Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-09-17
NJ Uis::.As 3S.

"Had he adhered Ia this latter po.iiioa he mpi have
come on u The affair." ii with the credit OF consistency
yet az least. successful candidate 10 III" imper.irp el.c
on But his evil tate, rather the natural iafrmiv Of
MS Character 10 h= thrown oil Iir next
cay nnhappiy, he fell into The HANDS Of of his anti
slavery friends 10 whom he avuwei adherence
the principles of his first letter descrInn. SECOND
having been drawn from him by importantly in excited
STATE OF his mind, and without full realization OF lis pur
port"
~ would be needcssIy cruel Mr. Atwood 10 trace
Win ninuicncss. the further details Of this affair II is i'm
i,eoie 10 Withhold from him certain sympathy o. 10 avoid
1sns mat very worthy m:n, the wn:ld had
tangled himself knot dupicity and ter
aFesaon by an il! advised effort 10 be Two OPP things
1" once Tor he sake Uf true manhood. GLADLY turn 10
consider The course adopted by General Pierce.
election Tor Governor was distance Of only
l"" weeks ana II could not be otherwise than
zardous movement for the democratic patv a % nre me-
nod 10 discard candidate with the people had be-
familiar involved noihug less than ,he imminent
peru TINT political Supremacy wach the party had long
enjoyed. With Mr.. Atwood az candidate success might
s!i be considered certain. To stou sighted and weak
man. would have appeared the obvious poc 10 patch uo
me oic'y and al I'LL events To conquer, under whatever
leadership, and with Whatever ai- But il was onr oI
those Jncies which test The difference between the man
o incIpc and the mere polcianh man Of moral cot
rage hnd him who yields 10 temporary cxpeicncy
General Pierce could moi thar his party sonJ
gun nom!n:! triumph at the expense "i he osrc
inoa as lis real integrity and lie. vita this
liter, he had hesitation in his coarse could
'vcS which otherwise would have hecn st.onycS, with
h!!--fly tor the situation Of unfortunate inIv viuai,
personal friend, democrat, Mr. Aw"od describe HIM
sell 0! nearly hty years standing him mercy,
took decided ground against Mr.. Atwood The convention
met again and nominated another candidate Mr. Atwood
w'nt Into the field as the candidate of the anti slavery
II. drew oil sufficient body democrats defeat Tie
election hy The people but was himself defeated in the It.
gislature.
Inns after exhibiting to the eyes of mankind or such
portion Ui mankind charcci be- looking dlrcc
ti"n tca5surd spectacle ;eremn Of extremely mod
stride attempting feat that would have hslei Co.
10 sus-o support himself, namely, both margins Of The
inassabe chasm. that has always divided the slavery
faction from the New Hampshire dcuocracy-lhs ill atcd
man attempted first 10 throw himself upon side q! h
gnf then The other and finally tuhed head long
III: b"ttomless depth between His presents painful
but very curious and Instructive instance the troubles
ihft oesc weakness inhosc which demand
stcadast moral strength and eu.rgyot which tter type
manly character there can be no ruer example than Frank
lin Pierce"
Ne s!al! concuie with the following passage
oG"wne The account Of General Pierces nomination FOR The
u Pr:,ldency:
"It would he pretension which do not mean 10 put
whether considering the length
amount of his public services or his prominence before the
country General Pierce stood equal ground with several
Of the distinguished men, whose claims, the
ry phrase had been rejected in favor of his own. But
man, be his public services sacrifices what they might
ever did or could possess in The slightest dcarsc what
wc may term legitimate claim 10 be elevated 10 the ruler
4iip of free people
'rhe would degrade ITSELF ana violate every prn-
.e which its institutions founded! 10y offering its
majestic obedience of its citizens reward for
whatever splendor achievement. The conqueur may
claim. such Is the sovereignty o the people
Snun he suhugates but with lie Americans, when satrs
man come, t., the chief direction t affairs il il NJ th snm
of the nation addressed the whom deems
best fitted To spend his wisdom his strength nnd his life, in
rs behalf. On this principle which is obviously the
n candidates previous vices are entitled 10 considra
i'm only as they indicate the qualities which may enable
him TO render high services the position which
men choose thar he shall occupy.
"What he has done Is of mpor,acc except proving
" LAT he do. And II s ;H:s score b"cdu1" they
public riraga0r evidences of PATRIOTISM
integrity and courage and because ;ry recognise him
he nnble gift OF natural authority anj have csCcnce Of
he stately endowment OF administrative grniu' that his ic
Dv-c!tl2 about FcaEbl.n Pierce 10 the
sidency To those who know him well the event comes
not Ike accident but as contamination Which might have
anticipated, from lis innate hn' AM a final step
Of which, oil along has tcnJ 4 thiiherward
1T As a reward that he will take npon him the
mighty burden of ,h. office, "f which the toni and awful
eponsihity whcn The s:tcsnans head an in which.
than instance have seen, the warrior
deadlier r>k than the Battle fell When General
Pierce received the OF his nomination. II a'c'eh him
The s-nsc of religious ieprnlccc- rentidrt 'lh' "ae o
,,owinu naaly stronger through ~" ne 'fIs "u
fences Of his and there vas notnG ic"!eu ih hn'
uf his brauu. letter, accepting TIE nhlna''on,h
which he cyprrsses his reliance upon heavenly support
The length OF extracts prevents our Saying S"'e
things viii n have occurred US about 'hs pleasant ne
y0!umc but we cannot dismiss II without con2a'o"nne
CT neral Pierce upon the privilege OF living I" see ms
fame crbamed of the purest and most cass!ci WI"
ters of the English language in volume whch We nave
no doubt will be universally read as any biography ever
written in America.