The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-06-24
Wing Objections to Gen, Pierce.

The Washington Republic, the central or
gan of whiggery thus complains of the
'strict construction" doctrines of the demo
cratic nominee.
cit is one of the remarkable signs of the
times that the nomination of Mr.. Pierce
promises to be entirely acceptable to South
Carolina. We think this furnishes conclu
sive evidence that it ought not to be accept
able to the rest of the country. In our hum
bic judgment, the political opinions of that
State are not those Of majority Of the A
merican people.
1t seems that Mr.. Orr, of South Carolina,
has been selected to lead offin the discussion
of Mr.. Pierce's claims in the House of Rep
resentatiVes. Mr.. Orr is delighted with the
opportunity. He is convinced that the nou-
nation "will meet cheerful response and
cordial support in South Carolina" He
sees in it "bright hopes of promise that the
country will return to those wise and patri-
'otic republican doctrines which dictated and
controlled the administration of the immor-
tai Jefferson" Rising in enthusiasm as be
'contemplates the republican features of his
candidate, Mr.. Orr exclaims, in a paroxism
of excitement, che IS republican Of the
StriCtest sect, and has administration 1oiIl
'coUer oUer htnoSelt and his party a0ih The
most brilliant renowm and distinction. D
The grounds upon which Mr.. Orr rests
his admiration of Mr.. Pierce may be very
easily imagined by those who are acquainted
with Mr.. Pierce's history. Prominent a.
mong them is his hostility to the improve
ment of harbors and rivers, and to protect.
i've tariff Mr.. Orr says that, if the tariff
of 1916 is disturbed at all, cit must be to
reduce, not to increase, existing duties. -
He AYERS that Mr.. Pierce "bore no humble
part in Frustrating finally that stupendous
system of internal improvements projected
by Mr.. Adams during his administration,
when it was proposed to dig canals over
mountainous roads to the moon, and light
houses to the skies" We wish Mr.. Orr
would point out when the remarkable pro-
jects he mentions were suggested during Mr..
Adams's administration. Meanwhile we
would add, in explanation of Mr.. Orr's state
ment, that Mr.. Pierce not only was opposed
to internal improvements on the reasonable
scale which the wings have approved, and
which Silas Wright and Mr.. Buchanan ap-
proved but he also resisted by his vote the
river and habor bills which were promptly
signed by General jackson, and which were
of the same character with bills that had been
passed the whole period of our history, and
signed by every President in succession
Mr. Orr not only concurs with Mr.. Pierce in
this decided hostility to the improvements
SO approximately demanded by the people Of
the Great West, but he relies upon this We
ry hostility as passport to the favor Of the
Republican party" He is ''gratifed'' that
attention has been called to Mr.. Pierce's pc
sitiOn on this subject, and hopes that all the
partisan editors Of the opposition will re-echc
the note. We hope they will. We are GLAD
that it is admitted that Mr. Pierce is recon-
mended to the REPUBLICAN party" by his ar
dent and memorable opposition to Western
Improvements. We hope that this poiu
will be duly pressed upon the Western De
mocracy BY the western supporters of Mr.
| Pierce.