Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-04-20

President Pierce.

II AR. EDrToR From the wholesale denunci-
atoms which are hcaped upon the President Of
the United States, by the opposition press,
since his inauguration, one would suppose that
he possessed no redeeming virtues-but that
every political evil imaginable attended the
progress of his administration. Now, would
ask why it is that just at this time, we have
such '.pot0 ,0s,r." Has he neglected to per-
form the duties incumbent upon him, and suf-
fered the affairs Of the nation to go on regard
less of that care and attention which they de-
serve, while unprincipied men are directing
attention towards the spoils they seek to OBJ
tain. Let the unprejudiccd judge how faith
fully the President Of the United States has
guarded the peoples treasury; how success
fully he has baffled the skill OF the horde of
psculators who rainly imagined that they
should fill their Golfers out of Uncle Sans
money box. His opposers would fain make
the people believe that the Nebraska BIZ was
the great hinge upon which all the nations in
terests hung. and that that alone was to decide
the political fate for veal or woe, of all who
might favor or reject its provisions. Now. it
is mere matter of opinion one may may
not look with favor upon that bill, and at the
same time have the best interests Of the whole
country at heart. So far as the real provisions
Of that bill are at stake, do not believe that
one in ten who make so much noise about it,
and talk so loud at the corners of the streets,
against its propositions, has read the bill in de-
tail but they know that certain leaders don't
like il, and that is enough for them, and suffi-
cient reason to oppose it. They know that
the clergy have formally demonstrated against
it, as most of them did against the Mexican
war, and that with many will answer as an ex-
cuse for joining the cry, "down with the bill
down with the President /" While all this
noise and hustle are going on in the country,
we find the administratio zealously at work
in trimming the sails of the old ship Of state
seing that her anchors are fast, and that they
are in good holding ground-that she is secure
against those who desire to board her in order
to seize upon her rich treasures. which have
accumulated through an economical admins
tration. Economical, 1 say, because am sat
isfed that every useless Office has been abol-
ished the door closed through which fraudu-
lent claimants were won't to enter; and the
public are already informed Of the millions Of
dollars which have been lost under former ad-
ministrations by artful claims, urged by men to
rob the treasury. Against such, Franklin
Pierce has set his face, and of course all that
money can do in the hands of an unprincipled
set Of peculators, will be done to injure the
fair fame which his honest and fearless admin
istration has won for him. With all the de-
nuncations against the President, / do not
find single charge against him which, for
moment, will stand the test of scrutiny. The
fact is, We, the people. don't understand all the
wire-pulling. There are q fep who prepare the
political machinery. and when all ready for
work il is set in motion and works on till the
object of its creation is accomplished. So it is
with the opposers of the President they have
something in motion, but time only Mill tell
what the result of it will be. 4.s. t.- S..