The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-13
THE LATE yEroEs.

Whatever differences Of opinion may exist 10 the
suuuonal power of Congress to appropriate the public
TO the improvement OF rivers and harbors
there be such difference TO the justice OF tho
remarks below from the Vieksburg Sentinel in regard
he intrepid rmness and unselsh devotion of President
Pierce TO his constitutional duties in Withholding his APP
proyal from the late bills making such appropriations
No knew better than General Pierce that his failure
approve these bills would operate prejadcay his pros
poets for denomination; but he had made up bis mind
after careful and conscientious investigation that the
constitution does not authorize such appropriations and
under that conviction he followed his honest conclu-
sons, although the probable consequence his de-
feat the democratic nominee for the presidency I'm
der such circumstances it requires the highest de-
gree Of moral courage and of devotion to duty to
sst the temptation of yielding to the suggestions of
personal ambition. President Pierce exhibited this moral
courage and this devotion TO dutychoosing rather 10
have the approval of his conscience in following its
deliberate convictions than seek the highest office in tho
world by surrenderng those convictions Whether this
Of unse6sh discharge of duty had any influence the
result at Cincinnati not we are sure the country will
properly appreciate the noble motives which actated him
in doing what he believed TO be right regardless of all
sonal considerations His conduct is properly character
tho following
sTHn LATE vEToEs-By his late President Pierce
has evinced firm aud intrepid devotion to principle which
will fix his claim to be ranked among the purost and
most patriotic Of American On the of tho
Cincinnati Convention, before which body he will be
didate denomination and at time when his fortunes
seem be wayering in uncertain eupose he does not
hesitate boldly forward in what he conceiyes TO be
the path Of constitutional duty regardless of the effect which
his action may the result of the convention II is
known fact that many northwestern democrats favor
objects Of internal Improvement in their section
garding them falling within the prohibtory principle
Of the democratic PLATFORM and that there local in
teress In their section which such improvements would pro-
mote E# sge ss
alt is obvious that among them opposition to such i'm
necessarily the strength Of any
ddate popular favor and that their voice will exercise
considerable influence the result OF the convention But
these prominent facts President Pierce does
hesitate for to apply to the proposed works of
the constitutional principles of his previous
and the very crisis Of his fate gives another noble
proof of his intrepid rmness and unsesh devotion He
earessy exercises the vested in him by the consu
ton regardless Of the effect may have upon his individual
fortunes scornng all subternges dscardng all expedient
despsng all arts Of the demagogue and boldly procaming
the assembled democracy and to the country that he
solved to stand or fall on principle alone.
Such pure and exalted patriotism will be regarded
the nobes examples that have adorned the
nails of our country"