The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-02

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directors the articles made. or agents Of the
company in conducting iss affairs He therefore
grants an injunction against them, and in doing SO
approyes the decisions in the famous case OF Good
wear and Day, delivered at Trenton, in Septic nher
1882 and M other gainst the Central Railroad Com
psny Of New Jersey. Judge Nelson seems to con-
siaer the questions or fact sfsctins Goodyesr's 10.
yepon ard patents incapable of further elucida'ion
by testimony Il follows from his decision, that no
iudi ,dusl or company can legally make or use car
/ springs ofvucapized rubber without the consent Of
| Goodyear and his licensees.
| Besides several columns OF advertisements aud
mu'h miscellaneous reading, to days inside pages
contain several interesting Lectures upon popular
subjects; lengthy Reviews of Mr.. Powell's painting
Of " De soto.T ard Mr.. poughty's landscape pliat-
ipgs Of the " seasons;" Jujcil Proceedings; Meet
Ing Of the Association for the Relief of Aged Iodgent
Females; Commercial and Theatrical News, &c.
The Cabinet Unnaasked Reputation OF the
Compromise Measures
The coming session Of Congress will naugu-
rate new era in the political history of this
country II win bring to light the first symp-
toms Of q new, and. we sincerely trust, better
regime than the one under which we are now
living. rs advent has long been obeious to
political seers. II depended on Franklin Pierce
to lead of the movement, and not oniy to Sc
cure for himself the practical triumph of re-
election in 1856, but to send down his name to
posterity loaded with honors He has not done
so. Like Pho Mono and Charles Albert. he al
lowed himself to be brought forward for while
and his name to be used as the ralying point
of the revolutionary forces; but when the time
came for personal action his courage failed him
and instead Of commanding the onward party he
attempted a retrograde movement. A similar
policy has rendered one of the monarchs we
1--we mentioned hateful to his subjects, and has
driven lie other from his throne: we have vet
to see what will be its effects on the popularity
and standing of Franklin Pierce.
Thata retrograde movement has been resolv-
cd upon by the administration the last manifesto
from the Union leaves us no room to doubt
One has only to compare it with the documents
which emanated from similar source twelve
months ago to perceive how far the President
has receded from the position he then occupied
Nor can we tell at present how far the Cabinet
will go in its population Of pledges and its
scorn of principles. 1t stands already by its
own confession on a platform whose only sup
port is the cohesive power of the spoils. 1t can
not now mention single active principle on
which we have any reason to expect its policy to
be based. Such shadows as democratic prin-
cipes" may be talked of, and Wanted in the
Cabinet journals but it would defy even Mr..
Marcys ingenuity to define single rule or
axiom Of public policy which the present 70
vernment now stands pledged to obey. They
have thrown of all restraint, repudiated all
moral obligation and if they were tomorrow
to govern this country in violation of every die
tate OF common sense. patriotism, and usage
we could not, after reading the manifesto in the
Union, charge ti.9. with the slightest decep-
. ..on Or Or hn..-IrSSSSrisy. |
1t is quite true. as the Union states, that
whe:. the gang of democratic office-seekers as
sembled at Baltimore they found themselves
divided into three parties Northern abolition
lists. Southern secessionists, and compromise |
men-neither Of which was sufficiently powerful
to command majority Of the convention Un-
der these circumstances two courses were open
to the members. The first was to withdraw at
once from body which could effect no prac-
teal purpose without dishonorable and fatal |
sacrifice Of principle and to proceed to nominate
separate candidates. This was the only course
consistent with honor and integrity. The Sc
cond was, to say to each other. in plain terms
1--WE are not here to fight about such triHes as
principles-we want the spols and nothing
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wings will put in their man and appropriate she
plumber. Let US, therefore. drop all differences
ofopinion- let us agree upon platform which
shall delude the people, and which, it is well
understood among ourselves shall really mean
nothing" This course could only be suggest
ed or adopted by men Of depraved minds and
utterly corrupt tendencies; and it was the
course pursued by the Democratic Convention
at Baltimore. A platform was framed in &C
cordance with its character. Pierce was pre-
sented everywhere as the man of the Union, the
man of the compromise-the Office seekers being
shrewd enough to see that the Union senti-
ment was paramount among the masses
and the American people, foolishly relying
upon the plain meaning Of this platform, elect
ed General Pierce to rule over them for four
years. They fanced that ia preferring this
platform to that Of the whigs-whch, in point
Of fact, was arranged on the same basis, by the
same agencies, and for like purpose they
were securing for themselves four years of quiet
uninterrupted prosperity, and certain release
from the sectional discorl which distracted the
country uoder the last President
Now they arc told that the Baltimore plat
form means nothing-that the people were the
dupes of Marcy, Davis. and the other wire-pull
ers-that so far from being q compromise Cab,-
net. the administration are in reality not pledg-
cd to any set Of principles whatever, and may 60
vern a. they please 1t seems hard thing to tell
the Thousands who deserted the oil hero Scott