The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-04

Tie Raleigh R~sses sAa other federal Scott Sc ward
pagers have bees snd ssc s aborng create pre-
ss4isst Psssisn, Psrss By charging that be hes made
imtsopes spp~dntmeas 90 othee. They asgs that he
has preferred fresso democrats TO the neglect OF ohers
Who soand upon The question o. slavery and In the
next breath hey proceed 10 Tue opposite eaeme BY com
planning that he has singled oui and promoied ..seces
sonisss" and "disanicnis,ss IL To be impossible
TO please these editors Like the maa who was sound
" whipped as they Str last Noysn,bet he ticks are
ell either h.xL low II The President happsa
10 confer subordinate and unmporlan Office on one
formerly iree-so.lss, bat The baltimore plat
FORM they forthwith ihe cry that the government
il likely pass into the hands OF aboionss and ih en-
II who happens hold Stale rights IDEAS of seees.
sion is promoted the other key is touched, and have
do!eiu time the dangers Of secession and disunon
The Democratic National Convention laid down a
PLATFORM which, while II did full Justice South at
The time afforded space enough TO hold al who
disposed in good faith 10 plant themselves upon it,
Many ireceol democrats atoned far they could for
their past misconduct by taking positions on this platform
with the ns iona democratic party and they contributed
10 some extent IN swelling The Immense maj nifty which
President, Pierce received. What, under The. cifcum-
them OF what was the South complaining previously
10 this period Why, OF the fact that Tree soles
leavorng 10 infringe southern rights and would have
been wise, when these free soers, seeing The of
their way, forward and expressed their regret for il
by subscribing TO sound principles and to the true reading
OF the constitution the subject OF slavery TO have
not such have contributed than anything
else not merely to keep alive, but TO The fires
OF aggression and Of abolition Most surely it would.
We know that General Pierce not only pledged against
The renewal OF The slavery agitation, but thai h Is al hsat
against II; and the policy he has adopted n this matter
strict keeping with the position he always occupied.
conversation that no democrat who does stand in
good faith on the Baltimore platform shall either receive
or retain office and the Washington Union speakng no
doubt wha, the editor knew be his delerm ion, has
~ IN IN
the slavery agitation will at thereby forfeit his
place. What more could southern men ask
But what right have whig editors TO complain on such
subject Who passed The iug,.ive-slave law The
friends OF Pierce, Buchanan Dous las. and Cas-. no'srn
dtmoerafs with whs IN the Senate and only three
wings in the House sustaining il. MIR. Webster i, il
true. stalk ed himself like he was, for the "con
promise !" but he Denounced and reviied for by
Massachusetts and New York whgs and the nomina.
Ivy on Stewards own"--Winfeld Scott. The Souh
went by the board in that convenlon-its rights were
"saughtered," as Mr.. Clay was in The convention oil
ls4s and il was done because the whig party North a
party, the great abolition party because the
strength OF the wings there, and NO, in the South
and because members OF that convention representing
themselves ana greedy horde OF expec,ans, were de
erned at whatever hazard cost to obtain the offices
and patronage which wing triumph would bring along
with it. Mr. Fillmore and Mr.. Webster were sci aside
because they mol available !" that is, because
they had gone Tor the "compfomse and lost popularity
BY IL and southern men not only acquiesced in hi,
movement but they sustained il convention, defended
before BiavenOiunS people, anu tnueavoteu 10 nun
bug them into the belief that they the exclusive
mos, particular champions OF their rights and nteres
This is soutaern wbagery in lis alliance with northern
anti slavery wbggeIy and yet this southern whig
gerry has the eontery TO censure President Pierce for hi
appointments aud 10 question his soundness the subjec
OF slavery.
4 We repeat what said in recent ssue--our con
fdence in General Pierce is strong, If not ttr Jn er
than any living statesman and IL because hav,
him tested in the furnace OF abolition and conso
dalton. and blemish left upon his bright ecn,cheon
II is impossible that all his appointments should give sat
isfactIon but, whole, believe the masses hav,
approved and Will continue to approve them The dis
appointed may, here and there set up howl and cal
for sympathy but this, Instead OF occasoning concer
10 the friends OF the President, will rye only exc
rIdcue pity. The ship OF State is in good hands, AM
we shall lock to The Cspta for prosperous voyag
| and secure harbor. HIS past performances of duly il
times OF culy and trial. and especially lha, noble in
augura which rang like the blast o! = uampe whei
| he assumed the command afford sroDg pledge a
we could wish 10 hs intentions and eieFminalon
and shall not, Therefore, give ourselves undue
Germ about the character OF the hands he may employ
work the vessel
The South is fortunate 10 having in the presidential
chair national democrat, and friend 10 her rights an
interests and we have mach mistaken the character
her people If they do not give him fair trial. he al
ready has Their confidence, notwithstanding the carpng
| OF unscrupuous snd prejudiced wing editors.