Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-02

/ good qualities. His temper is amiuhlc and
| ohllglng he would he very apt tO take the
right course on public aif,irs if all those hy
whom he was surrounded advised and desired
! 1t. But he has no great strength Of intellect
and no tenicity Of purpose his moral per-
centions are dull he does not see the diiF.r.
nnce between the dexterity of rogue and
tho dexterity of an honest prudence to his
mental vision both appear Of the same quail
/ ~ lie IL therefore remarkably well fitted to
| he an instrument of men of stronger wills
and more decided purposes than himselr.-
Tho influence OF the Southern politicians pre-
vails at Washington it has alw,ys been the
predominant influence there members of
Congress find it extremely difficult to resist
| 1t and Mr.. Pierce has iullen completely
under its mastery. lie is its llck'y and
wears it4 livery, fancving all the while that
/ the word regards him NJ principal in the
schemes to which he is made to lend his in.
1ucnce.
There is no member of Mr.. Pierce's ClLi.
net who is not II man Of much stronger char
actor than himself. The poltictl views Of
Jefferson Davis are ohiouS in this quarter.
Int he is II man Of drrision and energy
Cushing, tn" Attorney General. is Il mtu Of
very plant politics-hut his plilncy is the
effect of interest or ambition, not of weak
a.,
hut 1t would he absurd to call him weak.
The President, in the midst of his Heads of
Departments and other counsellnrs, is a
batch OF dough under the knucklos OF i dozen
bakers. While they are kneadinr and roll
my him about buryins their arms elhOw-deep
in the yielding mass, they keep up n perpt-
tnal buzz Of compliments to his iron frmnrss
and stern integrity
Stern Integrity expects TO he the next De-
mocratc candidate for the next Presidency.
We Will not answer for what the Cincinnati
Convention may do, no man can saw hut if
there he NJ chance of success in the election.
IT Is very possible that it will indulge Stern
Integrity in the fancy he has taken to try his
fortune with the people u second time It is
possible, also. that if the Convention finds it.
self wholly unable to agree on any other can
did.te, 1t may, in its despair of arriving at
any harmonious result, fix upon Stern In
tegrity as its candidate. If the step be
taken it viii be simply in obedience to IL
hard necessity
An extract or two more will suffice We
take them from recent speech by Hon. H.
Il, STANTON, ono Of the most distinguished
and Influential democrats of New York.
Snch a Democratic Governor. TGov. Reedcr
Democratic Administration has broken
down. Nor has it had the IN ninlineSs to as
sign the true motive for its act. With the
instincts Ui AN assassin, it has exhibited the
mcannesS Off Ioltropn--stahbing the private
character of the individual, while striking
down the arm of the official. The impartial
future will regard the removal Of Governor
Rceder as one of the most scandalous politi-
cal acts in the history Of the country.
1t is about time that that political ma
chime which manufactures first class states
men out OF check shirt attornies, and elcvatcs
TO- the presidency politicians Of the Tittchlt
ritmouse school. was broken up. Yves
yes y Let us have done with this Ellv.
let US reinstate the good old order Of Things
when high qualities attracted the public eve,
ard men became candid ties for the presidrn-
cy ny virtue OF exalted talents and eminent
services The old system gave US a WASH
inston, Il j ifrson, ami u ia ckson. Let us
return to it while we may.