Eastern times., 1855-05-03
President Pierc.e.

President Pierce.
Il Is Of late common thing for the abolition
ana Know nothing papers of this city to affect
a contempt for President Pierce, ard TO malicn
and vllify him on all occasions We have
more than once taken the trouble to read whole
columns OF abuse Of that gentleman. hoping
that we might find some specific allegation of
misconduct worthy Of notice-in vain. wa
have found nothing but generalities. and these
coupled with falsehoods, make up the theme
of these defamers Of the President, This
thing has been done with impuniiy so lour.
that some of these men really fancy. that they
have consigned the President to :" oblivion,''
and that they have marked his administration
with degree of infamy which will attach to
It fcr all time. We have, however, never yet
been able TO discover cause for this deep
malignant hatred manifested towards the Pres
ldent by the opposition, and we have not yet
met with an exchange or heard Of newspaper
published in this region, outside or the aboli-
tion anWwhig parties, which, when closely IN
terrogated, has not been compelled to acknowI-
edge that the whole dissatisfaction among
those who in 1852 supported the democratic
ticket, and who now oppose it, arises from
disappointment in seeking Office.
We hold that man unworthy the name Of
democrat, unworthy the name Of an American
citizen, who regulates his political Opinions
and sentiments, his political actions and asso-
citations, by no other standard than the extent
Of reward he may obtain therefor in the shane
Of Office The democratic party is something
more than an association Of office seekers-to
be held together SO long as the rewards are
not distributed, and falls to pieces when there
rs nothing more TO give. Such has never been
the character Of the democratic party. The
democratic party has ever laid claim to be gov
erned by high and patriotic principles. II has
never abandoned those principles under any
circumstances, and il can never behold with
out 1oathing and contempt the men who aban-
don their principles because in the distribution
of Office their merits were not appreciated by
others as highly as by themselves. No OBJ
lection has ever been urged in this state by
any man who claims to have belonged to the
democratic party against the administration Of
public affairs, except in the matter Of appoint
menis to Office Against these appointments
no complaint has been made except that some
Of the sppointees were in 1913, OF 1910, or at
some other time, frees -soilers, wings, or abo-
litlonists. Yet 1t is a most remarkable fact,
that not one man of any consequence in this
state has ever abandoned our party who was
not himself an abolitionist, whig, or free soil
er at some period Of his life.
We have not been able to find in. President
Pierce's administration any causeof complaint
except in the matter OF appointments, and that
is matter beneath the consideration Of men
protesting to be guided by principle and not re-
wards. We have never seen an instance in
which his administration has departed from
the grand principles of our party not yet
seen an instance in which he has failed to
prove firm and devoted to the doctrines Of de-
mocracy and nationality. In the purity Of
motive, fidelity of purpose, and strict, unde
waiting adherence to principle, his admnistra-
tion has been most remarkable. His state pa
pers bear evidence Of well balanced judg-
ment and forcible analysis but their chstsst
and noblest Characteristic is their fidelity to
the grand leading principles of the constitu.
ton. We have been led into making these
observations by seeing in the Boston Post the
/ following paragraph, taken from private let
ter written by President Pierce TO friend in
New Hampshire, Just previous TO the late
election 1t breathes the sentiments of pure
guileless man, an honest, upright patriot, who
I would rather be crushed in devotion 10 princi-
pie than rule by any concession to the baneful
evils Of the day.
General Pierce says :-
g am naturally anxious about the election
in New Hampshire But tell my friends that
if, after contest conducted with the ability,
honor and courage with which this has been.
we are defeated, under such circumstances,
will never disturb me for a moment. If you
could have carried the state wjth the aid of
any one of the isn,s by a majority of 10000,
and would have consented 10 do so, | should,
in my feelings, have sounded the depths of hui
initiation. As it is, no disappointment can
depress me. Chicago Times.