Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-05
RICHMOND WHIG.,
MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER ., 1859.
TIL. Administration and the Compromise


question was to be at end far adhcrancc
the great Compromise Resolutions of 80 could effect
that rcsult-that whether or not more resolutions
were expressly endorsed by the Platform laid down
by the Democratic National Convention of -. or by
the nominee Of that convention previous his cleo
ton they would he carried ont in good faith 10y the
Administration of Gen Pierce II the purpose
of party to take that administration trial that
is to let its acts speak for it. throw obstacles
in its way and To- hope for the best. They have done
so TO the fullest extent. The Inaugural al President
Pierce was received with high cncominmS from Wing
Journals throughout the Union and ample evidence
given Of their purpose 10 render To the Ad-
ministra,on the full measure ofmcrt it might deserve"
How far has it fulfilled the expectations oi the friends
oft the compromise within the ranks OF those
who struggled hard To elevate il 10 power? The
comments of the leading compromise journals of the
Democratic party may serve best to show the cN-
tent to which it has fulfilled those cNPccta~
tons In illustration Of this we may introduce here
an article from the New York Herald oi the lsi inst
on the subject 1t is but OF many To that effect
recently put forth by that paper after lending all t
influence to promote the election Of ten. Pierce the
Presidency; and is as follows
The TRAITOR CABINET-ABGNDoNNEST rHE CovPRo-
When We stated Yesterday that the manifesocs OF the
Cabinet published in its newspaper organs showed clear
Iy that the compromise had been abandoned had
idea assertion o the fact would Toe simultaneous
with authoritative confession from the administration
itself Such H. however, the In another portion
this paper will be found article from the Union in
which is clearly stated that the cabinet does not
Mise the compromise its basis, aai docs intend
allow it influence it, policy. In uier words, the
Union newspaper, speaking on behalf Of President
Pierccs administration distinctly intention ic-
the great WHICH have mmOrtalzri CLAY,
Calhoun, and Webster and that The
the government of this country will not be- in accoFIarc
with the laws OF adjustment OF 1850. more striking
confirmation OF predictions could not possibly have
been afforded us-a more immediate gvowal OF treason
we had not dared to expect from the Cabinet
1t stands record the administration OF General
Pierce, elected and placed in power the Union SENT
and the popular approval al the compromise dc.I
erately repudales that measure denies It's obligation. 10
its influence, and formally announces 10 Tie p,UpeUi the
United States that does not intend in
be bound by its provisions its shirt. To experienced
politicians the fact has long since been rendered oyou
by the OF tia administration hut the authoritative
mission will bc usen q the public az arE". IL will
able them estimate Rt tr Just value the professions
the Cabinet There tnose A"puF Nho It'll believe
that Pierce could not retain in Office guilty OF for
swearing themselves and pursuing policy directly hos
tile TO the permAncncy OF the Union They viii Judge
for iii. nselves. We ask them adopt our y.a--
We entrest that they take the T1io arc. on 10, own
merits and say whether they honestly support pay
~ whose political confession Of faith is conveyed ia
article repubi!sh.
If there Ice a party Ia these United States whirh will
openly confess, in he light Of ay. that it it,
erlers in sacrificing every psc.pc tor the s,kr Achi-
wing partisan victory and carving of the spos there
be party which holds the preservation tl.r uiun
cheap thSt can abandon the compromise wituut ar-
mur. aud reopen The door for Northern abolition and
30 Ilhern srcrs,iOnii 'Esre br party which, having
striking victory tfr ni purplr-, STRAIGHT
aiterwarda swallows pledges !rirpl,s e., uatI-
under faoi, aud s'oi- at the doctrine, which ah',,ir
triumph--llen Heavens name let that party cu,ie
forward and support the Cabinet II will not contain
many honest among it, ranks thI .r mon can %,
endane cred. twill among ita supporter. Gen
yntlar lpt l.f
Union. IL ma, rally around few diyfrpuiIhlr
siOni-t- from iha south and nbO,i,ts from v North
who are ready their principles Tor the sake
share Of the public p.ndrr. and who will pull toy, .,l
harmonou-y enough 20 Ion" practical question
TO divide them, but vail not cou'a" single hon
oTabc man solitary Statesman At prr'r: standing
or future promise
In addition 10 the above might quote columns
from the Washington Saat,a,L now the acknowl-
edged organ of the Compromisn Democracy at til,
seat of government, in testimony that the adniniru
ton has proved isiiblcs and rcarherous to their ca,
We must however content ourselves f,r the present
with making an extract from a ia.c number Of tina
paper, commenting upon the following paragraph from
an article in the Union
'Ifme Baltimore Platform hal expressly oyJror,d o
disdppror,d the compromise, the nominee uou!L hay,
met with certain defeat
In the course OF its remarks upon this quotation
from the THioH the Sentinel says:
1t j. not remembered by every man. women and chill
in the country that the democratic party throughout tia
exciting that resulted in their triumphant success
everywhere asseverated their sincere desire secure m
sceudancy Of pure national democratic doctrines ea
That they everywhere proclaimed If the then can
ddate the present Chef Magistrate, should be elected
that sbOiton-t aud recOie+ would be- di-biuIrl aud
destroyed, that tnor pcuiciou doctrines would be- &c.
buked aud they themselves be- treated with the cGn tu
they much deserve. What contributed more than nl
other things combined, to the triumph Of the democra
that they had their faces gIius the aboHdou-
aud ireesorTs They asserted that, f General Picrc,
should be- elected that irccsocrs would have uducuc
in the governments but shat General scott should b,
chosen chief magistrate, that hi rer-oi friends an allie.
would hold D their hands the very reius Of government
No press ~ THE country rung the changes th- yira
than the Washington Union 10 quit at night o
TO resume II 10 the morning IL "as ycnly labor o p,
10 It, IL rolled u sweet nOr-ei under IT. tongue. BI
'now change DER the spirit ot IT. dream VIVA
u asserted them il repudate- nos To Justify acts that 80
discreet have done has take back an that once
IL said. 10 has n stuluy itself Il has To drrIrt th
honest democracy Of the nation assembled Btrimol,
10 prevent discred aud injury itself aud he alstr
presses In word, to sG-tan NJ Guthrie aud all mp
Gated with him in hs utcicnnblo View lork transactions
II must rip up the Baltimore Patiufm-uyade the score
thoughts vi the members OF the convcuuo-chargr thc
conduct With duplcity-insuu1te fraud, aud thus cove
with odium aud oboquy all concerned 30 the proceeding
Of that body
From comments such rs the above by lea lin
Democratic Journals the friends Of the Compr.mi.
in what estimation Il snow held iy thc Admit
istration--that the Baltimore Platform prof sHng
endorse " was only the ARTICLES OF agreement b
tween hostile scuons'' armisticc l1r thcsroils
and that ts principles not only to bc rcpudialc
by the act of conicrrirg the power and patronage
the government upon the hitherto avowcd enemies
that compromise but that ia effect It's ablud,nmG
IS plainly indicated through The Administration q
gan.
CE- 10 Il announced by the Washington Corresponds
Of the New York Tribune, that the Trelsurcrs sateme
ending 2sth Nov. shows an aggregate net balance
twenty -four millions four hundred and aivv thouaa
dollars At all the dcpoaIioricu and mints, viz Ncs Yor
four millions Eve hundreds and 7i1ty thou'and Boston Chr
millions and siSy.ninc thousand, New orleans, nine hu
aud siIy.Gye thousands 81 Louis ono million four hunir
and seven thousand san Francsco one million two hu
dred thousand Philadelphia mint millions sit bu