Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-09-17

pursuit had taken nothing from The f nj. n,,r,.
now ever he used direct honorable c,i
and his su5icty-cr alter a, his heart purpose wr
no! such as he that runs may rrad-had tho depth of v
dom, and never quality OF cunning In part III
nndeterlota ted manhood due 10 the nobility his n,
tGre lr II may not be unjust attribute IT, in h
gree 10 the singular good fortune ofhis life He had
IN all his career found ii necessary s;oop. Office hn
sought Him; he had not begged Tor IT, muHC,uved Il
II, nor cr"pt towards s.,s which frequently bring
man, morally bowed degraded, 10 a iu.irion ~hic
should o" one o. dignity, but in which he will vunly
| 10 stand Ep,iaht.
In earliest meetings. after Pierce had begun 10 com
forward in public life, could dsceIn that his ambition
ar"nstd He felt young mans enjoyment of SUCCESS r
early and go distinguished But Us years went on cue
motives seemed 10 be less Influential with him He wa
cured o ambition, rs ae! another its objects
him unsought. His domestic position likewise lad con.r
hed 10 direct his tastes and wishes towards the pusus
private HE. In lo3i he had married Jane Means agl.
{" me Rev Dr. Appleton, former President Of Bowiu
College Three sons the first OF whom died in early infin
cy, born him and having hitherto been kept poo
Dy MS public service he doubl became sensible OF ex
pctl"ncy Of naEing provision lr the future Such
may he presumed, The considerations tha, induced hi
resignation Of Tie scnaorsip greatly the regret
phr'ics. The senators gathered around him, wa:
a! - quit the chamucr political opponents took
hlm OF personal friend ana departing member has
ever retired from that disnicd body amid wishes
iJr his happiness than thusc thai tended Franklin Pierce
In he sixth chapter General rrce's upon the
Subject o slavery canvass.d. We copy the portion which
relates 10 TIE Compromise ucts without specifying the points
10 which we inlnk the boeraphcts speruons assa-
ALE We feel tnund 10 keep distinctly in mind that this
volume s tribute oi friendship, and Is therefore barely
ancnabl" 10 the laws of criticism which would apply
literary enterprise undertaken from ordinary book making
IuJIis"s:
"When The series of measures known under the collective
term of the Compromise passed by Congress in 1880
and put 10 searching test tho north the rcver.
cncc Of The people for The constitutions and their attachment.
10 The Union, General Pierce the princip"s which
he had long ago avowed Al early period of his Cunnrts
sonu service he had made known with the perfect ankness
of his character those opinions upon the very question
which he has since occasion change in the
unbrOken in
action with regard 10 this matter. II is entirely OF piece
from his first entrance unon public life unll The moment
when e came forward, while many were ac:ing Ia throw
The great weight OF his character and influence into the sr
IA favor Of those through which intended
Redeem The pledges of the constitution and preserve
and renew the Old love and harmony the 'serho0i
q! the His approval embraced the Who'll. series Of
these acIs ns we'll as those which bore hard upon northern
sentiments ms those which the south deemed itself
tu have made more than reciprocal concession.
mo friend enemy that knew franklin Pierce, would
have expected him To- act otherwise. With his view of the
whole subject, whether looking al il through the medium
his nee, his feelings his intellect il impose
bic for hn not to take his stand the mistaken advocate
OF Union and OF the mutual steps OF compromise which
that object unquestiOnnbly demanded The herces
The as! scrupuluus and the consistent of those who
battle against s!ave'y recognise tho fact that lie does
They that merely human wisdom aud human efforts ca
not SnbHrr H. except BY tearing pieces the constitution,
breaking the pledges which sanctions and sevc!ng into
Distracted ragmrnls that country which Provi-
ccnce brought nto nation through continued miracle
o almost Two hundred years. from the first settlement oi
the American wilderness until the revolution In the days
whcn young member Of Congress- he first raised his voice
against agitation, Pierce these perlls and their
quences He considered too that the evil would he certain
while The good wns at besi, contingency md 10 the
clear practical foresight with which he looked into the u
ture,) scarcely much ihat attended, the
and must be- during its progress with the Aggravated
injury lhusc whose condition il aimed aint!Orate
terminating in IT. possible iriuphii such possibility there
the ruin OF two which dwtt together
in greater peace and affection, it is much gay,
than had elsewhere existed between The askmaster and
the seri
is yieuy nf all -
The theorst take that view in his closet; the philan
thrupist by prceSson may strive upon uncnmpo
msnaly, amid h. tumult and warfare Of his lc But the
statesman Of practical ,agacity-who loves his country il
and evolves good from things they exist and who de-
mands 10 fec hls im upon better reality before he
its the already will be likely here with all thr
@c1c"t statesmen oi America, 10 stand in the attitude OF
I'VE have sSctchcd some OF the influences amid which
H. rev up inhrririnn his fathers love OF county, mlntiu
II tie patriots vaor in many cnticts ot the reF"'u
tior and having trse before his eyes the example o on
,cts and relatives Than OF whom nave bcd lo'
Arcrica both north and larlhfst s"u
sc TOO in early manhnod serving The Union IN lis Ie
.ln,y. halls and nIaturer age leading hs clIow'
citizens his BRETHREN from the widest slndeIcd states 10
cfrn The bate-tclhs with their kindred blooc 10
unite breath into shout OF victory ana perhaps 10
:. en- side by side with the sod over them Such
nan itn such hereditary rccuections and such person
ii xperiencc himself 10 adopt the cause oi
section If ha native country against another: ne W."
sran,, p a. he always stood among the patriots oI c
wnnlp land And il the work Of anti slavery aRiia'oh
which il is lI:inniabla who earnestly en-
with ,uIy h.II coHntry III lAc!f
nj. work must be done let others do ~
rnnse northern men, therefore, who deem the gfea' cause
.: human welfare ali represented and involved III ms pre-
SEM hostility against southern institutions anu VINO con-
c.ye that the world stands STILL except 50 tar az tat goes
may be allowed can scarcely give lhcir
sympathy v their confidence 10 the subject OF TINS memoir
rut ,hre is still another and probably as wise one
uron slavery Of those evils which divine
virncc leave be remcded by human c'ntr'-
vancc< but which, in its own good tme oy some means ~.
pusshl 10 be anticipated, but oi the simplest ana eases
.nrTa,on when all its uses shall have been luiIeo II
causes o vanish like dream. :.
There is instance, in all history ot the human W"
and intellect having perfected any great moral reoT Dy
methods which adapted 10 that end; but The progress "i me
world al every step leaves some evil or wrong on Tue nl
behind it, which the wisesi OF inanXiha, ol ,. w
purrosc could never have found the way 10 rect'iy "h
ever contributes the great cause OF good, contributes
all liz subdivisions and varieties and, on TINS score '
lover IF his race the enthusiast the phnnlhrops OF "ia
c?er theory might lend his aid 10 put man. lkG 'he oh'
b. fore u.s. into the leadership OF tine worlds affairs
In The following extract Mr. Hawthorne gives his vers3E
I tc Atwood overthrow in $780, which has !nins'ed
weapon Uf assault 10 the enemies oi Gen rrce ever sc
vim What Justice our readers will now havca better opp,r
tunty q iud -ng than they ever had pei"re;
I'm Ocrobcr 1850, democratic convention, hcsn al S""
r,,i n0minar, NJ Atwood the partys candidate 10
governor. TIE Compromise, then recent was ne'i'a'y
prominent element in the discussions .. ,''c convention
and series Of resolutions at0pcd having rtierehc
m ,h- grea subject ully and unc=trvedy endorsing IN
measures c4rprrhendd under IL and declaring me primer
pies on Which the democracy ot the state was an''u ~ Gu
gage in The .uberEatOal contest! Mf. ht"o"u deIsp'e'
linz nominations acccdng The platform thus tenosted WI"
,Eiup yccrnns 10 none OF the individual csoiunons an
If cor III dying himself to the whole by INC 'ty act
as.uniny the Candidacy which was preiIcatsi upon te'
'mc reverend candidate we shonla Conceive, Is "ei
rI.aunu and probably an anIa5c iIan In ordinary ch
run,ancrs he would doubtless, have gone through me can
wa. irjunphany and have administered tue hgh ciilcc
rhch he aspircd with discCd ~ the party mat hio p
c,d him at its head But the disturbed state oi the hao
E,ind on the Compromise question rendered me season
very critical one and Mr. Atwood, unfortunately hal INA
fatal wchkness character which, however Respectfully
may nays in quiet times is always bound ~ MAKE Use
;fcsn md tbp Dfc n
IA letter Was addressed him by COMMITTEE repesen
I'M. lhe marty opposed 10 the Compromise and with wh"l
i, may be supposed included those who held ic nor
thorough. gu!aa degrees Of anti slavery s"ntlneht me p
po.e o the letter was draw expression "l ar
woods orR.on on the abolition movement genrag an
.an cspccia reference 10 the Fugitive Slave Law" an
rn,:hrr az chief magistrate o! the State he would aE
INV ae,uot for lis repeal. in answer oil considerao
i.nyih the candidate expressed sentiments mat nnnl III
unnuslunablv within free soil pale, and favored MS CO
r,snGrents moreover pretty decided judgment ss
the unconstitutional unjust aud oppressive character OF
! Fugitive Suyc act
mOurin- space of about months, this very importa
document was kept from the public eye. kumors oi us
a,crcc however became gradually nosed nbrnn, ana
cassav attracted the attention Of Mr. Atwoods D@'nocfa'
friends lnauiti,s being made he acknow edge the rS,e
of the l,rer but avesred that il had lever been -lVee
that il was merely rough dreu@ht and that ne hau 'et
ZEN il within his own contru with a view 10 more care!
consideration. .,., - ox,ros.sd
.n accorIancc with advice of friends, ne expressed
md tly in