The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-09

Der OF Congress from Alabama. and subsequently, our
charge daares 10 Venezuels, have arrived in our city,
aud taken lodgings al Browns Hotel We also learn
that the Hon. Mr.. Asbe, of North Carolina. is in the
city
New Phase OF Opposition.-A sign or I'm
PIovemcnt.
We begin TO indulge the hope that those wing journals
which feel in partisan duty bound say somsng spite
iul against the administration, will at last. after six
months trial. get up Ingenuity enough TO had some enc
other cry than -soeTs and dIsunionis,s in Office
AS stimulus TO this Improvement in their tactics We
can safely them that more unfortunate issue
than thslheir old and only ground Of attack upon the
Presdent--lhey cannot possibly find. The disgust and
with which the people have received il their
hands will find relief in almost any substitute how
ever unprincipled and reckless. .@s
The New York Courier and Enquirer deserves hon
orabe mention for lis sazaci'y in percevn3 that the OPP
position take new tack; aud, with holiness
no, wholly unchivssous it comes forward volan,
eer TO tread the yet unroddcn path Let beware OF
pitfalls. is ets
A day or two since. the Courier made some charges
against the administration. which appeared 10 ex-
lrayagani hardly be seriously meant; and with
brief general denial, except upon single point lei
them pass But The Courier returns 10 the charge.
peas its accusations, and calls on for specific an
swer TO each OF them. II says esy
White The organ takes good 10 avoid all definite
issue upon any Of positive staemenswhie il does
not attempt dspoye that the csbinct officers
rced with special reference 10 The diversity of their pn
cplcs the appointments Office throughout the
try gene made from who had been opposed to
the Baltimore platform; thai gss ndecision and daloii
have Leen exhibited in filling important stations
abroad, particularly in France, China and London that
doc free and dcspOliiDR
policy put forth by members Of the cabinet on the
northern trip Of the President which II was afterwards at
tempted TO plain away as meaning nothing that the anu
the administration towards the Pacific railroad has
changed from hostility while il does not even
effort new face upon these or any other
Of the notorious facts mentioned, il does rnske Some
slight, brief show Of at's mpt q meet us in our negative
that mot single mo- policy has been marked
ou,, not single negotiation Ct importance has been
brought end so far as we know, materially
forwarded IL points the inaugural, and declares that
the spirit ard elect that State paper and
were iel, acknowledged be both in this county
and in Europe" $685. f d. r $500.
Now, will specify just as minulely as the Courier
desres. We take issue with that journal on every
Of the above allegations against the administration.
stated What the Courier Gays OF the selection of the
cabinet, OF the appointments TO oihce throughout The
country, OF the pomac appointments, o"the aggressive
and deepolng doctrines" and OF the attitude Of the ad
miDis,ra,on the Pacific railroad, is all untrue The
cabinet officers instead OF being selected for diversity OF
principle are we'll understood all OF them. TO agree with
each other and with tue President in bis views of public
policy set forth in his Inaugural Address. As 10
the appointments to Office throughout the country"
defy the Courier begin to prove that they have been
generally male from who had ban opposed TO the
Baltimore platform" Take the country through. and.
as we aver, an immense and overwhelming major
ily OF the appointments would be found 10 contradict
this allegation Blu, al the lime, Il should be
observed tina, this allegation to the appointments
amounts 10 Holhias, frue--ihe present, and
not the past position OF men being the point OF Importance
in their selection for Office. So 10 the diplomatic ap-
enlswhere is the proof that the public service
has 10 any way suffered by ndecsion and datorncss on
the part OF the PRESIDENT In London Mr. Buchanan is
at bis post. In China Mr.. Marshall entered uron the
duties OF his mission only few months since. and 1t 10
no, the fault OF the administration that the ds,ng
gentleman appointed 10 succeed him has no, been able
10 replace him. The French mission will doubtless be
filed in due season. Meantime The country will note
the candid simplicity with which the wing organ implies
that il is public injury for the have left
two or three diplomatic poets in the charge, for six
months OF the men 10 whom Mr. Fillmore con6Jea Them.
But we will no, avail ourselves of this reply 10 the
Couriers accusation OF dla,oness in the appointments
We meet that accusation in its waoe length and breadth
with the direct avernen,. hat by ether cdinidrao~
in this country hire 50 many important Offices bern 80
prompt flied by s sdrnniaya,n Of P,esdsni Pierce
Thus the Courcrs whole charge OF da,orness and in
decision dwndes down into se-eon that the Presi-
dent has proceeded in hot hurry OF prescriptions, bui
has taken proper time to deliberate when there was
reason Ior deliberaon.
A to the Courier's iasinuaiion of an aggressive
dcspollng policy" being first advocated and then dis
avowed by members Of the cabinet. we say. in The
fret place, that member OF the eabne, has made,
caused 10 be made. any such disavowal explanation
the second places the charge tina, any member OF the cab
net has advocated such policy insult 10 the public
intelligence. and is not believed by those who make il
and 10 the third place that the Courier knowing this,
has, s above cited language, avoided any such difec,
charge and con,ented itsef with very poor and un
worthy insnustops
The Courisrs las, specification. is that "he altitude Of
the administration towards the Pacific railroad has ehsngtd
from favor TO hostility" This statement is really too
gross attempt impose upon the public II is untrue
in epcry uord Tia wholly untrue that the adnnsrs-
ton has stood in altitude OF isvor towards the
Pacific railroad government measure II - wholly
untrue that the administration stands in attitude
Of hostility the Pacific railroad Il is wholly untrue
that the administration has eha~gsd its attitude
L.. IA hat Ihn Jnntn.