The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-11
bxom t5e Detroit btee Psess.
SHALL THE PRESIDENT BE SUSTAIN
ED OR CONDEMNED

The administration Of Ccn Pierce deserve.
tq be sustained, or il deserves TO be condemned
81 Is entitled to the confidence o, the democracy
of The country, or it is entitled to the dstrusl o
that d.,nncracy. The President has kept his
pledges, or he has falsifrd them He has
,nainraiErd the .riRciplesand enforced the policy
OF the natl nal democratic party, or ~ has
tailed To do both.
In whit respect has The administration failed
I" meet The just expectations Of thpse who ele-
vated II 10 power Is any fault found with its
Foreign policy, so far as that policy has beer
deyelped2 Was :he stand taken on .ha Kos
zth question right, or was it wrongs Do the
people IT the u s. approve or condemn the
.r'at principle that was therein established, thai
the nationality Of the American citizen goes
with him wherever he goes, and tina, every
nation of the earth must respect that nationality
n,rs the df claraton Of the President, that in
reference by European governments in tht
affairs ot this continent will not he tolerated
meet the condemnation the appreciation o
America How ia it in respect 10 the .Presi-
dents domestic policy? Is the return to econ
omy in all the affairs Of the government, and
the requirement of strict accountability on the
part of all collecting and disbursing officers, in
acc rdaace with the popular wish? Is deter
mipation 10 guard the federal treasury against
the as <aults OF those VINO would deplete it b,
wasteiul and extravagant appropriations in con
nance with the public desire, or otherwise p
Is a rigid ADHERENCE to the letter and spirit o
The, constitution, and a faithful observance O
the principles of the democratic party as de-
clared at Baltimore, among the most promnen
OF the Presidents duties, are they not In
a word, has Gen. Pierce kept his fea.ty TO hi.
party and his oath to his country, or has he beer
false To both
Very few there are who will answer these
in'crrogaiories in the negative. No one can dc
so truly. 1t is not denied in any quarter tina
mist axes have been made in appoin ments, ol
hat trivial errors have been committed which
every friend Of the administration would havs
been glad to s,e avoided lnfalibility is moi
claimed for the President and his advisers Tha
''the King can do not wrong" is not supposed
But the question is, has the administration beer
guilty OF misconduct that merits reprobation to
the extent Of assuming an attitude Of hostility
to it, and attempting 10 embarrass it, and break
it down That is the point to be de.ermin-
ed
Under this view, what must be the verdict o
the country upon the conduct Of those men, r
either house OF Congress, who in the very out
set oi the session, sought to afford aid and com
fort TO the enemies of the President Wha,
must be thought Of those democrats who have
deliberately formed a coalition with wings and
free soilers to elevate to an important poi,ica
office a man who is an organ grinder for the
New York malcontents-who was a Mig in
io4o, and yet reeks with the fumes of Taylor
ism
II there is to be contest of this character
we believe we can speak for Michigan and
ihe Northwest The democracy of this grea,
division of the confederacy will be with and 70,
the administration. Until,he Presdent is guilty
OF some more heinous offence than has vet been
aitrIbu;ed u him. the democracy Of the North
west will look with displeasure upon those who
seek TO strike him dowa