The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-03
From the Jackson Mississippan.
! PRESIDENT PIERCE AND THE SOUTHERN WING
! PRESS.

From the Jackson Mssissippan.
| PRESIDENT PIERCE AND THE SOUTHERN WING
PRESS.
What is by the rejoicing of part of the southern
wing press at the opposition being manifested towards
the President by northern reeoiler and abolition wings
combined2
1t is well-known truth that the ground of hostility to
the President at the North the part of the worthless
ferred to- is the determination exhibited to the
giveslave law and his support supposed support Of
the Nebraska-Kansas bill For this legal and consitu
tiona justice to the South the abolition and eeso storms
al the North raised against the President and urged
against him and his administration with savage ferocy
which knew bounds and acknowledged restraint.
This was the substance and extent Of his oence-an Of
which might reasonably suppose would have rail-
lied around him. without distinction Of party the whole
South But not Political opposition and party
powerful to obscure the vision of sober
permit any such result among portion of southern
politicians.
Hence we find the opposition TO- and even denunciatons
Of the President and of his administration in Massach-
sets Vermont New York and Connecticut by such sages
as Greeley, Burke Garrison, Parker and Phillips if not
openly received with public JOY by few southern men,
evidently cherished with high degree of unalloyed pleas
missile which they fondy hope may at last crush
the present federal administration. The defeat of Toucey
Connecticut by that acknowledged abolitionist Gillette
the antiNebraska resolutions of the legislature of that
State the of Senator Touccys course in the
Senate given TO the readers of the South by part
the southern press with eithersen approval with con
ccaed Joy The New Orleans Picayune in giving its
the acts Of the Legislature of New Hampshire in
demning the of their in Congress and Of
those representatives who sustained the Nebraska bill and
the failure of the legislature elect United States
tor closes the article with witticism and laugh if
the whole proceedings very much to his TASTE and
without the least ground of from southern men
Hear him:
The New HAMPSHIRE lEcsLAruRE.--On the 9th inst
the house of representatives spent all the afternoon in de-
batting the antiNebraska resolutions motion to substi
tute series committing the wings to the principles of
their platform of 1852, defeated.
"The first resolution, reeratng the principles promu
gated in 1850 by the house declaring against the ntrodu
ton of slavery into free Territories and of the erection Of
any Territory without its prohibition then adopted
100 ls. The second passedl55 to 49, 1t deprecated
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise The third APPROX
ing of the of Messrs Ktredge and Morrison in Con-
gres in voting against the Nebraska bill TO TO-
The fourth which dsapproves Of the conduct of Senators
Williams and Hibbard carriedl52 10 III, And then
\ the House adjourned.
The attempt choose United States senators was TO be
renewed the day. And all this time says the tele-
graph the thermometer was ranging from os TO 100 Hot
work y
Have southern Journals southern men no support to
render northern for the faithful and conscen-
tious discharge Of constitutional duties all parts the
Union when assaed ~ factions of fanatics OF rbe abo-
lon aud iree-so stamp among their own constituents
But suppose that this northern attack Of the President by
abolition and iree-so whgsior they so call themselves
in the FREE Sa,eshoud be successful and the pregcat
administration should be overthrow or that reason where
win these southern wings stand who have contributed their
hes, aud Jealous efforts 10 effect such object
let il he Forgotten that the charge against the Presi-
dent H. that he sustained The DouglaNebraska BILL and
declared that the fugyesayc law must bc executed If
southern men continue their hostility the present admins
siraon let il he upon principles which when the contest
shall have passed away they southern Of
sistspt and nileviblc integrity Of purpose stand mp.
Il would be very curious investigation anayze the
clelncas Of platform upon which tho northern opponents
hs President under the had Of Horace Greeley and his
a'nesle assoc-ies and his southern adyersaries who
fcrCely ,on,endng for his overthrow without
much ior She weapons used for his destruction could
stand IN she event Of success.
Bui we happy 20 be steady IN the confident belief
that 40 ffoe-so abolition influence the North,
Whg influence the South At an eject the cherished
purposes ~ Fsiaent Pcrces adyersares Nor Is IL posi-
be Tor southern wg politicians control the course that
large portion o. the whg party south win feel II their
duty 10 take this suljcct