The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-02
From tne Nxriasbusg tva-1 ksPsbiicx.
The New Yerk" Questtou.

Pierce assumed the duties aud OF his ee
saisc position Entering upon their discharge just At the
termination oi HE sd Congress, opportunity tad
evoked any formal exposition Of The policy OF his admin
sifsIon The inaugural address presented with mark ed
beauty and io'ee ee great leading principles BY which
his executive conduct 10 be directed but Of course
the country could look for any detail Of policy or
programme q measures pno % The meeting OF the coming
Congress, when custom requires both be sci forth in
the annual message Of the President.
In our foreign ocy, beyond the ladcious mission OF
Commodore Shubrie TO The fishing grounds, and the
prompt, dsnhcc. aud saiesmanke endorsement OF the
gallant graham in tie koszla discussion with Austria
no striking complication OF events has call
% iorh admin sra,ive aciion. In other walks o ex
ecuive duty all thai The public interest has demanded
has been most ably and ludicously effected
II apparent To the most casual observer. therefore,
that The iair and lus among all parties, hitherto have
necessarily RETAINED irom the expression OF either
earned praise, unqualified reference the
administration Wishing be tested by its iruits the
democratic party coneni await their u! maturity
and aode BY the then verdict OF the people. II mode
ration controlled all human motives would seek TO
anticipate thai verdict II honor alone prompted partisan
action none would essay 10 influence lhai calm judgment
which gives 10 the popular will its high value. The
country would be quietly awaiting the Presidents
message 10 Congress, TO learn from plainly and direct
~ what before that exposition must be necessarily left TO
vague conjecture and unjust neIence weIe not Tor the
Influences excited by Tie uncompronsing spirit Of party
opposition openly exhibited and those more dangerous
assaults secretly and eacherousy made upon the PresI
dent By ihe venal and mercenaTy OF his adhsrenis
The whlg press, true 10 lis vocation, has sought TO
supply oy invecve and denuncaion its evident want OF
material for egitiie criticism and dgnisd dIscusson.
Finding nothing in the executive conduct TO which OBJ
jeciion could be properly urged, ii has naturally endeav
Ored 10 make some impression upon the public mind BY
the force OF acrimony and Misrepresentation. Ell
forts OF this character, though often and long since
proved vain and useless were 10 be expected from the OPP
posile prints yet they would have ceased
their iuy demons rated had not that offspring OF
folly and intrgue--ihe New York dissension, as il is
fsmiliariy siy!ed-iurnished lucky topic upon which
might Be rung all he changes OF party msevolsnes The
constant recurrence 10 those papers 10 that subject and
the nodcous character OF certain newspaper articles in
Other quarters, have combined 10 give the New York
question an Importance to which il possesses no clam
We compelled, Therefore, conductors OF demo.
iatie journal, 10 do what else would have been IN
necessary and enter examination OF the rela
ton which The recent action OF the party in New York
bears to the democracy OF the Union. la this We shall
be brIef
Ii may be proper to remark in he first place. that the
desire OF all hearted throughout the land.
that tie compromise should settle forever all
agitation of those exciting questions which had hsraseed
and endangered the Union Acquescence In the spirit
Of the Compromise and submission 10 us terms were
deemed essential 10 TIE peace Of the republic hence the
democratic platform endorsed those ~ wise IN
and beneficial IN their results This endorse
Poin,edly repeated in The inaugural ad.
dress Agitation OF dangerous questions Is the ie-sood
OF selfish and faBacal polllcioBs: the consequences OF
agitation be- in our land, bitterness and sec
uona sre The only remedy Tor these evils u 70 crush
beneath the heel Of patriotism that greater evI OF which
they are born This was the great oice OF the demo-
crsuc party in ls52-an Office which could only be well
performed by The exercise Of judgment and discretion
The whg party ot the Noiih had yielded, a. organ.
izsison 10 he bland OF sboiion. ana from local
ts example had somewhat affected the northern
democracy. There had been. in New York especially,
factions formed mostly reference 10 State questions,
and the OF selfish politicians, which the
democracy OF The Union prompt 10 condemn. There
many Who Influenced By these factions, and
the question for solution in 50 simply whether they
should be arzyed upon the side OF constitutional Union.
forced 10 enrol themselves under the black banner OF
ireasonable agitation Patriotism solved he QUESTION:
and this Tis, the eonprouise measures should
be adhered TO- the fugitive slave ax observed and The
rights OF the South honestly regarded we're deemed aoso
ri ~. he NJ
,snment OF these important results The national democ-
racy charged. X bot The part OF ordinary intel
hered 10 ,he.e principles should Be enrolled among s
hosts; there occasion for looking into aniece-
dents either recent or remote there would have been IN
expicxble folly proelsmng that whoever had sinned
however reIenizni could 10 the fold ot poii
cal truth above all there could have heea 70 lashea-
for selfish and shon nnghied policy BY which inou-
would be driven into the ranks oil agitation Who
else might be arayed kerried column upon The broad
platform OF the Union and the constitution The history
Of that day i already written wae dseiepoa gov.
erned and whos yer, the North IN The South. bore
the altar OF nationality he sacrifice OF secession sr
irees soil herssies. was welcomed and sfseted
Tins only might Union be preserved. the constitution
upheld: and thus harpily was il done
The campagn OF ls52 vindicaied these principles and
General Pierce has honestly sought TO carry them out
Satisfaction and approval have everywhere greeted him,
uAtl recently tissension and opposition have reared
Themselves in New York. Upon this has the uhg press
se'Eed. until its oouu,s have groased with ibe widest
and weakest OF dispositions, sgeoulatons, in'efenoes'
and prophecies.
In our ,ufrmen, democrats OUTSIDE OF New York
have bat little TO do with the matter. II error prevail
there they who have evok ed ts e spr must bear The
burden alone The Executive - pledged 10 know no
distinctions among those who stood the principles
Of 1851 its daiy national duty lis proper discharge
benefits whole naion. and The national democracy -
bound TO lie national action. The qoestsoa OF
hard and sait- is New York question, the dis-
seneion from which has sauuG our opinion. use
les and causeless hut Virginia has cooc<rn With ~
Let the CRY be /" Bronson" OF Fowler" " Dckin-
son" OF DIX not. except for the madness OF
iha, strife which only benefits the common enemy The
Presidents position Impregnste. Let Us repeat ~ ne
ack ledges Their iu extent lhe principles OF the de-
uocracy, he regards them TOO plain 10 be mistaken
suit made eternal whoever stands sp. without reserve
or q1aiincslon. their requiem ~ recognised
whoever refuaes 10 accept them ~ articles OF ns 0ea
rejected this if. and be. the only test IL oot
Tor him for the democraey,io 70 honor me Pou-
ca no thank God they not ~ others
are while are thrus, aede ihose uho without SELF
vauniins seek TO learn and do hen duty lhe path -
p}ain; there windngs os crooked Poiiey 70 -
followed bot an ascersnea, declared. and iagensoes
ever seeks 10 impede or thwar u. must make hsm hn
rrpund or ia, and upon other, himself.
rest the sGuominy of thai fall
We have not time space TO seek 10 determine which
NJ the New York dvissons has the right with IT, We
have IN fact bus little interest IN knowing 30 far
ansecedeess- CO. the d6evecce cannot he great The
hards- understood 10 arroxae 10 themselves all the
nationality oi srn, is bat snpe justice, therefore
qoce the deeisrsssoss o the sofsa upon the poscn
noet imporisas 10 Of The Sou,h The th ssho'os
and IT'D resolutions OF their convention arc a. io-o~s
Rsscissd. Tha, readrm, hred sns sef,va ,ea-
TUE Of the political cteed OF sne oemocrsey 2.
nfiona p0-ttfoo sespNsn~o