Daily American organ., 1856-05-06
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figured so consplcuously In the early part
Of the session as the taglenlaa of the Forney
and Pierce party, in promoting the adoption
of the plurality rule, under which that party
brought about the election Of Mr.. Banks as
Speaker Of the House, asked on yesterday the
consent Of the House to introduce Joint reso-
luton to authorizethe surviving partner Of the
firm above named, to make war upon the
Central American republics and |" the rest Of
mankind The resolution reads:
/" BE a resolved, de-, That for the better pro-
lection of the persons and property OF American
citizens under the law of nations, and as secured
by existing treaty stipulations, with reference 70
the thoroughfares or lines of travel between the
waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans the Pres
ident of the URited States be, and he is hereby,
authorized to employ any part of the land or naval
forces OF the country, and to call for and use any
number of volunteers that may be necessary to
provide for the safety of passengers and other Of
our citixens In those localities; and such forces
may be used by him In aid of the local authors
ties or otherwise to insure the observance Of such
rights rs the government of the United States and
Is citizens are entitled to enjoy a,i.sf ,fl1 =
But the Forney and Pierce members of the
House refused to stand up to the proposition |!
Messrs. Jones and Stephens two Of the promi-
nent friends of the administration, interposed
objections, and the House adjourned, doubtless
to give those leaders time to consult upon the
question, and to arrange future programme,
by which they may make safe demonstration
in some shape, TO convince the country of the
desire Of that party to defend and protect
American citizens ~
When we recur to the flaming Inaugural
manifesto of Frank Pierce in which he warned
foreign nations of has purpose to maintain, de-
iend, protect, aud enforce the rights of Ameri-
can citizens, wherever the American flag
should be seen, or American commerce should
extend, we are not surprised that some actual
demonstration in this direction should be noao
talked about, and yet, when we consider the
hunliliating condition in which this Mr.. Pierce
has placed this government and country, by
his vascillating, laundering, and cowardly di-
plomacy, as well with inferior nations as with
England, we have not the slightest hope that,
with oil his clustering bravado, he viii dare
do anything which would redeem the nation
from disgrace We regret to use this term
we feel ashamed, as an American-born citizen,
itself in its foreign diplomacy, but it is true
TO the letter--it is undeniabIc, and cannot be
disguised. When, in the month of january
last Mr.. Pierce communicated % Congress the
condition Of our relations with England, the
belief prevailed in many quarters, that the ad
minisTation was determined to maintain its
positions, and thus defend the honor and the
rights Of the nation, and we then volunteered
our opinion that the american party, without
an exception, would stand By the American
government in any emergency. 1e.
We hazard the same opinion now. We ven
ture to say, that if the President and his friends
in Congress can make plausible shooing Of
any necessity for the passage Of Mr.. Cling
mans resolution, it will receive the support of
the American party, whose principles, policy
and purpose it is, to enforce the rights OF Amer
i,an citizens, both at home and abroad, at any
and ecery hazard Let, then, the avowed sup
porters Of Frank Pierce come forward and sus-
tain Mr.. Clingman-let them present a. fair
case, reasonable ground for asking this al
most unlimited power over the land and naval
forces Of the country, and Notwithstanding the
distrust Of the American party in the firmness
and stability Of General Pierce, we give it as
oar opinion, that they will grant the Executive
all the means necessary to carry out the pro-
posed objects of Mr.. Clingman's resolution.
And more especially would the American party
come forward to the relief of Mr.. Pierce in this
emergency, if he would frankly unfold to the
country the true position of our diplomatic re-
lations with Austria, Holland, England, &C.,
and sho,o that he has demanded nothing from
foreign nations that was not right, and will
submit to nothing from them that is wrongn
IL we might not be thought too inquisitive,
we would like TO be informed by the greater
or the lesser luminary of this administration,
whether the mission Of old Buck is consid-
cred by the Cabinet as having been success
full; or unsuccessful Has Mr. Dallas been
instructed to insist upon the ultimatum--to
maintain infexibly the construction Of the
Clayton Bulwer treaty, as heretofore laid down
and enforced by Marcy and Old Buck2 Or is
Mr.. Dallas authorized to shack down and
submit the construction of that treaty to arbi
trament9 These are questions which the peo-
pie would like to have answered before the
Presidential canvass begins, and in fact, it
might be well to have the country enlightened
In reference to them, before the Cincinnati
Convention meets in Jure. The general inn
preston seems TO be, that Old Buck was wholly
unsuccessful in bis mission, whilst few sviE-
disposed people insinaate that he was embar-
rassed by the instability Of the Cabinets Can't
somebody inform us Can't one of the Metro
politsn iumin0iies give Us some light on these