The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-06

banner, would cheerfully forget past differences
and give to the government cordial and an
honest support. This would net be the only
benefit that would accrue from the course We
recommend. The extinction of free soilism in
the North would be Immediately followed by
the disappearance Of secessenism in the South
The latter form Of treason is kept alive by the
former and must die when its cause ceases to
operate. Extirpate the class which is inces-
sanity bowling for war upon the South, and the
South will soon cease to talk about dissolvng
the Union. If General Pierce were even now
to act as he should have done in March last,
the free soil army would be anRihilated, and
Immediately afterwards, without any interior
ence of his, the secession party would fall into
discredt and go out of sight.
This is the only course of action which can
restore harmony to the country. 1t is the only
one that is consistent with General Pierce's
past life and his inaugural message. 1t has the
advantage Of being so plain that no one can
mistake its purport: it is honest; it is simple;
and its effect is sure to be as speedy as it will
be thorough. In six weeks from the day on
which Marcy's and Guthrie's re.ignations were
made public the whole country would be tram
popular head of a homogeneous Cabinet aud a
homogeneous party.
1t is quite as easy to point out the conse-
quences Of disregard to the public will If the
course We suggest is not adopted, the resolu-
tons which were rejected on point Of order in
the democratic caucus will be presented without
delay to the Congress. whose session commenced
yesterday. A fierce battle between the admin
istration and the national democrats will at
once commence: and it is difficult to perceive
what benefit the former can derive from the
campaign. Six months or so will be wasted in
endless discussions and controversies, and no
practical business of any moment will be trans
acted. The responsibility Of all these evils will
rest ON General Pierce's head. The national
party will derive fresh vigor from every contest,
fresh adherents from every act-every appoint
ment of the administration, and cannot help
sweeping all before it at the election of 1856
Such will be the inevitable results Of re-
fusal on the part of the President to modify his
Cabinet 1t viii be strange if he knowingly
incurs such responsibilities We call upon him
to support the Compromise, not only in words,
but in acts to be true to himself true to his
inaugural, and true to the people who elected
him. They know, as he does, that there is but
one living principle in the politics of the day,
and that is the Compromise. No debate on any
topic of national Importance can take place, no
territory can be organized, and no State ad-
mitted, without a thorough discussion Of that
principle. And if General Pierce continues to
allow Marcy and Guthrie to lead him astray,
if he still Identifies himself with Cabinet
which is free soil in the North, secessionist in
the South, and traitorous everywhere, on his
head be the consequences.
Character and Morality of the New York
Rress.
The greatest rascals have always been the
loudest professors of morality, and the most
vehement assailants Of other mems characters.
Tartuffe said prayers twice day, and plotted
robbery and seduction on velveted prie-dieu.
Joseph Surface unctueusly reviled his neigh
bor-his own heart filled with blacklist wicked
ness. Our New York contemporaries are illus
trations of the practice in real life. There is
no form of SANDER they have not used in speak
ing Of this journal Every ealumny that malice
could invent-every lie that audacity could
forge-bas found knavish New York editor to
write it, in regard to the character of this paper
and its editor, and at least a hundred block
heads to believe it. Themselves they have
always painted as patterns of morality. They
claim a monopoly Of the cardinal virtues by
special dispensation from above Not content
with assuming an average share of morality,
they
Csn pray upon occasion, tak of heaven
Turn MP their goggling eye balls, rail a. vice,
Dnsemble fawn, and preach like any priest
What with their own modest selflaudations.
and their abuse of u.s. they have rarely space
or time left to look after the news.
We have seldom the inclination, if we had the
room, to reply to their silly rant. The regular
readers of this paper do not require to be placed
on their guard against the SANDERS of our
rivals ; and until accusations emanate from
more disinterested source, we can safely con-
tnue as usual to pass them over without no
tce. A single deviation from our rule, how
ever, may possibly find an excuse in the key it
supplies to the character of those who are daily
employed in abusing the HERALD.
Some days ago it was known that John W.
Forney was again candidate for the Clerkship
Of the House. The mans character was noto-
rious. We can safely assert that New York did
not contain an adult who was ignorant Of the
letter in which Forney requested Roberts to in
vite Jameson to drink, in order to induce him,
when intoxicated, to make statements involving
the honor Of lady. and calculated to serve as
evidence Of her crime in court of justice AT
all events. no editor could possibly have for
gotten the Forney letter, for it had appeared in
every paper in the city not two years before
Here, then was an opportunity for these pro-
fessors Of morality to give practical proof Of
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