Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-06-12


day, o., tile forty.ninth ballot nominated
Gen. franklin Pierce, Of New Hampshire,
for Pfaaident by the following vote: Pierce
$50 ;;Cass, o; Buchanan, Q; Marcy, Il.
Houston. ! !; aud Dickinson. I. In the
AFTERNOON OH the second ballot VIM. r..
King. Of Alabama, was nominated for fhe
Vice Presidency, aud after adopting the
old Democratic platform, including by a
unanimous vote the Compromises measures,
The Convention Dissolved Into 'Pieroe and
King" te
A democratic %oficial, elated at the idea
Of lleH nomination Of Pierce, thought II
quiae useless for the wings TO run my one
against him--he was thu very MAINLAND
Maryland was entitled to the Presidency.
Upon being informed that Pierce Of Mary.
laid was q whiy, aud that It was General
Pierce Of New Hampshire, he exclaimed,
"de-n Il, then don't know who he H."
Although we know hut little OF Gen.
Pierce, to prevent any other Of our officials
committing the sanle blunder we will state
that Gen. Pierce was one OF MIR. Folks
Mexican war Generals. lie was appoin-
ted Brigadier General March 80, 1871
lie IL d bona ide democrat. lie was Sc.
verely WOUNDED In one Of the battles in
Mexico, under Gen. Scott, by his horse
fa'ling upon and spraining his hgf Knee and
was thereby prevented from taking any
part in the stirring events which followed
lie has been a Representative and Senator
IN Congress- from New Hampshire. lie
has had rare opportunities to render bis
cDun.ry efficient service III war and In
peace but we believe he has never done
anything to distinguish. himseIf-never
attempting TO take the lead but rather fol.
low ii the wake Of greater men. He Is
enid TO be a very good kind Of man ia his
way. a negative kind of goolness--bu.
we much doubt If there IL a county or
Parish In the Union which could hot fui.
nish one or more who are his equals In
mental calibre and who have, no stron Ter
claims upon the people for the Presidency,
this Is in a few words, Gen. Pierce the
t1au,ncrnfto t,omincn
Win. II. King of Alabama. IL well
known, Il patriot and statesman he deserves
well Of his country. lie Is now the very
able and efficient President pro tenn, of the
Senate, lie is undoubtedly far superior tohis
'lsader,' and will assuredly add strength
the ticket, placing him second upon
10 certainly putting the cart before
The horse and plainly shows that elated
with the game OF 1914 the democrats are
again attempting IL, like many other very
irgefnous aud good things, however, 1t
stale by repetition. Because it
Won then, it il vainly supposed IT viii
t,cceed again. We think this o great
mistake, 1t does not necessarily follow that
because the people did not know who
lanes IL. Polk was, yet elected him,
hat they will always be willing to
men who have served them long
ind well, men whose principles they
NOW and approve. for political %noaen.
titles.
They will not always DO willing to o..
vase men to the places held in days past,
Washington, Jefferson, jackson aud
.het bright stars Of our country, Of whose
service they know nothing they will
squire to know q man in advance, before
him to the highest Office within
gift Of any people not run tho dan.
erous chance oflearning after. Experience
reat public services and q high order Of
bility displayed during a long series Of
are alike at a discount IN the demo.
ratio market. Obscurity with them is
10 highest recommendation, assuming
lat the less a man be known, the less {
be said against him, and therefore II
Q is not absolutely odious, they can by :
'e operation Of the cohesive power Of J
ablic plumber" (as illustrated by the late !
ohm G. Calhoun) and by manufacturing !
yes to sui, any latitude, rally their party J
his support we opine that to their cost !
will find this plan will not work so !
ell in 1852 as il did in 1914. The cry .
"Polk. Dallas, Texas aud Oregon" il 9
ashed. Pierce isno Young Hickory, nor .
the magic voice Of Ola hickory now 9
sard backing him. The democratic par :
Is not now SO servile to conventions as q
then was. Pennsylvania cannot again i
duped--and the trick Of nominating I
EN- because they are unknown has been y
aud like counterfeit coin it viii q
spurned. Il
The wings can and will nominate I
ronger ticket Fillmore is stronger, b
'ebster, Critienden, Jones, Scott, and a q
st Of others are stronger But under Il
y circumstances the compromise must 9
adopted. While its adoption by the 4
mocratic convention has sown dissention W
their ranks. i will strengthen our party. 4
9 have no ssates-rights, secession anti n
.promise men with US. we have no q
nle, Quirtnan or Rhett with rs, the &C