The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-08-05
CEN. FRANK PIERCE.
r,- n,rp,or. lIrao AND srArrsMAs.

Tnr p ,rclor, lIERo AND ofAIEsMAN.
A very important literary work iof 'nese'
|nioing times Of peace, has recently niece
It's appesrauco from The press e'''''e'
The Life ol General FRANK PIERCE, tn
Granite Statesman" The Albany Even
ug Journal reviews the work lcnsthiiy-
We have space bu, for few extracts anG
comments:
plpo Is lets 10 some light on question o.
official economy md morality;
Such men grow in other part Of the world ~. -
New Hamnshre, men who cannot be rieh bersnss
h,y arc honest aud their cold rocky soil gives pacN
only a me gre sheaf 10 the husbsndmsn.
r.. ~ which i, is lear that riches and homes
~ are Incompatible in New Hampshire, as ths,
o,tea are elsewhere. But six lines further en-
comes this startling dlsclosnre:
Datthere are no poor men in New Hampshire.
Consequently there are no honest ones. ihs
.a,isfactorly explains why New hampshire al
wa,s aat S l.oeaieeo; and tulll shows the ieasoh
that the religions test IS no. repeated.
Ga page II We lind the Startling an
tuaUncemehi:
The Pierce family have oil been soldiers!
We venture 10 sa, there IS not sacl, anolhei
ease on record IS il i that II NJ Lump
kin-who said .shls father wasl the Giehaalets-
his uncle Colonel in The NJ litia, and his nua'
a Justice OF The Psace."
Although tho "Granie Statesman, oui
author dismisses his craftsmanship rather
cnryils, thus:
In this brief work we cannot trace his career in
congress, nor make any extract from his speeches.
Abiding Ia the personal appearance o'
Frank Pierce our author SAYS:
You cannot he Up loving man like him. And then
he is fine look ing nan-al the ladies "i TESTIFY ~
that, and that gossa great ways.
II does indeed 90 a great WAYS but no lar,
it is 10 be feared. toward the Presidency Low.
ever il il delightful 10 ihink. that, alter titust
,higt.en ual. ofd fellows, vino kept he hes. Of
themselves On the inside Of their helds. we ATE
rally going 10 have u handsome President ai
last.
Alter abiding 10 the exploits Of General
Frank Pierce under rare rare aris called
n Union Enalf, eur nnihar SAYS:
Allie nciaent Of intsres. occurred In the battle Of
Chepuitep.c. When the victor. had been, the South
CaroIinisns The Palmetto Regiment, which had III
full share OF dead III the field, met g. n. Percr's
bYirade. uhea Pelce said to them, .IIere the
ION and the Yankees IRON saoshsr, ready to en-
brace them. Thus fought the men Of carolina sni q
New England in the bati. Q! the revolutions. aud to
neither as they did then, nov send mp niagied
shout. OF victory our iacs, ard cry UNION FOR
tExfR.r
THIS frateT meeting between the brave and free
~ v no had assembled in ds,aut eouatfy, under
one common standard 10 ght Tor the iAad which
them tiith, &e Ne
Now, i is pity 70 spell good story; bat
when u man runs Tor the Presidency he cannot
expcet 10 have the credit for more than hait tie
hailts he would have fought II lie had had !
chance. By Gen. Pietcess e~n dispatches on
that OCCASION, tappeafs that lie vas not At che-
pnltepec al all, hut eonc miles of, ~ oshef dr.
Nv. However, the aaihor certainly desefye:
credit Tor getting Up 50 seen an interview on
OF nothing, and espeel9liy Tor making S3ath Car
iolaa behave deeeatiy under any circumstances
Is Tor Ger. Pi5rce's speeeh, that ruHsi b. laok,
90 upon II tie l.phi oi nay lh OF Iahe ike the
osatons the historian, LivY. puts into the mouth;
lri the Roman gefefnis, er that which Aothei
Goose puts into the mouth OF the taGn ia tH.
moon not nieAdeH To convey the Idea 4. al suel
wor6s were astnaHY uttered by the iaatyldHa5l
Id guest n, but 10 iRcalca.r sound mUral TRUTH
under pleasing garo Of fiction.