him single hearted and
high minded representative, and an energetic and
sagacious leader. Since the election have held
the Revieo only till it could be put into faithful and
able hands, which will give intelligent support
to the incoming administration. For myself,
feel that have done in year the work of an ordi-
nary lifetime. and may be allowed little holiday.
The .sfogies' must not, however fatter themselves
that they have got rid of me. If corrupt combina
tions, such as the Reuietp broke up in 49, should
again threaten the party, and one else be forth.
coming to enter the lists against the conspirators
will undertake it with fresh zeal and confident
hope. s%5iS
During the late Presidential canvass the Union
assumed to take care of the election specially in
Tennessee, but its retrograde notions we're repu-
dated BY that gallant State, The Union and it's
adjutant, our STATIONARY friend" Cave johnson,
misconceived the character of the people. They
not recognising the progressive tendencies of their
readers and hearers. respectfully venture to
affirm that if they had substituted the Democratic
Hersesc Tor the Washington Union, the result would