The Nevada journal., 1852-07-17

His social worth and personal populari
ty, laid the foundation Of his sons for.
tunes
Franklin Pierce is man Of fair per-
sonal character, moderate abilities, and
the bitterest partizan feelings. He evi.
dently considers that this country was
created on purpose to be ruled by the
party styling itself Democratic and
never harbored suspicion that that
party ever was or could be in error. II
asked what was the occasion of Adam's
fall he would instinctively answer,
Federalism" He never had one pro-
gressive idea, but is in all things mo-
del Hunker.
General Pierce was repeatedly chosen
to the New Hampshire Legislature,
(House) of which he was finally made
Speaker. He was first elected to Con-
gress in 1883, (March) took his seat the
following December, and served through
two terms, when lie was chosen into the
Senate, where he served from 1887 to
l842, when he resigned. He won no
position in either House, and was not
qualified to win any. He is essentially
an ordinary man in every thing but par
tizanship but his Locofocoism is of vim
dictive and malignant type, peculiar to
New Hampshire.
The New York Courier and Enquirer
asks:
What will the Democratic rank and
file say to this nomination? Will they
ratify this glaring outrage upon the
principles which they profess to sustain
this open violation Of the will Of the
people! We think not. The sole OBJ
iect of a National Convention to nomi-
nate a candidate for the support of either
party, is to ascertain the tD,shes Of The
people, and to place in nomination one
who will be most acceptable to major
ity of the party. And in arriving at
this result it not unfrequently occurs
that one who is not first favorite,' as
they say on the turf, with the majority,
may yet be very decidedly the second
favorite,' with oil, or nearly all. But
this is not the case in the instance be-
fore US. Mr.. Pierce was not thought
of, and is not known to any portion Of
the party whose candidate he has be-
come His name was not even heard
in Convention, until tho thirty fourth
ballot; and then he is put in nomina ton,
not because the people, or any portion
of them desire his nomination, but SIM
ply because their representatives are
about to break up in q row; and to avoid
this catastrophe and to wreak a petty
vengeance upon each o'her, u gentleman
is nominated whose name had not been
even whispered before, and was not even
brought forward by his own State This
is not o7ly ridiculous, but in our opinion
il is an outrage upon the wishes and the
will Of the people.
The New Haven Palladium thus nm
nounces the nomination:
The Locofoco National Convention
have settled upon Gen. Franklin Pierce,
of New Hampshire, as their candidate
for the Presidency. lie, it will be re-
membered, is the gentleman who, seeing
boy weeping, enquircd the cause, and
learned that he had no money with
which to buy candy; whereupon he put
his hand in his pocket drew forth cent,
and purchased for the boy roll Of
candy
This circumstance gave him some
reputation in New Hampshire, and may
have given him the promine nee in Bal
timore, which led to his nomination.
But little else is known of him, except
that he was in the Mexican war, under
General Scott, who appears to have
frightened the Loco Conuent,on out of
Their senses sen s4 cai @ sha
The Rochester Democrat says:
MIR. Pierce is q man of very moderate
abilities. He has figured considerably
in New Hampshire politics, and some
years since was elected to the United
States Senate. During the Mexican
war, Mr. Polk appointed him General,
and assigned him the command Of New
England regiment. Our recollection 10
not very distinct in regard to his ex-
ploits, and we suspect his political
friends will require several days to dis.
cover any thing in his military career
very remarkable. Whatever claims
may now be made in his behalf, the
public had regarded him as q mere
amateur General-the appointment hay.
ing been conferred upon him for his par
tisanship ana nothing else.
The Knickerbocker contains some
spicy comments on tho nomination. We
have only room for few extracts.
Our Whie friends may as well know
it now as hereafter, that it is q strong
nomination. 1t is true that MIR. Pierce
lie not distinguished man, although he
has becn in public fife for the last twen-
ty years He was elected u Unitcd States
Senator by the Legislature Of New
Hampshire in 1887, and served a term
Of six years. He left no monument Of
greatness behind him on the Congress
sional Journals, no enduring marks Of
craftsmanship, and we are not sure that
this is not in his case an element Of
strength. He is q lawyer, and has en-
loved respec table position at the bar