The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-06-13
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TUESDAY MORNING.: :::::::::::::JUNE 1
The Country saved-President Pierce
not yet Painted.

The Country Saved-President Pierce
not yet Painted.
The Washington Union, President Pierce's
lick-spittle organ and Court Journal to the
administration, having no very great actions
of the President to report to the country,
makes the best of small matters. We can
not imagine any more striking comment on
the weakness and mbecility of the admins
tration, than the Unions process of making
mountains out of the little mole hills Of duty
which the President occasionally discharges.
President Pierce never performs a single
small duty Of his office, and often a duty
which he could not avoid, but the Union holds
him up TO the admiration of an astonished
country. That which in the action of all his
successors claimed mere passing notice as
an item of news, being performed by this
mighty man, at once becomes some startling
evidence Of President Perce's unequalled
ability or moral resolution. II sometimes
becomes wonder to US, that the editor of
this Court Journal does not follow the Pres-
dent TO his water closet, and claim that in
the discharge Of all his duties, there never
was his equal, and that in the smallest as well
as in little matters generally, he calls for the
unalloyed admiration of his fellow. citizens.
Nothing better proves that the administration
hasn't anying great in its policy to claim the
eulosies Of friends, when such small things
are daily made the subject of flattering COM
ment.
Our attention has been directed to this
habit of the Unions by an article in late
number of that paper, on the Boston Riots.
II will be perceived that to President Pierce
may be ascribed all the credit of the happy
termination of these Riots. The Union
says:
We announce the termination of the ex-
element in Boston with sincere pleasure
The decided and opportune action Of the Ex-
ecutive has had its effect. The mob, misgui-
ded and inf1amed by a set OF reckless and
abandoned men, who do not hesitate to re
sort to perjury and TO violence TO carry out
what they profanely call Gods will, startled
and conscience-smitten by the first bloody
fruits OF the abolition policy, were soon con
WINGED that, in the Iesson Of Franklin Pierce,
the country had an Executive who would not
shrink in fulfilling all his obligations to the
constitution, no matter where the emergency
existed. whether on the northern shores OF
the Atlantic or on the borders of the Misss-
sippi in the far Southwest. To show to the
country the course pursued by President
Pierce in regard to the exciting event at Bos-
ton, the following correspondence and state
ment are laii before our readers.
After that introduction, it would very
naturally be presumed that the President had
in this correspondence, done something far
more than duty required or than most other
great men would have dared attempt. Well
here are the facts. The U. S. Marshal al
Boston, writes to the President, stating brief
y the difficulties under which he was labor
ing in attempting to execute a law of the
land, and that he had avaled himself of the
resources Of the U. States, placed under my
control by letter from the War and Navy
Departments in 1851, and now have two
oupanies of troops, from Fort Indepen
dence, stationed in the Court House." Here
is Pierces reply:
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1854.
To WATSON FREEMAN,
U. 5. Marshal, Boston, Mass:
Your conduct approved. The law mus
be executed. FRANKLIN PIERCE.
Again, Mr.. Hallett, the U. s. Attorney a
Boston, wrote to Sdns ~ Webster, in which
ne asks "can the necessary expenses Of TIL
city military be paid if called out by tn
Mayor at the Marshars feqnestw The fol
lowing reply closes this tremendous cores
pondence of the President:
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1854.
To B. F. HALLErT,
U. s. Attorney, Boston, Mass:
Incur any expense deemed necessary b
the Marshal and yourself for city military, G
otherwise, to insure the execution of the law
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
We hope the country will give Presider
Pierce full and entire credit for this CORES
pondence, in all its length and breadth, ar
that he may rest we'll o. nights, with hapl
conscience, for the remainder Of his term.
RUMoRs is rumored in Washingtc
that Mr.. Marcy and Mr.. Buchanan are shor
ly to exchange positons-Mr. Buchanan
60 into the Secretary's Office, and DIR. Mare
to be minister to England.
None Of the knowing ones believe the r
NOR that Spain is willing to sell Cuba, b
there is general belief that preparations
conquer the Island are being made and tn
the Presidents proclamation is to be view