The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-09
From Lincoln (Nsine) Democrat. Nov 20.
TILE ADMINISTRATION OF FRANKLIN PIERCE.

THE ADMINISTRATORS UE FRANkLlN
Steadily and almost imperceptibly and despite the most
desperate exerons OF its opponents the present national
administration has been and still s rapidly advancing in
the estimation of the people 1t cannot be denied and we
have never hcsated acknowledge that at one time the
tide of popular prejudice in certain sections OF the country
set strongly against the Administrations and while wehav
always felt and always declared that this prejudice was
utterly groundess and hare looked forward with the full
lest confidence to the time when its wisdom integrity and
patriotism should be generally acknowledged, our most
expectations have been than realized in the
wonderful change have already witnessed in the cur
rent Of opinoa The enemies of the administration "a
their work WELL and for time kept alive in the minds Of
large majority Of the people Of the North feeling OF BIZ
ter and determined hostilitya hostility which, to PR
son unacquancd with the generous and noble impulses OF
the great popular heart would too deeply seated ever
to be eradcaed 1t is true people are jealous OF their
rights and ready and eager to defend them when THERE'S
even suspicion that they have been invaded what won
der them that when that warery 60 loud and
so vehement that Frank Pierce has betrayed the North
was shouted if with mighty voice by the COM
bned opposition the people for the moment startled
and for the joined in the bitter maedicons which
were heaped upon the head of their supposed beayer
The fury Of the storm spent and began to
look about them for its origin The first remarkable fac!
brought to light by this investigation that all the
in this relentless crusade either tho
old and hereditary enemies of the democratic party and
disappointed desire for plumber had driven them into the
ranks of the opposition Surely such as these never
can for any length of time, control either the opinion or
action of the people The only pretended invasion Of the
rights Of the North the passage OF the Nebraska bill
which was understood to be administration measure;
aside this there is absolutely nothing OF which even
the btterest foes of the administration seriously complaint
and do the professions and actions Of the leaders OF
the foes of the administration utterly forbid the suppose
ton that this bill is with them serious ground Of com
plant? If the repeal Of the Compromise by the Nebraska
bill wrong and unjust the reinstatement OF that Com
promise would be the most eectual way of RENE
dying the evil yet in the North South East or West
there be found in any State in this Union score
Of who will consent to the readoption of that
Compromise.
The bill itself has been before the people they have
amned it calmly and dispassonaely and they find moth
ing aggressive outrageous in it but on the contrary
that it is the affirmation Of great and
ognsed principle. They have the admirable foreign
policy Of governments they have witnessed the ener-
gy and economy with which every branch has been adj
mnistered they have been obliged to confess that thus
far every promise made them by their Chief Magistrate
his noble inaugural has been redeemed and the concu
sion has been forced upon them that their impulses have
led them into great error, and TO the commission OF
great injustice and their innate Of right compes them
now accord their support and approval to the measures
lnd policy of the administration.
that with northern administration the interests of the
North should be especially protected at the expense
of other sections of the country that its policy should be
northern We do not claim that the expectations OF
these have been realized. We proudly boast that
while Franklin Pierce northern in birth and feel
ing he is not never was, and will be, northrn
President AS the Chief Executive of this nation be
knows Hno North, no South, no East West-ony one
common country"
That there has been startling change opinion in re-
gard the administration within few months there
abundant evidence every hand and honest man VIII
deny who has watched the Of during the
past year Look at State year ago. and COM
pare with State to-day and the conclusion must
be forced upon the reluctant mind that our
words are true One year ago the who predicted
that the State of Maine could be carried for Franklin
Pierce would have been secuted political visionary
yet who doubt that if Franklin Pierce is the nominee
of the Democratic National Convention the State Of
Maine will rally proudly 10 his support in 1887 BY
this do not TO foreshadow, predict favor The
denomination OF present Executvet is not prov
the truth of our position
Should Franklin Pierce be again elected we NJ not
doubt that the past will be the Of his future course
and that the government will be wisely administered
the devoted patriot could desire Should be at the
close of his present lay aside the robes OF Office ana
retire forever from public life he will have left behind MN
record of which the nobest Of any age and any ANA
might well be proud.