Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-06-30
General Fierce in New Hampshire.

On Thursday, the 10th instant, Gene.
raj Fierce may be said to have made his
hrst communication to the public since he
received the intelligence of his nomina,
ton. A number of distinguished stran,
gers being in Concord, offering him theil
congratulations, mass meeting was cal.
led, IN the State House yard at four O..
CLOCK In the afternoon, on Thursday last
to give the friends of General Pierce an
opportunity OF saying something about the
Nomination:
The meeting was organized by tho APP
pointment Of Richard II. Aver of Man
chester, as President. Some five or six
thousand people were present.
Colonel John II. George addressed the
meeting. We find his interesting speech
and proceedings reported at length in the
New Hampshire Patriot The first part
of tho speech is devoted to congratula-
lions, and to a recapitulation of facts with
which the country is familiar, The only
part Of peculiar interest in connection
with our candidate for the Presidency,
we give entire:
Immediately after the action Of the last
State Convention, General Pierce wrote
his letter to Mr.. Anterior, declining to be
a candidate for the Presidency, and de-
claring that the use Of his name in any
event before the Democratic National Con-
vention, would be utterly repugnant to
his tastes and wishes. The strongest per-
sonal importantly his friends could not
dissuade him from the publication Of this
letter The most earnest appeals to his
State pride were made in vain. His inva-
riable reply was, ''No man can feel more
grateful than | do for the high honor New
Hampshire has conferred upon me, Her
noble Democracy have stood by me al
ways-but l must decline being consid-
cred candidate for the Presidency. l
can support chcerfully either of those dis
tinguishcd men who are mentioned in
connection with this Office. Let the Bal
timore Convention designate the man, and
the Democracy of the whole country will
rally in his support"
From the time the letter to Mr. Ath-
crton was written, to the day the news Of
his nomination by the Baltimore Convcn-
ton was received, General Pierce was al
most necessarily occupied with important
professional engagements Probably no
prominent man in the country observed |
with less care the chances of the Prcs, !
dental nomination, than General Pierce. ,
The letters he was daily receiving from .
all sections of the country, predicting the
necessity of his nomination as n cumpro- /
u,a .;lr,,o "t'o n.S"n"vu '" IT.
tions and private friendship than as the
prophetic predictions of a result so soon
to be accomplished. 1t is Il most beaut |
full example of "thc Office seeking the T,
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"'eh Po'Hc"l ounce ana .'e noNo'"o'e anu
ch,No,rc MOVIES oy "h'ch nc was actua-
yea; 'haN inc !oi'oWInS ie''eT Wil''eh IN
reply 10 one from l'est"GnI DIX tc"ue-
ring 10 MN the once oil Attorney Gcnc-
raj ct tue United states ana strongly ur-
EIing his acceptance winch am sure inc
on'chlioh VIII P ~ me Io' le"oIus
SoNcoHp' ~; H. sept ., io4o.
MY Dear SIR y our letter OF me ZI'h
was received a week SINCE No'hnS
'ou'a nave oeeu "'oTc ""cN PcG'e" "Au
considering inc Importance "' inc RroPo,
Si''oh III Sreat variety OF aspects TRUST
YOU WIN not lnlNk tncfe mas OGeh unreal
S soma delay IN arriving AT a 1ec'Slon'-
WIN my pursuits tor inc '"sO rev years
ana my present tasIes' no positions, IL l
we're IN situation on lne wnole 10 desire
HuoHc cnPloVWeht' co"lu uc 81 acceP'"-
bic as the one when your par'l"I''y mas
PlDheIcu,
ought not; perhaps IN justice 10 INC
h'gh motives oy which l SNOW you arc
oo'e'IeHs :" T.,'!O"'I oT' SI''G Il,St
personal l.'e9uS"'P o"V l c"hhUU uouoV
lh"C your JuoS'nenV I'll ''c "'"''C' nus i UGH
somewhat SOL, warped by your leEtiMng5,-