Washington sentinel., 1856-03-20
ANoTHER VIEW OF THE sUBJEoT.


to us to strengthen US in our conviction. A
short time since we wrote thus upon this sub.
ject:
Franklin Pierce came into office nearly by
acclamation, and he had for his encouragement
and support Senate with large Democratic
majority, and but four freesoilers, all told. A
House Of Representatives with an overwhem-
ing Democratic majority and with only a small
Freesoil party. By the fast and loose course
Of his administration-his habtual faith break.
ing with everybody-his pledges ever disre-
garded, or what is worse, evaded-his shuffling,
undecided course in our foreign relationships
abolition appointments-and q thousand and
one other things we could add, equally demon.
alzing in their tendency; the Lower House is
in the hands of Black Republicans, and in the
Senate of the United States the small nucleus
of four freesoilers has been increased to one
fifth Of the whole body!"
Since then we have had to record the second
defeat, since the election of General Pierce, of
our party in the State of New Hampshire, and
the entire control by the Abolitionists of all
the branches Of its State government A
State which gave him the generous majority of
l3,0OOl We had occasion to say in a late
article on this head, that no man had right to
the nomination at Cincinnati who could not
carry his own State in the election, particularly
when that State was, as New Hampshire, a
sound, unwavering Democratic State.
| Other evidences of the weakness of the
present Executive have come under our obser-
vation, and none stronger or more uumistaka.
BILE than the restless desire of the whole Wing
and 9 American" press of the country that he
should be the nominee in the coming contest
Since the nomination Of Mr.. Fillmore, there is
an unusual unanrnity on this subject with our
Wing friends.
But there is a graver reason than any we
have considered that should weigh with the
Democratic party in the momentous step they
will be called on to take in the selection OF its
candidate at Cincinnati. Our attention has
been drawn to it by friend, and it is entitled
| to great consideration.
/ In another column will be found list of the
Senators in Congress whose terms expire on
the 4th of March, 1857, the constitutional ter
minaton of the present Administration. Let
US look into this matter and see how many
Democratic Senators are among them. Sena-
tors John B. Weller, Of California, whose State
has only given short time since hope that
his services may not be superseded by the
election of an opposition Know-nothing Sena-
tor,
Isaac Toucey. of Connecticut.
James A. Bayard of Delaware.
Stephen R. Mallory, of Florida.
Jesse D. Bright, of Indiana.
Lewis Cass of Michigan.
John R. Thomson, of New Jersey.
Richard Brodhead, of Pennsylvania.
Now, here we have eight sound, national,
constitutional Democratic Senators whose
terms expire in 1857. Most of them come
from States whose political strength, as rep
resented by the struggle of the respective par
ties within them, are very equally balanced.
Does the selection of the nominee at Cincin-
matt not bear upon these elections? And may
it not be that the detection towards Mr.. Pierce's
administration, and especially their opposition
to has renOmination, have most disastrous
effect upon the return of these gentlemen to
the United States Senate? We will begin
with the State of Pennsylvania. Can any one
who can see two inches beyond his nose, doubt
that the nomination of Franklin Pierce would
be death-blow to the success of our party
not only in the Presidential election, but in
the election of her Legislature, who are to
choose United States Senator? not that the
Old keystone will be wanting in loyalty to the
choice of the Cincinnati Convention, even if
that choice fail to fall upon James Buchanan.
but because the presentation Of the name OF
Franklin Pierce again to her would be so dis.
tasteful that her Democratic warriors would be
chagriHed, dispirited, cast down, and humbed
to the earth. Would not this be natural, after
the insidious, ungenerous, and unmanly course
OF the Administration and its mouthpiece TO.
wards her own distinguished son.
And New Jersey, too, where would she be
with Pierce as our standard bearer? Place
but such weight upon the Democratic party
in that State, and John r. Thomson would
no longer hold a seat in the United States
Senate. Give her her choice, James Buchanan
or if not the little Giant Rustk Hunter
Bright, and she can carry not only the Presi
dental, but her State elections, and thus pro
tect US from an opposition Senator
Take Indiana, and even the power of her ia
vorite statesman might fail, with such load as
Pierce, aud all Of the thousand sins and absur.
dities which have marked his Administration
to carry her State elections, while as TO the
Presidential election there could be no doubt
of losing her electoral vote. Indeed, we have
heard it said that there we're not score, al
told, Of Pierce men in this State.
Take Delaware, where the Democracy are
already trembling in the balance, and fasten
Franklin Pierce upon the contest, and her dis
tinguished Senator is lost to us. And SO with
Michigan, and the others, for we find we have
not space to carry out our illustration in each
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