The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-03-03
wednesday Eve'ng, M'ch. ., 1854

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THE IS6oGiNG AND OUTCOME ADMINS
TRATIoN.-The following remarks by the
New York Commercial Advertiser, are SO
pertinent, just and proper, that we take
pleasure in transferring them to our col
umns. What is said of the course of the
President elect, as we'll as Of the Admins
tration Of President FILLMORE, will meet the
approval OF right thinking men Of all parties.
We quote:
The President elect is now at Washing
ton, and in a few days will take the helm of
public affairs. With what skill and wisdom
hS will guide the vessel of State remains to
be proved. W. doubt whether a President
of this Uaion ever entered office under cir
eumstances more favorable TO the success of
his administration, and to the establishing
Of his reputation as a statesman and chief
magistrate. In this respect the prospect is
much more gratifying than it was a few
months ago; than it was, in fact, when Mr..
Pierce was elected President. The change
is most palpable, whatever obscurity may
rest upon the causes of the improvements
Then the spirit of filibustering was rampant,
and all men looked with misgiving to the fu-
ture of the country, especially with refer
ence to its foreign policy and international
relations. Rumors of war filled the lips Of
men, and what was still worse, the spirit of
war seemed to possess some of our most
prominent and leading statesmen. The moi
sy, excitement-loving portion of the press
encouraged the belligerent temper that held
sway in large districts of the Union; a lust
of possession threatened to disregard the
voice of reason and morality, and the vista
of our destiny swarmed with the dark shad-
ows of ~piratical crusadcs upon the territories
of friendly powers.
Added to these sources Of misgiving were
others arising from still unsettled questions
of grave moment with Great Britain, and
her apparent Disregard Of the spirit Of the
a. Clayton and Bulwer treaty of 1850, which
= threatened to renew the profitless disagree
ments about Nicaragua, and Mosquito, and
Greytown, and the endless confusion was
yet further COMPOUNDED by the attempts Of
Mr.. Cass to force the Srnate aud the Ad.
ministration to adopt and act upon his own
Interpretation of his pet doctrine. But now
the whole scene is changed, and the inquiry
naturally arises by whom has the change
been wrought and by what means? In deal
ing ~candidly with the question, we are con-
strained to attribute it partly to the bearing
of the President elect since November last,
especially in the matter Of the flibustering
spirit which was then 50 prevalent. There
can be no doubt that the whole flibDstPring
party threw their influence on the Demo-
cratic side at the last election. and this not
/. alone in resentment against the WING Adj
miniStrati0n for holding them in eGpcinh
check, but in the belief that Mr.. Pierce, il
not possessed by as wild u spirit as them
selves, had at least "Young America" ten
denotes which would cause him TO regard
with less disfavor flibustering operations.
We all remember how confidently it vas
declared that this was Mr.. Pirrce'e temper,
and that an understandings that effect pre-
vailed among his supporters, and as conserv-
atives we well know tho anxiety with which
the least revelation of his views iuthis mat
ter was watched and canvnssed. Nor do we
hesitate to affirm that had the President elect
given but the slightest encouragement to
this class Of his supporters, flibusterism
could no longer have been suppressed. To
the honor Of that gentleman, so far as il was
within his power, the enormity was totally
discountenanced. He Immediately sought
his counsellors among men whose reputation
for moderation and conservatism was estab-
lished, and though reported to be more than
once foiled in his arrangements, he has moi
ceased to look among that class OF men for
his Cabinet. We are inclined to attribute
the suppression of the fell spirit then so pre-
valent, in a very great degree, to the mola
effect of Mr.. Pierce's course, and we the
more cheerfully say this because we have
been and are his political opponents, ant
more than once during the campaign ear
nestly deprecated his election on the suppo
.sition that it would encourage rather thar
suppress the wayward spirit that then pre-
vailed. It's a pleasure to us to say that tht
contrary effect appears TO have been pro
duced.
But while we thus admit that something
of the improvement in public affairs may bt
Justly attributed to the course so honorablJ
pursued by the President elect, to the pres
ent administration belongs the honor of hay
ing brought our foreign,policy forth from thu
gloom that encompassedit, and leaving it t.
their successors without a single serious dit
~ fculty or embarrassment. Considering al
the circumstance of Mr.. Fillmore's admin
istration-the difficulties that were rife whci
he assumed the Government, the politica
hostility of Congress, and other impediments
which are we'll known-it must be REGARDED
as one Of the wisest, most successful an
most brilliant the Union has ever enjoyed
Political opponents may deny this, but tn
demonstration is before the world. 1t ha
won the confidence of foreign powers so ia
that, while maintaining untarnished the nj
tional honor, it has arranged the most del
cate questions with a proud and anciet
monarchy of continental Europe, dificu
and intricate questions with Great Brituiv
and is able to leave to its successor propos
tions from the English Government of a lii
eral and pacific character, such as thai Go,
erAment probably never before made to an
power on the face Of the earth, Mr.. FIJI
more and his Cabinet will retire from ofic,
leaving both the domestic and foreign a
fairs Of the country in IA better conditio
than when they took office; with neg ii;
lions on foot which had they had time to con
plete them would have added imperishabl
fenown; and they will leave to Mr.. PierC
and his Cabinet an inheritance OF nation;
prosperity and national honor and influence
such as perhaps no administration ever er
tered upon.
GTThe Dayton Gazette, noticing the bi
recently introduced in the Senate by Nj
Kilbourne, providing for the sale ofthe Put
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