The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-18
observation-disclosures.
EDITORIAL OPINIONS OF THE NATIONAL ADsMIS
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article in its issue of the 10th has tbs following re-
marks
We feel interest in this struggle between tas two
ste wings Of the democracy. We honor the podtiqa
.n ssr derec to our comm country BY the GAL
An' s.noArc bearers OF Northern democratic copservs
usm. Iney are, In our estimation good dsmocratsn
Sss sns Term 300 here in different from thar
and Jealous devotees to the faith without reference to
Any policy which the chang aud force Of oroumstanc
hepen OF the nhon as ron
We by the phrase " good democratsJ hon,st nat
riotc democrats-msn VINO will in great political ssxen
cies when the country Is endan By fAoous snd
tAorous organizations throw of the trsmmels party
ard without fear Of consequence personal to themselves
strike for IT, preservation OF institutions defined
in, and established by the federal compact the strong
foundation upon which rests rights our liberties
this is precisely what Dcknsou and his followers In New
York have done They have preferred national to party
have chosen to incur the ro~ns and rebutss
Of demo cratic President and his Cabinet rather than
ooAlescs with turbulent farAcal and dangerous
toD Of their own party-they have made war upon the
that the ends aimed at by these anti slavery sgtators
not their country bat in deadly hostility with Its
true interests and happiness.
The Norfolk Neos, journal allied 70 the national dc
mocracy, speaks Of the in plain language,
~ follows t.s.
We exerted all the energies and talents with whi,h
God has gfed to elevate the present
chief magistrate not for the ps OF reward the spois
OF Office because he protested our faith and We IN
sdsrsd him pre- smnsnty SQUAD and conservative upon
the reserved rights of the States. He Was no sooner
seated IN the chair Of State than he bsssged by the
PACK OF wohsh patriots who had snusd the flesh pots in
The tainted gale.
Tho fstd oors Of corruption that arise from the poll.
distance most gentlemen of sensitive honor This hound.
illness for Office especially under this adminstrstiou
and patriot in the country And the nrs "a ss step
Of the Administration originated and sprung from this
source General Pierce Attempted to hold the present
col0 sal democratic party together not so much by .
frm reliance upon the principles OF the party By the
Cohesive power Of the public plumber" The attempt
The party that has be held together by the ioayss
and nshes tho 1t is dsbAnded the better. In
pO ever the os o.
toned gentleman. Unfortunately for the OF Gen.
Pierces Administration, he has In hi. Cabinet
gra eless kDaves figured In the political
They not statesmen, but mean intriguing politicians
whose lives have been spent among the COZ.
hotism are Synonymous terms with such men to mis-
lead his upright ana patriotic Judgment wonder
great and awful blunders have been committed In sp
pointnents to effce By the cunning influence ofasuoh
counsel the unhoy and infamous coalition formed
BY WHOM truce to the warfare freesosm struck,
and the political pirates and euthroa OF New York.
der the lead Of Prince john have become OF
federal patronage, while such patriots Dick and
Bronson have been threatened with excommunoaton By
the Washington UnlOn the self constituted guardian Of
democracy.
The South Side Democrat, national democratic paper
In Petersburg, Va, says
The first OF the administration dated 20 soon ss
p.pabs that a. attempts At harmony and reunion we're
uravAing the proper dgpded and udicous course for
The to have pursued was to have kept
acof from the broilto have carefully avoided giving
national aspect to local quarrel The President might
have raid in substance . have spilled my policy Of ap.
uniting the democratic Iarty by bestowng tangible
mark Of fdencs upon all democrats without respect to
past DECISIONS who adopted in good faith the Baltimore
platform 1t appears to have failed far as New York
Is concerned to have attained that end Ths failure and
blame, any ought to attach cannot rest upon my i'd
niriaf rnf Had ha fha
would have with appreciation his conduct and his
administration would have been preserved from IL
tuee which, though taken with good intent afforded color
for capital to his enemies, and set precedent which 1t
would hsve been dangerous to sArction.
The Albany STATE Register, . national whig journal,
Mys:-
The democratic party Of the great State of New York liz
divided right through the CENTRE the half open
position the other half not caring two Has for this
sane present administration" and yielding it faiat
spos Of ece As it is in New York. it is degree
In every State In the UAion and this present admi
would receive would ). and far Sss~..n thai th.y
would find place in the ofi,al returns only In ths
lumn Of the scattering.
The Newark Mercury, whig, speaking Of the rank
which proposed 10 confer upon General Scott says
TO engendcr opinion Of General Pierce and his c.
bnet it Is the opposition which they manifest 70 bsstow
ing meritsd honor on General Scott. man Of magma
doing honor to rival candidate for The Presidency but
General Pierce belongs to the New Hampshire school Of
men and no such thing can be expected from him. OF
one thing WINFIELD Scott may rest assured ana that q
that he win be long after pgmy mon OF
this Administration shall have been forgotten.
The Prssi tents organ in New Hampshire the Concord
Pdtria uses the following strong language in speaking
Of contemporary who accused the Patriot o, rspudating
the compromise measures
We do not consider 1t important to notice the state.
ments OF such notorious fxlsi6er ordinarily, but
readers know that nothing of the And has
nOP n hat haa lnaa
resemblance to be tortured into such sentiment
1t is base, deliberate malicious Hs characteristic OF
the vile and sordid villain who manufactured and ut
tered IL.
TIE MAINE LEaIsLAruRE.
The Boston Atlas Of the 14th gives the following
history snd present position Of the Maine Lsgaturs
The Wildcat branch Of the democracy Of this State HAYS
resord to desperate but probably uuavAiling sxps.
dent to retain their power in their State Senate As
readers aware the Legislature at Augusta en- the
4th inst Only thirteen Of the thirty Senators had
been chosen. There was, therefore, quorum elected
and only temporary organization practicable. OF
these thirteen ssnators elected, seven "wldcat
democratic" and six wings and "Morrell democratsv
As the House consists Of eighty vhiss Morrel
democrats and free soers sixty four Of the wildcat
i.miiy ana =; tns former mace common cause, It was
complied with, the vacancies in the Senate vould
not be oiled with wildcats, expt only in few instances,
These instances three only Of the eahteen VA
cances Accordingly, the Senate reported HOUSE
these vacancies eny Apo proposed To NIL them, ignoring
the other fifteen vacancies II complied with,
this would have given them the permanent control
Of the Senate and feom the sample CT their IA ,tous
spirit already evinced, could only result in
cespe ate endeavor to prevent the election Of Governor
and Of United States Senator or the Hsuss was
not quite 70 verdant as to comply with modest Q
quest especially as 1t would be in palpabs violation S
the COZ suution itself. The factions majority In the
Senate threaten that they viii not report any other
capcies until these are filed and that there shall be
neith organized Senate Governor g. S,nator NOR
anything else, until their demands are complied with
In the meanwhile the House have passed An order ssk-
Ing the Secretary Of State TO lay before the House ab
ract OF the record OF the Governor and Couoc ncud
Ing the persons elected TO the Senate the Eumbs Of
vacancies and the districts in which they occur together
with the names OF the constitutional candidates. This
plainly foreshadows their intention to proceed to all all
he vacancies giving the Senators elect self ssnt notice
the time for the holding the convention, pa ing
heec TO the threat OF thu senAto that they
viii not recognize those thus elected members OF the
Senate At the last accounts progress to Yards
organization Of the Senate bad been made On wednes-