The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-06-22

AIS Couuhct, Since hlS voluntary withdraw
al from tie national councils, has been OF
character greatly TO add 10 his fame, and
to strbngtheR his claims to the esteem aud
gratitude Of his fellow citizens. Whilst
in Congress, he spoke frequently upon the
great public questions from time TO time
arising. aud venture to say that no one
has ever read the various speeches deliver.
ed by him without feeling compelled 70 ro.
speot alike the high intellectual ability with
which hey are marked and the spirit Of
elevated patriotism which they uniformly
breathe, In my judgment, the Republic
has produced few men better fitted to dis.
charge the ardaous duties apperiaining to
the Presidential office. than the distinguish
ed pcrsonage to whom am now referring,
His mind is one Of grea; strength and &C
tivitv it has been most carefully aud sue.
cessluliy cultivated and have formed an
acquaintance with hut few, If any of our
1 distinguished American statesman who in
my opinion possess larger share OF know.
! let re than he docs OF all that is solid and
practical in the management Of govern.
mental concerns. Those who choose to
examine his congressional speeches will
find them marked with great originality o;
thought, and replete with sound and man.
| ly argument. presented in language uniform.
| " chaste, flowing and energetic. As a
speaker he is never deficient in perspicuiiy
never dull and tedious never pedantic or
ostenatioas. When in Congress. he was
as much distinguished for readiness aud
skill in debate, as he is in social life for the
easy affability of his manners, and a cer~
tain colloquiai vivacity which renders him
extremely agreeable in converse 10 all who
choose to seek his personal intercourse
His frankness and cordiali,y are almost pro-
verbal his purity and disntcrestedness
have never been called in question. His
opinions in regard to public measures when
once they have been matureIy formed are
never kept IN n state Of concealmeni, but
are sure to be enunciated by him in language
of honest bodness on any suitable occasion
that may chance to arise.
| should very improperly nonopolize the
attention of those present were to enter
at this time into minute examination Of
Gen Pierces conduct RS public man, both
in Congress and elsewhere but there are
one or two matters of which | desire TO
take passing notice an allusion to which
cannot. feel sure, prove at ali disagreea.
bile TO any portion OF this assembly. In
this active and busting agS of ours, when
the ambition for individual advancement
appears to be almost universally difused--
when almost every politician who has at
all succeeded in attracting public notice,
seems to be an asprant to high station, and
when there are apparently SO few among
those who imagine themselves to have
served the county, usefully. either in peace
OF In war. who are not inclined to lay open
claim to the highest honors of the Repub-
lic--it is indeed gratifying 10 find out that
there is at least one man in the country
who, though possessed of qualifications
equal to any station, and though admitted
by all to have claims Of the most solid and
indisputable character to the general respect
and confidence Of his fellow. citizens, has
yet proved himself, on more than one oc-
casion. to be not only not indelicately eager
for civil preferment, but who has even shown
that be decidedly prefers the quiet and re-
pose of private life to all the pomp and
emolument of official place. In illustra-
ton of this part of Gen. Pierce's character,
/ beg leave to refer TO rather curious in.
cident, which | recolect to have seen no.
ticed in most Of the leading newspapers Of
the country several years ago, which have
reason to believe was of actual occurrence
1t seems that when Gen. Pierce vokunta7iIy
retired from the seat in the Senate of the
United States, which he had for some time
most worthily filled, be made public de
claration OF his wish and intention to with.
draw permanently from the arena of polit.
ical strife, averring his determination to re.
main in future private citizen, unless his
country should become involved in war
with some foreign power in which event,
he promised to come forward as one OF its
volunteer defenders. When, afterwards, the
war broke ont between the United States
and the Republic of Mexico, this remark.
able declaration was reCollected by several
of his old political associates, and MIR. Polk
transmitted TO him Bngadier.General' S
commission--upon the rece eption Of which
he proceeded without delay to the seat oi
war, and became most honorably associated
with those scenes Of imperishable renown,
which emblazon one OF the brightest pages
in our history as q nation.
| / will here mention another fact of a
more recent date. and which hold 70 be
in the highest degree creditabe to our Presi.
dental nominee. Ii is known that polit.
icaI contest has been recently waged in
New Hampshire between the friends Of the
Constitution and laws of the Republic
and the united Free Soil and Abolition
factions. led on by that daring and unscru'
pulous demagogus. John ?. Hale, II is
known also that Dir. Hale and his higher
iap supporters have been signalIy defeated
and that the democratic party. upon the
basis of the fnaiity Of the compyoDtis.
Il r-.sIE.y :.