The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-09-13
The Present A d ministration on.

What Is the Plerce Administration GOING!
Just precisely what it has been doing from
the very start-and that is precisely nothing
at all. If it has in any manner come up to
the expectations of the people, or Of the par
ty which placed it in power, then it illustrates
very peculiarly how little was expected of an
administration headed by Mr.. Pierce. Its
advocates or supporters have been telling us
to wat-to hold on little while, and the ex-
traordinary policy of this administration would
be made evident. 1t was 10 do terrible things
indeed, and to prove u most happy illustra-
ton OF the superior excellency in all things,
of a Democratic administration headed by
the immaculate Gen. Pierce, over The late
Wing administration $ represented and sus-
tanned by President Fillmore. The world
was to be astonished, and the foreign nations
of it to be made to tremble in their patent
leather boots. 1t was indeed easier to tell
what was not to be accomplished, than what
this progressive administration would do in its
multifarious and remarkable operations.-
But alas we have all been watching and wait
ing in vain. Nothing has been done for the
country. The President has thus far evil
IDENTIFY had his soul engrossed in endsavoring
to unite the factions of his party, by appoint
ments from each faction, particularly favor
ing those most dangerous 10 the country, yet
too useful to the party to be offended at such
a crisis. Yet even in this he seems to have
forgotten most important thing-that al
though he may thus have bought up certain
cliques, yet he hes given mortal offence to
many Of the old stanneh Democrats who
never wavered in the line, and are asking OF
fee as the reward of ife's party service
But all that is among the party. The people,
however, without respect to party. have their
claims upon this as upon every other admins
tration. To them must the answer be given
to the question-what have you done!
Aye, what has been done by that admins.
tration, hey ond making the worst and most
dangerous appointments that were ever made
by an admins tration! What line of policy
has it marked out, What is it going to do!
pleasure, When are we and the rest of man.
kind to be astonshed, and how are we to be
astonished!
We cannot refrain in this connection from
making al extract from Putnam's Monthly,
neutral or miscellaneous publication, and
which treats candidly and sensibly the
subject throughout. In speaking of this ad-
ministration, il says:
We have no disposition TO PREJUDICE its
case; indeed we have been willing To indulge
the most sanguine hopes of its future career;
vet we are compelled TO say, reluctantly, that
thus far we find in what it has DONE no evil
dences OF large, magnanimous, and true
hearted craftsmanship. On the contrary, we
do find the most unmistakeable signs Of a
narrow, petty, superficial and intolerant par
tisanship, alike wanting in Judgment and dig.
nifty, and utterly unworthy of this people
both in the ability and tone with which affair:
have been conducted The government ha:
been managed and not administrated We
shall see by recurring briefly to its prominen
acts.
And who can deny this! In conclusion
the same writer says:
In arraigning the present government thus
showing how far it has fallen short of the ca
liabilities of its position, and what demorali
zing and dangerous alterations it has alread.
countenanced, it is needless for US to disciair
all partizan motives. The tenor OF our dis
cussion will acquit US of that imputation il
all candid minds. 1t will be at once seen tina
our aims have been much higher and NOR
generous. We haye mad, an could have n
desire to bring the agents of power into dis
repute; but we confess that we have wished
by the signal example of their failure, to il
lustrate the absurdity and hazard OF that pal
ty machinery, by which such agents are de
signated.