The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-20
The Pierce Administration.

But few of the Old Line papers have ven-
tured to defend the present Administration.
No paper possessed of reputation to be in
jured or influence to be weakened, has had
the temerity to attempt the defence of an Adj
ministration so imbecile and corrupt as that
headed by Pierce. Now and then some OBJ
scure sheet raises its puny voice in excuse or
defence of this power, and sometimes paper
of real influence in an attempt to preserve the
good will of the powers that be, offers sick
~ extenuation of that which it cannot approve
but q good hearty endorsement of the pres
ent administration is rare indeed among even
its pretended friends There probably never
was an administration since the foundation of
our Government, not even excepting John
Tyler's that labored under more supreme and
universal contempt, than the Pierce Admins
tration. If it only suffered the contempt and
condemnation of those who opposed its eleva-
ton to power, it might reasonably be supposed
that party feeling formed the ground of this
condemnation-but when a large proportion
Of the very party which elected Pierce to the
despise his Administration, it is needless to
say it is laboring under the impartial and with
ering judgment of the people.
And this Administration appears to be actu-
ally looking forward to continuance another
termi Indeed, that appears to have been its
object from the very day of Pierce's Inaugural
ton. Instead Of deyoting itself to augmen-
ting the prosperity of the people and the glory
of the country, it has been engaged in the low
est trickery and corruption to preserve its par
ty power. Among its first acts was to turn
out national Democrats it had placed in office
and who had worked all their lives for the
Democratic party, to make room for Free-soil
Democrats. The next important act was to
count up the Southern Democrats it had thus
so seriously offended, by upholding and ap-
proving, and carrying through with Northern
dough-face tools, the infamous Nebraska Bill
1t has followed this up by the pettiest proscrip-
ton of men for daring to have opinions of their
own-not the mere prescription of men filling
important Offices, in the manner of previous
administrations since the days of Jackson's
power-but a prescription of men filling the
very smallest offices, who have in many cases
been removed contrary to the warmest appeal:
Of their fellow citizens even of the Democratic
party. There is not now Post master in the
country, who dare keep clerk who is mem
Der of the American party! BY such course
as this is the Pierce administration seeking Il
recommend itselfto the people for SECOND
term. But we have yet to see the first pape
thathas dared suggest continuance of Pierc,
in Office. No Old Line editor has fallen quit
that low yet.
But after this precious specimen of Dem
ocratic Administration, this same party il
about asking the people to permit them again
to choose President! They wish to faster
another Pierce upon the country, caring moth
ing for any interests above or separate from
''the spoils." But their course is run. TIL
Judgment of the people will come upon then
with such crushing force they may never agar
raise their heads as party after 1856.