Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-02
A DISTINGUISHED ACCESSION.

Ex-Governor Lucas, of Ohio, one of the most
distinguished Democrats of the West, but now Pre-
sident of ScoTT and GRAHAM Club in Iowa city,
has come out in most powerful letter, declaring
his intention to give cordial support to the Wing
ticket He says
President Of the Democratic National Convention
at Baltimore in 1882, which nominated Gen Jackson for
reelection and that recommended Martin Van Buren, as
a candidate Vice president the ticket sup
ported Mr. Van Buren, for the Presidency in 1886 and
1910. voted for Gen. Cass in 1S4S and should freely
vote for him again he candidate These are so
many proofs of my title Of Democrat This title has been
well earned and my right to it shall be impaired
But cannot support Franklin Pierce, by word Decd
for the important Office Of President consistent with prin
ciples which have Democrat entertained nor
with the voluntary pledges that made to the Democratic
Convention Of Ohio which nominated in 1884 as can
ddate for reelection TO the Office of Governor Of that
fourishing State these pledges being as follows
my has been principles easres and men that
,ciH carry principles and eject and you may
assured that whatever may be my station situation e
you may always ranks of Democracy support
ing the principles and that prossed and acted
upon in the administration Of Jfcrson Nadison and.
Jackson and such men will their principles and mea
The position Mr. Pierce has occupied in Congress
any other public station in reference questions vital
to Western prosperity has been anagonisca to those
which advocated and dearly cherished by those emf
nent statesmen whose election to the Presidency most
heartily and cordially advocated They taught and
have believed that the Constitution vested in Con-
gress the power open and repair harbors and
distractions from navgabe rivers and that 1t was
pedent that Congress should exercise such power when
such improvements necessary for the defence
for the promotion and facility Of commerce with foreign
nations, among the States-said improvements being
national and general in their character. understand
Mr. Pierce to superadd TO the above doctrine proviso
the effect that the waters which these improvements
to be made shall be SALT and that they shall be moved
by tides He has, in effect declared that the depths Of
the waters to be improved their capacity for trade
among the States form criterion for just demand
upon federal protection His political history collect
ed from his action in Congress- less than from his letter
to the committee Of the Convention accepting his nomna
ton to the Presidency in the terms set forth in the plat
FORM furnish evidence Of his hostility to all the promi
nent which tend to Western prosperity, of
which internal improvements and domestic industry
the most important.
As Western man, therefore, and original Jack
son Democrat friend to internal improvements and
to the protection and encouragement Of American indus
try, cannot and will support such Frank
lin Pierce for the Presidency And there but
two prominent candidates before the American people,
namely, Gen Winfield Scott and Franklin Pierce Of
whom will necessarily be elected the President
shall most cheerfuly and freely give my vote and inu
ence TO Gen. Scott believe him by far the best Demo-
crat of the two and whom every friend to the West
particularly and to internal improvements and to the
promotion Of American industry ought to prefer and
cordially support