The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-03

Roger A. Pryor. esq, OF the editors OF the Rich
mond Enquirer, is on visit TO the city.
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COsley's SANDER upon tho President.
Extract Of Speech made at Syracuse The I'd 81 Novsm
bsr BY Mr. Cooley, candidate jor comptroller in NeU
"Mr. Cooley read extracts from the Washington Union
referring the Bronson difficulty He said Here
proof strong Holy Writ, that the derous occupant
ths White House, and his infaed cabinet at Washington
have undertaken the rather difficult task, opprehend
controlling the local elections of this State This
will bring down morals Of citizens the low, dead
level Of profanity and drunkenness. requisite now il
Washington conform the fashionable standard in
vogue the White House. What is the OF thu.
hghhanded outrage Of President Pierce accompanied by
the viinpeave and shameless mssve of insult, vugarty
and hurled from the office of tho Secretary
the Treasury the nnotending head of the collector,
fell into the Judas Iscarot basket bag oil John Van Bu
ron, by command of fh-rate county court. ueacl
pelfogger of New Hampshire, who. by acct
dent simply. happened reach exalted position only
10 disgrace it and himself with iniamy The
only deseer in the camp is the General himself, who is
only the nominal head Of the cabala PuEch
andJndy conductor Of free soil performances with wire
in his back, by which he is iwiched backwards and for
wards and made TO kick up his heels here, and dance
there. such music the grinders OF his cab
take a fancy sing in his delnded 1t is any
time dangerous experiment to desert friends and under
take buy ones enemies. But General Pcrces time
of life, with fixed social habits objectionable and per-
nicous his cannot prove otherwise Than every way
disastrous and fatal him not whether this be de-
cared from the the Of tie Capitol
Washington lately the pedestal where General Pierce
hatangned multitude In noisy pompons stump Speech
denomnated the Presidents lnaugural!"
This is said OF who has relied upon po-
ston, but upon intrinsic power and merit for the est.
nation in which be has been held from the day he
elected representative the State legislature from his
native town TO The present hour Of whose father
served every day OF the revolution fighting private
at the battle OF Bunker Hill, and retiring as the CON-
mander OF a company, in l754-the of father who
Inhabited of the first log .huts in The interior of New
Hampshire where he reared family three of the Of
which have served with distinction in the OF the coun-
try This is said of who. the age OF twenty -four,
was elected speaker of the house of OF his
native State consisting of hundred and forty members
and he The youngest member of the body man who,
while occupying tina, position, elected TO the House
Of Representatives Of the United States by more than
Twelve thousand majority in the popular vote and who
having served during terms, and while yet occupy
jig sea, in tina, body elected the United States
Senate before reaching the age of thirty yesrsof
man who subsequently, declined the acceptance Of
in the same body, again rendered him declined the
nomination OF governor. By accamston declined
the appointment Of Attorney General OF the United States
the Baltimore Convention of 1884, held position at the
head Of the bar of his native State without controversy
and without question: man who, a, the call OF HE
country although he had enjoyed none Of The advantages
of military education, first volunteered as private
soldier, and drilled with his company 10 that capacity, in
the darkest period of the Mexican war; and subsequently,
accepted commission Of colonel OF infantry, and raised
4 regiment; was promoted TO the rank Of brgadier
II
there at the most pesiilen,ial season organized a
command of twenty FIVE hundred men, consisting OF
raw recruits from all parts Of The country, and, after
harsssng march The month OF July joined General
Scott at Paeba the evening prior The advance of that
noble army upon the valley. Il is saying little TO assert
tina, he braved every danger with dauness courage
and proved himself equal TO every emergency in the
un,ried circumstances TO which he had been so sud-
denly called. He not only secured the confidence
and commanded the applause OF all the general Off
GERS, bu, returned 10 his mountain home, at the
close OF hostliues with The united affection OF both
officers and Nothing could perfectly illustrate
his standing in the army the united support which
that army gave him in the late presidential contest both
officers and rank and file, without reference 10 political
opinions This is said of who, retiring in his
habits and modest in bis pretensons, nominated for
The presidency by the great democratic convention al,
Baltimore and the age OF fory-seven elected to
the position OF Chief Magistrate by majority which has
no rAEale in The history of popular elections This il
said Of man whose purity of life and whose devotion
to the public service sane and homes, will ques-
lion, however widely he may differ from Gen Pierce in
his policy or principles We have no language 10 ex-
press our adherence OF such mendacious audacity as
that which characiefzes Mr.. Cooeys speech. Truly,
madness rules the hour when such men become prom-
nent candidates for public station and when public
senblies will listen such assaults upon the vioous
and patriotic II enough say that il, iase-basely
falss-nfamously false-irom beginning 10 end. We
denounce the several charges sanderous, upon our
own knowledge of The President; and The man who is
capable Of such oalumnes be secuted from
specable society. And yet this is OF the men held
uP pattern Of purify and patriotism by Judge Bon
son
I've 1t stated in letters from Washington tina, 4
President Van Buren,, IN Europe has accepted fom
President the appointment Of on behalf of the
United States, in the mixed Commission ..sonbng in
London 10 settle British aud American claim.-,, or
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