Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-03-09
THE STANDARD.
RALEIGH, SATURDAY, MARCH S, 1853.
THE INAUGURATION.

IHE INAUGURATION.
Yesterday in the presence of the two Houses
of Congress, of foreign ministers, and of thousands
Of his countrymen, FRANKLIN PIERCE was inaug-
urated as President of the United States His
words, pronounced on the occasion, have gone on
wings of lightning to every part of the land, and
have taken their places in the country's history.
Judging him by the past he is man of deeds
rather than of words. His actions speak for him.
They are an earnest of what we may reasonably
expect of him in the exalted station to which he
has been called.
Gen. Pierce may find himself somewhat embar-
rassed by the existing and future condition of our
foreign affairs, but so far as home measures and
policy are concerned the prospect is that his ad-
mnistration will be fortunate and successful Dem
ocratic principles are now the laws of the land.
The Independent Treasury, so vehemently con-
demned for years by the leaders of the Federal
party, and of whose operation so many evils were
predicted, is working like charm-the public
monies are collected transferred and disbursed with
out difficulty or loss; and the country now sees
that Republican government can go forward, and
that too in the safest and most satisfactory Manner
without the aid of mammoth Bank. The Tariff
Of 1885, which was the occasion of so many mel
anchoy forebodings and predictions, has also de-
monstrated the wisdom and foresight of those who
enacted it.. Under its operation the revenues have
constantly increased, our trade has been largely
augmented, and enterprise and business in all de-
partments of labor have been invigorated and ad
vanced. The area of free institutions has been
greatly enlarged by the addition of Texas, New
Mexico and California; war, begun amid the
denunc;atons Of their own country by the Federal
leaders as the guilty cause Of producing it, has
been closed with the annexation of vast domains,
crowned with the control of the Pacific shores and
countless treasures of gold. By the agency Of
the Democratic party, and with the aid of few
chosen spirits Of the opposition, the question Of
Slavery has been settled, at least for a time; and
the flag of the Union, radiant with the earlier as
with the newborn stars, and hallowed by many
glorious recollections and associations now waves
over people united alike in interest and affection,
and favored with peace, plenty, good laws, and
honest and patriotic rulers.
We believe Gen. Pierce will prove himself fully
equal to the responsibilities and duties which lie
before him. He has already the respect and the
confidence of the masses of his countrymen. Those
who sustained him at the polls will not fail him
he may be sure, in the hour Of trial and besides,
there many of the opposition who, though
they may look on in silence, nevertheless wish well
to his administration.
All portions of the Democratic party contrbu-
ted in the late contest to the achievement of the
victory. Old feuds were buried, old animosities
We're reconciled, principle triumphed over the pas
slons Of men, and harmony, as in the days of Jack
son and Polk, was restored. It is of the first i'm
pOrtance to the perpetuation Of Democratic policy
and to the welfare and repose Of the country, thai
this spirit Of harmony should be cherished and
preserved. We are willing, while we hold oul
position as Democrat of the school of '9s ane
SO, to overlook the past. We can trust Gen. Pierce
not merely on questions involving Democratic prin
clpes and strict or loose construction of the
Constitution, but on questions Of Slavery. All W
ask, far as the latter is concerned is our Consti
tuhonal rights and to be let alone and this, a
MS votes and his speeches show, he is determine,
shall not be denied u.s.
lhe names of the members Of the Cabinet hav
hotyet reached us; we shall no doubt be able t.
announce them with certainty in our next. 1
seems to be understood, however, in all quarter
mat North Carolina is to be honored by the ap
pontment Of Mr. Dobbin to place in the Cab
uss We have no doubt that those who have bee
q '.iec'ed as heads of the Departments are fit asso
".'es Of the President, and qualified in every Il
'pset TOR the duties which have been devolyed uE
= On them.
~ Thomas Francis Meagher, the Irish patri
'A0 s1le' lectures in Petersburg this evening.