The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-08-19


testimonial to Gen. Pierce, but he modestly
declined every honor that was proffered to
him, and as he had always done through life,
was more ready to aid in comforting honors
upon his comrades than he was to receive
! them himself.
wEBsTER's INVITATION TO PIERCE.
In the fall of 1850, Mr. Webster, whose
course in reference to this terrible agitation
had not only commanded the respect of the
nation, but given to his fame as an orator
left his public duties at Washington for a
visit, which he makes every year to his
birthplace in New Hampshire Feeling,
as he did, desire to hold some friendly and
fraternal congratulations with his friends and
acquaintance in his native State, he invit-
ed large number Of distinguished men to
meet him at his house, to partake of ban
quet which he spread in honor of the Com
promise Measures. Among others, he had
invited the subject of this sketch, in the
most cordial terms, because he knew that
there was one seat at the hospitable board that
no other man but Franklin Pierce could
fill. "Your heart;" said he, "is with the
perpetual union of these States, and YOU
have devoted your public life to this great
object. Come, therefore, and let us hold
our friendly congratulations, now that the
country has triumphed over fanaticisln. .
e Gen. Pierce could not resist this appeal, and
i approving, as he did most heartily, the course
I Mr.. Webster had taken in that great speech
o of the It'll of March, he accepted the invita-
e ton. He remained silent until the Union
/ was toasted, and looking the proposer of the
S sentiment full in the face as lie rose from
IS his feet, he poured forth an effusion of elo
g quenee such as those who were gathered
g round that table had seldom listened to.
re ELECTION OF CINCINNATts BY THERoMANs
D. Those who have felt since they heard thu
d news, that they must become enemies O.
% Franklin Pierce, unable to find anything, o.
er think of anything else to say against him
N have tried to make something out of thi
IS fact. They have said that the Democrat
n; nominated man who did not even expec
III the office; leaving their readers to infer
rs that therefore he was incompetent to ELL it
n We do not see much force in this objection
III and the conclusion is entirely non-Seguitoy
e We find, rather, in all this, matter for re
81 jOlcing. When the Roman Senate lai,
y aside'their quarrels, and buried their fac
40 tions, which were tearing the State t
e pieces, and they could not unite upon an,
or of the prominent statesman, OF great dema
IN gogues of the day, somebody proposed tn
a. name of plain old farmer, and he wa
ID unanimously called to the helm Of State. /
70 messenger was sent from Rome, and no
en- finding Cincinnatus in the house, he wen
MS into bis fields, where he was following tn
u plough; and we presume that CINCINNATI
II was as much astonished when he heard {
ey his nomination as Franklin Pierce was
The fact is, that the time had come in thi
country, when we had been surfeited wit
ID craftsmanship, and demagoguism had nearl
proved the ruin of the Republic The strug
70 giles and the strifes of cliques and intriguer'
II the tricks of political jugglers, and the col
rupti6a of factions, had gone so far-prom
. nent public men were either suspected G
: disliked in various parts Of the country, Oh
to pure and noble as many Of them may hav
~ been, they had been so long befor6 the NJ
no ton, that it is not strange that che Bait
u more Convention should have left the immC
t. diate circle of active and prominent polit
or clans, and looked away to distance to Sc
~ what man Heaven had trained up and bee
n. leading by Its mysterious hand to the sun
n. NIT of power. We have no fear that th
We future historians of this country will not r,
he gard this act as one of political wisdom; nc
,lv do we feel any alarm that oar Cliacinnatu
al because he happened to be even obscure,
,is you will, was not quite as well qualified fl
de the post Of honor as those men who had speE
led their whole lives ia trying to get it.
ma MODE OF LIFE.-FAMILY CHARACTER.
he Franklin Pierce lacks two inches of 81
ow feet. He has robust and vigorous franz
nd Injured to fatigue, and capable Of great Ell
ne. durance. He lives, Gust as a man ought
at. live, before he is nominated to the Pres
cal ldency Of great Republic in small viii
house, near Main Street, in Concord.