Daily American organ., 1856-05-07
F. W. PRrscorr, Esq, Brookline.
From the Washington Sentinel
The Union, the Executive, and the Senti
mel. once for all.

rrOm the washington Oenunei
The Union, the Executive, and the senti-
mel. once for all.
The Union of Saturday evening again departs
from its avowed purpose Of ignoring the Sentinel,
by copying and endorsing the sla dors Of some OBJ
scure sheets In Pennsylvania, of which we have
never heard, If indeed they have existence And
although thus endorsed by the Union, we should
have allowed them to pass were 1t not for the op.
portunty it affords us to place our course in its
true light and to claim at the hands of all fair and
candid editors place for 1t in their columns. We
will begin at the beginning.
The inaugural of General Pierce met with the
universal appreciation of the Democratic party.
The Sentinel has at all times conceded to it high
and unqualified praise. Then came the selection
of his Cabinet-and here we ask emphatically, we
challenge, we demand, We peremptoriy exact a
true reply from our sanderers--was the appoint
mcnt of the Cabinet universally approvedf Was
it ever generally approved by the Democracy? ?
Was not the course Of General Pierce in the Sc
lection of bis Cabinet cause of much and wide
spread dissatisfaction to the Democracy? Did not
many of the papers which now assa us, then free
ly express their dissent and dissatisfaction? Let
the columns of these papers be the evidence. Did
not John w. Forney make pilgrimage, first to
Wheatland, to see Mr.. Buchanan, to obtain his
aid In preventing the selection Of Judge Camp
bell as Postmaster General but finding Mr. Bu-
chanan firm in refusing to interpose, did he not
hasten on to Concord, to see General Pierce, for
the purpose of excluding Judge Campbell, and
in the bitterness Of his wrath against Mr.. Bu-
chanan, did he not denounce him in unmeasured
terms, openly, in the cars and elsewhere, and was
not his anger white heat upon his failure to induce
Gen. Pierce to exclude Judge Campbell? These
matters were all notorious at the time. Judge
Campbell had just been rejected by the Democ-
racy Of Pennsylvania, being the only one OF some
seven or nine judges for the Supreme Court on
the Democratic ticket who was not elected
We mention these facts, not for the purpose of
making charges now. but simply of reminder,
that he selected from Pennsylvania for Cabinet
Minister, the only man who bad been rejected by
the Democracy. Is not tAGt a factS
He selected from New York Governor Marcy,
Of whose eminent ability no man doubts, but whose
selection was objected to by all those Democrats,
who had never gone after strange Gods, who had
never sacrificed at the altar at Buffalo Is not this
q fact? e
Did he not select for his chief law officers
man who had still about him the combined odors
Of Abolitionism, Whiggery, and Tylerism, the very
latest convert to Democracy, and from State
which could give no strength to the Democracy or
to the administration Did he not persist in this
selection go distasteful to so large portion of the
Democracy? Is not this a fact?
Did he not select for the Treasury gentleman
from Kentucky, who not only could not bring that
State to his support, but with the Democracy Of
Kentucky had notoriously less sway than others OF
that State Is not this fact?
Did he not select for the Navy, a gentleman,
who, however worthy, personally and amiable, held
no commanding position in the nationp Is not
this fact? s
Did he not select for the War Department gem
tleman (alowing to whom all the personal and po-
o1l fbo cla
whose appointment was most vehemently opposed
by the Union portion of the Democratic party?
Is this not fact?
Did he not select for the Interior gentleman
simply as a compliment to General Cass without
knowing or without asking whether it was his
choice or not?
Is not this fact
Did rot the Secretary of the Treasury, by his
official order to Collector Bronson, not only ac-
knowledge the separate organization Of the Buffalo
Free-soers still to continue an organization in the
bosom of the Democratic party, but order him to
consider this separate party as being as fully enti-
tied to the consideration of the Executive as the
persistent and consistent National Democrats, and
to give them full share of Offices Did the Ex-
ecutive not offer John A. Dix, the head and front
of the Van Buren traitors the mission to France ?
Has he not appointed to very high offices and to
very numerous Offices, the most malignant Free
alton potential to secure Officer Did not the Ex-
ecutive and the Union endorse the orthodoxy Of
John Van Buren,, and Of numerous malignant Free
soil papers? Did not the Executive discard and
ALLEVIATE the soundest and the staunchest of the
National Democrats Of all parts of the UnionY
Are not these facts
While ruthlessly and recklessly interfering in
New York not only in State matters supporting all
the Van Buren nominees for election, but directing
the parcelling out of offices, and then by one sweep
excluding the national Democrats and taking to ex-
elusive favor the Buffalo Van Buren, men---dd not
this Executive refuse to Georgia all Offices, upon
the alleged plea, that it could not discriminate be.
tween parties there, and would give no appoint
ments until they had coalesced and should settle
among themselves who should have oificesy
We ask, in the most emphatic manner, are not
these facts?
Did not gentlemen from Georgia. alike from
States right and Union ranks make strong but in
efectual remonstrances against this course Of the
administration, Of interfering in New York, where
irreconcilable differences existed, and refusing all
notice of Georgia upon the plea that she was dvi.
ded in herselfS Did not gentlemen of both parties
say that In Georgia the Executive might appoint
from either branch Of the Democracy, and il would
be acqriesced in?
Was not the administration told that its course was
condemned by both parties in Georgia and a mem
Der OF the Cabinet showing sceptcism Of this state
ment asked a leading Democratic States right mem.
ber of Congress if il was so. Did he not Instantly
jump, and swear by Cd that there was not man,
woman or child in Georgia who did not condemn the
administration Did he not, in the most emphatic
manner, confirm all that had been represented OF
the dissatisfaction in Georgia? In reference to
many foreign appointments, for the most marked
dissatisfaction We point TO the columns of some OF
those whose now fulsome eulogies Of the Ex Gu
tive and denunciations Of us, contrast strongly
with their tone hitherto. Are not these facts?
The foregoing, and many other matters to which
we might refer gave such widespread dissatisfac-
ton that large number of Democratic Senator's