The daily union., 1852-09-14
Hon. Charles J. Faulkner. Or yirginia' a.

This gentleman, at present the able representative
Congress from the tenth congressional district. Virginia.
and for years member OF he whg parry. has received
many eneomums from the democratic press for his speech
IN The House OF Representatives the 2d ult The whg
press seem TO have resolved to exhaust calumny in their
structures upon him bat be meets their accusations with
ieiance, and shows how impossible is for any south
.rn man 10 vote for General Scott. Mr. Faulkner has
made most favorable impression upon OF all parties
IA Congress, well by his genilemanly department as
by his unqaesoned abilities and his industrious attention
TO business We glad TO that he IS sustained by
The democratic party OF his dsrct and that his reasons
for taking his stand among The democracy OF the country
widely circulated and warmly applauded The
following is extract from recent speech OF his;
franklin Pierce stands before this nation in this
les, The representative OF thai conservative compromise
polcy which Was sent here 10 support and upon whose
niiexibe maintenance depend the peace aud the tran
luiliiy OF this Union. No who looks 10 his past
course, or the influence which he must be indebted Tor
his election, can eel the slightest emotion Of apprehen-
ION 'ors disturbance while he occupies the executive
chair
have already shown you that, with The first burst of
sectional agitation and tunut at the North, in the fall OF
1850, he repaired TO the post oil duty, and before large
assembage OF his countrymen, threw The full weight Of
ais high character, o his unbounded personal popularity,
bis great and acknowledged abilities, into the scale Of
The Union. His presence thee upon such occasion.
and under sneh circumstances, was an evidence Of ls
patriotism. His remarks manifest just appreciation Of
the Importance OF lhal CRISIS, and OF The necessity and
ushce OF recognising the constitutional rights OF the
South 2 tht NH tsM#f ~ 5 8fi t@at N&
Since that day. every act Of which we have any record
every remark which in any authentic form has reached
The public eye, every letter which tears his signature,
breathe the same anxious and profound interest in the
maintenance OF that conservative policy And in his
letter OF acceptance which contains the last declaration
OF his We've, he speaks with the raDkness of soldier
and with the fullness Of a paino-wno estimates the
vast influence which this question must exercise
The destines of the repubic .
= accep, the nomination upon the platform adopted
by the convention, not because this expected OF me
candidate bni because the PRINCIPLES IL embraces
n,and the appreciation of my judgment, and with them
| believe can safely say, THERE HAS BEEN WORD
NOR ACT OF MY LIFE IN CONFLICT" t8 E88sff
My first acquaintance with General Pierce dates
back 10 August, 1888 Since that Tine have been
close observer of his public Time does not
be me now 10 go into examination o his course. But
do not fear contradiction when assert that the record OF
no northern statesman exhibits more unorn and con-
sisen respect for the constitutional rights of the South
tban his; nor can any one be shown manlfesng more
true loyalty TO all the objects and purposes Tor which this
great Union was formed. II viii give me pleasure, sir,
10 record my vote for him. y eyk q