The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-09
county Of Hillsborough, it appears that you. Moses

Brewer. was committed December Il. 1914 al
you. Isaac Lawrence, committed, December ~,
1915; and you George Lancy. July 2, 1917.
my unfortunate fellow citizens The feelings
excited by view of your situation are incSpres.i-
bic. That those heads silverei by age aud had
ship, and those heart throbbing with kindly emo-
tious should be held for this long period of tie ny
their fellow citizens, without tbs mputltion OF n
crime in n captivity unparalleled even in the
nails Of the French Blsle, Al serine slavery, al
ways viewed by us with sentiments Of inexpsessbc
horror. Is more than my nature ia able 10 end Ire.
To DC immured In dungeon, standing on the ve-y
soil of liberty aud III the midst OF DO tsng i5s
| high privileges, is, in my mind, with watch the
ideas and the value OF freedom are closely in 5er-
woven. infinitely worse than TO be easavei in a To-
reign land by enemies aud birbarans f.om waom
nothing better could be expected But as a 1iisag
Of the county, have duty TO pertorm. must
either be governed by the Law aud suffer you s6ll
/ to remain, the devoted victims OF unavoillb Die
misfortune and honest poverty, shut out f>on
! the genial light of heaven and the vital sir,
Gods equal gift to all; to endure, perhaps perish
under the prlvations incident To your situation aud
1 the stern ravages Of approaching winter; fJrlorn
and destitute with no friend to comfort, society
| to cheer, no companion to console yol-or, must
| be directed by the powerful impulse Of humanity,
pay the debt myself and bid you leave this dreary
| and gloomy abode.
"ay unfortunate fellow citizens M duty to my
| self will not suffer longer to remain here m old
companion in arms, who foug ut for the liberty of
which he is deprived, for crime but that OF being
| poor My duty 10 my country, whose honor is
deeply implicated by your suilsrngs--and it j. one
OF my FIRST wishes that il should be untarniahed-
and my dirty to my God. WAC has put it into my
power to relieve, irrcsisibly urge to tie laser
course. This | am sensible, takes from me a large
sum OF money; however, the liberal aud generous
people, among whom IL IS my bappy los to resi- To-
may participates; ii not, none but my dten will
have any right to reproach me; and am confident
they will do 70 more than say their father gene
rcus to q fault lu this view, 60; receive the
contaminated mir which is diffiscd abroad for the
comfort Of man; 90 your families and ftienls, j
I yon have any lie correct IN your habits Il, in
| dustrious-and il your lettering aud emiciatcd
frames re 50 far exhausted - prevent your get
tiuga comfortable support, apply to the good peo-
| pie for reet-and may the best Of heavens bes-
sings accompany yoa the remainder Of your days"
In 1877. Benjamin Pierce was elected Goyeraor
Of the State of New Hampshire; bat in 1873. when
the republican party in the North be:ame divided
between The paitisans OF General Jackson aad John
Quincy Admins, the larger ptrt sustaining Ar.
Adams, Pierce, who declared ior General Jackson,
was defeated, but WIS re elected in iSl) when shc
star OF the hero Of the hermitage into the
cendant in New Hampshire After this he lived in
comparative retirement, on his firm, in II lls-
borough at the commencement oil the last war
with Great Britain, his spirit entered into the cpn-
test, but the infrnltics efage a3monished him that
he could hasten no more 10 tile battlefield Two
OF BIS sons with his consent and advice, entered rue
public service
Endowed by nature with strong mind, Governor
Pierce had overcome the obstacles springns from d
want OF education, and by practice ard perseve-
rance, had acquired knowledge Of business aud n
skill in the conduct Of public aiiaira Is not
from his Ligh public station that he acquired II
commanding influence, but from his integrity Of
character his beneyoence, hospitality. and lave Of
justice. Checttn IN MS disposition. and degh tiag
to contribute TO the happiness Of all around niui,
youthful yiyacity found in him congenal spirit,
while sedate manhood ard sober age discovered IN
his conduct nothing to leproach. When he was ro
moved by death the public felt the loss of man
who had sincerely loved and faithfully served his
fellow men, and his couutry lie died in the to yn
OF HIllSbOrOVrb where his ared i,.5
and over them monument Of plain he wn granite
has been erected which stands in prominent posi-
'lop, IN the bnrying ground Of the iowa, which IS
on the brow Of HILL and in full view Of the tfa-
selier when passing on the stage route from IL
herst 10 Ilsborough
Such is faithful outline Of tho life and public
career Of Governor Benjamin Piercc. the father of
General Franklin Pierce The nominee of the Bal,i-
more Democratic National Convention. which
sonlbed ut Baltimore the "a day of June, 1852,
and selected its candidate the forty ballot.
Biographical Sketch OF General FransSlin
Pierce.
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Tact ADMINISTRATION DARTLErr-cHAgAc-
TER or GEN. PIERCE AS AN ADVOCATE AT THE Bar
-CoCRTEsY-NoMiNATI0N BY THE BALTIMORE
CONVENTION.
General franklin Pierce was the son OF Governor
Benjamin Pierce, whose biography is given above,
and vas born in the year 1904, in the iowa 0
Hstoroush, in the county of Hillsborough, in the
interior rather the western part of the State OF
New Hampshire. Hiilsborough is farming town
billy, as its name imports, having no considerable
village, and has long been distinguished for its
Ainching devotion to the principles of the demo-
cratic party. After completing his acad,mical
studies. he entered college, and graduated at Bow
doin Sollsgc, in Mainc with the degree of Bachelor
of Arts. Immediately on leaving college, he en-
tered the Office of Judge Gould, jurist of distnc
ton ut Litchfeld, Connecticut but subsequently
returned to his native State, and finished his studies
at Amherst, the residence Of Hon. Charles II.
Atherton, father of Hon Charles G. Atherton, late
Senator, and is the shire town of the county of
Hillsborough He was admitted to the bar, and
commenced the prac<1p Of law in his native town,
Hillsborough. But he lad not been in practice two
years, when he was elected representative in the
Legislature Of the State, and during his second year
Of service in that body, elected Speaker of the
House, in both of which positions he manifested 30
much talent and so admirable capacity for iegis-
latiyo business, and thoroughly the conf
dencc Of the democratic party, that in the year
1888, while yet hardly more than youth, he was
elected to seat in the House eff Representatives Of
the United States As u member of the House.
he was net of that number who appear to desire to
distinguish themselves by much speaking. II 3 was
rather quick to hear and slow to speak: modest and
unassulnng. but attentive to business, an strongly
marked even then by what he has displayed 80
much Of in his latcr lifc-thst is, good common
sense lie was an unwayering supporter of democrat
ic mcasurcs-wns Already though not a frequent de-
batter; and, during his four years continuance in that
body, steadily adv aAced himself in the warm friend
ship almost all with whom he came in contact,