The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-07-20
What are His Claims 7

w nat are fHlS NEdlnhS
We find in the Wilmington IN. C0
Herald, of July 18th, under the above
head, an article intended to compare
the merits of the Presidential Candi
dates the question is asked, "What
has FRANKLIN PIERCE done to cntitlc
him to the distinguished honor Of be-
ing put forward as Candidate for
President Of these United States"
We answer first, he has served his
country i'll the council of the nation
with credit to himself and honor to his
native State he served in the MeXi-
can war under Commission from
President Polk The Herald is sur
priscd at his nomination, because it
could not suppose that any ordinary
man could attain to that position, that
is candidate for President. We do
not conceive that PIERCE can be yled
an ordinary man-hc who can with
stand the temptations to lay aside his
'sfi",: Sin tag,sity tS = twi.tAsasa rsr
vert the Constitution of his country
for the bascst purposes, is in this age
and country IL man of no ordinary ca
pacity and qualities. We do not think
the Htratd need have been SURPRISED
at this nomination Of an ordinary man,
! for the Democrats nominated JAMES
Il. Polk for the Presidential term be-
fore the last, and he was called all or
dlnary inan--thc question was then as
now asked" What service, pray, has
he done his country emitting him to
this high position" and if remember
| Alright the Wings nominated and sue
cecdcd i'll clcc,ing to the Presidency
one ZACHARY TAYLOR, who was sup
posed at the time to be, and afterwards
fully proved himself to be, an ordinary
man, if an entire untitncss for the place
he occupied entities him to the honor
able cri'het Of an ordinary man. Tile
Democratic party holds FRANKL1S
PIERCE AS worthy Of its support, be-
cause he has the intelligence to under
stand and appreciate its doctrines, and
the iirmncss to hold them fast. The
party holds him worthy of its support,
because he will be able to defeat the
Wing and Abolition champion, al
though, as We arc informed by the Her.
aia, he stands n head and shoulders
above ordinary men. The Herald
mentions his extraordinary highness
we suppose as among his qualifications
for the Presidency, for we consider
this has as much to do in the qualiiica-
tons of President as the military
honors ScoTr acquired in Mexico. The
Herald has taken up a half column in
bclittling the Democratic candidate for
President, but has not devoted sim
gle line to shield the character of ScoTr
from the imputations that are made
against him. 1t is reported and be-
licved that SCorr did consent to be-
come the toot-boy of SEWARD that he
might obtain his Influence and thereby
out-strip and defeat honorable men in
the Wing Convention. Scorr is no
ordinary man if he can thus basely
sell himself to Free-Soilcrs and Abo-
ltionist for the reward of place and
honor, he is no ordinary man if he can
consent to become the cats-paw for one
of the most mprincipled dcmagogues
who has ever been allowed place in
the council Of the nation; he who holds
that there is law higher than the
Constitution, is unworthy of citizen
ship in this republican country, he
would fan the flame of fanaticism to
the ruin of his country, if he could
thereby aggrandize himself. Under the
auspices of such man Scorr has con-
scnted to run as a candidate for the