The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-02

the present opposition President Pierce bssed aud
the dsuvs prediction n which the authors and propa
ment Is that the President in his appointments has
pudiatsd and violated the plaorn Of principle which
y: ' ss n. the ss
pursued by the President in his appointments must
break down the democratic party and bring about Wing
triumph In 1885, We shall notice each Of these points
Three classes democrats assembled by their eesatss
In convention ct Bsnore, ard united upon . national
platform to elect President Pierce There Nsrhsrn
oemocIsts who had hseA favor Of the proviso, and
ors opposed to the abortion Of portion 81 Ie
heo opposed the proyso aud who also had obse to
another portion Of the Compromise In each Of these
two classes there whose opposition to parts
Of the Compromise had been strong to induce them
Ut one time to oppose It asa whole There sssa third
class of democrat both the North and at the Soath
who had been from first to last anti provso
promisemen. These three classes OF democrats uni.
ted upon the Baltimore platform OF 1852, aec'sr-
ed for the maintenance Of the adjustment aud elected
President Pierce. From of these three classes OF
democrats every appointment by the President has
been taken. Neither Of the three classes Of democrats
thus unied ha, been prescribed Their union is repre-
Eented in the cabinet. The C0rs Asga ton that the
centre" or compromise democrats, a class have in
the appointments been acri6red to please the WINGS
that larger number q the original frisods q the eo"
promise will be found to have received oiEce than OF
either its Southern Northern opponents But this not
Inc main point Tho main point is that man. at
the North South has been appointed to who
in favor of faithful execution Of the compromise and
opposed to renewal of the sectional agitation In her
words the President has regarded eligible to Office
every man who in good faith united with the dsmocr sc
party on its national PLATFORM as laid down 1t Baltimore
Ind none Others In DOING the President is charged
by the wings with practical Reputation and volaon
OF the platform which he elected The obvious
and that any other policy on his part would
have been q repudiatisn Of the platform. He has
taken the only course compatible with the national
principles on which he was elected He would have re-
the unicn Of democrats upon those ncples
be had doomed to prescription any class Of those who
go united
So far we have spoken OF the Presidents discharge Of
his obligations to the principles which he was elected
and to E.eat narty which united elect him. But
II is urged that this comprehensive policy must break
the democratic party down; And now, from whom comes
this prediction From those wings whs strenuously
supported General soott solely because be avowed the
very same policy towards the wing party. General
Scott claimed to be . compromise man. and took care
that repeated declarations OF his made In conversation
should get into the newspapers to the effect that
the convention which nominated him . very
molly asseDbags. There were sixty six wings there
nance of the compromise. There about twice that
number who recorded themselves In Its favor. There
were Scottes sswardites Flmoretes and Wsbsteress.
There were wings in favor Of renewing the slavery a
taion, and Wigs in favor Of REFRESHING it. There
wings like AAngum, who threw the compromise out
Of the caucus window: and wings like Gentry, who
claimed the compromise a. the cornerstone OF the
party. There were wings like Greeley, who bolted
the platform and took the candidate and wings like
form Ana mark, now, that the convention iastead
o. uniting these men, only made permanent record
men, everywhere bitterly disc ,nented ia many States
bolted in brigades. The Webster men, like Webster him
SELF openly preferred the democratic to the whix noni
nee. And, now, to all these dscordant and clashng
elements striving in vain to be partyto this most he
terogeHeous array which could unite neither upoa plat
form caro- dates-to this national organization dis
soved-wbat policy did General scott avo the event
Of hi. e coI' In his letter accepting the nomination.
With the resolutions annexed he saidIn regard to ths
nj hA odr MI ntnA
81 course look among those who may approve that poll
for the agents to carry into execution and should
h oughout the whg party without attempting to re-
luce Its members by prescription to exact conformity to
Here policy comprehensive enough All the vhig
clans, with no pre- ence Of union among them-broken
discovered fercey beDgerent, they when their
he fold If Office il only General Scott should reach tho
Presidency This was the programme. So ran the writ
EN- pes.e. True ire seWsrdites knew that their csnd
late could not redeem it. True they kneS that to them
must fan the lions share But not the less that
cunt did they sanction the orehensve partisan
eh.ld These very same journals, which thus
hesred on General Scott to make to all who
'ould vote for him q pledge Of comprehension i'm
ostfble to be ACKNOWLEDGMENT which ppor him
-cause be promised determination in Office TO the wing
wings and centre which fighting each otner
wen in the canvass-these same journals nov prophecy
the administration OF President Pierce because
ivng 10 tbs national principles Of his united party he
~gards faithful standing and service in its ranks
he refuses to distract BY prescription either wipgs
,r centre Of that glorious army which, fred with
Il o o.
q that sign the day Of battle united to conquer
And this is the policy which, in whg Judgment to
break down the democratic party Tell us them what
the policy which sustain and its union
md its Isit the policy which should 90 behind
!. union and It's efforts towssas union to ane in tn: dis
acts and Of feelings the pretexts for pros: pton
Is it the policy which should evoke the spirit Of
rdom to galvanse the dead heresies Of past years
nto ghas'ly and dangerous life2 If this be the
he journals that utter It condsne for brief peni.
erce the freesoil offences Of Webster and Fill
nores Why did these compromise wings for days and
nights at Baltimore, adidre-and adure in vain-the
wanted chsmpons Of the compromeS Was the
i.s given only to betrayf Was the Seward majority OF
he whg party in the North to fight the battle and win
10 be fnin in the house Of their fends-cut off from eli
participation in the fruits Of triumph after partaking all
the tolls and peris and self sacrifices Of the copcty Is
that the Southern compromise wing version Of honesty
and good faith
These journals talk aippantly Of policy-ths only
policywhich recognises the union Of democrats forget
full that the praccs bty Of that the past did
hang and its perpeIustion for the future hangs
the whole hope Of domestic peace for the country By
immense majorities 10 and in Congress-by great
votes in State legislatures and cokventons-ths wing
party, never able to adopt the compromise measures,
slLds. There was NO hope for their maintenance
unless the democrats could unite to maintain them.
besr us witpcss-Webster in the North, Gently, and
Isben and Tombs, and Stephens in the South These
ne witnesses VIII IN the Southern whig friend. of
the compromise cannot discredt; and win voice
bes proclaimed that the trum ph of the whg party
The triumph Of sectional agitation. And is it nos for
there wings to charge President Pierce wish betrayal of
the south OF the comp ronise because he has
suough not TO WELD the power Of his great Office
break in pieces the only party by whose union South
md the compromise could be saved and saved ?
fortunately for the country and the institution which
makes it one, 1.-THE Man f,r the Time" has at once
The nerve for his appointed work, and the force
both Of character and Of history to sustain him in
rs sccompIi hmeDt Pledged to the broadcast nation
Atty Of politics In All his earlier and Later antece.
ieDts his election by the united dem ,cracy stamps
The image and supeIscrpton Of ton,l,:y upon its
union Alike to this nationality Of democratic senti
nent and to this democratic union impregnaole fact
Will his whole respond thus far IL has
responded. Ono democrs tc sdmirstr alton united
itmocratc party TO break down the colossal
,f the bark another united the democratic party
~ the civilization of popular power 70 the Pacific and
u the light Of these great examples the administration
President Pierce welding the unity of the
neat party to the tack more imperative and not
spicuous Of perpe uating the domestic peace Of
lie Union, which by the policy and vaor of his prede
,essors expanded and rssd.