The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-02

soclitionis (whom they subsequently, and tb
renegade wings who joined that dstsstable coalition
msniitsted az the time of it's appearance good deal
uns a-in - and classification With the INAUGURAL OF Ge
neral rsrce Entertaining the dsorganizng sentiments
OF tbeic k not then in the secret OF the OF
tne PRESIDENT believed, with the democrats who had
aways stood ny the compromise measures and the
sitution that the sounding declarations OF General
Fierce, as put forth in his inaugural really meant soma
lining They thought at FIRST, did the true friends Of
the President, that his political antecedents were
such az to entite- him to belief as a man OF truth
and veracity. They had not the remotes. idea then
that General Pierce intended so soon to repudate by
his own suicidal ac, the primo ipss he had laid down
in his inaugural They dreamed of such fooli sh
absurdiy the part of the President Of the United
States for the reason that they not then apprised
OF the Presdent- policy which was not IN any degree
developed in the inaugural With the exception of this
been no much warmed into executive favor people gene
rally were satisfied with the President and wished
well to his administration appeared to be the settled
opinion OF conservative, well men of all politi sal
parties that the country hal fortunate from
the mischievous designs of the opponents Of General
Pierce whose candidate for the Presidency though
highly honorabls veteran soldier who had fought glo
rouBly In the Of Freedom was to be 40
much under the coLtrol and dictaon Of certain whig
freesoers Ms In case OF his election enanger the
pocy his subtle advisers might induce him adopt the
saoity OF the Union, and possibly upset the govern
ment How tie did men of this opinion foresee that by
the election of General this country was likely to
fall into the same difficulty which they so assidously
endeayored to avoi by the rejection of General Scott
When the famous inaugural came from Washington
set OF resolutions endorsing IL intro iuced into the
Assembly by Hon Daniel Taylor but the Speaker
being rowdy, INSCRIPTIONS short BOY who had no re-
gard for the rules of the House. and to rule
with alpable injustice towards all the members whom
he failed to corrupt nvegle into his deceptye pot
cal meshes interposed ia obstacles to the efforts Of
Mr. Taylor that 1t long time before he could get his
inaugural endorsement resolutions up for consideration
When he at last succeeded and brought the question Of
their adoption to voe the short boy Speaker left te
chair with all his barr burner bues and ed from he
House with as much precipitation people living in trop
ical climates sometimes quit heir dwellings, the sound
OF an earthquakel They would not upon them at all
They regarded them directly in conflict with their po-
tca faith the articles of which were to be found In the
Buffalo PLATFORM but part Of them could they at the
tme discover in the inaugural of General Pierce The
resolutions OF Mr. Taylor endorsing the naugursl were
nevertheless, passed in the Assembly by handsome
Jorty many OF the wings voting in the affirmative as
well they light, for man could discover much
sanctioned The tampeders however thought they dis
ranr'
The speaker then went into some personal explana.
John Van Buren, and continuedSo much for John Van
Buren,, prince john" as he is sometimes derisvey
called much such kind of prince suppose as ia the
ruler of the pit the nce of devils " the prince of
humbugs" and the prince of liars" He is now am
Brons ms head in basket - reminding one forcibly of
another progate prostitute Of ancient times who was
seen with very good mans head in charger" which,
to crafty base passion, had been by order of
drunken Governor Of Judea at bacchauaIian banquet
given at the "White House, be stia mansion of that
wicked prince Jerusalem The parallel between the
of both the ae head Of John the
Baptist Bronson the Collector no less than Of the
two di,npated rulers, who, in their druntea cups,
Is TOO manifestly striking not to impress upon the
mind Of every. one the melancholy truth that
head in basket says this itineraa pollutei speech
filter Of short hoy obscenity as he swings his lsess
length from one barnburner squad to another eering
and scong at the stern virtues patriotism and the
waverng political principles of the man. who to appease
the urgent demands of John and his associates
political progacy, victmized and maryred by the
unhalowed hands of treachery and imbecility ,ron-
sons head 10 basket ~ And why has Bronson been
out OF all the nominees of the President for the
sacrhce-for the victim to give hlary and mirth to the
reckless ban oil flJustros who now and always have
enjoyed General Pierces confidence than all the
What DO the high functionaries at Washington
who are evidently gddy with the rens OF power tenpo
for sunmariy demanding the head Of Bronson" for
eecting that highly accomplished pure minded patriotic
from the office of Collector Of the port New York.
office which he sought aud only cousented to
accept to obge the President and from an un
pleasant embarrassment; and which he has filled with so
himself Why was this done What rrsst ""IitcsI 20
principle is to be favorably affected by it, what i'm
Eortant question OF public policy is to bs advanced BY t
What is the secret OF this high handed outrage OF Pre
Pierce accompanied by the vtuperatve and shame
less mssive Of insult vulgarty and coarseness hurled
head OF the Collector it fell into the Judas
lcariot basket or bag Of John Van Buren, by command
Of ath rate country court reacherous petfogger of
New Hampshire, who by accident simply happened to
reach exalted position only to disgrace it cover
himself with nfamy? Why, again, ask was the head
OF the victim called for and the slaughter demanded? II
simply because Judge Bronson had the ndepen,en
manlness to indicate to the unscrupulous caba of Tam
many Hail. who had insutingly and with chara:teristc
efrontery undertaken to uAe lis great decoy
in furtherance of their in gues against the democratic
party that he should exercise inaenable rsht, Of
which no power on earth bu, that of revolution
deprive him. any other citizen OF this State right
of suffrage in support OF the regularly nominated demo
cratic ticket instead of the short boy nominations which
he utterly repudiaed and entirely disapproved or That
is the true reason that is the whs le amoun Of the Col
lector's offending from beginning to end for which he
has been unhandsomely ased by the President and
basey traduced and ecred by the mlnons Of power
and John Van Buren,, who fcongy itineraries through
the rural districts digsog his fal;ehoods and boasts
that he has "Bronsons head in basket" Tha. is the
true reason and that is the only reason II any man
doubts 1t he viii have abundant evidence to relieve his
mind from any further doubt this subject by reading
from the Washington Union of October % 1865 the re
cognzed official organ of General Pierce, editorial
ticle hsaded "The Presidents Policy vndicated-oncal
Insubordnation Discountena nced-Faotous Dsorganza
ton Rebuked," from which beg leave to quote fov
striking extracts which will not fail to make the truth Of
my assertion very clearly manifest.
Mr. Cooley mere read the extracts auduei to referring
to the Brt difficulty and continued-Herc is the
proof strong Holy Writ that the derous occupant of
the "White Bouse and his inflated Cabinet Washing
ton, have undertaken the rather difficult task appre-
hend of trolling the local elections Of this State
c-etary Guhre's letter transmitting to Judge Bronson
the notice of his removal indicates only the pretext
that ipiudicous and uni ustiabe act while the editor
Of the Unon in apoogetically laying the whole subject
before the public, letters ani all gives, beyond every
petration of the deed. An fellow citizens what pitt
ful spectacle does this pary meddng the part Of
the United states with our local State politics. present
for the contemplation of great, Intelligent free and
independent nation Its President down from the
height Of his exalted station and FAR forgetting the
dignity of that position less than what is due to his
character honorao Die while iocc pyng it,
to mix up with the par state squabblss of the day
and attempt to control the euds which unhappily
agate and disturb the harmonious ranks of the de-
mocracy Of this commonwealth How the President
and his Cabinet beltcd and 10 sered in the estimation OF
hon hoNa ala
by such reprehensble undgnided, unmanly and des
pcable conduct Everywhere, in and Of this State
throughout the whole length aud breadth OF the land
except with the short boy buLies and slung shot ia
cendiaries the cut-throas, bandits and fbustcros of
1ammany Hail. and their pres,gans adherents the unus
tidablc removal Of Judge Bronson is condemned as a
fagrant Outrage the spotess purity Of that
character, and violation Of public trust injurious to
ths interests Of the Unon and act Of ngrande and
injustice revolving to the moral of every high
minded and honorable The President and his
Cabinet, however, have taken upon themselves the
sponsbility Of the high handed OF debating to
all the subordinate functonaries OF the federal govern
the political afiintes of men for whom they may
r not be allowed their