The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-01-19
THE PRESIDENCY.

him to the Presidency. and each time they
have succeeded in elccting their candidate
+ but have failed to sulil.the promises made
the people and give TO the country Chief
MAGISTRATE who would rule with wis<lom.---
The Administration ofJas. X. Polk was the
feeblest known to our government twas
characterized bvno act upon the part ,at
the Executive calculated to display those
powers of mind requisite to \ thorough I'M
Outstanding and a faithful performance OF
the duties devolving upon the incumbent OF
so high and responsible an Office. His
i Democratic succe ssor, elected under cireun-
/ stances much the same as those that gave
! us Mr.. Polk for President, displays ca
paci,y for government much inferior to even
the weakest OF his predecessors. He has
failed to fulfil the expectations of his own
party and has converted into enemies men
who were most active in eleva,.ng him to
the station he occupies. Lahoring under an
undue appreciation Of the responsibilities
that rest upon him, he seems to be incapable
of acting with that judgment even which
characterized him as statesman. Sur
rounded by Cabinet inferior IN statesman
ship and bv Congress lower in the scale
OF intelligence. no act Of his Administration
has yet TRANSFERRED that demonstrates his ca
pacity for government. or tends to fulfil the
expectations OF those who thought him so
well qualified for the station he fills.
Gen. Pierce is no doubt a good man, enc
who aims to do right, and who conseien-
tiousy performs his duty to the best of his
ability. ASH lawyer he may have exeelled.
as private citizen he is worthy OF esteem,
but he fails in the possession OF those peeu,
liar dents which arc requisite % faithful
administration Of the government OF the u.
States. III advisers may be responsible Tor
the many Administrative blanders lie has
committed, but man Of the necessary quail
ihcations pcreeiving his duty wooid have the
tirmness to discharge il, though friends op-
posed.
For the Whis party it X fortunate that
such q man Us Gea Pierce has succeeded
Mr. Fillmore IN the Presidential chair
Though making no p,etensions to superior
statesnanship. and, like his successor, ta-
ken from among many others deemed snpe-
r;or in those qualifications necessary to the
government Of Republic, yet Mr. Fillmore
so faithfully sustained the responsibilities
incurredin his high office, that political foes
were converted into personal friends and
made to regret. in common with the hig
partv, that So wise, faithful and indieious a
public servant should be set aside on the
score oil avaiIibility. While We regret that
,be manususres Of few eatas!ed such q
catastrophe upon our common country, yet
as a sincere advocate OF those principles
deemed conducive to the greatest good by a
large and intelligent portion Of community
we are made to rejoice that good may come
out of Nazareth and the Wing party yet be
united and strengthened through the d.
visions and weaknesses Of the Opposition.
We trust that nothing eNtenuate nor
aurht set down in malice" when we pro-
claim that Gen Pierce has failed TO fulfil the
expectations of his friends. We have bat
10 point TO those journals Of the Democratic
party edited BY free-spoken and independent
men who are not in The pay Of the Admins
tration, for the truth Of the observation
Congress is a further illustration OF the re-
mark. Even there We observe a consider
able portion of the party. many among those
who assisted to elect Gen. Pierce to tho
Presidency, now arrayed against hun
Their antipathy to their ancient foe seems
to be absorbed in the intenser luminosity
they now harbor to the man once "of then
choice" That good viii result to the coun
try out Of this state oil things, we have n,
doubt. but il is Illuminating to observe 81
much division in "a party having the suprem
acy and accustomed to make so mcny pro-
LESSONS Of unity