New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-07
APPRECIATION.
champion.

Nobody can look at the Presidential CHAIR, In
which Washington, the Adamses, Jefsrson
Madison and Jackson have sat, filled as it is at
the present unfortunate moment by Franklin
Pierce, lately of the White Sulphur Springs,
without being forcbly reminded Of two Of
Esop's fables--it is hardly necessary TO say
which. Everybody calls to mind on the instant
those Of the ass in the ,kin Of the lion and Of
the iackdaw rugged out IN the stolen feathers of
the peacock.
1t is very difficult however, as these fablos go
to show for cheats Of that sort to be kept up for
any length of time. The success of Caleb Cush-
ing and the other managers OF the last Baltimore
Cow entop, in passing off for the short interval
between that nomination and the Presidential
election Franklin Pierce as a veritable lion, was
all that could be reasonably expected. Not
only was Mr.. Pierce taken to be lion OF tho
true royal breed by the discordant Democrats,
who hailed his nomination as capital expedi-
eDt for awning Tito due subordination pack Of
hungry politicians, that in excess Of eagerness
for their due share of the spoils were almOs! on
the point of devouriDg each other-but great
many Wings, too, deluded by oratorica feathers
plucked for the occasion from the dying Web
ster, took Mr.. Pierce to be peacock Of the true
matte nal breed, and voted for him accordingly.
The cheat, however, is now fully found out,
aud the feathers are beginning to fly. That
which at the White Sulphur and to the sympa-
thizing ears of John Tyler sounded like the ma
jestic roar Of Presidential lion, Jealous, like
his great predecessors, for the preservation of
the Union, before il reaches SO far North as
New-YoIk, is perceived to be nothing but the
brayiDg Of an tss. Even in the Convention OF
the Softs, though the Custom. House and the
Post Office were there in full force, divers
Democrats could net by all John Van Buren's
management be prevented from giving voice to
their suspicious ss to the Presidents real char
acter. Gen. Nye would Say to him in so many
words; president Pierce, you have openly
A." insulted the split Of your cOuntrymen," and
he calls upon the Convention, not altogether
without effect, to repeat after him this protest
against the President kicking az the North 10
contrast to his docility in suffering himself to
be used BY AtcAison and Stringfellow as pack
horse TO transport them and their property
into Kansas. Mr.. Huxley feeling " like q brave
Z" Indian on the battle .feld"-that is, We sup
pose, in . very scalping humor-seizes hold OF
the Democratic lions skin, in which the Custom
House delegates are struggling to wrap up the
President, and is for stripping it of altogether.
The Convention is not quite up to so vigorous
proceeding. They leave the lions skin hanging
about the Presidents feet, complimenting his
management of the public fnan ses-these fell
lows always have an eye on the T;essury-ais
rigorous scrutiny into defalcatlens-this crying
's,op theft is an old trick; and " the sttl.
..tude assumed in support Of the American
"nau Notwithstanding wesuppOse, the bonn.
bardme mt of GreytoxD; while at the same time
they expose topublic view the ASS head and long
ears, their own as well as The Presidents, by
resolution complaining vi the subversien OF the
rjpbts of the settlers of Kansas AID Of the very
principles Of squat,er severe gnty, BY the recen
PRICE. diI Is in that Territory, and calling upon
the resident to exert all the powers of the
Federal Government for the redress Of these
outIsges-though the whole course of the Fed
tIal Government, and especially the removal Of
Gov. Reedtr, show, beyond all question, that it
Was to give an opportunity for the commission
Of tbe,e very outrages that the President exer'
ci,ed the whole strength Of his influence and
weight Of his patronage to force the Kansas
Nebraska bill through Congress"
Whae the Soft Convention thus strips OF the
lions skin. the Silver Grays, under their new
nnmo Of Know. Nothlngs, are beginning to pluck
away tho peacschs feathers from the tail OF tho
bird which Of iato they so much applaudcd aud
admired. and under which they were Just now
struggling 10 tske shelter. After indorsinG at
rhiiadeirhia tho Kansas policy Of tho Admins
t,s.iop. they turn round at Bisghswton aud BY