Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-24

Pierre are attempting 10 raise some feel
ing, some sympathy In theft favor b,
charging his opponente with desire I,
rid,oule his prstsnsions, and undtrrste hi
abilities. II we are obnoxious TO th,
charge, we sre ready to meet II. /. |
known TO the country that The noinlns,io,
Of the New Hampshire county court law
yer was the offspring Of party desperation
and WAS never thought OF by the Conven
iion until all hopes Of agreeing on one 0
tile distinguished men Of the party wer,
abandoned. This viii not be denied b,
the most virulent print that ever advocat
ed disunion, or stopped 10 mingis Its oouu
ellis aud its power with the Infamous ad
voeates OF abolitionisni. We have arfivet
indeed at a point worthy Of note IN The
history of political struggles. A man D
ordinary capacity, Of no particular feputa
ton for public services, having marked his
course through life by none Of The gfea,
efforts which Indicate the possession o
superior mental powers, is, by slieerAparty
necessity. forced upon the people ns the
candidate for the highest oflies IL ihei,
gift. and when his claims to .ha, high OF.
flee are questioned, when 1t IL urged chat
his history is a mere blank Hs compared
with the distinguished meii ofthe country,
this is charged al an effort to.hdsrfate The
nominee. z' a" .&~24 s7a@}s< "7s
! Now there IL a way to test the truth OF
the whols matter. The people offshs u.
States are an intelligent reading people,
very much gwen 10 the investigation Of
public measures, and remarkable for their
knowledge Of public men. No truly gfeHt
man ean 40 hide his light under a bushel
that their piercing scrutiny will not reach
iss beams. In word, no man can bs n
great man In this country without some
portion OF the American people making
the discovery. In public life, minping
with his composers In position. the gfasp
Of hisirnind, the extent and correctness Of
bis general information, the enlightened
and comprehensive character ct his states.
mapsbip, will lift him head and sheul.
dsrs above the mongrel medioerisy that
surrounds him. II this remark Ia true. we
ask how !, happens that the tremendous
powers Of Gen. Pierce. both civil and mi.
litery, have been hid from The world IN 10
the very hour Of his nomination. aud how
II happens that bis wisdom an a statesman
and his ptowess M warrior have, since.
that event, burst In such dassitag aud
bescflle,t,sg glory on the eyes OF the No.
lonished nation He had been In the
Congress- Of the United States. HE en-.
reer there was unmarked by any proofs Of
lie had been Ia the wars, not
Il common soldier but ~ high militia.
y officer. and there exhibited no evidence
II any particular excellence except In fall.
ing from Ats horse every time the battle
rev warm. His friends may puff him
here as much Ms they please they may
slsify the history Of the past in order to
'dvanoc their hopes for the present; they
nay attempt to palm off the nominee ~
'oli'ieal aud military giant In the very face
Il an intelligent people, whose. ignorance
Il his character was relied OH an the main
lement Of his success Such nm attempt,
lowever, ID a positive reflection OH the
common sense aud general information Of
he whole country. ..| ....
We never supposed 1. would make
much odds who was nominated, 90 fur cs
he praise Of the nominee was concerned.
That was 10 come asa matter OF course.
Vo matter how obscurc, or how wanting
u eil the qualifications NJ Chief Maeis.
rate, no matter how small. In his men,al
= political proportions. tho lucky man
night be, experience had taught ~ TINT
he sneiting process would ba instantly
pphed and that we should see the mira
10 OF a MAsrApoN manufactured from the |
naterials originally intended by nature to
mike mouse. For this the country was
, some degree prepared bu. In tie ful.
ome praise OF Gen. Pierce, and the nhso.
,'e Justification of Ills undistinguished his.
Dry, his friends have gone, and are going.
n inmeasnrabIe distance beyond all pro.
ions extravaganza. They con DO this
18th impunity; but when the naked truth
told, when he Is stripped of the tnsel
town around his meagre pretensions,
i'd the barren and blank history Of his life
eld up before the eyes OF the multitude,
rs isscalled persecution, aud complaint
uttered Of attempts to de,ract from tho
me OF the nominees. The truth about
lis whole affair Is, that set of wire .pul.
rs, composed Of every imaginable kind Of
nominated Gen. Pierce because
ley could not agree ON selecting any Of
. prominsnt men Of the country; and
% Democratic presses have undertake en-
Q usual work, on such occasions, OF max.
8 the people believe that he is the very
nn for the occasion, and In every essen
Il requisite of ruler Is equal. II not s,,.
'rior to, Washington and his illusirious
ccessors combined. g1otasis ~ sea 4,
The friends Of a small public man can,
i'd ofttimes will. make him appear much
ore ridiculous than any thing his enemies
a do. The case is now in point. So
I al Gen. Pierce is concerned, his sup
'rters are 10 a fair way to accomplish all
ut his opponents can desire. . They set
i BY urging his claims on the ground
az he was al one time the Governor of
ew Hampshire, and was consequently u T
IN Of distinction. Well, it turns out that ,
never was Governor Of that State. The
ding paper ia the western part Of Vir- 6
has embraced his cause, de-
res chat Gen. Pierce, the Democratic
minee, was an officer III the war off
t2. Now il Turns out again, according .
his Biography, as well Is his own testi-
'ny. that The aoninee wasborn IN 1904, !