The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-25
PRESIDENT PIERCE,

When member Of Congress representing district in
the same section of the Union in which the President
sides make the falsehood Of anonymous correspondent
of VIGOROUSLY mendacous sheet the pretext for low
malignant and sanderous assault upon the Chief Magis
trate of the government it is proper that the real of
unnatural and indecent outrage should be under
stood In issue of Saturday evening referred to
the late abusive attack upon the President by Mr. Wash
burp of Maine in such terms of rebuke the offence
seemed to US demand In that article omitted to al
lude the fact that when the attack made Mr. Smith
of Virginia denounced it bold and unpigated false
hood and unbecoing any member upon the floor to give
any credit such newspaper statements Weomted also
to that Mr. Washburn Immediately replied that he
believed every word of the charge which had been made
by the correspondent Of the Tribune although be admitted
that he had no other knowledge concerning except
he had seen 1t in the Tribune 1t is hardly necessary
say that no man of even moderate share of intelligence
and honesty would be ready believe upon such author
ty that the President had been guilty Of offence which
If true Mr. Washburn said would sink him to the depths
of degradation and nfamy unless such mind was
already saturated with prejudice to be incapable Of
aosming an impartial opinion We authorized, there
FORE TO ISSUING thai Mr. Wahburns denunciadou is to be
regarded as evidence Of the bad opinion which he en-
tertained before Of the character and conduct Of the
President As Mr. Washburn Is the representative Of
large class of politicians In New England it is fair
10 presume that bis bad opinion Of the President is
entertained with the class Of whose vews he
an exponent In ether words the whole faction Of fA
natcsl sbodonisu entsrtAn towards President Pierce
malignant hatred which makes them esge 10 believe the
grossest caumnes upon him without any other PreteEt
than rumor.
Our object in recurring to this subject is to bring before
the minds of all just and fair the real Of the
hostility which abolitionism eherisbss towards President
Pierce 1t no feeling OF antagoniSm that has just
sprung up between them 1t is old the political life
OF Franklin Pierce is long Amongst his earliest
gressoDal demonstrations lie be found bold, fierce
undisgused declaration Of war against abotonism ;
aud from that 6ay 70 thIs DO has prosecuted the
warfare both in public and In private hfs, w,h
perseverance, that has known no truce or compromise
and with an energy that has known abatement Be
fore he was elevated the presidency he was the skuow
edged champion and leader Of the democracy Of New HsmP
shire in many fierce conflicts with the anstca enemies Of
the compromises Of the constitution. 1t in the bold
and 6erceness Of his deuunoiaobs Of abolons In
those conflicts that he incurred the hostility which e1bb
tied Itself to Its power the presidential canvass Of
1851 In the discharge Of bis duties Chief Magisrte
he has never temporzed with his old foes but has stood
firmly upon the constitution and bravely deed their
sau His open and undsgused support Of the Kansas bin
added increased bitterness TO the warfare between them
Fora time bis abolition enemies aided by their knownothing
allies congratulated themselves that they bad aeheveds sna
triumph him Unmoved by the disasters which over
whelmed the democracy in Of the free States be re-
solved put forth all bis power for the restoration Of
sound national sentiments the ascendency Encouraged
by his unsepg and Incorporating resolution the de-
mocey throughout the North rallied 10 his support The
efficacy Of "he sober second houghr began to mani
fest itself in the vigorous determination Of the democratic
masses and in the partial victories which they achieved
At that suspcious time bis annual message fell with crush
ing power upon the hopes and prospects Of hs abolition
emes Soon afterwards his special Kansas message
which finished the work and inspired the ma
ona Of The whole country with confidence in their
power rescue The constitution and the Union from
the perils which threatened them. In this brief his
tory Of the last few months is to be found the true
explanation Of that intense bitterness and reveneeful
vituperation with which such chsgrined and disap-
pointed champions Of abolition Mr. Washburn are now
assaing President Pierce They really have no concern
shout Gov Reeder except that he has identified himself
with their caasa Is not that they care whether the
charge Of b Trioupols Gus or false hgt II furnishes
psieEt Tor The only gtataesioh iehsm in sb1sng and
slanderng the vino mas hwartea and disappointed