Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-08-12
The Fhiianii,rOpisi, Statesman and
Hero.

The Philanli,rOpisi, Statesman md
Here.
1t is matter olindIsputaIle ruth. not qnes
toned even by the pragtnntlc Mr.. Toss, that
Gen Pierce did girc cent 10 a boy-who rus
an cntiye stlapgcy IL hjm--nnd, that he did
subscribe and for auglh We know, pay twenty
five cents, towards the purchase OF Sunday
school library in bis town We would scorn
the idea Of deprising him, even by nsinna'on
of the credit of these generous md pious acts.
We are willing 10 admit, " Hh Gov. Steele of
New Hampshire, lhot the first is the most IL
nslious act Of his lilc: but. asa single swallow
does not makes summcr,ucither dot two acts Of
mpulsve muniicencc establish the humanity
aud philanthropy of "A nuns character. Es.
pecmlIy Is this not the case. v hen there is
per contra side 10 the account.
When compensation was proposed TO be made
to the widow Of The lamrntcd Harrison, for the
expenditures he had incurred in obey ing tie call
Of the country and abandoning phi, ate life for
the Presidency Of the nuDion-Whcn every
generous heat oared for joy at the orporiuni
~ thus eGordcd, Of relieving her from the en-
barrassed and necessious condition into " hich
she had been rcduced-and smoothing her
declining pathway to the gravc-ths hide
bound New Hampshire man felt no throb
in his bosom responding 10 the noble appca
but opposed It by 4 e most labored speech of
his Congressional life, and 10y his vote
Again, when the proposition vas made, in the
same body, to grant pensions TO the brave old
foreiarhers, who had just after the revolution,
defended the womenand children of the coun-
try against the seal ling knife and midnight
torch {" the Savnge-plaeing them on he same
footing with other tpoops--ths man of one
rent generosity was found voting agans, it
See House journal, st session, 23rd Congress
Again, on the lOiith page of the House
journal. lst session, 9th Congress, June IS,
1896, we find the following -
"An engrossed bill, entitled An Act extend
ing the pro, isons OF the Act entitled an Act
supplementary 10 the Act for the relief of Ger
tain officers and soldiers of the Revolution,
was read third time, and, being up on It's pas
sage:
IA motion was made 10y Mr.. Williams, of
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ted to the Committee of the " hole House with
instructions to strike out the provisions " hch
grant pension To tn ose persons who were en-.
gaged in the Indian hostilites of the West
subsequently to the revolutionary war, termi
mating in 1888
On this amendment the previous question
was called the effect Of which, lie sust lined. was
10 cut off the amendment Franklin Pierce
voted IN minority, against sustaining the pre-
vious question: and therefore, in effect in favor
OF tho amendment, 10 strike out the provisions
granting pensions to the OLD Indian fighters of
the West.
On the 3rd Of March, 1871 Bill from the
IL ouse came up in the Senate Ito extend for
five years the Act approved July 9TH, 1858,
granting half pay aud pensions TO certain wild
ows, and for other purposes, The Act of Ju.
y 9TH, 1888, here referred to, is entitled IAN
Act granting half pay and pensions to certain
Widows and provides that the div of any
Revolutionary soldier, who had married him
prior to the year 1874, should he entitled, du.
ring the term Of FIVE years from the 4th of
March, 1886, (sho remaining widow to the
pension which her husband ould have re-
celyed Under the Act of June 9TH, 1882 In
his speech OF July 25th, lS41, with single
exception, General Pierce stood alone a
mong the members from New England in
resisting this proposed extension, in ls4I of