The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-23
PRESIDENT PIERCE IN PENNSYLVANIA.

We utterly at loss to comprehend the policy which
controls the management Of the Pennsylvania and the
Patriot and Union in their support Of the claims of Mr.
Buchanan to the democratic nomination for the presidency
II is not disputed by any that the democrats Of Penn
sylvania have decided preference for their dstin
guished citizen. This preference expressed in most
emphatic language by the late State convention, and at the
time delegates appointed under most stringent
instructions 60 TO Cincinnati and vote for his nomina
ton FIRST last and all the time The convention
however in mncng terms approved and endorsed the
administration Of President Pierce In the opinion Of the
democracy of that noble old Commonwealth there
inconsistency in expressing ardent preference
for Mr.. Buchanan for the next presidency and an
ardent approval Of the administration Of President
Pierce II would seem, however, that the managers
of the papers named-eujoying they certainly do
the reputation Of being the leading organs of Mr. Buchsn
an aud of the democracy Of the Seare content 10
pursue the wisely indicated by the convention
Not satisfied that relations Of amiy and oordsiy should
subsis between the friends Of Mr. Buchanan and the Pres
den these journals suppose that it is not enough
that the democrats Of the State should be for the former
but that they must be against the latter We to this
conclusion from that find in both Of these pa
pes Of late dates urgent appeals to the democrats Of Penn
syvania patrOnizo the Washington Sentinel for the
reason that Is advocating the nomination of Mr. Bu-
cbanan. We do not suppose that the services Of the
Sentinel deemed necessary in order to induce the
democrats OF his own State to become more decided
and determined in his favor than they now.
There Is another feature in the Sentinel which 10
as well known to the Pennsylvania and the Patriot
and Union as that 1t floats the Of James Buchanan
at its msstbesdnnd that is that for than years
In Statc
whether It be abolition knowpothng whig has been
more consistently and persisteny abusive and vtdpea
tive Of President Pierce and his administration than the
Sentinel II we desired to injure Mr. Bnchanans prospects
for the nomination we could conceive Of no more certain
mod. Of doing IL than Of encouraging uuendly relations
between his friends and those Of the other aspran
Surely there eectusl way produce such rea
tons than for Mr. Buchansn organs indulge in abuse
Of bis competitors Those In bis State may as well
abuse President Pierce themselves to encourage the cir
culaton Of journal at Washington which is filed day
after day with the grosses injustice towards m admins
traton which has recently been thoroughly approved
and endorsed by the Pennsylvania democracy well as
by the democracy Of the whole Union. We turn to
cent number Of the Sentinel and make few quotations
that the character Of the journal warmly commended TO
the patronage Of Mr. Buchsnans friends In Pennsylvania
may be distinctly understood. On the 18th inst the fol-
lowing appeared in the editorial columns Of the Sentinel
"In looking the history Of the democratic party
struck by singular fact viz that every man promi.
nenty mentioned before the days Of Preda Pierce in
nexon with democratic nomination to the highest Office in
the gift people presented substantial claims to
| the disting uisbed honor which he coveted. In
the Of time, however, we behold man coming for
ward and the aid or the agents Of bis government
endeavong fssten himself for second term upon the
people, who throughout his life has not performed single
act worthy his age and country, emitting him in the
slightest degree 70 prominent, political station.
"This the time for mncing words talk plainly
upon plain subject and addre. ourselves TO candid
w. choueuges production Of single iasonoe which
Frantiin Pierce has performed dsntrssd service ~
country.