Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-03-16
The Administration and its Friends.

The worst enemy of the Pierce Admins
tration, can wish for it no worse hap than to
be left to the kind Offices of its fricn,is.-
Doubtless the General can already echo from
his hearts bottom, the words of-wc have for
gotten who, who said he could forgive his
enemies, but was thankful that the Bible CON
tanned no such difficult command as 'siorgive
thyJrends.' In fact, the political oIpo-
nents Of Mr. Pierce, have, with Il very gene
raj consent. ceased to comment upon his short
comings and ob,iquitics. They do not care
to strike the man while he is down His
friends, however cannot let him alone The
last specimen of their tender morcics. is ex-
hibited in the Tammany Hall meeting Of New
York Democrats on Wednesday evening last
1t is supposed to have been got up under or
dcrs from Washington Time, and money.
and trouble, were ahundantly spent IN pre-
paration for it. Eleven distinguished demo-
Gratis, including Cass, Orr, Douglas, and
Forncy, were unconditonally announced as
speakers. twas to be grand rally, like
those of former days and its object was to
endorse President Pierce. and if possible, by
such wind-blg to float him a little longer
near the surface, or at least rctari his descent
to the bottom the gulf Of political unpopu-
larity and contempt, in which he is Founder
ing-if indeed it has u bottom
1t was pitiablc failure. The eleven dis
tinguished speakers were simultaneously
"lndisposed, " and absent. Their place was
} Iu re 81,
successful manner in which that gentleman
distributed lcft-handcd compliments on all
sides, was remarkable. 1t is difficult to say
which came OF worst, the New Workers, the
democracy generally, the getters up Of the
meeting, or the Administration We give
the following amusing specimens Of this
Michigan orators eloquence
With the natural curiosity which belongs
to an inquistive man who may be found In
strange parts, | was induced to come here to-
night Tor the sole purpose of looking on
ut, IKE great many men uhO h0gc Jecn
taken an by the SharpcrS Of Ne,c Tork, al
though | came here merely as II spectator,
found myself put up as spectacle to be look
ed at. (Laughtcr.) Now, gentlemen if these
politlcmns-lor they are politicians-who
hare submitted me INTO this position tonight,
cheat you as successfully as they hare cheated
me, why look to it that you put codicil to
your wills, warning your heirs to beware al
ways OF politicians.
Why, ! ask YOU my friends, this multitude,
this sea Of men, who are here tonight Not
because you have not had a President who.
at whatever hazard, was ready to be Just to
himself and carry out his duty to the cousti-
tuition, but it has been because you, Sir, and
!, and you pOhfiGaAS, have been eager to get
this place for this friend, and that place for
that friend, and we have been ready to gr,qt
degree, rather than LencM tie Demouatic
purity, 10 use irhdterCr influence uc Htight haze
10 ddrance our Oion particular fjicnds 10 oG-
ceS Of Poiccr and prom.
| have swallowed every administration mea-
sure IN Congress, from the Nchra ska ill up,
ana that was very easy matter to swallow
The President is heightened, noble, geuer-
GUS man; and however much you may have
differed with him in respect to this aLpoint-
ment or that appointment, at least cire tic
acrH ms due % (laughter) and say that he
has acted from high sense of duty to his
party, and Of duty and obedience to the con-
stitution
Judge Williams, of Iowa, followed. who
declared that the time had gone by when the
words democracy" and democrat were
understood and appreciated.
"We find :" said he, "tho glorious runda-
mental principles on which the government
has been administered up to this time utter |
~ ignored and ahjurcd 1t is true, and YOU,
who know the history OF the administration of |
Jefferson and of the other democratic admin |
lstratlons down 10 this day, even to that |
'chich has Jcen attempted by Frank Pierce,
(laughter,) are aware that the prOsperitv of |
the country and the glory of the party has
been bulit upon those principles which we |
profess aud support. But where have we |
fallen now
Mr. Williams question is easily answered
The democratic party, and the adninistra-
lion which processes to be the exponent offs
principles, has fallen Hrough
UF@TnE PRonlBIToGY LAW IN TuE NEW
YORK SENATE.-TLe President of the Now
York State Temperance Society, issued from
Albany, on the 18th, the following call to the
friends of Temperance throughout the State
The Predatory Liquor Law j. in q .,-a. r
let all temperance mrE WHO van uu 80 rnily
It the Capitol, let those wtu cannot come
meet at home, aud forward their resolutions
10 their representatives, in the
senate. No time should be lost The crisis
5 at hand. The bill may be shorn of its
trength, or entirely lost, unless its friends
ally to its support