The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-07
From the Louisville Times, Jrly9
The Appointments and the Clanfor Of the OPP
s.scaNe position

From the Louisville Times. Jolly
The Appointments and the Clanfor Of the OPP
sssra position.
Wherever the scattered forces of The late wing party
have rallied for renewal OF The struggle against their
triumphant adversary, The staple of their opposition is
camor against the appointments OF President Pierce.
They make no other issue; they bear inscribed upon
their banner no principle object OF public policy they
assail article Of The political creed of the democratic
party, sci forth in it's platform applied TO the admin
sralion of the national affairs. Their sole and only
ground ofopposion is the character of President Perces
appointments. They chiefly assail his appointment OF
persons whom they alege to be ee-soers, and they
pour out constant volumes OF denuncs,en against this
outrage of The deePes, dye. As TO the charge
that President Pierce has appointed eesoers 10 office,
the untrathiulness OF the allegation has been ire
queny demonstrated that rs scarcely necessary 10 re-
peat The demonstration Ii is well known that the
of tina, portion of the New York democracy which a,
one time embraced the heresy OF free sosm abandoned
and absred that heEesy IN the las, presidential election
The assertion OF The wing organs that the barnbuner fac
nonof New York; although they into the Democratic
Convention, accepted the platform Of that body and sup
ported both 1t and the candidate who stood upon with
their votes. st did not thereby their former
free soilism, is obviously illogical and absurd The only
plausible evidence which these organs are able to cite
that the barnburnets did abandon their free soism
in their support Of General Pierce for the presidency is
as the New York Evening Post, aud one or two other
such PRINT, which, is well known, did not represent
the true sentiments OF the bsnburners during the can.
vass, and whose representations obviously and
preposerousy in the teeth OF notorious facts as 10 excite
contempt for their reckessness pity Tor their madness
The declarations OF these journals that the barnbuDers
notwithstanding their adhesion TO the platform asd
dida,e Of the Democratic National Convention, did not
thereby surrender their ee-soisn, equally IRA
tonal at thai time with those OF the wing organs now
The same effect. Then there were, and still are more
positive and tangible proofs which may be addnccd II
well known that the Two most prominent and recog.
missed leaders OF the barnburner party John Van
Buren, and John A. Dix. The declarations OF these
men are certainly more oaculat and authoritative
as 10 the views Of the banburner masses than thos.
OF any others. AT the memorable democratic
meeting a, Newberg, the former OF these gentle
distinctly declared his approval OF and adhesion 10
the platform OF the Democratic National Convention and
the latter signihed the These gentlemen he
active leaders who marsbaed the barnburners into the
support OF General Pierce and authora,vey represented
their sentiments Their declarations and course furnish
posUt proof to be added 10 the strong argumenaive
evidence OF the circumstances, that the bsfnbuners did
bandon their free-solism 10 yelling their support TO
General Pierce We have on the one hand, evidence
that the barpburneTs sbjured their ffee-'o heresy,
the fac,sthat This party represented in the Demo-
cratic Natonsl Convention that their delegates ihee
voted for the platform OF the convention with which ire
solism is entirely incompatible; that the bsrnbuners
a mass united with the other wing OF The New York
democracy in the most cnbus astc acceptance and
support OF the platform and candidate OF the conyen-
ton; and that the authoritative leaders OF that party
not only signihed by their course, bu, positively
and distinctly declared their approval oil the plat
form, while they gave their support 10 the candI-
date. On the other hand. the only evidence tn the
ary which can be rakcd up the foolish declaration OF
two three such recusan and repudated journals the
New York Evening Poet, made in the lace oil all these
facts, and The illogical and absurd propositions Of
single fory and fanatic, Mr. b f. Butler Now no rational
mind hesitate a moment in view Of the evidences
here presented on both Sides being satisfied that The
banbntners did fully and uoeQuvocay reccde from and
give M their free-solsm. They are, then longer
Tree -soiers They abjured that herssy. and expiaed
their repented adoption OF IL in their frank accept
and faithful suppor, Of the platform and oandi-
date of the Democratic National Convention, and Prcsi-
dent Pierce could not do otherwise than regard and treat
them sincerely loyal 10 their professions long
they give no indication OF iphdey to those professions
He would do injustice 10 Them to his own character,
aud TO the sentiments OF the democratic party Of
the ns,ioo, il he should sil regard them as free
solers, and exclude them that account from par
he'pauon IN the Official service and Lonors OF the
government These reformed free soilcrs were well
coined back INTO the communion OF the democratic party
with The warmest applause Of the whole democracy Of
the naooan amnesty Of pas, offences was universally
Indicated, and was clearly sgn6ed that they should be
treated long they remained true 10 their renewed al
legiance, precisely the rest Of the democracy Ths
The understanding and Pre.den, Pierce has bu, .x
ecuted the sentiment OF the democratic party in the IN.
proserpive treatment which he has extended TO the barn
burners To have pursued towards them a course Of d,s
elimination and exclusion would have been TO violate the
pledge and compromise the honor Of the national democ