Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-07-01

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On the second ballot, Graham received
202, Bates so, Pearce 4. Afterwards, the
vote was declared unanimous.
| After the unanimous nomination of Ora
ham, H. w. Smith, of North Carolina, rose
and thanked the Convention for the honor
done to his State, and pledged l0, 900 MAORI
ty for the ticket.
Gen, Pierce-His Public Civil Services.
We gave last week the military life of
General Franklin Pierce, fainting and all.
We give this week, beginning on our first
page, his civil services, and when the wes-
tern people properly understand them, as
they will, the fits they will give him in
November, will be caution to his fainting.
We copy from the Washington Republic
"Mr. Franklin Pierce, of New Hamp-
shire, is very amiable and worthy gentle
man, an Old Hunker of the strictest sect,
and one who has enjoyed diversified expe-
rience in professional, political and military
life. He was born at Hillsboro', New
Hampshire, and graduated at Bowdoin Col
lege, in Maine, studied law and commenced
its practice in his native county. After an
apprenticeship in the State Legislature, he
was elected member of the House of Rep
resentatives of the United States, where he
took his seat in December, 1888. During
his first Congress he served as a member of
the Judiciary Committee, and discharged his
representative duties without saying or do
ing much that is specially remembered
In his second Congressional term he distin-
guished himself by his hostility to harbor
and river improvements. In June, 1886,
he voted against the bill ''making additional
appropriations, for the Delaware breakwater,
and for certain harbors, and removing OBJ
structions in and at the mouths of certain
rivers, and for other purposes, for the year
1886"
A few days subsequently, General Jack
son signed the bill. At the same session
Mr.. Pierce voted against the bill "making
appropriations for the improvement of GER
tain harbors therein mentioned" which was
also afterwards approved by General Jack
son. At the same session he voted against
''the bill TO continue the Cumberland road
, in the States of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, ,
This was on the 29th June, and on the sec.
: ond Of July, General jackson signed that We.
, ry Cumberland road bill. There is nc
''noisc or confusion TO prevent us from ar.
irving at Mr.. Pierce's opinions on this ques.
$ ton of improvements. He is against
, all improvements-of roads, rivers ant
harbors-by the Federal Government; ant
committed against them on the journals O
: the House positively and repeatedly. If
y in the event of his election he should evel
be called upon to sign an improvement bill
= of any nature, our western friends may lool
out for veto. How will it read in Iowa
= Illinois, along the Mississippi, and the grea
lakes. "Franklin Pierce and down with in
a ternal improvements" But this is merel,
4 en- paSSdm.
On the 21st of February, 1887, Mr. Hub.
\ bard presented in the Senate the credential.
= of Mr.. Pierce, elected Senator from the
State of New Hampshire, to serve six year.
from the 4th of March then following. Du
: ring the session of lS37-3S, he recorded
himself against harbor bill that was votet
. for by Mr.. Buchanan and by Wright; fo
Mr.. Pierce went with the extremes. A
the same session he voted against bill fo
the benefit of the Alabama, Florida ant
Georgia Railroad Company; which was
measure Of such character that even Mr.
Calhoun and Mr.. Grundy voted for it, an,
Mr.. Pierce found himself in minority O
six in opposition. But it was enough tina
the bill contemplated ''internal improve
ment."
At the same session, moreover, Mr.
Pierce gave a vote which we desire to sub
nit to the particular attention of these of OIL
Western friends who are soliciting aid fror
the General Government for building thei
railroads. They should know that the Dem
ocratic nominee set his face as flint agains
all these projects.
A bill was before the Senate for the "ben
eft of the Mount Carmel and New Alban
Railroad Company in the State of Indiana
providing for grant of alternate section
along the road, the company contracting [
carry the mail for twenty years withor
m charge TO the Government at the rate of on
Ir dollar and six cents for each acre granted
q Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Webster noted for thi
if bill. Mr.. Pierce, in entire consistency wit
N his whole course on this and cognate sui
ID iects, voted against it!
IA We would like TO know if our friends Me.
l. sieurs Hem and Clarke, Of Iowa, propos
to go into the next canvass before their pei
It. pie as the advocates of candidate who
i'll not only pledged against the improvement
1T harbors and rivers, but against granting an
Federal aid by the appropriation of alternat
or sections to railroads, even on the conditio
e. other carrying the United States mail tweI
ed ty years for nothing!
ed We do not propose, just at present, {
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