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

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the public interest, especiallyNs the Office
is one which, ifnot sought, void be rea-
Oily accepted by gentlemen No would
bring to your aid attachments an qualii-
cations vastly superior to mine.
Accept my grateful Acknowledgements
and believe me, w
Truly and faithfully your friend.
FRANK. PIEPE.
For the reasons given in this letter,
Gen. Pierce was constrained to lecline
the acceptance of position in te cabi-
net thus most gracefully and unsiicitedly
rendered to him by the PresideS. Mr..
Polk had known General Piercelong and
intimately. They were, throughout their
congressional career, on tens of the
strongest personal friendship No one
knew Gen. Pierce's qualitiesif head and
heart better than Mr.. Polk, all no one had
a higher appreciation of his brilliant ge-
MUS, his sound statesmannip, and his
great administrative ability The follow
ing extract from the lette of Mr.. Polk,
rendering the appointment shows his high
estimate Of General Piere's character,
and reflects upon him thehighest honor:
1t gives mo sincere peasure so invite
you to accept a place in ny cabinet, by
rendering to you the Office of Attorney
General of the United States. have
selected you for this important office from
my personal knowledge # you, and with
out the solicitation or suggestion of any
one. l have done so, because l have no
doubt your personal association with me
would be pleasant, andfrom the conside-
ration that in the discharge of the duties
of the Office, you could render me impor-
tant aid in conducting my administra-
ton In this instance, at least, the of
fee has sought the nan, and not the man
the Office, and l hope you may accept it. "
This appointment, so tiatteringly prof
fered, was declined; but the reasons
which induced General Pierce to the
adoption of the course he pursued with
regard to this Office, had no force to re-
sist the "call of thu country in time of
war;" made upon lim soon after. The
endcarments of home, the most important
professional duties SO pressingly claiming
his attention, and the heavy pecuniary
loss to which he must be subjected, were
of rs little avail "a the dust in the bal
ance to prevent his instant response to the
call upon New England for volunteers to
fight the battles Of their country. His
ardent enthusiasm and untiring energy in
raising the noble ninth regiment, which
so gallantly poured out its life blood upon
the battle fields Of Mexico, and returned
TO New England but the shadow of the
brave band 10 whom New England's no.
nor had been so we'll entrusted, were but
the prelude to the patriotic devotion
which characterized his every act while
gloriously assisting in planting his coun-
try's flag on the capital of Mexico"
Go ask any of the brave officers or pri-
Yates, whose tolls and dangers General
and they will tell you that a more gallant
officer-a man of more undoubtcd and
chivalriC Couragc-One more dcvotedly
beloved by every individual Of his com
mand, or with whom he was associated,
never drew his sword in defence Of his
rights. No breath of aspersion
was ever 5reathed against General Pierce
by any gallant man who had with him
periled his life for his country. IL was
reserved for craven towards ut home to
basely endeavor to blot the fair fame so
calamity earncd-.an endeavor as malig-
1ant and futile rs was the offspring of an
mbecile head agd coward heart.
With regard to the conduct of General
Pierce in Mexico, let the dispatches of
Gen. Scott-his universal popularity
the army with those Of every
grade-his complimentary appointment
as one of the commissioners to arrange
the armistice Immediately after those de
cisive battles in which he acted SO promi-
ncnt part the universal testimony Of
all the brave men with whom he was as
tell their "plain, uuvarnished
tale )" and the tale they tell shall make
glad every American heart-for the re-
sponsc shall be, " No drawer man lives
no man better deserves we'll of his coun
try"
Let the ardent Geographic congratula-
lions from his old companions in arms
from all sections of our land answer,
our country's honor was ever
entrusted to safer hands. The despatch
from Governor Seymour Of Connecticut
-" General, congratulate you. For
wcrd the ninth !'--is but indicative of the
universal delight with which his nomina-
lion has been received by his associates in
Mexico. November will show the prac
.ical expression of their Joy the country
over. OF General Perce's qualifications
for the Presidency, need not speak,
His genius, his learning, his political sa-
gaciLy, the pride of the State, have too
long placed him in the front ranks of the
prominent men of the country, to need al
fusion here. Who can but admire the
talent, the industry, the native and &C
CURED ability by which he has placed
himself at the head Of the New Hamp-
shire Bar--a bar in which the standard
Of eminence will not suffer by comparison
with that in any State in this Union.