The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-15

men, assembled from all sections OF the Uaion, and
at the head OF this command he landed at Vera Cruz,
from the barque Kepler, on the 2Sth OF June, lS47
His career from that time till the American army
entered the city OF Mexico in triumph has all be
come matter OF history In general II may be remarked
that he lavish OF personal sacrifices, and magnan
nous towards Others when auTes were TO be bestowed
AS soon as the restoration OF peace between the two
publles became thing settled, Pierce resigned his
mission left the city OF Mexico and returned home eav
ing others TO settle pelmnares and quarrel the dis
tnbuhon OF honors; His personal courage, and his
ability 10 command, had both been repeatedly displayed
He had rendered all the service required OF him by the
exgences oil the country; he had won the good will
nay, the enthusiastic oyeof the troops under his
mand The men looked upon him as friend and a
father There was hardship which he was not will
ling to share with them; allowance OF food water
IN his possession, however small, which he was not
willing 10 divide with sick and wounded soldier,
although few suffered more than himself from, the
diseases OF that deadly climate. He now stands
before The world, with health and strength renewed,
and honors thick upon him, a candidate for Pfes-
dent OF the United States and should he be elected
there IS one immense advantage which he possesses
over General Sco--ylz experience in public affairs
AS representative 10 the legislature speaker OF the house
in New Hampshire representative 10 Congress- senator,
and, lastly commissioner in Mexico, he has seen and
been through the whole routine OF public business. He
has passed nine years al least at Washington as egs-
ato and has therefore thoroughly the working the
machinery OF our government He has also the work
ing OF that other machlnerythe distribution OF patron
ageand this will be OF immense service 10 him in the be-
slowing osappontmens and the distribution oil government
Iparonagepoins in which of our best Presidents
have sgnay failed and have involved themselves thereby
~ lneXtTcable difficulties with their personal friends and
their party. AT the time when the offer of seat in the
cabinet was rendered General Pierce by President Polk
an occurrence took place characteristic OF Pierce, and
which we have not any aluson made in any OF the
attempted sketches OF him with which the press has
eemet tor the last four days That the acceptance OF
the comparatively trng and unmportant office OF district
attorney for the district of New Hampshire, which office
he actually held, and the duties of which he dis
charging when he received his military commission, and
called upon 10 set out for Mexico That Office,
n nj n hIs In
Mr.. Minot. Very seldom do human annals afford in
stance OF man declining high, honorable, and lucra-
tive station like that OF Attorney General OF the United
States, for like that hough very honorable one,
certainly which General Pierce accepted; but the one
would not interfere with his painfully determined
upono pursue the practice of his profession home
the other would, and therefore it declined 1t was
then that the eloquent and almost unequalled lchabod
Bartlett, for many years the acknowledged head OF the
bar IN New Hampshire began to withdraw gradually
Pierce, by common consent, took his place at the bar,
though Mr. Bartlett still occasionally bursts forth in all
the intellectual glory and light, and beauty of other days,
and one witnesses with more delight than himself the
professional rumphs of General Pierce. If there be
thing than another redeemng in poor and infrm
human natures is the mutual regard held towards each
other by men like these.
General Pierce at the bar is one of those Who though
they do not hold with Lord Brougham that "though the
world should come to end my client be acquit-
ted" yet make the OF client their own and enter
with the whole energies OF their nature into the contest
when the rights of client involved yet so uni
form IN MS courtesy at the oar lhal ms department might
be cited instance to show how much is uniformly
gained and how little is ever lost, by observing on all
occasions generous, kind, and courteous demeanor 10
others.
Such is General franklin Pierce, the candidate OF the
democracy-in private life gentleman; in his legisa-
tive distinguished for ability; possessing the high
est characteristics oil efficient and powerful advocate
and popular orator; crowned with aures by fight
ing the enemy rather than by wrenching them from the
brows OF other men and lastly, crowned at the age OF
forty eight years, with unanimous nomination. which
democracy
outburst of enthusiasm throughout the entire length and
breadth of the Union