The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-07-29

AAO AQ1tmtDtIotiOMs
The Enquirer of yesterday, contains the
climax of all burlesques upon President
Pierce that have ever emanated from that
source, Although the name Of it's satires
upon the Pierce Administration is "legion."
this last beats them all. The poor "surpris-
ed" individual, upon his accession to power,
10 first pictured as an innocent, unoffending,
self-sacrifcing political hare, with the "dogs
of war" let loose upon his track, in the shape
Of ravenous political shell hounds" from
twenty-six States Of the Union, whose hun.
cry howl was without parallel either in histo-
ry or fable. But there the poor unfortu-
nate New Hampshire lawyer was. "like a
cat in strange garrett" with case on his
hands which he had never read of in "the
books" Here was a dilemma that he ,ool
not of! These hordes of political leeches
were all his supporters, although they were
made up as the Enquirer says, of 'every poIis
tician who had managed to poke his head
above the mud-poo of obscure local poll
ties" At this critical juncture he we'll
might have exclaimed: "Save! oh, save me
from my friends!"
In this critical moment Of embarrassment.
and trouble, he was the more keenly chagrin.
ed at the refusal of the leading statesman OF
his party to come to his relief. He called in
vain for the assistance of some of them, who
modestly declined-at any rate they disre-
garded the call.
Cobb and Hunter. significantly refused to
accept Cabinet honors. Buchanan hesi,at'
ed, but having the selection of his own place
! he made one as far remote from Presidential
dictation as possible, and made his own con.
ditons. A feeble, motley Cabinet was final
ly called together, whose first engagements
were to keep off the myriads of tad-pole'
that chad poked their heads above the els
pools of Locofoco politics" and were besieg
ing the President with bloodhound rapacity
Thus the world wagged on.
Pierce is next compared to the phiosophic
and patriotic Jefferson:-he is shown to pos.
sess the remarkable prescence and wisdom
,o'discover his own follies when their conse.
quences were falling thick and fast around
him. We are also told in this master
piece of our neighbours satire, that "tht
opening act of tie Pierce administration wa:
that which brought down the applause of two
hemis pheres--the Koszta liberation" FoI
this noble and glorious act OF another, Pierce
is heroized. For the manly assertion and
heroic maintenance of American institu
tons abroad. by one whose wisdom and dis
erection was only excelled by his undauntet
courage, the effeminate Pierce administra
tioh is, by our neighbor, rendered immortal
Not one word, however, was heard from th'
administration upon this subject, until thu
almost unanimous voice OF the American
people had echoed a response TO the noble
act of Capt. lngraham. After all this Dir
Pierce and his secretary essayed to say amen
Could mortals have done less!
We pass over several of the fictitiou
aurels in this great mans (Pierce's) wreatl
of glory, and come to the crowning arch
stone of the administration,
The admission of Nebraska and Kansas
This greatest Of all deeds, is by our facetiou
neighbor credited to the Pierce administ.a
. ton! Let this then be the browning ston,
of this great mans temple of fame! Thi
} act of perfidy which is believed by ga grea
, majority of the people to have been conceiv
, ed in sin and brought forth in iniquity
crowns the fabric of the Pierce administra
ton. Comment is unnecessary!