Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-08-12
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Frank Pierce as a Lawyer.

A neat and handsome pamphlet entitled
the "LIFE OF FRANK PIERCE, AND Hon. VIM.
RUFUs KING, BY HERMITAGE" has just ap-
peared from the press of Cornish, Lamport,
g. Co., s Park Place, New York. In this
work we have description of Frank Pierce
us lawyer. We copy the following sketch
and ask our readers to contrast the man with
lhe hest description that can be given of his
competitor for the Presidential office. In
real capacity and fitness for that high station
Frank Pierce stands SO high, that the claims
of Scott in those particulars sink into abso-
lutte nothingness. We copy from this work
as follows:
HIS CAREER AT THE BAR.
Having, from the time his education COM
inenced, fixed his eye upon the law as the
profession TO follow for life, young Pierce
had given TO it the intensesl study after he
left college, and although so many public Of
fees were forced upon him, that his studies
were somewhat interrupted, he kept the
great object of his life in view, and not day
passed away, nor has ill the present time,
without adding 10 his legal knowledge or cx-
perience. From the beginning lie was sue
cessful as an advocate. He was always
clear headed, aightiorward, acute in his
perceptions, earnest in his studies, curious
IN his inqurles, and remembering all that
he heard or read, eminently practical in the
turn of his mind, lie was able, without an eff.
fort, 10 reduce all the theories of the science
of law TO practical conclusion. He offers a
striking illustration Of kind of intellect that
seems to be some what peculiar to N. England
men-we speak of mind curious enough TO
be always seeking for light, capacious enough
10 hold every thing, and yet withal, endowed
with that rare property which we will call
the chemical power of arranging for itself,
without labor 10 its possessor, all the knowl
edge he has acquired. Such minds furnish,
ready for use, the whole stock of knowledge
ever committed 10 them, when called on.--
The moment such men have 10 speak, or
write, or act, all that they have ever read, or
heard, or known, or had chance TO know,
springs TO their aid in just the order they
want to use it. This makes ready speak
er. This quality, possessed in SO eminent
degree by Frank Pierce, makes him great,
intelligent, and practical lawyer, and from
one step TO another lie passed all the grades
that lie between the student who opens
Blackstone, and the highest principles of
national law.
THE REAL CHARACTER OF FRANK PIERCE.
This is the kind of men who are scarce in
every country. They are men, who never
rise 10 speak before a bench of juges without
commanding respeci-men who only utter
words for the purpose Of conveying ideas
men who never speak until they have some
thing TO say, and always stop when they
have done. There is not a man in the Unit
ed States who ans wers this description bet
ter than Frank Pierce. For this reason, no
man is better qualified to grappie with The
plain but serious business of the Presidential
office. lie may not in the flights of his fan
cy niame the imaginalions of the poets--he
may not CRAFTY the dreams Of young aspi
rants for favor or notorieiy, by ringing
changes upon laws and consitulious but
with the deep earnestness of his nature, the
strength of his energy, and the uniiring res
olution of his mind, he will show that he is
u man of progress, business and sense. No
breath OF fanatIcism can spread miidew over
his intellect; no dreamy or fancilul illusion
will ever cloud his mind no political tricks
and Juggleries will ever escape his detec-
tion. He is a man of fact and not of fancy,
and yet there is warm, dcep-fowing, gen.
erous stream Of fine feeling and enthusiasm
running through his nature, which makes him
feel the tenderest sympathy for whatever be-
longs to the better feelings, and the noblesl
and quickest appreciation of everything
there is in young men, that promises 10 do
some good for their country. lie never re-
PEELED a young man who came TO him for
aid. He has aided many penness youth
of talent in the early struggle to gain educa>
ton, and under his kind auspices, many an
indsent young man has been encouraged to
60 forward nobly OIL the battle of life. Men
talk about Young America II means this,
or it means nothing. Men talk about the
wisdom of age. |; means this Or it means
nothing. In Frank Pierce they are both
united.