The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-11

which met recently al Nashville Ii intended to lay
down the plan OF The wing campaign in that State. and
il is marked by The characteristic ingenuity OF lis author
experienced tactcian, and by his proverbal ind
rectness politician. 1t mngles compliments with
skliulIy that the friends of General Pierce
be too careful in exposing lis nsidous assaults
upon his administration To aid them in apply Jog the an
ldole we deem proper subject the speech to short
analysis.
MIR. Bell sets out by saying, that :" ii might be in
CURED whence the necessity for continuing the organza
lion Of the wing pary'" This inquiry vas peculiarly
interesting to Mr. Bell his return 10 the Senate vas
involved in giving to it a satisfactory answer. He was
too modest to beray personal interest in the question:
and hence he chose 10 up his individual object I'M
der philosophical dissertation upon the Importance of
keeping up two great parties in free governments In
former days, when Mr. Bell sough, TO break down his own
party In which he had lost favor, he found il most con-
venent to phosophze ngeniously in favor OF no-party
position. He seems 10 wear his philosophy about an
loosely as he does his political principles. AT first
rampant Jackson man, dead out against bank and a
tariff, and then equally rampant agains, Jackson and
for a bank and tariff; at lime the bitter opponent of
Mir. Clay. and afterwards his most obsequious follower
and then again found in angry collision with him-thus
changing and shifting 10 and measures, but always
philosophical, and Deep and mysterious, and Ingenious
and occasionally seemingly ingenuous--his career has
been remarkable for lis tergversations whilst he has
never been without, pausibil,y, sinking sometimes 10
hopeless impolency, and. after buowing under ground
for season. emerging to prominence. But year ago. Mr.
Bell was able to command scarcely corporas guard OF
friends IN the Tennessee legislature but now, by the ex
uaordnary recupeaiive powers of his high intellectual
at;anments he springs forward the very head of the
wing column. dsposes Of his competitors to his entire
satisfaction and stands forth the acknowledged leader
of the discounted and broken forces of his party
There is skilful mingng OF candor and nsncerily of
fairness and uniaraess of compliment and censure in
AIR Bells sieeca, which cannot be too carefully scru,i
nlzed and exposed by the democrats of Tennessee He
admits, with apparent candor, that it would be unwise
unjust, and unparotc TO assa President Pierce admin.
stratlon before its policy developed, and We, his
speech is tissue Of insidous assaults He compliments
with seeming earnesness most OF the sentiments OF the In
augura but nsnuaes that the practice under il will not
conform TO its principles. AT the time he complains
most diDg enuousy that it did into the enumeration
in detail OF those of internal policy which are the
proper subjects for an annual message Congress He
knew that Inaugural is only expected 10 announce
general principles but be mad no scruples in making
subject OF censue, because General Pierce confined
himself to the legitimate objects of an Inaugural He
does not hesitate TO declare tina, General Pierces sen
ments on the compromise measures are worthy of all
commentator, and yet he betrays an objectionable want
OF candor in the in which he arraigns his policy
as 10 appointments. As this was designed 10 be the
effective assault upon The administration we give MIR
Bells words He says:
He tGen. Pierce had brought together al hi, oopnci
board the eesoiier of the North aud the uast of the
South-beter known in the party language OF the day as
the OF the Southland with them prooortion nj
moderate or middle men, equally opposed to both the
others. Mr. ID. presented ludcrous picture OF the snr
prise and embarrassment which have attended the
first meeting Of the heerogene OF the cabne
II every word of this extract were literally true the
inquiry would sill force itself on the MIND What right
has Mr.. Bell TO complaint Upon what principle of
propnety or common decency the man with a
beam in his own eye undertake TO point out
mote in his neighbours eyer 1t is emphatically
true that there is member OF the cab
met whose past history exhibits one uthe of the
obqri,y on The slavery question, OF that OF Mr. Bell,
willis, General Pierce would be Justly nsultd by ns
'uhng comparison between his and that OF
Mr.. Bell From the time that Mr.. Bell deserted and be-
lrayed his old friend and benefacor General Jackson
down TO the present moment he has kept up either
ere, open with the enemies of southern in
s,ituions. Although southern man, his eye has been
fixed steadily upon the North, and he has not been al
all scrupulous TO his northern alliances. On the com
promise his course such as TO call forth
the whitening rebuke of Mr. Clay Surely the people Of
Tennessee have not forgotten his opposition 10 the CON-
promise measures when he undertook in the Senate to
sustain the OF General Taylos free soil cabinet
against the patriotic efforts of Mr. Clay heal the bleed
ing wounds OF his country But, in the face OF hi.
own dsmning record, he 10 lecture President
who, though a northern man, would hide his head in
shame If he had allowed his countrys prosperity and the
preservation Of the Union TO be pered by his ambitious
schemes OF sectional strength Mr.. Bell drew udi-
crous picture OF the frs, meeting Of the cabinet Why
his own political life has been continuous succession
OF udcrous pictures But there but the semblance OF
truth IN Mr. Bells statement OF the policy OF the
President II is not true, in fact, that he has
drawn around his councilboard the "free-soile" the
"hre-eaier," and the compromise mem" These men
did not meet for the first time in the cabinet
they had met in the Baltimore Convention, and
there settled their former differences, and agreed upon
a national platform. When they met in the cabinet.
they political friends, standing the same plat
form, and pledged to abide faithfully by the OF
their Cancellation at Baltimore. How disipgenuous-we
had almos, said how hypocrilical-was il in Mr. Ball 10