Washington telegraph., 1854-03-29

oi 'hiS administration from Its inauguration
into power up TO the present time, and So,
If 1t has net proved fathless to the trust d.
Democracy Of the country rcposcd in it,
L recollect with qualification the inaugura
OF General Pierce. The doctrines it con
tains commend themselves to the Le.ts O
every patriot. But, sir, it is one tl.inr t,
preach. and quite another 10 prccticc. Th,
Union was to be preserved inviolate ant
. how has it been done I? By the appo:nt
ment Of men to the Cabinet who fought tho
battle OF Union and the Constitution 2 3,
the choice of men who all their lives Ion.
had labored for the success Of Democratic
principles? No, sir. The national men O
the party have been overslauehed, and {
man made THE chief adviser of the Presi
dent who. for a quarter of a century. wareo
against the Democratic party They take
TO their bosom and confidence the very men
who contain elements Of fanaticism SC
ruthless and merciless that it would strike
down the Constitution ana sing reons Of
rejoicing over a torn and dismemberci
Union. Can the tongue be silent when the
eye witnesses such outrages committed in the
name of Democracy The Union was to
be preserved inviolate, and how By rest
ing npon the strong arm of that Jefersoni-
an creed that despised alliance with traitors?
No, SIR That was too antiquated- old
fogyish In order to preserve inviolate the
Union, 1t was thought necessary to bargain
and huckster with the freesoilers Of 1873
with few exceptions, men of no consistency
of no principles-whose capacious nav
cair digest all the spoils a trcacherous ad-
mlnstration can cram it with, and then in-
pudently ask for more Uaughtcr.) But.
sir, not only was the Union TO be preserved
inyiolate, but the rights of the States were
to be held sacred.
How was the pledge carried out Why
thousand honest, principle loving national
Democrats, what they were fighting for in
Nov. last, and they viii tell you they were
resisting the encroachments Of the Federal
Executive, and they did it successfully
They fought for the rights of their States
against the imprudent and tyranical power
OF an administration that had shamelcssly
coaiesced with the enemies of tie Constitu
ton and the Union, and sent its officers.
headed by bands of hired ruffians, to cen.
vention of the people, to speak by authority.
I say hired rufians, armed, and of the most
desperate character, under the lead OF two
officers of the federal government, took pos
session of the State Convention and over
awed and controlled their action. and when
my soft colleague (Mr. Westbrook) said that
such charge was untrue, lie was guilty.
either ignorantiy or willfnlly. of msrepre.
sentation. Go to Massachusetts,, ask the
cause of the indignation of the peonlc Of
that State, and they viii tell YOU that a
Cabinet officcr spoke through the trump of
the President, threatened Democrats with
a crushing out if they dare do what the ad
minlstration had been doing ever since it
come into powcr-coalescing with Frecsoil-
ers. An': how did they receive the mes
sage +? They looked upcn it as drec; in.
terference in the rights of their State, and
hurried back with indignation the letter of
the Attorney General, prefcring, if thew
were to be lecturcd at all. TO have father
of the party TO do it, and not an apostate
from the Wing faith; to have man whose
skirts are clean, and not one who owed all
the positions he ever held in the Democratic
party to the success Of coalitions.
And why, sir, was this same letter to
which l alluded. tclegraphed by Whig.
who boasts Of it. to the State of Mississippi.
en- the eve of an important election. before
1t was sent to Massachusetts. Who paid
the expense of telegraphing this long letter
TO that State This Wing has assured me.
repeatedly, that the bill was sent to the of.
fee of the Union, the organ of the Execu
tive, and there promptly paid-more likely
by authority. Why was this done, Who
could not the Administration refrain from
in the elections of sovereign States?
Alas. who would have thought that the
rights Of the States were thus 10 be held sa-
cred. How were the pledges of the Ad-
fulfilled, Why, sir, they ap-
ors wiheaf his s5etatos ssd fecsusc
he would not submit to the arrogant dic.a-
ton of those who were seeking to lower
him in the estimation OF all honest men. he
was dismissed, but not until he left on re-
cord a correspondence as imperishable as it
is ennoblins-that reflects credit upon his
head and heart, that adds to the sum total
Of our country's honor, whilst it administers
a scathing rebuke to a Cabinet dcspotism
that seeks to make tools out of men who
are their superiors. Again. sir, during the
last election in New York, how were the
citizens in the employ of the Government
treated? Were they left free and un'ram-
melled? No. sir, they were made-thatsy,
the word-to contribute funds to the support
of the Freesoil ticket. In case of refu-
sal, they were threatened with dismissal
Many Of those employees had large families
and not liking the cheerless prospect OF be-
ing unprovided through the coming winter
were forced to yield. Others refused and
would not give in. They are still in office,
but expect to be removed now that the con-
frmation OF Mr.. Redield has been effected.