The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-21
"II-1|- y " FROM the NlcAsbufE HtHsIHsf
THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIONS.

s every reason to antcipate that il would be ementy
successful Has this expectation been disapponted7 The
repl that question will depend upon what to
understand BY the word success, III il nieans only the
preservation intact Of union and harmony among the
rous elements which in modern times enter into the
position OF political party free TO admit that such
end II possible desirable has been attained In
the very Of things attempt Of that kind however
earnestly made by whatever pursued have
formulated failure That much diversity Of opinion
questions Of vital interest entertained by those who
1852 their suages for Cen Pierce, is undenabe
but while this true not less that still greater
antasonism existed among the temporary combinations IN
favor Of Gen Scott An administration Of the government
that would have satisfied all his supporters mpos
sibllty No policy could have been adopted dsribu-
ton Of the public patronage could have been madethat
would have been seized upon by the selfish corrupt
Of offence II therefore, the fact be that several
Of the States which gave their electoral to Gen Pierce
have placed themselves in attitude of hostility his adj
Immigration it is but result which every rejecting
mind have looked forward from the start unavod-
able.
We regard it, however, short-sghted view Of the
it for granted that because the democratic
party has been beaten in of the State elections the
administration has failed the expectations of the
country. If that proper deduction, might say
with equal propriety that General Jackson himself failed
in like We need not repeatwhat every wel-n-
formed knows-that the old Chief omnpoten as he
was with the people more than returned one
branch Of Congress the other majority of his political
opponents And it must lc remembered that in his day
but few If any Of the local. SECTIONAL and ques
tpns which affect strongly public opinion present
entered into the struggle for State congressional offices
IL the United States Bank bill passed in i532if unconsii
tutona resolutions censure were hurled nj him BY an
opposition Senate in S34-they indicated nothing all
viii admit, to the of public sentiment with
respect the great features Of bis public policy The po
Htica career Of Gen. Jackson il is matter Of history,
terminated in that left nothing to be desired
In what way the administration Of General Pierce win
end time will determine. WI have gloomy anticipa-
tons its fate ourselves The clamor against it with
which the country has been dcuged by the organs
factions combined for the moment upon asgraceful
conditions and for unholy purposes has shaken
conviction that il deserves and will receive the emphatic
approval Of the democratic para party which has long
constituted and constitutes large majority Of the
American people.
If the policy Of General Perces administration for the
last two years shall be adhered the time TO come
and that we regard thing assured-there be no
doubt TO the ultimate Judgment which the democracy
the whole Union will pass upon it, We boldly affirm and
appeaSo the official documents OF the country sustain
the assertion that former democratic President in adj
miniscring the government more faithfully upheld or
fully carried cut the principles Of the party which
placed him in power rigid devotion the creed which
Gen Pierce had firmly consistently and ably sustained
for years the floors Congress has been strikngy
displayed so far in every of his administrations There
be pretence that he has failed any particular 10
redeem the pledges which the Baltimore Convention made
in his behalf when it nominated him as their candidate for
the presidency. In the annual messages transmitted by
him Congress principle is asserted no sentiment ex
pressed that does not commend itself to the appreciation
every democrat His vetoes of the bills which pro-
posed 10 give the public lands under the specos
preence OF philanthropy, and to bankrupt the national
treasury by unconstitutional appropriations for internal
Improvement were unmistakabe evidences of his fixed
purpose to execute the high trusts of his office with wise
regard for economy and the rights Of the States and the
people In his management of foreign relations he has
adhered strictly TO the longesbished policy Of the gov
ernment avoiding all cntanglng alliances with foreign ma
tons respecting their rights and demanding and exactinp
from them in turn full respect for While his efforts
have been directed in obedience laws which he
support to retain the great question Of peace or war
where the constitution placed IT. be has assumed
Mr. Fillmore did to sit in Judgment upon those whose zeal
to extend the OF freedom their discretion and
to hold them out 70 the world pirates aud buccaneers
upon whose butchery in cold blood and in violation OF
treaty spuations the government would look if not with
complacency approval nj lcns, without nterposon
remousirance complaint As the Chief Magistrate of
the contederacy charged the laws fully and prompt
~ enforced Gen Pierce with aquie frmncs and straight
orwarlness that stand ont in admirable contrast with the
vacaton weakness and failure OF his predecessor crash
ed and overawed the abolition inceudarics where Mna
csm strongest in numbers and where its spirit was
administration far corruption has developed itself
in the management Of the public revenues the moral
of the country has been shocked outraged
by repetition OF the Gaphn and Gardiner robberies in
which the confidential advisers OF Gen Taylor and Mr.
Fillmore were SO dsgracefuy implica member of
his cabinet has entered into combination pane the
treasury with the understanding that the spos Of nfay
were % be distributed ia fixed proportions among the
guilty parties
IL all this be soand did space permit nigh, go
into further deailswe would ask what ground is there
for the assertion that the administration Of General Pierce
has been unsuccessful Having discharged fully and
essy every duty imposed upon by the constitution and
iaws-naVing Upheld the national honor abroad deyc
oped ny rs policy prosperity home guarded faith
fully The public funds enforced obedience TO the cons
uted authorities Of government, and respected scrnp
iousy the reserved rights OF the States the
do not see what more could have been reasonably
from IL or what more II could have done 10 sn,e itself
the approval Of an enlightened public
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