Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-06-17
The Convention.

The Democratic National Convention which assem-.
bled Baltimore the st lnst after an exciting and
aborous session of Ave days, brought its labors
close Saturday evening last by the unanimous nom
nation of Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire for Pres
dent and William Rufus King of Alabama, for Vice
President The contest for the nomination was animated
and the claims of the respective asprants pressed
with eommendable zeal by their friends. Gen. Lane,
the favorte of Indiana, although highly respected and
every way admitted to be unobectonable man, owing
division of the West Cass, Douglas and Butler
all Western men, able to command the votes
of any other State The delegation from Indiana voted
for him thirty times they then supported Gen Cass as
the second choice until the forty ninth ballot when they
gave their thirteen votes Gen Pierce which contribu
ted to his nomination. II manifest to our
mind from the commencement of the ballotngs, that
neither Gen. Cass or Mr. Buchanan could overcome the
thirds required make nomination and that CON-
promise candidate must be selected Such wes the re-.
sut and Frank Pierce selected the standard bearer
of the Democratic ensign ia the coming contest. A
most fortunate and happy selection it The ticket
will combine the united strength Of the other aspirans
There wounds heal no heart burnings allay
1t will unite the hitherto divided Democracy Of New
York. Pennsylvania Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi
and will succeed certain the election day arrives
Gen Pierce is a gentleman of modest and retiring
Has sought Office in his life, and on
recent occasion when the Democratic Convention his
State brought forward his for the high office TO
which he has just been nominated, the Democratic
candidate, he once, in letter Hon. Charles G.
Atherton, who delegate TO the National Conyen.
ton, earnestly requested that his should not be
presented to the Convention candidate. He is a
Democrat Of the old Jackson school, nnstained with
any of TIE new sms OF the day. Firm and unyeldng
his principles the gr mite mountains Of his
tive State, he shuns responsibility Truly national
in all his feelings, he will know North South no
East, no West nothing but the country and the whole
country Under such glorions leader triumph is
certain.
OThe learned doctor of the Journal admits that the
news Of General Perce's nomination shocked him but
says the shock was one of Surprise" OF course it
He, like great many other Wings, imagined
that the Democratic Convention would nominate a man
whom the Wings might stand some chance to defeat.
But since the selection has aea whose success is
certain he is surprised and doubt thinks nomna.
ton ''not At to he made" Alas for Whiggery. thy
doom is sealed.
But the soup ernnmerary OF the Scott organ: ia his
efforts to say something smart makes gross mis-
statement of facts which shows very plainly that he
has either committed editorial oil the Madison Ban.
memory, and applied it to US, that he has a
more vivid Imagination, than the chosen editor OF a
Temperance paper, should possess.
| He says: .,.-.T .s,f- s--s-s
'We are not the only ones who have mol been enabled
to solve the popular question: Who is this Perce" for
neighbor, who pretends to know HIM SO well
| is unable TO give his name. At one time he has u
s'Frankn PIERCE at another, "Franklin O. Pierce
and a. still another Frsnklin H. Pierce" The public
would like be informed at least, OF Mr. Perees real
name :" i'aJ st- .fiiu 11ria- .lsi ealf.
| The name Of General Pierce has never appeared in
the editorial columns OF the Sentinel except Frank
lin Pierce and any statement to the contrary false
We had heard Of Franklin Pierce long before the tee
graph was nvented-hence, the efforts Of Wing tele-
graphers to put middle letter in his did not de-
| ceive us
The Journal man apologies for the present dry
ness of that Sheet stating that the editor has gone
| on to the Wing National Convention.
i DrWs notice BY the Baltimore Argus that Hon A
p Willard our candidate for Lieut. Governor addressed
large mass meeting Of Democrats, held in Monumen
Square, on Wednesday evening, Juhs I'd. Hon E
Garter, Of Indiana also made eloquent speech OIL
Tuesday evening, June iss., at similar meeting