The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-08


ties with incredulity. and 4 was not until two OF
three despatch had been rcsiyed by different lines
Of telegraph that t gained credence. The question
n ked 81 nino out oieyery TEA was sWho Is perce!'
Those who had heard Of him h 81 nearly forgotten
hun. and it was bard for democratic friends TO
believe that all the great men Of the party, Cas-,
Buchanan, Marcy, &e., had been SGT aside TO mako
room Tor an unknown politician. That they viii all,
or nearly ALL finally be brought TO his support, the
past leaves as room 10 doubt.
Mr. Pierce IL a man of very moderate abilities.
lie has figured considerably New Hampshire poll
tics aud some years since elected to the United
} states Senate During the Mexican war Mr.. Polk
/ appointed him geneiai and assigned him the COM
manu- Of Hew England regiuient. Ourrecollcction
10 MOI Wy Instinct rrgar8 to his exploits, and NO
suspect ms political friend will require several days
to discover any thing IN his military career very
mnikabe. =" hateVer claims may now he made in
h's behaH. the puhlie had regarded him as
amateur general the appointment having boon con-
ferrcd upon him for his partisanship AMI nothing
else,
From the Boston Courier webster whig June III
inc Democratic Convention accom- iished their
work on Saturday, by nominating Fralin Pierce.
o. New Hampshire, candidate for Precedent, and
William Il King, Of Alabama, for Vice President
These nominations VIII, doubtless, be ratified by
the party generally The individual candi latos
stand well with the great body OF the democracy;
and although other aspfaus esteemed in that party
better qualified md more deserving, baye been set
aside 10 make way for the two nominees, yet we
have reason to think amy serious disaneetion will
spring up against thcm. General Pierce has had
some experience in punhe life. He has been Repre-
sentative and Senator ~ Congress- and served in
the war with Mexico He h4- respectable talents
and popular mauueI5 fhc eeHsention might have
gone tGrther and i1led worse than they have done
IN this selection
lFrcm The Boston rilp,s (couglaq--dem June ]
We this day 0ntus 10 tho breeze the names Of
Gen Frank Pi,lce, Of &ew Hampshire, for pfcsi-
dent, and Col VIM L KING. Of Alabama, Tor Woo
President II IS t,lic, orr ugorte caniidlc did not
receive the nomination; but have great cause of
congratulation, in knowing that If we have " lost
Douglas, have Dhf0a Cd Percy" The whole
democratic party Of the Union caa unite upoa man
around whose name So myny nets, honorable 10 him
self. to NeH England, and the whole country, arc
clustered. has young democracy cham
pion - trucst metal, and our blessed UaiOn an
iinchine defender Firm HudAligniicd, yet bold
aud fearless, he has IN the various public employ
ments 10 which he haa been called by enlightened
constituency coauucied himself Us u elicit their
unboundcd appreciation The Tluies building viii
be Illuminated tonight, in honor oil the denocratc
nominations.
lFrom Tie Boston Atlas (Scott-whig) June It'll
The Democratic National Convention certainly
have not made the most judcious selection. General
Pierce won no Iaurels in his Mexican campaign, and
has 40 military repUtaton whatever. On tho con-
trary. his BRET IN the Mexican war, where no
tainted on the field of battle and was withdrawn
10 place Of safety, has lett the impression thnt no
was not possessed of sufficient ysical courage
~ taco the enemy Even N this war he served but
n few months and he resigned his commission and
American tr,ons wern uithl,avn from The scenes Of
tleir contest. Had buchanan or Marcy been 40 nj
MT. q, mi .ht have had fears OF the
Yo,l,. INT pierce has me- ,,rent stato 70 suatain
linn with her votes, aid rs he was the first choice
If nobody his can excite no cnthusi-
asm my whore II thc wings viii but do their
49, a. Va, Pron ,vo - jst6 snt 90 ,hs,, S.,
prevent this result nnd that is the want of harmony.
u,niop and forbanranro towards e,eh other nmone
tLe who's tLemscl,rs I,vcrv.hinr theraforc viii
dr,qnd mon tho action Of The ventinn az the Ifth
Were we trust liz same devotion to principles and
the co,sc which o.y ia tia ,e,o~inis vic,nr;es of
1910 and iai8. Siil once aaaiS Zinc forth 10 the
hrceze ttiumnb ant cneirn With this we arc smra
to tr;n,n,bwithot i we ,ro ,s s,,r 10 he hs,tsn
- ,bai ina mi for,do "a IN R,ti,nore Wa arc frec
n CIV tl.t II o,,r ir1rm,nt ina d.,,oorata coniI
not have nonipuf.d = 1yent.r coud;d,tc or !, ner-
son noseessrs- 30 f,w clements Of uopularity "a
t,,u.ral ricrre. I'M ,ce bI,ey. f,r'hrv,nnre that
Min n,nnl.r ,ybfr r,,ai,ia.o II viii ha comnaru
ii,elv H., c,,.y mater Ia a.bieve n olorous whir
tfiun1h
PROM the Po.,op Advertiser (whiel June I
Whatever may be the opinion entertained Of these
noninatonsby the whigs, ws believe they will be far
css disposed TO find fault with the candidates than
with the platform to which they aro bound to g1vo
Their assent, ~ their acceptance Of the nomination.
w heye no leisure 10 comment upon ibis 1T present.
me adIoitness and expedition with which it was
carried through the convention, win be gartod a.
model Performance in caucHs legislation. /. is to
he taken, we urpose as tlc expression Of tho senti-
lntnt oil the members OF The convention, and bind
ing upon all those who declare their adhesion to tho
party IL intended apparently, to exclude from
communion with The inen, VINO, like Mr. Rlntsul
and others members Of both branches Of Congress,
express free soil opinions and coaesce State mat
tois with tho free soil party.
from the Boston Herald (neutral) .Iune7J
The nominee was hardly thought of at tho incl
nIcncy OF The convention; but when Virginia took
her Pierce. n
hands followed suit, and he received nearly unan-
nous nomination We oline that the democratic
party, after few days elaboration, win second
the dongs OF the convention, and with ono voice
throughout this republic give in their adhesion TO
the son OF New Hampshire