Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-06


One Of our exchanges tells of youu, Eagle which
was Matched in the nest of Shsnghae Their utter
want of sympathy soon manifest it seems in all
their relations The long leg Asiatic evidently
garded young Hook -beak with not n little distrust
and apprehension. On the other hand, whenever
the juvenile Cloud-cesvcr unsheathed hi, piercing
eye, ne found ample material for contemptuous de-
gust in the absurd airs, the unganly attitudes the
awkward assumptions, and the dishevclled caudai
extremity of his strutting iosterparent Our young
bird Of freedom, the American Esge, must be anna-
ted with quite similar emotions of indignant surprise
when it discovers itself under the wing of The pre-.
posterous biped who spreads himself in the
Presidential chair. Without soaring wings or sky
ward aspiration, his proper field is the barn yard
and his congenal occupation is to feather his nest
and to pick up the crumbs Of office Whether we view
him soemny attitudinizing airs of craftsmanship
at stend, adjusting, with sartorial seduty the
Embassadorial breechcs of Soue at Madrid whether
alternating among the factions of his party like Mac
beth An his doxies, "for warding and "chaSsee-
ing ia absurd diplomatic dance through Ncara-
qua, whether violently storming mole hill at Grey
town, or "biting his thumb" at Champion and ,al-
ling on Marcy ito remember his smashing blow" he
is, always and every where, the same equivocal,
Shutting and ridiculous individual
Other words besides Captain" and OCCUPY"
sometimes suffer abatement of dignity 10y humble
or unfortunate applications. We are told by Lord
Byron that in Florence what was patriotism has
by degrees come to signify deJdueh. \ landlord
was once the ruler Of princey territories and coz,
stables were the titled companions of kings. The
gradatons by which these stately terms became gen
orally limited to innkeepers and pie-poudre officials
partly illustrated by the analogous process,
through which our consecrated title, President
has lost its lofty, and patriotic association and be-
indicative of n mere party beadle. 1t once i'm
piled Washington; it signifies Pierce
With men of genial natures, elevation To power
often To correct whatever is harsh and tn re-
fine all that is their blcmishes like those o,
the PhidiaB JOvc, reccde from view when they AT,
placed upon lofty pedestal and only dignity and
grandeur solicit the eve Of the spectator Even
Robin Roughhead, the plcughboy in the farce q:
Fortunes Frock, and the prototype, in luck. at
least, OF Mr.. Pierce, when Unexpectedly promoted 10
peerage, exhibited generosity of character and \
certain nobility of sentiment correspondent with his
social advancement. But Mr.. Pierce belongs To "A
different class: lac is essentially "of the earth.
earthly. There is no making Mercury of dog
wood, nor polished gentleman of n Concord attor-
ney Although he has been lifted by party madness
and popular within to the gddiest heights OF powci
his character has been soitened by supernal inu
ence, and harmonized by ioria tintS. Unlike the
ascending Prophet, he has dropped no part of hi
raiment during his upward career his old habits
cling about him, and remain to the last, pettlog-
ger in practice, and boor in manners.
The suilen clownishness involved in the dismissal
OF Champion, which seems to have made the check
OF some Of the Democratic Senators confess TO Sc,
sations OF shame, accurately portrays we will MOI
say as with sun-bcaln but As with a charcoal ii,
low toned character of the present Administrator.
Nothing but fixed determination to keep alive ii .
embers of strife, AN ngrained propensity to grow .
snarl aud sputter, could have induced it to keep i
this Shuttle-cOck OF controversy in the presence
50 many persuasivcs To Cancellation. Both y
Pierce aud his congcnal Premier seem to think ti
they can never cut their eye.teeth as Diplomat. .
unless they eternally mumbling some bone Of
contention.
The English have repeatedly disavowed all pu
pose of offending, and even Mr. TDombs. whose de-.
mocracy will scarcely be questioned, declares il q,
be gultess of offence. But Ut all events il ia,
tried every soothing appliance to our wounded Sen.
sibihdes. 1t has exhausted all the resources
apology IL has scarcely stopped short Of self. itl-
initiation in its efforts appcase US Our
ministers have been distinguished by every token Of
courtly consderation-th have been toasted and
eted with every manifestation Of national cordnlitv
Fervid professions Of friendship, appeals to the me
morics OF common language aud lineage arguments
based upon our commercial relations and mutual do
pendeuce, whatever could possibly affect our scns-
biliticS or influence judgments have been etu.
ployed, aud pressed, and reiterated All these nal.
vRnces and explanations and apologies have been
made, not by timorous and feeble people but by 4,
proud and powerful nation, begirt with noble ALI.
ances and equipped, beyond example, with the INA.
terial and instruments Of aggressive war But il i.
Characteristic Of the chur aud the yarreaue to be
rigorous and exacting in proportion u the Difference
and compromising spirit Of his opponent Accord.
ingly, when our President and his Premier are dti
ven by the circumstances Of some oi the more chi.
various Of his advisers, by the denunciations of
Toombs and Butler, aud the sheer force or Shame
into an acceptance Of England's explanations. tley
cannot ioregO the reservation Of one little element J
dispute egg must still be cft ~ the cockatric'
den And 80 poor Champion aud two or three p.t.
~ consuls must undergo humiliation and dismissal
England Is evidently anxious for the maintenance,
OF peaceful relations that she will scarcely alter bc
pacific policy on their accounts They may h.,
kicked aud culiel, with other result than the pro
lonsnhon Of dipi~atic quarrel. Such seem. to b.,
the conclusion Of the present administration. IAN,
these be thy Gods Oh Israel 2"
The Old Line Wings.
We lind in the ST Louis R,lobiica, the suLioin