The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-09
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TIE FEoRLE ALWAYS HONEST.

however occasionally msed the American people never
have entirely deserted upright and faithful public ser
want No Executive in long series Of years has been
tradpeed than President Pierce Coming into the
chair Of State after great bFeAk pp ii the opposition to
the democratic Par voted Cor BY men who had no other
course oEaction left and who radically differed from him
concealed none Of his own views and yet he was expected
so to mould his policy to oblterate those organic DIFF
ferencss upon principle which sways exist il this
country between the isas the foes Of loose con-
struoton OF the constitution Of the United States Many
Of these expected him to CRAFTY their opinions, and
because they had grown weary If whggey, anticipated
that he had gewn tired Of democracy 1t was natural for
such uenees protest when the President yndieated his
early convictions by his ERbasquent actions and ii was
less natural that opposition thus re-aroused should
every shape and every expedieut TO graf
y its recovered aninoses This state of things also in
vted the cooperation Of disappointed demagogues like
Edmund Burke who supposed that because CERTAIN whir
lenders had becoue nded by the action Of the President
therefore my would be enabled wreak their vengeance
and to ayenge their personal griefs
There striking similarity between this retrospect and
the expectations formed in regard General jackson after
his election in 1924 powerful public opnion carried
him presidential chair Old hatreda were trans.
ienty forgotten old divisions ransienty obliterated Then
in the election Of President Pierce the aaoac party
regarded by Of thass aew-me friends OF Jack
AZ obsoeie idea and expected that the Hero Of
New Orleans would accept their opinions as reward for
their Bat with ntuitiye sagacity the moment he
got power he turned the democratic creed far ro
lection and fer counsel Hs found there the only enduring
barrier against extravaganza and fraud He resisted loose
and rentous Legislation lie corrected the errors
He removed te obstacles TO unrestricted trade BE did not
hesitate to drive from the temple the monechangers and
finally attack monster monopoly the enemy Of the
rights Of the people The goangs polit,cans remember
the result 10 tma dcsered--the craven sold out-the
disappointed treatenedand for brief period the whole
nation seemed be the Of revolution But the
President stood rm md the omnous tempest passed aav
with the and he lsebooas & toss who had looked
that tempest % hurricane that 20 sweep jackson
u pres,dene5 Many had been for brief period
carried away ~ this tempeEt but the hero in the pres
den4 chair perseysred in his Efforts favor q The rights
and the interests o. he people the responded 10 his
proud example and thousands who Ind eamored against
him yielded beiore bis fearless and inspiring action
President Pierce may rely upon as Gans hgh and hon.
est judgment TIE assaults that have been made upon
him Ay have affected public opinion for brief period
Until great issues demanded popular reflection II was nat
ura that these assaults should excite unendy apprebe
sion AMI ctiesm Dat when the voters Of our country
that he hand the only alternative thai rek
less opposition has attempted a been that a. an
appeal p ana contracted prnaices while on The
other fearless and patriotic Executive Exhibits the most
sincere solicituds and the sesacrhene devotion
10 the interests Of all classes aad sections who can doubt
where the popular verdict viii fall Or spon what side The
American people win throw hpr enE ghiened suffrares7