The daily union., 1854-07-23

THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF FRANKLIN PIERCE-THE
FIRST SESSION OF THE THIRTY THIRD CON-
GRESS-AND THE OPPOSITION.
When we contemplate the elevated and noble proper
ton of great monument the shaft of which rises in lofty
grandeur piercing the very clouds themselves do
seek change the emotions which such Spectacle
spires by appauding the vanda spirit which may vainy
seek deace and mutlae its broad and enduring basis
it is enough for witness and enjoy the imposing
structure upreared in its graceful outline the memorial
of great deed of patriotism the tribute to some
mighty intellectual or military hero.
Thoughts something like these suggested by the i'm
bttered and selfish spirit of of the whg papers, that
seek to decry the fearless consistency and integrity of the
administration of President Pierce by quoting the appoint
ment of certain gentlemen to office We ashamed to
say that prominent in his shameless business few of
the southern whig papers They dare not because they
cannot say that President Pierce has for single
moment fered where the rights of the South have been
involved On the contrary, when the entire northern hg
party Congress and in the country had become ONE ACTIVE
AND REsoLuTE UNIT SOUTH and when this
tment showed itself in all the worst forms of anacsm
and of treason--ending in bloodshed--Frankin
Pierce grappled with the monster Abolition, and with
courageous prompttude before which such Mr..
Fillmore would have fed errorstrcken, he sternly OPP
posed and resolutely put down The organized and acrc
alon beoeen The northern whtgs and obolonss aganst
the constitution Of the United States.
And yet to ignore such act this, whg papers in
the South have the hardhood to close their eyes to its
its consequences and to out that President
Pierce is not to be trusted because he selected certain
to ill certain offices!
Take the same Chief Magistrate when the bill to organ
e the Territories Nebraska and Kansas reported to
the Senate He did not wait to who was for or who
against He did not stop to concate the fretfu temper
of northern fanaiicsm, which, indignant at his election
waited but for the chance, which it knew must come to
try and strike him down He did not listen to the cold
ounses of those who told him he was assuming dangerous
ground On the contrary, he al once toot The fed and to
the last he persevered with undauned and unfnching
mete Msrepreented by ungratefu friends and reckless
foes he adhered the truth and one OF the first to
rejoice over its ultimate triumph
Yet we nave seen certain southern whg papers attempt
ing TO destroy such record this by quoting with ap'
prov the language of such northern papers have de
nounced the President because he did not desert the Ne
braska bill
Observe the dongs of the present Congress- however
the majority of which cordially cooperaes with Pres
dent Pierce and the result is still more satisfactory
Amid a torrent of calumny such as has never been
witnessed since the days of jackson, and bearing a
striking resemblance to itcalumny which assailed bis
personal character detraced from his intellectual hrmness
and appreciated his political orthodoxywe have seen the
representatives sustaining the views OF the President
in almost every instance, and we have seen these
views backed by him with courage aconstancy, and
craftsmanship worthy alike of imitation and OF praise
Firmly fixed upon the plain MANDATES OF THE coSsTTu'
rrosrooed to the great faith of our republican fathers
he has successfully resisted be destinations of expedenc
on the one hand and the advances and ntimdatons Of
uatem on the other The first session OF the Congress
which has also been abused in terms OF unparalleled vru
lehoe drawing close with record foil OF evidences
os patriotic devotion the best interests OF the country