The daily union., 1856-10-23
THE PIERCE ADMINISTRATION WILL
HISTORY SAY OF TT


be its record What of greatness has it acheveda Has
our county advanced or rerograded under its influence?
Have great principles been matured and settled has
yacang policy left them undetermined and resultessH
Have the respecabiy and power of the American
and fame been firmly established before the world
have they been left byword and scof among the pow
of the earth And lastly, has its home policy tended
to give hope and promise the patriotic heart OF final
settlement Of sectional strife perpeuatve of the coned
eracy and turning the national mind from senseess inter
necine contests to the pleasing task Of advancing
our country in the development of its and great
ness u
These are tho questions interesting posteriy and
they answered. will the page of the historian reflect
glory or shame on its acts The howl of disappointed and
corrupt posmen whose grasp the treasury may have
been arrested by its stern and faithful guardanshp-the
despair of oceseekers, whose hate engendered by
their disappointmens will all be hushed their
interested revilings will cease to be remembered.
We are, however not left long in doubt what the verdict
of poserity viii be- grateful and discriminating people
are already rendering the verdict the action of the pres
emit Administrations Well DONE good and faithful
vantsp-a verdict that must be cheering to President
Pierce on whose devoted head the pess storm has been
SO long beating His fierce assaans have conducted the
present against the democratic party the express
grounds that its triumph would be endorsement of the
present administrative policy What has been the
of the great States Of Pennsylvania and Indiana Read
1t in the despair that fills the hearts of the vena and ra
torous crewke scorpions gir by fire" they turning
their stings on themselves and will perish by their
The truth is that the history of American affairs will
contain brighter page than that which will record the
events of the last four years Let glance at of the
Questions dealt with and their results. First there
the northeastern fishery question with Great Britain then
the Koszta affair with Austria then the enlistment ques-
ton then the Central American question: and our diff
cutes with Spain in reference TO aggressions perpeated
on our flag All these were questions OF great decaey
recurring skill to place them fairly before the world, firm
ness in adherng to what justice demanded and courtesy
that should gain from very adversaries cheerful &C
acknowledgement Of and acquescence in our rghtful de-
rnands No need be told what have been the results
in the aforementioned foreign questions Every Amer-
feels by the altered tone of Europe towards us that
his country honor has been maintained and our scoers
abroad have been forced in very shame TO acknowledge
the majesty of might in the defence Of truth and jus
tce The roar of the lion has been changed into the
whining of the whipped the bluser of the braggart
and bully has subsidized into the gentle cooling OF the dove
Our country in the last four years. has proved itself dis
tinctly poper the pord having policy Of its opH and
giving shape and Interpretation TO international law Who
is there that does not feel prouder Of his position
an American citizen than be did when Franklin Pierce
took the helm of government WHO'S not than
convinced Of the greatness and power Of his country
nation among nationsR
All these achievements great they are and however
much they may have tended 10 advance path
worldwide reputation founded apeace earth and
good will to men, pale before that important
of aving naugGrated the great principle which viii def
nely settle the slavery agitation that has continued hir
" years and which was thre2 enng the dissolution Of the
Union.
II is the very highest merit Of this ADMINISTRATION that
instead OF applying pslstives had been done On all
former occssons-instead Of resorting compromises
which only weakened the rights Of the States and sapped
the very foundations OF the constitutional boldly
cisted the duties called upon perform loyal
friends Of that organic law which made people.
No that reads the messages OF President Pierce in
support Of fundamental law mistake their mean
ing. In them is to be found doubledeAling nothing
Mschiaveian. He treated constitutional question
physicians do medicines to make them palaable by
the gliding Of pills the dsguises Of and cond
mens has be resored to aught more persuasive than
the eloquence Of truth charm his countmen into the
path that leads duty. Our spirits rise to enthusiasm
when memory rever his noble and patriotic announce
msn Of the duty Of the States under the constitution in
regard TO slavery. he has bis reward. That mschcv-
ous agitation the institutions Of fifteen co-equal States
has, during his term Of Office, reached its eliminating
point and Ha the clouds that hung DER house viii
soon be dispersed BY the lightning Of peoples will
Great then, may be the obligations Of present and
future generations for the proud emnence occupy be-
fore the foreign world this administration has won more
noble fame 10 the happy solution Of this domestic issue
slavery. r
We have every 10 hope and think that from the
4h Of March forward the agitation OF this dangerous and
irritating subject win to bc dangerous 10 1920
and Al other times when the Union seemed to be imper
led, compromises were made, which were but hollow
truces postponing the crisis to future contests The
organizing Territories Of Kansas and Nebraska bold
" enuucated the obligations and provisions Of the con-
sution Of our country, protective alike OF the rights
Of the States and indvidusls Upon this act the pres
ent administration firmly places itself In the midst
Of the malignant abuse insane rawlings OF fanatics
detracon Misrepresentation and every vile Of unscrupu
lous demagogues aided and stimulated BY foreign presses
II bas calmly waited the time when the Of peo
p. could be successfully invoked to come 70 The rescue or
our country and its laws.
The political campaign in progress and which bids
ir to terminate in favor OF the Union will settle this aV