The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-19
MIR. Pierce's Votes on the Harbor and River
Bills.

MIR. Pierce's Votes on the Harbor and River
Bills.
We alluded yesterday to an article in the
81. Louis Itmss abusing the telegraph opera
tors for transmitting brief despatch from an
article in the Republic in regard to Mr..
PIERcE's votes on the Harbor and River bills,
and other objects Of Internal Improvement In
order 10 show how much our Western breth-
rem of the Democracy are affected by the cir
culaton of the facts in this connexon in their
section OF country, We extract portion of the
article TO which we alluded. 1T will turn out.
we aPprehend, that the Western wing of the
Democracy, who are much more liberal on all
improvement questions than the politicians of
the Richmond aud South Carolina school. are
not quite as well satisfied as Mr.. ORR is with
the nomination of General PIERCE.
We do not doubt that the Times speaks the
truth when it says that it would not have
grumbled to be informed by telegraph that
General PIERCE had "broke his neck - though
II does grumble to be informed of his votes:
1.-The dispatch at which we now take exception
Is one which yesterday, without our know ledge
appeared in our telegraphic columns, purporting
10 cmsnate from Pittsburgh, and giUing in a mot
ogsnsiUe manner, and ,c,h purpose cieariv inter.
e't'd, The substance Of article IA the Washington
Republic re!atiUe 10 G6n. Pierce. Now, we wish
to have it clearly understood that we object not in
the shghte,t degree the facts set forth in that
despatch, if indeed they be facts. That General
Pierce, in common with other undoubted Demo
Gratis, did, some fifteen or twenty years ago, vote
against indscriminate appropriations for purposes
OF internal Improvements, may be true and VIC
have not the slightest objection TO sending the
fact on the wings Of the wind-or, faster STILL on
the gh;ning's wing, from end Of this cont.
ncnt TO the othcr-albcit, we can perceive very
little IN this intelligence vital TO require it's
Transmission Of great expense, in anticipation OF
the regular mail. Bot what We do most cmphati-
caly object to is the insidiously hostile running
commentary which attends the communication OF
this intelligence. We need not designate the
eager hostility exhibited in every line. Let any
one read the despatch and then answer: "Does il
emanate from friend or fo,," Clearly and unqucs
tionabiy II comes from foe and its underiable de
sign "a 10 aUoyabe feeling Ggai,lsf the Dem.
oeraf,c candidate for He Presd,ncy at the vsrp
ovtset of The campaign, and almost at the moment Of
has nomination Now. all ibis might be well
cnouEh-at all events IL would not be unc1pcct.
od-in the columns Of an opposition Newspaper.
Bot, cmanating from the tsleCrdph, which is cup
posed 10 he strictly neutral, and 10 cJmmuni, ate
ntrs, ond news only. end ncws Of general interest
wc pronounce IL an outrage and swindc on
the western prcfs' Whot cares the Democracy
Of the West and South for the opinons or state.
mcnts OF Willard Fil'more's organ relative to the
distinguished man who ia dc. tined to succeed
him, that tax should be imposed On its press in
order that thpsc opinions and sentiments may be
announced by Telegraph IN advance Of The MALI
/ Had the Pittsburgh operator, at the same time he
sent extracts from the Republic and the Tnfeiii-
gonter, cent extracts also from the Union and the
| Southen Pas, his conduct might have been les,
| ineycussble; although, even then, 10th parties
gbt have viewed him az on impertinent inter.
meddlcr and desired him to cOnfne hims,lI 10
free, bloody murders and foreign news Wccap
most Of ne ut bore in the Wcst, read PRINT and
W could all Of Us have patiently awaited the re.
guar, Or rather the irregular arrival II the papera
themselves. Nobody SO tuio,isiy e1cjftd upon
he matter, not tr,n The mast ,abtd SeOft IIhig. a,
10 require 10 be rJnmtd Ly thsroJh that Genoai
Pircs, many years ago, had roted to,h he payfv
against certain measures of uey Questionable sSpe
dteucy or, II any one vac 50 excited, have We not
here tho journals and debates Of Congress TO st
ford W. ell the information could aek-all that
even the Warrington Wing papers could gather
Of bis carriage and broken his neck, or had nc pot
! fcrh manii' sto f'pudjaung the national plat.
! form, or bod be denounced tho Compromise, or
| had he done any Other important and improbable
/ thing, cf universal interest to the country, then
TIE telegraph might legirmately have ou-
nounccd II, with all its accessories even had
The ia'ts been drawn from notorious partisan op-
position paper. in absence Of oil other source 81
Information. Bot the transmission Of the despatch
20 which we silude was clearly gratutous uncalied
! for, impairment; and we are cure our Wb,g con.
| temporarts will concur with in this opinion
The Pittsburgh despatch, 10 which We a l.
lude, shows plainly that it enanatcs from A Wbie
partison and II it proves nothing Decides prove,
this, that the nomination Of General Pierce /.
viewed with such alarm, that all measures fair o.
fool at once 10 be resortod to, IN order 70 fore
stsll the public mind and poison IL against bin
(were that poss blc) IN advance.
owe have devoted more space T. this matter thai