The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-24


Endorsing the policy of the administration in the past
we will cordially support il in the future in the maine-
nance of the principles of party This is position
and we intend maintain il In good faith IL imposes
apon us no obligation extend to il indiscriminae
support but leaves 20 exercise the privilege Of indie
pendent journalist in oanvassing its claims the conf
dence of the country. No reasonably contend
that ii commits To endorsement OF every act of the
President in reference the almost innumerable questions
upon which he is compelled to This administration is
not administration was administration
can be- niaible The enlightened and discriminating his
torian win find something to dsapproye in the official
course Of every Chief Magistrate from the foundation OF
this government He only claim in behalf Of the most
Industrious and patriotic of the list the merit of honest en-
deauors TO advance at they regarded the interests
and highest glory OF the United States. In reviewing
their acts historically lie points certain errors OF udg
nent-errors TO which the wsest and greatest Of
eas children liable The of these errors are in
connection with appointments Office and were scarcely
avoidable. Out Of the thousands of appointments by
President of them to be injudicious
ones This is proposition which will scarcely be dis
puted By any reasonable man.
We believe that President Pierce has endeayored in
spirit that actuated his predecessors conne himself
the path Of Executive duty We have seen in his
nothing the slightest imputaon his moral
or political integritynothing raise a suspicion of his
want of fidelity to the principles upon which he into
office.
In speech made short time before his nomination his
declaration was, North, South East no West
section bm faithful maintenance Of The bond Of
in accordance ieh The constitution This but an
Embodiment of the sentiment of the national democracy on
the sectional issues that seriously threatened the existence
of The Union. The sentiment embraced in the plat
form of the Baltimore Convention Of 49, aud Mr. Pierce
stood committed to il the party candidate He also
pledged to out the views Of the democratic party
the important questions policy that had previously been
matters of controversy between the wings and democrats
Now where is the evidence that Mr. Pierce President
has ased his pledges candidate? He called around
him his cabinet advisers from the North and the
South the East and the Westen who hope preserve
the Union by faithful adherence to the bond the const
tuition is written Three Of them southern slave
holders and each and every of the administration
council is cordially denounced and despsed by the abo
tonists the real enemies of the Union In the most i'm
portan foreign appointments the South complain
tina, the President has been influenced by sectional consd
eratons to their prendice for he has yirginan
represent the government at the French court and Lou
sanan to represent il the Spanish besides fair pro-
portion of southern selected to fill the less important
positions abroad In his highest judicial appointments he
has shown just appreciation of the legal attachments and
sound State-rghs sentiments Of distinguished of
Alabama-Judge Campbell
Is there any evidence of Mr. Pierces treason to his
party to his country in his sanction and support of the
Nebraska bithe greatest measure of justice to the
South in his faithful execution of the ugitiveslave
law or in his veto of the congressional schemes plumber
which the of the South always resisted DO
we see anything TO impair his claims to the confidence
and support of the South in the bitter denuncinton
him by the fanatics Of the North Massachusetts and
every other abolition, know-nothng State, condemns
Perces administration Virginia the only southern State
that has spoken since know-nothingism organized
sustains it. People of Alabama viii you side with Mas
sachusets with Virginia in this controversy