The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-09

Rejecting the modern whig test OF availability, let US go
back to the old test Of democratic availability app
cable now As it sound idea that bold and thorough
Identification with cardinal measures makes party leader
available who among democrats has the most Of these
qualities nowf Ii viii be writing nothing in disparage
ent OF others TO assign the palm OF true availability
General Pierce 1t is the natural consequence Of the pol
icy he has pursued in the lofty position in which the de
mocracy placed him We that ia all that makes
an administration one Of enieieney-one OF working
powerhonesty capabiy, and iathfuness 10 the coDsu
tutonP President Perces administration meets the appro
baton Of the country There is almost always in add
ton one question towards which public opinion is direct
ed-thAt stands the questionon which oppo
sition rallies just as il was in the question OF Mad
sons day the bank question OF Jacksons day the sub
treasury question Of Van Burens day. The question to-
day Is the slavery question. Now this question Gen.
Pierce stands to-day before the whole country precisely
In 1852 be stood before the people Of his native State
No one in New Hampshire took manly stand on ii
more prominent mark for the opposition no
one was roundly abused by free-soism than was
General Pierce; and he fairly Stood in this regard, on
line with General Cass Mr.. Buchanan and the other dis
tngushed before the country, This was yolun-
ary position it private citizen that he went out
to war against frce-soilsm.
But in 1852 the voice Of the united democracy called
him from retirement and placed him in exalted position
before the whole country In the of his term great
issues this question of slavery have come up Has he
met them boldly wisely well Has he not stood as
unyedng barrier between the constitution and Its
saan2 Take the question that is In the fore front OF
this questionable Kansas question: and the principle Of
the Nebraska band is not the position which the Pres
dent planted himself upon absolutely unassaabe with
success2 We assume that this is the settled public opn
ion at least of the democratic party We assume that
the Judgment passed upon the executive action will not be
reversed and that is The President has been right every
point Such action this in the position to which he has
been called has identified him Nth cardinal msasures and
without utterng disparasng word Of other candidates,
il is such manness in standing this high constitutional
ground that makes him the most available the standard
bearer Of the party.
Now with such array of auaticism and sectonalism
has been fostered into position of political power here
at the North il is impossible for any statesman to take
position constitutional is that of the President and
not find this abolition element arayed against him. Were
not for time Jefferson and Madison and Jackson unpop
ular portions OF the North Did not outrageous camor
for n time deceive men Yet when truth got fairly its
legs did its work of intelligence and pronounced just
verdict So it is with President Pierce We put it to
every democrat: Is not his the sldory issue that
has been successfully ssizeS BY the opposition than
any ether right IN hselfthat as the
sun shines will result in uoalculabe good to common
country-that the country will susain-that to-day Ia
stronger than the parywas perverted to his injury and
for time camor successful. .....
1 But look at the altered position of thngs-at the ad-
vancng OF the democracy in New England and the
other free States. Little than year ago fanacsm
ran riot in them maddened zeal seemed to rule the hour
and misrepresentation and passionate appeal bewldered
great numbers of the But the sober second thought
Of the people dispeed the Illusion and cool examination
of facts and arguments resulted IN return Of patriotic
tion--an action which every day is going with in
creased impetus. This in November next will recall the
people of these free States the North and Northwest to
their duty the Union and place them in that national
and constitutional position which the democracy has
labored to maintain.