The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-06-08
WEDNESDAY MORNING,::::::JUNE


The appointments made by Gen. Pierce,
particularly those to foreign countries, have
become a subject of general animadversion.
The Wing press throughout the states, has
treated the executive doings of the Presi-
dent with far less Tigor and dcnunciation than
the character of many of the appointments,
both home and eign, would seem to call
for at the hands of political opponents
The reason for such leniency was that no
Wing editor was at all disappointed at any OF
the selections made by the President; on the
contrary, every intelligent Wing was sens
ihle from the first that he could not concen-
frate the talent of his party into positions to
aid him in the administration of the govern
ment.
No Wing editor has had occasion to animad-
vert upon the official conduct OF Gen. Pierce
with any degree of warmth or surprise, as
thew ut no time expected that the stream
would ever flow higher than its fountain, oil
that the fountain could contain within itself
several other fountains OF larger dimensions
The leniency of the Wing press towards the
present puerile administration, has in some
instances been construed into passive arqu'
escence in the acts of the President. This
however, is by no means true. The present
policy of the administration, so far as it has
developed itself, with very few exceptions,
has been of too trifiing Importance to inter
est the readers Of Wing journal, or TO claim
the attention of Wing editors, consequently
the whole matter has been treated with mer.
fted insigniicance.
The appointments generally, in political
sense. have beer rather gratifying than 9TH
erwise to the Wing party, as they have been
remarkable illustrations in almost every in.
stance, of the weakness and imbecIliy of the
administration itself, as charged by the
Wing journals.
However much the Wings, in common
with thr more respectable portion of the De.
mocracy. may feel chagrined and their nation.
ri pride wounded at the present ridiculous re-
presentation Of our country at foreign courts
II can but be regarded result as natural as
that effect follows cause. The remarks oil
the conservative Democratic press, and o.
individuals Of the same stripe, is the best and
and most fitting commentary upon the late
foreign appointments. "Old Bullion's" crit
icism may be somewhat severe, bat he as
serts it nevertheless to be true, that six out OF
seven Of The foreign consulships, have been
filed with persons totally ignorant of the
language spok en- in the countries to which
they are accredited, and that they speal
their own "vernacular" but poorly. Thu
same sentiment is echoed from New Yorl
and Virginia, with an emphasis that bespeak
anything but confidence in Gen. Pierce or b..
administration. In the presrnt condition o
affairs our foreign relations are Of PR
amount importa nee to airy other considera
ton in the administration of our government,
Our widely extended commerce, and tn
many important treaty arrangements. tina
are now pending, and to be negotiated wit
newly constituted governments, require tn
very best talent and experience that ou
country possesses, yet, in fact, no depar
ment of the government has been so poorl
cared for. The latest accounts from the d.
mocrafic family at Washington, was that
fear existed that the President would Tyler
ize. Never fear! Tyler, it is true, was gui
~ of bIacK-hearted treachery to the VIII
party-Pierce has neither the nerve nor ii
sense to be traitor. but will DOUBTLESS pc
senate the character of presidential mu
rnurh halter