Daily American organ., 1856-04-18

would be unfair TO go so far back and present
the honest, rsat, genuine sentiments Of unso-
phisticated Frank Piercei
This is the age of progress, and politicians
who seek power, place, and patronage, must
not be stationary in their opinions like
Frank Pierce, " ct id omne genus" they must
shift and turn and twist, to suit the temper, not
only of all times, but of all places We endea-
vored, in an article of yesterday, to illustrate
the policy Of this administration, and to show
its nationality of principles" and " uni
tormity of platforms. Our readers all un-
derstand that by nationality of principles"
the pseudo democracy mean "power and plum
der" BY uniformity of platforms" they
mean that the same words shall be used [trans-
posed with different interpretations for
example, KANSAS Nebraska" and SLAVERY er-
tension at the South, and Nebraska ansas'
and no more Stare States at the North -
What can be more simple? Throughout the
country, you may ask modern Democrat
anywhere, if he is in favor of national princi-
Piles, and he will answer promptly that he is
by which he means, he is for the spois Of
c1icei
So also, as to the pseudo Democratic plat
form. Ask Northern Democrat of the mod
ern school what is his PLATFORM and he will
answer, "Nebraska and Kansas, (interpretcd)
"no more slave States ask the same ques-
tion at the South, and the answer is Kansas
and Nebraska" (interpretsd) slavery exten-
SION" Now, we are free to say, that with such
nationality Of principles and such "uni-
formity of platforms" Frank Pierce is the man,
of all others, to be the candidate of the pseudo
Democracy. At the North, his friends can
point to his New Hampshire resolutions--to
his declarations made to Senator Clemens--to
the appointment of Reeder-to the Free-soile
in his Cabinet-to the removal of Judge Bron-
son Ito the present incumbents in office at the
North, the Cochranes, and others Of this ilk,
and what Free-soil Democrat can hesitate for
an instant to cry out, Pierce, Nebraska, Kan
sas, and no more sldpe States?" At the South,
his friends can refer to his appointment of Da-
Wis to his Cabinet-of Soule, Minister to Spain,
ahu W hiS uHCCI, cihpndllC, uneQulVOCal
pledges to them in his last annual message,
and what fire.eater" can hesitate to exclaim,
at the top of his voice, Pierce, Kansas, Ne
6rasba, and the extension of slapery'"
: Surely the pseudo Democracy are fortunate,
in having such an amphi6ioats man for a can
didate, and the candidate is still more fortunate
in having found means not only to establish
such a nationality Of principles" and such
a uniformity of Platforms" but to find
a party made up of such gullible materials |
Free-soilers and pro-slavery men--Federalists
and disunionists--W Wilmot Provisoists and sla-
very extensionists-aH united nowl Time
,oas, when
Samson's young foxes might as well,
In bonds of peaceful wedlock dwell,
With frebrands tied between!"
But there was no such magician then as
General Pierce, who could mix oil and vine
gar-reconcile contradictions -and perform
such miracles as the world is likely now to
witness! We begin to believe in predestina-
ton, and to think that it was wholly Provi-
Dental that General Pierce did not break his
neck when he tainted and fell from his horse
in Mexico! What would have become of the
pseudo Democracy, if he had bled and died on
the field Of his glory and .Jainting,