The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-26
rug PRESIDENT BE SUSTAINED 1.-THE
WESTERN DEMOCRATIC REVIEW.

AAI" WESTERN DEMOCRATIC REVIEW.
=. h.y, read with much pleasure the April number Of
western Democratic Review, published Al indianapolis,
a.o,ge P Buell. II fully maintains the high character
IA first numbers induced us oaim and predict for
We have been particularly interested in reading the
i,s on Nebraska and the life and services OF Hon An
Johnson governor OF Tennessee But our present OBJ
% reproduce extract from the leading editorial
e which is conceived and expressed in spirit of de
aon 10 democracy which win commend the journal to
=, sound democrat The extract is as follows:
Dsa.l1 rnE Parslpssr BE SUSTAINED We Undertaking
! answer in the Affirmative;
nt. Because he WAS elected by democrats,
uady Because his policy has been democratic,
yy Because the interests Of the democracy throughout
N world demand thai democratic Chief Magistrate OF this
1yublic be sustained
1--WE did not visit ashingon during the sea
and may not pehaps, be deemed competent u Judge
be merits Of maj who stands at the helm OF the nation
many who chartered express cars took lodgings near the
denta mansion applied for prominent stations, and were
,nnointed We have met the President, ana are
permitted to fon estimate Of his worth from our OBJ
aon as private citizen, Of the and principles
M have already rendered his administration usrious In
annals of America, history. We have been informed
n the last moths, by gentlemen who, one year ago,
md to be intimately acquainted with Franklin Pierce and
statesman The simple question for us to de-
the relative valuesof the testimony delivered twelve
hs SINCE and that furnished by the same witnesses to-
~ We claim the privilege of judging for ourselves IN this
alter and have no hstation in coming to tho conclusion
M the evidence rston the record Is worthy than that
bich follows OF aspect and confidence
THE republican martyrs Europe have never been pursued
d. greater fury rr doomed to more vlanous execraon
Tho despots Of t continent than Franklin Pierce by the
ers Of consolidated and conservative government in
United States The volume of abuse has been hed 10
aowipV from the very cesspool of caiumny and mia
~ yituperatioa without NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. without
epitheb too low to express manly opprobrium-
I'm artillery TO which called upon to oppose the
oo f argument and analysis. To quote even the Ian
o which we are required TO answer would pc 10 devote
umns TO sandal which ought to debase the minds that
oived IT, corode the hearts that endorsed IT. and burn
Inns that uttred it, There are limits beyond WMch recA
and vulep, denuncation hardly go without losing
wer 10 iure the object against which il is directed II
mistake not those limits have already been reached by
@ who have abored most earnestly to destroy the nu-
"a The President OF the nation. The shafts of nfamy
e been bar bid with the adders sting, and fall harmless
impotent In the hands that WELD them
franklin Pierce was elected, by democratic voters,
,aent of oar republic. He chosen on account OF
eminent qualifications for the important position to
b he WINS called In the open day, before the world,
va, selected by enlightened assembly OF democrats
this country Witnessed the OF our
pes and atcr months of calm dscusson in the course
which all his virtues and faults thoroughly evolved
was elected by triumphant and overwhelming majority
resident Of the American people. Are we not bound as
uoca in view Of these facts to sustain him against the
.aults Of the opposition pressY
Nw are by required to endorse every appoint
m to Office every idea which may be broached every
intake which may be committed The democratic press Of
lis nation independent In the world, and its con-
motors are not the to be driven by those in out Of
from that manly and dOnifed position which they have
yer occupied as opponents Of the popular WILL We submit,
Wev to every candid conducting democratic press
this country, this candid question: Would 1t not be right
u.s. would be in accordance with universal his
n this hour of fierce and unrelenting opposition to the
choice and TO the principles which we professo
aside all personal differences and open well-direeted
old fashioned democracy the effects of which would be
for many years come? The only hope of our enemies
dividing strength. We are absolutely formidable
ben operating together"