Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-16
Is MIR. Pierce a Patriot Z

we read daily oil the services winch TINS
eminent public officer has rendered to the
country. Will he give one evidence that he
deserves these encomiums?
Mr.. Pierce must see that his personal unpop-
ularity is one great cause Of the present strife.
1t is said by his own party that he has deceiv-
cd them in three important particulars:
/. In inviting the Abolition Democracy to a
participation in the offices Of the govern
ment and in turning out Union Democrats to
make way for them.
.. In his employing foreigners to conduct
some of our most delicate foreign relations.
.. In having promoted men hostile to the
present form of government to public station.
L. In having violated his inaugural pledge
not to disturb the harmony Of the sections, by
agitating the then dormant questions Of sla-
very.
These are the charges of Democrats. We
find the belief in these allegations chief cause
of difficulty in adjusting the great cause Of
controversy now raging in the country. The
present legislation upon the territorial ques-
hon is regarded as the act of Mr. Pierce; and
his personal unpopularity has impaired itself
to the act, SO that the chief objection to an ac-
quiescence in the law is the implied approval
thereby bestowed upon him who made it. Now,
if Mr.. Pierce could only sacrifice his very for
lorn hope for a continuance in Office, and cease
his interference in this question, his political an
tagonists could perhaps be reconciled it; but,
whilst he stands at the door, we find it impos-
sihle to pacify the malcontents. Let him stop
his bullies, and braggarts, and hosanna men
let him, like Victoria, or Napoleon, or even
Santa Anna, go abroad-travel-kee away, and
perhapswe may prevail upon the people to abide
by his law for fear of something worse. We sin
cerely assure him. however, that his connection
with the subject complexities il greatly. For,
in addition to the humiliation Of having to
swallow distasteful law, many men have to
undergo the greater humiliation of contributing
to the honor of an administration which they
detest.
Besides, those who built and stand on the
settlement clause Of the Philadelphia platform
know that, SO soon as they shall have done
what Mr.. llerce cOulu not uo-Teconclieu the
people to law obnoxious to them, his organs
and toadies will claim to have commanded sue
cess by his great popularity. They will so
into the Cincinnati Convention with this card
in their hands, and insist upon another term
Of the Presidency. We therefore repeat, let
Mr. Pierce be. taken off the track. Let him
close his lips. Let him renounce all Presiden-
tial aspirations He will have enough to do in
preparing for his departure into private life
and if he choose, like Dodge, to sipulate that,
after having disturbed the peace of the coun-
try by his Back water administration" he
shall be permitted to retire upon foreign
and perpetual mission, we have no manner Of
objection. Only let him keep out Of the ring
at present, aud turn his organ either entirely
into general biography, or, like our wise and
respectable political progenitors of the Lntelii-
geacer, into q magazine Of science, and a re-
pository Of the past. If Mr.. Pierce is patriot,
he will release all claims to reelection, and re-
tire from politics. lie may 4" stand by and see
the salvation" Of the country from dangers
which he has occasioned, and receive the graft
tudc Of people for the only atoncment he can
possibly make.