The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-01
The Policy of the Administration on National
Issues, and Its Appointments to once.


Issues and Its Appointments to once.
"Thal Gen Pierce has attempted policy which never
yet succeeded and which believe never viii succeed
admits Of question Time will demonstrate It's sltacy
but business of ours aud We do not lind fault With
On the contrary we'll Pleased TO witness IT; be-
cause with all respect for General Pierce desire
record whg triumph in 1856. This we look upon u
certain to flow from his efforts please the two wings
Of party power by the sacrifice of the great body
which composes It's cene because Is maniiesy unjust
and violation OF the Baltimore platform. which, having
pished its purpose is now thrust aside TO gray
those who opposed it and the patriotic Compromise OF
IS50''--N Y. Courier.
The above paragraph has been extensively copied by
the wing journals. because il presents in brief compass
and bold form both the chief fasehood upon which all
The presen, opposition President Pierce is based and
the deusye prediction in which the authors and Propa
gators of that a'sehood find comfort The false statement
is that the President in his appointments has rePudaied
and violated the platform OF principle on which he was
elected by the united democracy. The delusive pedc.
ton founded upon the ialsehood is tina, lhe policy pur
sued by the President in his appointments must break
down the democratic party, and bring about wing ri.
umph in 1856 We shall notice each OF these points in
their order.
Three classes OF democrats assembled by their delegates
in convention at Baltimore, and united upon national
platform 10 elect President Pierce. There northern
democrats who had been in favor Of the proviso and
recently opposed TO the adoption OF portion of the
Compromise. There southern democrats who
also had opposed the proviso, and who also had
objected TO another portion OF the Compromise. In
each OF these two classes there whose OPP
position parts of the Compromise bad been strong
as 10 induce them a, time 10 oppose il whole.
There was third class OF democrats both at the North
and the South who had been from first TO last anti
proviso compromise These three classes of demo-
Gratis united upon tbo Baltimore platform OF 1852, de.
caIed for the maintenance OF the Adjustment, and elected
President Pierce. From one of these three classes Of
democrats every appointment made by The President has
been taken Neither OF The three classes OF democrats
thus united has been prescribed Their union epe-
sened in the cabinet The Courers ga,ion that the
"cenue" or compromise democrats a oass. have in
the appointments been Sacrificed to please the wngs
is utterly false. Taking The country through we believe
tina, larger number of the original friends OF the Compro-
mise will be found have received office than OF either
lis southern northern opponents. Blu, this is no, the
main point The point is that no man, either at The
North or South. has been appointed to Office who is not
in favor OF faithful execution of the Compromise, and
opposed TO renewal OF the sectional agitation In other
words. the President has regarded eligible 10 office
every who in good faith united with the democratic
party lis national platform, laid down at Baltimore.
and none Others In so doing the President is charged
by the wings with practical Reputation and violation Of
the platform which he elected The obvious
answer-manfest and conclusive TO every man OF sense
and bonestys, that any other policy his part would
have been reputation OF the platform He has
tax en- the only course compatible with the ona prn
cples on which he was elected. He would have repu.
dated the OF democrats upon those principles if
he had doomed 10 prescription any class OF those who
so united.
SO far, have spoken OF the Presidents discharge
OF his obligations TO the principle. on which be was
elected, and TO the great party which united TO cleo, him.
But il is urged that this comprehensive policy mus,
break the democratic party down. And now from whom
comes this pedctionl From those wings who strenu-
ously supported General Scott solely because he avowed
The very same policy towards the wing party General
Scott claimed TO be compromise man, aud took care
that repeated declarations of bis, made IA conversaoi
should get into the newspapers. TO the effect ,ha,
he carried the Compromise through Congress But
the convention which nominated him was very
motley assemblage There sixly-six wings there
nance Of the Compromise. There about twice that
number who recorded themselves in its favor There
were Scotttes, Sewardites Fmorees, and Webserites
There wings in favor of renewing The slavery ag
'aiion and wings in favor OF depressing it, There were
wings like Mangum, who threw the Compromise on,
If the caucus window; and wings like Gentry, who
simed the Compromise the corner. stone OF their
'arty. There wings like Greeley, who boed
he platform and took the candidate and wings like
stephens. who boed the candidate and took the plat
orm. And mark, now, that the convention, instead