Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-21
Pierce and the Democracy.
Invariably in advance

If one half OF what some OF the Democratic poliu
clans say of President Pierce be true-and we
believe IL is true-then has the whole country and
particularly the South. been most egregiously and
fouly imposed upon in his election. The Washing
ton Senfi"et is still exceedingly fierce and bitter
IN its denunciations Of its own President and tells
the Democracy that Pierce is by no means a proper
representative Of their principles but that he is in
fact, the advocate Of policy likely to be destructive
OF their best interestthat they want at the head Of
the great Democratic column man of stcrner metal
and one who will command the respect of hoa,sf
me" That Pierce has been weighed in the balance
and found wanting and that he stands before the.
country Zone Of the yeriest demagogucs of the age
talking OF nothing, writing Of nothing think
ing Of nothing but the advancement Of his own
private affairs ~ Verify, this is most vivid
and beautiful portrait Of our present Democratic
President the man whom the late Democrat
ic Convention in this city endorsed and com
plimented in most extrayagant terms Wonder
Democrats themselves being the judges-whether we
shall ever have Democratic President who will
command the respect Of honest men'-who will not
turn out To he the "yeriest demagogue Of the age
who will not prostitute the whole power patronage
aud influence # his Office to the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT O.,
his private affairs ~ Wonder wouder-yyhcther
we ever shall Certain it is we have not vet had
such an one, if the testimony Of Denocrats-and
leading DemOcrats-is worth a stivre
We take the following extract from a late editorial
M the sentinel which shows how mean man au,
how low demagogue the Democracy Of the countr,
have exalted 70 the proud and responsible po,to,
Of President Of the United States How dine,er
the estimate which men Of all sections agree in NJ,
cling upon Mr Fillmore, and his honest noble ylo,i
Gus administration Is it not time for the peonlo
according TO high Democratic authority 10 clear M,
the Augoan stables AZ Washington T. il not /,
short incumbent upon the people without distinc,io
Of party, TO aid IN the election Of Willard Filln.r,
and thus reconstruct an administration which vi
command the respect Of "houest mem" But here
the SsHtiHtrs extracts:
Wha, hi NJ Pierce OF New Hampshire done that III
masses Z" Ste DsnOcnacy should boW the knee sud Wo
ship revercntly no his shneY What single goat fn,,
has De made that entiue his administration ~ Tie ~
Pect Of ncu Tho love fair and honest dealinrg Uos 4
t,he" nge step BOO th5 adythceucut oi the interest.
ulc paft' That elected him. Can any Of ti,, bri,,
coui lns OF thc deal VI, ,ev se,e -osf,,t ,, az w. .
Do tavof Of "uy bold uuiu-tikelfe blow ,ff tl. .i
thc Constitution nni The Hg'ts " many The ,ec,rt
barien absolutely oarren-l dreaty desert of weak
political cnWtrdicc, teachcry to fricnds aud tu,ci.
unsorthy euenirsi the act of cootoi..i ~ d. ~.
cent Escrutisc wiIl occupy bot httie space n The n,
The ta'urc historian Of Amsdc, The record viii b. m
filos. " ''
" turned out II Office every politician in The STAT.
N'w lnb whu 49, uut htottl, a. uir ,trt.-t. ~ NJ.
O." Van hurc'i, sud ii. Addition confederate.
IT. c.ttifi-'ci press in Washington CIV, and ,l,,,
- every msn depending upOa ban b. ,roa su, inca,
devote D. leisure hours O. osavsxtut eulogie- u hi. A
miaistat,on.
tie commanded bi. scent. throughout the country
ai'eod ~ the prnuy conventions AID &C., % IL that a,
sat shoti o. chosrn tavcral, 10 boo. r, ,,,rstipp
hc is-tt uHuy rfoci ultua. ~ hi- intent. d.. 4,
saFd 'hc cquahy the states aud the eompromse. Of