The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-09-22
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The September number Of Putnam contains an ar
tcic under the above cdl ton, iull Of violent ipvectN
and undeservi,g cens,mc. Ar a careful pcrns.,l we
can only wonder ho" such tissue Ui iippaut Gon-
sense could by any possibility have found W, nto
the PAGES OF 4 respectable review. We hack both The
time aud the inclination to follow this - Daniel come
to Judgment through all his choice Bii.ings-ate aAd
elegant birch suards.n. !, is quite unlcces ,ar> -
President PIERCE stands too high IN tho affections
Of the pcopie, 10 be reached by such malicious Sian
derer, as these. We commend The article in question
to the attention oi the quId-rgEcs Of The Pew ter
Mug and the Shades" y hich ii 80 graphically de-
Scrlbes. 1t is a pregnant source ffom which vast
qulnttity u eloquent GenuHciatlon ot peculiar chan
acter can he CLEANED.
One two Of lis assertions demand more than a
passing notice l. hegu< with common places tina,
,e!,eiatcd od HqnSeqm Immediately subsequent
TO the election; such a., &" no embarrassing autccc-
dcats,' pledges" ''bclonsing 10 no clique or
faction" sc. Hc charactcrizcs the Administration
( as NARROW, petty, superficial and iuto.eraut, 9 a.
Ike wanting N id 5ment aad dignity and utterly un-
worthy Of this people," President PIERck's Inau-
.ruga, he thinks, is inflated and sophomofical' -
aboundng IN s. Fourth Of Jniy c!aptrap.'' lie next
charges that the disgsaccui scramble for office Is
ali the crows and ackals of party Sc un-
der the approvin. eye Of an American President. =
He cannot hnd sihs e appointment to Office (which
/ is likely 10 rebound To the county, credit So far,
the charges either trdng or too false 70 merit
After Iav ins discussed the want n wick
cdneas Of removing old ncunhcnts from office, and
sung rean 10 thc period ot our history-N nen the
political gHiiotIac Was uuhnoWR, he plungcS at ulca
into furious attack upon the foreign appointments oi
the Administration, aud cuts and >iashes WIKI cro-
city that leads IL suspect that he belongs that
large class oi worthless Ion whose ICES the govern
D,ent has no present ueed. The following extract
will illustrate the recalcsSue Of his assertions:
.'Iherc hundreds of Young literary men IN
every part Of The uatonyouu9 OF science, young
aitIst>skled N languages, &c., % wkogn suDosdI-
natc places such as ChArge>nips, Secretary ships and
Colsuates, would be beucactlon; and the duties oi
which they would discharge wh fidelity and hoacf,
vlilc rearins Tor thenseives aad then naive hand
the richest ha.ycsts OF skill and culture. Why ale
these nearly always tcrgolien! Why is Hawthorne,
the bioggapher OF President Pierce, the soitar, eA-
ample of AN appointment Oi this hind. 20
The writer IS blinded by his prcjudiccs, AZ i
shdme!uiIy ignorant OF that he,coi he writes. The
New York Tribune, IN cditp ia article, some time
since, takes occasion 10 express its satisfaction IN
seeing many ot Our offices G. honor entrusted to
literary " have not beside list ot PEGS
! 'dont PtERCE's appointments, but a few Of such
names occur to Us DoNALT G. MITCHELL. Diet
ter known as Ike NalyelD of the most graceful
writers IN the country. has received acccptt au!
gone occupy the vety desirable position oi Consul
at Venice. THEoDoKE >. Fay. another cecblated
American author Minister Resident witze land.
DE- Bow and LEoY, both editors and literary men,
have received appointments /: ON the present Admin
!
There Is refreshing coolne>s about such assertions
as the above that goes ,eIy far for then Ut
ter .lsV
Near the c;osc of The article he makes An atten,
to throw sid.cuc upon the President and lis Cabinct
for the part which they ooh ~ the opening cereno-
MES OF the Crystal Palace. More melancholy ,,t i,
is inpos sibie conceive But had it H. it serves
good end iog b, II discover what axe the m5-
Wing springs Of all tiis viiulence. 1t seems tha,
President PIERCE, duriag his jourueyings towards
the great metropolis, - toid the multitude Ealti-
more that the People of Maryand were u grea, and
noble people at " ,lIneton, that the peoi Of Del
great and noble people; al Philadei iEia,
that the people Of Peunsy lvania great and no
/ BILE people, and AZ New Norb, that the people oi
New York were great and noble people, The
unpardonaLle sin Of Gen. PIERCs is tbtt he did the
! great Sta'e of New York the Injustice compare it
with Maryland, Delaware and Pennsy lyania, Sh, is
willing grant, if need DE, that ,heSe & great
anu nUbie people,; but It they thea is New X
ga greater and a nober.' President PIERCE neg
eced, in his opening speech at Reservoir Square,
besiaver the Empire State with ulson'c lattery and
unmeaning panesvric. and therefore this writes s
d" impressions OF The Of Intellectual ability and
moral eles alton the pa;t Of tue Administration are
conirmed'' Stupidit, and dulnc,s claim our chari-
= and iorbearance in their proper place but not wnen
they in the face hom the Columns Of 4 rna
anne boastin5 a circulation of 81, 900 copies.
But nave done. The SANDERS, OF themselves
are harmless; nor uoud We have put ourselves to The
pains OF exposing ther had not been that they aI-
pear in periodical widely read in thus country
well as in Europe, and mediocity itself may he tost-
ed into notoriey by favorable extaoeous clrcumsin-
ces.
The New York State Canal Tolls for the year, up
to the 22d inst, amounted 10 81 662 ,562, being
ssh SO2 more than to the date last year.
Upwards Of I3 900 persons have visited the Pat
eat Othce and Ga ery OF the National lu.trte, il
Washington Cry, daring last month. The Capitol
the Smithsonian Institution, Sc, have also been ex-
,ensivey Surveyed.