The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-09

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Acting upon the principle that "in multitude Of coun-
selloFs there wisdom beg leave to submit through
your paper TO the citizens OF Massachusetts, my views Of
the present national administration Regarding politics
and parties not as partisan but citizen DESTROYS that
the best may be promoted trust my views may
! be treated with the same candor that shall use
In order to judge Of national administration il is
necessary that sectional views should be laid aside We
should seek TO Undue thoughts with those broad sent
ments Of patriotism which characterized the trainers Of
our national constitution. They co-operaed in the spirit
OF just concession and thus formed united government
Tor the republic Under any circumstances their disnter-
esed sentiments worthy of emulation in the
u administration of that government they ndispen-
sable Aud here but refer to the occasionsas if
ou DISQUALIFICATION the offender OF that constitution
above The transient isms Of the day and exhored obed-
ence to those immortal sentiments Nor will the apparent
sincerity with which the people of the Commonwealth APP
pauded those doctrines they fell from his lips be easily
forgotten.
No could have observed the auspicious manner in
which President Pierces administration commenced with
out anticipating So much prosperity and
SO much glory does and can continue unn
terruped The varied experience Of every man and every
party shows this be SO. The career Of Washington
eyen whether as warrior a statesman was not with
out opposition aud deracton Indeed what most exctes
surprise in relation any party this day not that its
policy not always triumphant but that it receive
universal sanction and so unprecedented victory
suited in the election Of Franklin Pierce,
Before noticing the generally approved measures of the
present administration will refer to the objections which
are brought against it. First has been charged that
appointments were unfortunate If appointments
have not been fortunate this general charge far from the
truth Any one who considers the impossibty of the
President knowing anything about hundredh part of
the applicants for office than their recommended
tons disclose, will appreciate the difficulty of making
appointments, | have understood that the Executive
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delegation from whose State the appointment is to be
made Members of Congress ought be the safest advisers
OF the Executive in such cases and If they misIead him.
should sharethe responsibility. Some appointments may
have created little local excitement mot more than Gov
ernor Ciords appointments but from has the pub
lie interest materially suffered Our foreign relations have
not been prejudiced the public funds been piliered
AS TO ability and integrity the oceholders under this
administration will compare well with those under any
previous administration peculiar fitness for the place
has been the paramount consideration The great camor
about offices has been made by disappointed oceseekers
The President was fortunate Tor unfortunately enough TO
have numerous personal friends, of whom hoped for
an office. One of these friends in New Hampshire whose
life had been spent III office through his influence fell dead
last winter while uttering upon the democratic
party others still live to rail- But New York paper
truly says Of these their hostility is much less njur
Gus to the administration than their friendship.
Next comes the passage of the Nebraska act Now
Ho"tNei people ol nave desired
to avoid this measure they complain of the rinc
pie which it is founded The principle of popular SOW
eregnty is recognised in the constitution and complain
OF the principle is to complain of the constitution The
democrats will recall the fact that tn voted for General
Cass in ls4s knowing that his policy would be leave
the question of slavery in the Territories the people Of
the Territories The Baltimore platform of 1852 reatrm-
ed this principle as it existed in the Compromise OF 1850
and it is but fair to say that every for Franklin
Pierce was vote for that principle And it does APP
pear honorable or just for who voted for him TO de-
sert him for asserting TO that policy and those princ
pies which that vote clearly sanctioned But the issue
is somewhat changed The a1sscu,ve in meeting it
ms he did All the party requires is its faithful opera
ton The rude assault upon the rights of the settlers OF
Kansas cannot be charged upon the administration There
has been way yet for the government interfere in
those matters has its interference been asked If the
Nebraska act has not been allowed fair trial. the blame
Is fall those who have nullifed it. The offender,
the nssser of the law, should be punished.
Then the indgent-insane bill The phanthropic
purpose of this bill cannot be questioned The President
vetoed it because it not constitutional His views
were sustained by Congress Now If he did wrong We
toing that BILL he has not been censured enough If he
did right the complaints that have been made infa
nous in the The candid portion Of the
nifty believe he acted the constitution compelled him to
act It is well remembered how Mr.. Fillmore
sured for his Of the Cuban libusers lie
defend those reckless adventures The of hon
or and magnanimty which assacd him would abuse
Judge for sentencing fairlyconvcted criminal Many
spccious aud plausible like the ndigentnsane
bill might be devised the repugnancc Of which 10 the
sitution would not be perceived by the excited multi
tude. How very benevolent it would be to provide a
house for every poor widow in the country and furnish
every .choolboy with Websers Dictionary out Of the
national treasury Either Of these would be as
constitutional the benevolent bill which the President
vetoed. The demagogue may adopt them for his platform
and the huz1as of the thoughess but the n,e!li
gent citizen while he rdicules paltry exhibition of
political captrap will fail to applaud the mness and
integrity of administration which fearessly adheres
to the constitution in spite Of charges against its phan
thropy The people are beginning to think Judge Story
right when he said the eo power used half
enough
There three other incidental sources Of com
plan the insignihcance Of which, like the Greytown az
fair is already operating against those who have sought
them to the disadvantage of the government and
they require notice.
Of those of the administration which receive
general approval the FIRST be noticed relate inter
nal affairs Not the least popular among these is the
system for dsposng of public lands commonly called the
graduating land BY this the public lands in every
State and Territory offered for sale prices which d
miuish in proportion the time they have been in the
market and its operation conduces alike the profit Of
the husbandman and the country at large No in the
United States want for farm. Though this
measure but little attention here it is neverthe-