The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-24
The Native Americans against President
Pierce

We have already noticed the recent attack OF the ma
tive American faction upon the President and tracing the
natural sfaiue. OF principle and feeling between the
tive and the abol,onsi organizations, have regarded
as altogether natural that they should fad in the Presi
dent the Object OF their hostility The following
remarks Of the Boston Post this subject well de-
serving OF attention. There two elements say
that i,urna in the politics OF THE country from which
Franklin Pierce expected unyiedinx and unpausinx an
taxonism--,hs elements Of modern aboonism and mod
srn native Amercanism. With the liberal and coun.
geous instinct OF his nature he had thrown himself INTO
the breach their foe al early day. lie had met
these political despsrados-. the friends OF evlwhose
mission IL s 10 fonent domestic J,scorJ, the sures,
method OF rapid and i:remedsbls political overthrow
When naivism aroused TO demonae fury, cried havoc
and let alp the dogs OF wa in .sii firing the churches
and The dwellings OF uncd,ndins Catholics. franklin
Pierce, with his accustomed prompiads. and pub
lie meeting called OF bis suggestion, al Concord ~ H.
proclaimed hi. hatred Of the bsleiuI and mpous here
ses from which ,bese accumulated horrors sprung Hs
was among the foremost unmast and to denounoe abo-
,ion, srspplins with II ., time when II threatened Ia
o,erwh.lm New England, and finally protecting his
State iron the which swsp, the North like ,sm-
pes, Of pes,ilencr lie struck both in Tine and struck
home He entitled himself TO their amnesty and he OBJ
tanned H. AT his hone they followed. bat failed To
crash. When translated 10 the highest once in III.
world their vrulenos increased and although ,he
power like that Of ell who hate the srcellsoc. the,
cannot reach falls far short Of Their desgns they rel
with a. much vsor and volenes II their words eouI'
kill.
"Tbs native Americans OF fhiiaSslphis. who hav,
been the m5., violent The Are, wcrshipren Of ID,
creed OF exclusion end Of prescription. In eonvsn
lions proclaim unsl,srasls hos,iiy 70 General Psre.
We have read their iadis,m.nt with soms care Il /.
skilfu compound Of pc,sons II appeals 20 the srief
and r.ssn,msns Of every faction, and Of every esbs
accepts and endorses every tsssbcoa against the Pr.s
dent every eslunny against his sdsss. every slAna
sgan., hi. appointments H 10 especially deesnes,oy
OF abolition h 10 espee'slly severe upon free scl and
il dispose. II The administration ~nh gravity and 40
sumption Of dignity that would bs ossrpowssias II /
were not ridiculous.
Nov. considering that the native Amer,csns ~.
those whom hon.s, msa YOU'D ray fof her .sass
and whose creed has always been opposed by n. demo
cratic party the ss.sult Of the fhiAesl.hs taascs
oompllmsc, enough. Prey. d,i they vote for Gspera
Pierce under mistake They could hardly believe b /.
4 native American Doubtless many who had been ma
,iv. American. voted for General Pierce n. h,. 20
cape they could make from psrne'o.s company Dops,
less many vosd foe him bseaase General Scott he,
uown tired Of bis prohtlsss p'oSso Of fsalty 10 shsm
Bu, they took Gen Psrc. w,h he s~r,imsn's proclaim
I'll and those who voted Tor hin Did ~l,,s b. soos
upon platform which ds'ae,ly and rc-,vsy repsi.sss
alike themselves and their creed.
"Its better, however. shs native Amsr'eas'sm sts~Ia