Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-08-07
rs aia From the Washington Signal
Gen. Pierce's I. Negative Strength 7

1 Il. We have been somewhat amused b
the parade making in the Locofoco jour
mails in regard 10 what they call very ht'
morously the /" negative strength of tliei
Presidential candidate. This seems to II
very much as, five should praise woman
for her +" negative beauty" ora tradesmal
for his I" negative honesty" And yet ther'
is curious felicity in this phrase as appli
ed to General Pierce. His whole career
civil and political, is made up of negatives
Of the most extraordinary character; ant
its strength, therefore, if it is not negative
is nothing. a5.t
Mr.. Pierce Is a very clever gentleman
but what he has done in this world to. oc
cupy eight mortal columns Of the news
papers, with broad columns aud small
type, his best friends will be The most puz.
zled to answer. We have read the whole
eight columns, as they appeared originally
in the Boston Post, and have been copied
in the Washington Union. We have read
them with amusement. His worst eile-
mics could not have wished for a more op-
perfume or fatal publication. I
Three columns of the eight are devoted
to the connexiou of General Pierce with
the Mexican war. This is simply ludi-
crous. We had hoped for the sake of an
amiabe man that his friends would not
seek to make hero or soldier Of him.
From the first moment he landed in Mexi-
co, General Pierce relied entirely on the
advice aud directions of the young officers
of the regular army who were in his staff,
or within his reach. He never hesitatetl
10 ayow his entire ignorance of military
affairs, and his absolute unfitness for his
new employment, and In this he showed
much more good sense than his friends do
in claiming military character for him.
We have no doubt that he is brave man,
but he possesses no military aptitude; and
he resigned his commission the first mo.
lnent lie could do it with propriety, avow.
ing that he had mistaken his vocation. 1t
may well be thought that he would lave
distinguished himself by his galIantry if
he had been favored with an occasion but
a succession of accidents aud misfortunes
N' mn - f, 'o' ''i0 ii@e'u @ VI
critical moments, Just as the time arrived
ior winning iaurels. s.,,,.gaL, 40 ,y,.-.y..r
But the % %dliillculty ~ General Piercels
case is more deeply seated than this. 1t
is not merely that his military character is
one of exclusively negative strength
Dut ms ciV'i career Is equally remarkable
IN TINS regard; lie was some sol years IN the
new Hampshire Legislature, ana u ls not
pretended tnat ne accomplished anytlling
worthy OF mention III that interesting as
semDiy. atlsas .4-.st., .
AS member OF the House OF Repre-.
sen.atves OF the United states, m june
looo, ne voted 1gdtnst the bill making
!. appropriations fof the delaware
Df'eaakhWasei, Z 'a y. ana ior certain iiarbors, and
Femovlng Instructions III and at the mouths
u certain TAM MYERS, ana for other purposes,
os 'ne year ooo. II cannot be claimed
!, .,'a' ~ fenoeieo any particular service by
!. ms vo'se' ior twhe w pili was passed and
eW oays sy a'tefwafos recel'ed the sigha-
'"ie =, oeliefai : 'ackson' e 35ff ss
a. W sanv session Mr' Flerce Voted
,e.sH'' tue o'i' ii'aA'hs appropriations ti iof
'He in'proyel,em. n,1 o certain hafDors therein
snneu -, ! .u, .an.; n,s was nega'ive' T., ons
~. Wy 1neo'iye ohe lof 'hiS o,l,' Ia
~ :. ~, " 'e.oe neg a.lon' passed oo'l
.,1' :, ~ oonS'e''' "''o ~ was e'ohe py
1'en, 'aoA'on' ~. l.. ad,r
i. Iii, !. 800 'sF'n " so.eu "Seeese
-. VIZ ~ so,,Iue 1,". 'ns Cul'oellano foao
r,'.r r IL 0 y. o'o, 1nual,a ahd i'il'lois'
"o VI ~ W.. y ae ,'''e eoilse4"e,
=, r. my ,,us tn. s.n .:,as esel hsPpeneu 70 WI.
80. III III ieoe'veu sal'e rhi'Jo,ny ol
10 - " "nos - 'ile legislature
~. s ie'S1 '' '"' ' "a'"'e e VI s1e'i 'acA'
on : ~, ,a.s ..1t.....5.fs "a. 80.
Ane.e aie ,ne prol',lliehe points OF l.l'' ms
a'eet a. III tue l1ouse. as lar as the couh-
oouoe'nuu ~, - was cel'ainiy u 10
CONSEQUENCE. we do not t'il'lk sha1
uese so.eS ea.' very iouuly on 'he Athefl-
az ~, peopie " l,ahe nun Ifesluehl'
we next lina nlul W the senate. In
'le SESSION OF 1907. 90, ne voted og0tnst
! ha.oor ana river olll 1nat was voted ior
y mr. wright ana Mr. buchailali' but
: ! 'his case also ms vote was OF no sort OF
consequence. At the same session ne
o'eu, III nssasoTsty.V 5t1. dg0t'sst blll
. tue peneht o. the ALABAMA, FLORIDA
no georgia hallroad Company, Which
,as as measure OF such character that
ven -Mr. oa'honn ana Mr. Irnndy voted
u y IN such majority OF course, his