The Yazoo City weekly Whig., 1854-08-11
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fionai Dsoerot t tells melancholy tory 81
the tall and degradation of man, who, little over
twelve months ago. possessed nn almost boundless
popularity, but whose course since his inaugura-
ton has created universal distrust and brought
upon him the general contempt Of men Of 81 par-
lies ana an sections The paper from which We
quote is 4 Democratic journal, and il would hard
II give currency to impptations upon is own Pre-
sident unless there vas abundant reason 70 justify
them. The President, It IS credbly informed, "has
not the confidence Of q singlemember Of the Sen
Iateo-to which is added remark containing q
whole volume Of truth, that aif he could be hit
without hitting the party, this sentiment would
very quickly Be made known,
There, indeed, is the rub. # it we're not for
the danger of iniuring the party, the President
would be handled with gloves off by nearly eli the
Democratic politicians and presses Of the country
They see, plainly enough, that he IS the nearest
abortion that ever occupied high official station
that he has bitterly disappointed all the expec-
tations that were entertained Of him, thrown the
whole country into confusion and turmoil, and
brought his own incongruous and miscellaneous
lparty to the very "verge Of disintegration and
ruin" They see that these proyokingly unforta-
nate results might have been easily avoided if he
had only displayed half the sagacity, frmness and
patriotism which an insane party partiality had
attributed to him. They feel conscious that he
had it in his power to put an end to slavery agita
ton, and thus remove the only obstruction to the
progress, prosperity and pertinent repose Of the
country. But true to his antecedents, and in an
evil hour, be ignored the path Of duty and patriot
ism, showered his favor and patronage upon a sec
tonal faction, deadly in its enmity to the South,
and hostile to the Constitution, Laws and best In
terest of the whole country, and thereby impaired
vitality and vigor and hope to the Abolition fan
atheism of the land, and at moment when ordi-
nary decision and moral courage on the part Of
| the Executive would have extinguished it forever
It is painful to contrast the present power and
buoyancy of spirit of the Abolition faction Of the
North with its weIIknoWn feebIeness and depres-
sion at the time Dir. Pierce acceded to the Presi-
Dental chair Then it was ridiculed as weak and
contemplate in numbers and strength, and its ca
pacity for mischief considered equivalent to moth
ing. Now,it is emphatically power in the land
insolent, despotic and aggressive threatening to
take Government into its own hands, and to reduce
to vassalage one-half of the sovereign States of
this confederacy, or provoke them to forcible re-
sistance in ndefenee of their rights and their inst
tions. We may say this reflection is disagreea
bic one, and the patriots fears are greatly magni
fed, when he contempIates the changed condition
of things in this respect and considers with what
ease true, firm and patriotic President might
have "crushed out" Abolition agitation, by simp-
Ily withholding from its authors and abettors the
smiles Of his eountenance- meat and drink Of
official patronage, from which alone they have de-
rived sustenance and encouragement, and to which
they may gratefully trace their present increasing
power and influence
But the President has seen fit to belittle his
Office, and degrade himself by taking factious trail
tors to his bosom and cruelty disappointing the
patriotic expectations of the country. And hav-
ing sown the wind, he must be content to reap the
whirlwind. No wonder he "has not the confidence
and respect of a single member Of the Senate"
and we may add scarcely single member of his
own party in any section of the country. He has
indeed fallen so low that there is none so poor as
to do him reverence. Our sympathies are excit-
ed and we pity him; but none can say his fate IS
not richly deserved
The following is the paragraph referred toaboye
from the National Democrat, which exceeds in
severity of depreciation any thing that Whig jour
mails are wont to say of the immortal, but collap
Ised Brigadier:
"A distinguished United States Senator told us
few days since, that President PIERCE "has not
the confidence and respect of a single member of
the Senate" and he added, Hif he could be hit
without hitting the party, this sentiment would
very quickly be made known" But the Presi-
dent himself has not hesitated to sit the party;
and the Senate viii allow him to knock it into a
eocked-hat rather than descend upon the "head Of
the party.n BY this course the Senate IS quietly
succumbing to the destruction Of the Democratic
party; and, but for the noble stand taken by the
Democracy Of New York, there would not now
be found the vestige of political organization In
the North which would not be in the hands of
FreesoiIers and Abolitionists. The Senate has
seen the President surrounded by hatterers and
lying knayes, who deceive, and cheat, and blind
him, and keep him In profound ignorance Of the
real sentiment with which he IS regarded By the
public There are at least three men in the Sen
ate to whom the people yet looked for some act
which win arouse the Executive from the lethargy
into which the awning adulation Of sycophanfs
and fools have sent him. These are Rush, Doug
las and Bright. The man that speaks viii be re-
garded with lasting aud unbounded admiration by
the masses Of the American people, and he viii
wash himself Of the universal 0diBm which rests
upon the Administration, and upon all who sus
tain il. Z
Poor felIoWl 70 think Of Young Hickory
esurrounded By aatterers and lying knaYes, who