Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-06-17
VINO is FRANKLIN PIERCE ?


franklin Pierce is,a man Of far per
Ional. eharactar,, moderate abilities ALI
.ise. hit,asest pa,t;stff1 feelings. He ev'
identTy considers shat this country wa
crested on purpose ip be, ruled by TIKI
party: styling itself iDDem9crRtlc.' anc
.ncver lsaib6rrd q suspicion that that par
.ry.ersrwas or could be in error Il
asked what was the occasion VI Adam S
fall, he would instiqcliyelJ answer.
Federalism" He never had one
.ptogr .ssys idsas but is. in all things a
model Eqakef. :.
GsnGPiqrce was repeatedly chosen
to Ale New Hampshire Legislature,
tssspsc.) Of which he was finally made
SpeAkeE He ,Ras FIRST eleetcdto Con
tgre>s in sas, .{March,) Took his seat
the following December, and. served
:tArosSh two terps. when he,was chosen
into the Senate; where he. seryed from
1885 10 is42. when he resigned. He
won no position in either House, and
was not qualified to win any. He is es-
sebliallYan oidinary;maa. in everj thing
but, patlizansbip, but, his Loco Focoism
is Of a yindieiiya and malignant type
peculiar 10 New Hampshire-Ohio alone
Ts,alX attempting to equal it. -.
f"TS,ns the Springfield Republican.
Gem franklin Pierce, known familiar
", Throughout Locofocodom as Frank
Rierse," is resident Of Concord, New
Hampshire, end laVysrshy profession.
He has not been largely - public life.
and is comparatively aJoung man. being
hardly more than forty, five years old
lie has once been w. 8. Senator from
New Hsnpshire,. having taken his. seat
on t!sfi4th ,of, March, 1887. seat which
he e,igned III The Winter of. 1872
Aside from tbs, he has held no public
station. Of. Importance, unless thai Of
gersrAl sanhger of the Itocofoco party
ef. New Hampshire b.. qopsidele ed such.
This Office he has filled despotically ever
Since Isaac Hill left The stage. apd, a more
siricti and thorough party man, On a
snoro perpendicular bunker, !, GOULD not
pc found. lie was the sole. agent in
procuring the overthrow, of John z, Hale
pm the Texas anqexsiioP Question and, is
tparticular fts';,' "a Freq soilers and
Free SoilismG 1, l.; !, -n.,
OF the, general history of Gen. Pierce,
we knoa SUI lple. His father was once
= seYeraor, Of New Hampshire and q
portion Of bis laN study was. pursued i'll
Northampton, in this State, He went
10 Mckee during the war, as a fancy
General. but saw TO blood there TO our
knowledge. In fact. he, eopfesses to have
tainted just before battle, but puts a
inore charitable construction upon the
fact Than his friends. I'm person. he, is
Under the medium height and size, and
Y.smaGt. ,lQpking,. He is probably as
strong d qaaqt rs tbe Democrats could
GAye Nominated, with The exception of
Douglas, and will be popular at the
South, ;Acan certainly be no letraction
spp his merits to say ehal he is young
enough to wait a little upwards Of four
rears Tor bis election, and that. the proba-
kili4:ss are, strongly in. favor Of such
pr!aN 80 s.,'th ~"
'"l5om the National Mhliyencer.
His experience has been practical 10
nm extent to qualify. him to ADMINISTERS
tie affairs Of lhe Government, should
the People call him, 10, that. tlust, re.
specially ana in Nation<tsa.:l!!.
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