The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-04

OI 1876, VIII auOiltiOnlStS DelOIc Suu sihSc3
with Introducing policy into the government,
and driving out principles; with being treach-
eroas to friend and foe-the tool of both.
Certain it is, he found prompt endorse
went Of the Union sentiments of his first
address, which was sent cut to people
tired and fatigued with agitation, disguised
with sectionaism-a people full of patriotic
purposes of sustaining the federal constitu-
ton, and of putting down, once and forever,
the abolitionists. BY his subsequent vacil
lating ccurse--by prescribing the representa-
tives of the national dcmocracy-by waging
upon them q relentless war, through the aid of
his pensioncd organ, disappearing their
views, traducing their character, and by exalt-
ing to favcr and to high trusts only those who
had been traitors to the principles on which
ne was elected, he finally succeeded in demo-
-alizing the democracy. and in raising up and
consolidating great Northern abolition party,
whose settled parpose it is to dissolve the
bonds of the federal Union. To Gen. Pierce,
in truth, as much as to VIM. II. Seward and
VIM. Lloyd Garrison, is the country indebted
for the present abolition republican party.
His adherents, his chief counselors-thos who
guided his administration, dispensed his pa
tronage and forced him to make war on the
true democracy of the North two years ago
are now either the open confederates of the
republicans, or their secret and most active
friends in the present canvass.
John Van Buren, more than any man in the
country was the adviser director and friend of
General Pierce. 1t was Mr.. Van Buren, that
drove out the national democracy and replaced
that party with the Van Buren free sellers of
1S4S. We announced the fact more than two
years ago, now acknowledged by Mr.. Van
Buren, in his Albany speech, as the restoration
Of the old Albany Regency Bourbons at Wash
ipgton--the revival of the Van Buren, dynasty.
We predicted the results as they have tran
spired the Generalization of the democracy
the second desertion of the traitors--the re-
vival of the agitators-ana the ultimate organi-
cation of great northern abolition party, with
an avowed purpose of destroying the union of
the States.
Now let us look for moment to the fulfil
ment of the prophecy. Times have changed
as we'll as moons Gen. Pierce has worn out
the value Of his Offices as well as his character.
Those whom he prescribed are his enemies;
those whom he trusted have deserted him, and
have set up for themselves on the capital he
furnished them. He used the government
patronage to give them credit they now use
the same patronage to break down the govern
ment and to prove that he was either fool
OF knave. They were traitors in 1913 they
could not have been patriots in 1853. They
once deserted the cause Of truth--they once
deserted a party which had showered upon
them its choicest gifts, its highest honors its
most generous confidence. To trust such men
was more than q blunder it was a crime--if
from weakness, it was guilty act of conces-
sion. Two years and more have passed by.
John Van Buren,, still the genius of the
Pierce party-it is a libel on democracy to call
it by its time-honored name--is in the field
proclaiming the conversion of the great demo-
cratic family to the tenets of the Van Buren,
heresy Of 1s4S!
He joins Gov. Seward in proclai ming the
existence of a privileged class in the slave
holders, in their three. ifths representation in
Congress, and he fully endorses the Buffalo
abolition platform, and rejoices with vehement
joy over the trcachery that defeated Gen. Cass
and elected Gen. Taylor. He calls these the
acts of the democratic party, and he goes to
Washington--the unkindest cut Of all--and
thrusts his anti-slavcry programme and argu-
ments under the nose of Gen. Pierce, and de-
family shouts 'this is democracy Nominal
y supporting two parties, Van Buren, and
Seward are cheek by jowl, side by side, in
waging crusade against the constitutional
raising up sectional party. The millions Of
emigrants and negroes in the North who cannot
vote, but wko are counted as population and
represented in Congress, were unworthy Of
Mr.. Van Buren's notice. On the subject Of
Kansas, Seward is for popular sovereignty, il
it is able to exclude slavery, and opposed to
it, as a hcresy, if not: and SO is John Van
Buren,. Seward is for free soil and so is Van
Buren,. Seward denounccs The Shareholders as
patricians, and so does Van Buren,. Now ia
truth, Pierce sent Van Buren, to make his Os-
wego speech, and the HERALD kicked the whole
thing over by reporting what he said to the
country Pierce is really an abettor OF
Seward his aid in The republican camp.
Mr.. Van Buren, now makes distinction be-
tween Gen. Pierce and the administraton-b
tween The Presidcn. and his Kitchen Cabinet. |
The former is his friend--the latter are his op-
poncnts The truth is, Mr. Van Buren, stands
before the people as the genius of the treason
Of 1919 which he is determined to revive, and
gratitude should keep him silent on the subject
Of his great patron and defender, Gen. Pierce.
Notice 10 the Inspectors Of Election.
According to the law which passed last winter by
the Legislature Of this State the following is the order IA
which the votes to be canvassed this fall