The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-23
From The Boston Times, Oct. 10
The Admintstrati tiOn

what specifically refers we do not know. not having
seen the article from which i s apparently ior
the purpose OF making ignorant wings believe that the
administration is in bad way because an independent
paper which has never belonged any party. and which
thing in the action of President Pierce that il does not
approve. The Journal is represented as saying
"A patriotic administration looking tho best interests
tuy bur il ha. been s,ed and Disgusting union Of the
sections the basis of the public patronage has been
formed helm has been intrnsted chiefly those
who lately ship asay, while the obligation
follow is i'm posed those who resisted the deviation The
self IS calculated to do great mischief The facility with
which deseers have been receved and elevated 70 com
deserons at other iunctures
Ii very evident that the above paragraph has been
barbaousy tortured in passing through the wing press
the editors of the Journal OF Commerce are not IN the
habit OF writing cumsily hui give their opinions TO the
world in clear and forcble language Still the puTPo of
the paragraph is unmisakeabe amounts 70 charge
against President Pierce OF the most serious character
serious i is utterly unsupported by iactsnamey
he has inrused the helm OF State chiefly TO those
10 fellow is imposed on those who resisted the deya-
ton" II there be any meaning in the application oil this
rather hackneyed nautical hgare, il s that the President
has preferred ''boers, in making his appointments 10
true men, That this is the meaning OF our New York
contemporary quite clear from the sentences which fol-
low it's metaphor The false principle on which the
is calculated TO do great mischief The facility with
which deserters have been received and elevated to
commanding places of power constitutes premium for
like deserlions al other junctures." Let US examine
This charge by the light OF what historical facts,
and see il il can be sustained. - -
In seeking for the OF existing difficulties IN the
national party there is occasion to 80 FAR
ther back than the commencement OF the presidential
campaign OF lS4S Whatever difficulties existed IN our
party previous that time, IL s evident that they could
have led to serious troubles if the nomination OF Gen.
Cass (mos unreasonaby. have always contended)
had not been unsatisfactory TO portion Of the New York
duct initiated by enough OF the party IN some other
States to grave doubts OF democratic success from
.t. rf nd orVhs
ton o what bad been considered reliable strength
the true cause OF our failure 10 carry several south
States. communities that lay out OF the range Of the
soil and boiling democratic movements, but which
were, nevertheless within the sphere OF their influence,
and The votes OF which almost always (and unavoid
abIy) determined BY the amount OF support which can
Gen. Cass failed OF being chosen because he did not re-
ceye the votes OF several savehong States which went
free States would not support him, while the result
in the third was doubtful We have always con-
demned the conduct OF those democrats who in
lSiS abandoned their party the ridiculous petence
that lis action favorable 10 slavery, tor the
pariys position that subject excellent; and had
Gen Cass been chosen should have had OF that
agitation which has since occurred and certain patri-
oc gentlemen would have been deprived OF all chance
of saving the Unon-whlch never was IN the slightest
danger.
Alter our defeat in 1s4s the democracy OF New York
togeth having found that quarreing in face OF
the The enemy was alloselher 100 costly an amusement.
after had gained possession OF almost all the State
governments, went to work and carried the nation.
Gen Pierce receiving the electoral votes OF
of the States Such the result OF united action.
We victorious, and declslvely because were
united and did not take the foolish position that We were
about 10 be proscripave The battle was won by the
combined exerons OF the whole party. II not the
work of faction, and It was not intended that should
operate only for the benefit Of faction was expect
ed that the President, in making his appointments would
select from the whole party and not confer svors
upon members OF any particular clique in it, Il 10 but
the simplest Justice say that he has disappointed
he of D.
pointmen has been precisely The best that could have
been made is not asserted in any quarter but taken a.
the country approve. The who have the least
OF complaint precisely those who are seeking to make
il appear that what is called the natonap democracy
have not been fairly considered in the distribution OF Of
fees. What they really mean is, that the nationals
have not received everything and ,ha, The administration
has not been proscrpve and inoerant Had the Presi-
dent appointed 10 Office but "naiiona democrats"
these gentlemen call themselves they perhaps would
have been satisfied but nnetenths OF the democratic
party " ould have been dissatisfied.
So far know, there have been appointed to ma
onal offices who not as well entitled 10 call
themselves national democrats as the gentlemen who
specially arogae that little being exclusively theirs
Occasionally and TO Offices OF small consequence, there
may have been appointed who do not stand square
iy the Baltimore PLATFORM bat these exceptions are
very rare and-to say nothing OF their having been
made in ignorance, for what administration composed OF
aIlibe human beings could be expected TO know the
in any OF importance. II we look at the cabinet,
find that all It's members supported Gen Cass in 1s4s.
Mr.. Marcy supported him in New York Mr. Gu,hr,e 10
Kentucky; General Davis in Mississippi Mr.. DobbiR
in North Carolina Mr. Campbell in Penney yvania; Mr..
McClellsnd in Michigan and General Gushing in Mas
sachusetts. All these gentlemen were LASS democrats
in 16As SO il is with the foreign appointments. which
take rank after cabinet Offices public opinion MIR.
Bncbaoan, MIR. Mason, Mr.. SouIe, Gov Seymour. Coz.
vroom, Col Medary, Gen. Gadsden, and Gov. Trous-
dale-who have been appointed, respectively, to Eng
land TO France 10 Spain, 10 Russia, 10 Prussia 10 Chilli
Cass five years since; and Gen Cas- was then the
chosen leader of the true national democratic" party
The higher classes of consulaes have in all been
given 10 men who supported Gen. Cass, 80 far ~ we
know II there be exception 10 this remark il 10 in
the case Of Mr. Hawthorne, who ~ he never belonged
10 any party, could have been boler. He
at ali events, gutless OF supporting Mr. Van Buren, We
doubt il single foreign appointment OF value or IMPORT
ance has been given any who supported the bolt
ing movement oil 1S4S
When We come 10 the consideration OF appointments
that have been made AT home, we cannot hnd that the
President has given any Just cause OF oence TO our ma
liona" friends In New England every appointment OF
importance has been made from among the egular DEM
ocras Of 154S Let uention few OF them: General
collector of Boston; Col Greene, naval ofcer
Of Boston Mr. HaIet, United States attorney for Mas
sachusetis district; Mr Freeman United States marshal
for the same district Mr. Bailey, postmaster OF Boston
Dr. Loring postmaster of Salem; Mr. fcssenden, col
lecsr OF New Bedford MIR. Sayles, postmaster OF Prov
idcnce; Col Davis sub-,reasurer 1T Boston Mr. jane
son, naval storekeeper all Charlesown; Mr. Chaplin,
postmaster of Springfield; Mr. Phinney, collector of
Mr.. Bradford, collector Of Providence; Mr.
Allen, collector OF Nantucket Mr. Rogers postmaster OF
Mr.. Caldwell. postmaster OF Cambridge;
and Mr. Goodhue, postmaster o Lowell, since deceased
II we had room could Gil columns with the names OF
Cass democrats who have been appointed 70 once y
President Pierce IN New England alone. In New YORK