The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-07-08
POLITICAL.
WHO Is GEN. PIERCE?

= is fast being answered. He 10 the ma
' who in June 1886 voted against the bi
"msking additional appropriations for th
Delaware breskwater, and for certain har
bors, and removing Instructions in and a
the mouths Of certain rivers, and for othe
! purposes, for the year 1885," A bill
which was subsequently, signed by Gen
jackson.
He is the man who at the same session
voted against the bill "making appropria
tions for the improvement Of certain bar
bors therein mentioned" A bill which
was also approved by Gen. Jackson.
He is the man who at the same session
voted against the bill 'sto continue the
Cumberland road in the States Of Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois," A bill which upon
its passage was also Immediately signed
by Gen. Jackson.
In the bill first mentioned was included
an appropriation for removing distractions
from the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and
improving the harbor Of Chicago.
Mr.. Pierce's career in Congress that
session was marked by an undertaking hos
l,ility to internal Improvements. He was
the most uncompromising enemy to the
West that the West ever had, and had be
possessed control Of the great valley of the
Mississippi, instead of being lined with
towns and cities, and plowed by some Of
the most magnificent steamers in the U.
States, it would have been a wilderness
navigated by flats and broad-horns.
In 1887 Mr.. Pierce again appears upon
The scene of action as a member Of the
Senate of the U. States and again records
his votes against some of the most impor
tant bills for the West than ever appeared
before Congress. BY every act during
that session he displayed his hostility 10
internal improvements and to the interests
Of the West.
We make an extract from the official
paper giving some Of his acts during tina,
memorable session, to which we call The
attention Of the reader, that he may for,ify
himself to answer the pregnant question
"Who is Gen. Pierce?"
On the 2lst Of FEBRUARY, 1887, Mr.. Hub
bard presented 10 the Senate the creden-
tials Of Mr.. Pierce, elected Senator from
the State Of New Hampshire, to serve for
six years from the 4th Of March then fol-
lowing. During the session Of lS37-S, !,
be recorded himself against harbor bill
that was voted for by Mr.. Buchanan and
by Wright; for Mr. Pierce wen, with the ex-
tremes. At the same session he voted
against bill for the benefit Of the Ala
bama, Florida aud Georgia Railroad Com
pany; which was measure Of such char
acter that even Mr.. Calhoun and MIR.
Grundy voted for ii, and Mr.. Pierce found
himself in minority Of six in opposition.
But it was enough that the bill contempla
ted "nternal improvement"
At the same session. moreover, Mr..
Pierce gave a vote which we desire to sub
nit to the particular attention Of those Of
our Western friends who are soliciting aid
from the General Government for building
their railroads. They should know that
the Democratic nominee set his face as a
flint against all these projects.
A bill was before the senate for the
"beneft of the Mount Carmel and New
Albany Railroad Company in the State Of
India na"-providng for = grant Of alter
nate sections along the road, the company
contracting to carry the mail for twenty
years without charge te the Government;
which would pay the Government at the
rate Of one dollar and six cents for each
acre granted. Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Web
stcr voted for this bill. MIR. Pierce, in en-
tire consistency with his whole course
on this and cognate subjects, voted against
il!
We would like to know if our friends
Messrs. Hem and Clark, Of Iowa, propose
10 90 into the next canvass before their
people as the advocates of candidate who
is not only pledged against the improve
ment Of harbors and rivers, but against
granting any federal aid by the approprin-
ton Of alternate sections TO railroads, even
on the condition oftheir carrying the Uni
ted States mails twenty years for moth
ing!
Wa do not propose, just at present, toi FOL
low MIR. Pierce through his Senatorial ca
reer. It is enough for our purpose to show
that, as far as their especial interests are
concerned, our Western friends would
have found them much better cared for by
Mr. Douglass, or General Cass, than by
Mr.. Pierce. 1t seems to US that they
have been little overreached in the idea
that Mr.. Pierce's legislative career was
mere 'blank sheet Of paper' Il is written
over with some very awkward cnmmttals.
His most elaborate speech in the Senate
was against the bill for the relief Of Mrs.
Harrison the widow of the lamented Gen.
/ eral; but his most imporlart rotes, practi-
cally, were those which are recorded a
gainst the appeals OF the Great West, for
the Improvement Of her harbors and riv.
er., and for the grants Of land in the con-
s,ruction of her railroads.
i A BANK MAN.-The Baltimore Patriot
says that Mr.. King, the Democratic can