New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-16
Franklin Pierce.


The nominees of the Democratic "a.
ventiop for the Presidency and Vice Presiienc, Al A.
United States are before the country and VIII -.
be the business Of the Whig Convention At BsIr,ua, =
nominate the candidates 10 beat them.
Nr Franklin Pierce, Of New hampshire A -.
smable and worthy gentleman, Odd Hanksr u ~
stictest Sect and one who has enjoyed diyerSsss -
perience In professional political and military lie n.
was born al Hilsboro, New Hampshire, and grada.ss
at Bowdoin College in Maine, studied lag ana -.
menced It's practice In his county Afer N ~
premiership 10 the State Legislature he elect,1
member OF the House Of Representatives Of the UusS
states, where he took HE seat In December, ls13
During his nrst Congress be served 40 q member a
the Judiciary Committee and discharged his reprssssk
alive duties without saying doing much that "a
cially remembered In his second Congressional ssru
he distinguished himself By his hostility TO hsrbor d
river improvements. In june lSJb, be voted agsss
the bill making additional appropriations for the Dec
Breakwater and for certain hsrbors, and rsmoy
ing distractions IN and at the mouths Of certain rvex
and tor other purposes for the year 1896" few dan
subsequently,, General Jackson signed the bill A,Ss
same session Mr. Pierce voted agatnSs the bill malns
appropriations tor the improvement Of certain harboss
therein mentioned" which was also aterward approved
by General Jackson
At the same session he voted against "the bi 10 Coz
tnue the Cumberland road In the States Of OAie h.
ana ard Illinois" This was on the s9th Of June Ana
the I'd OF July General Jackson signed that VERY
Cumberland Road bill There is "no.e or conf.
sion" to prevent from arriving at Mr. Pierces opls
ions on this question Of improvements He asaias
all nprovements-of roads, rivers and hsrbors-hy
the Federal Government; and committed asalns, ,hs1
on the journals of the House positively and repeatedly
IT. in the event of his election, he should ever be called
upon sign improvement bill of any or nature
our Western friends may look out for VETO. How vii
ii read in Iowa, Illinois, along the Mississippi and the
great lakes Franklin Pierce and down with intern}
improvements |" But this 10 merely ca pdssdsL
On the 2lst Of February 1881, Mr. Hubbard presented
In the Senate the credentials OF Mr. Pierce, elected
Senator from the State of New Hampshire TO serve bs
-. - Az. a.. NJ
the session of ls37-s be recorded himself against bar
Dor bill that voted for by Mr.. Buchanan and By
Wright; for Mr.. Pierce went with the extrenea At The
he voted against bill for the beneat Of tho
Alabams Florida and Georgia Railroad Company
which was a measure Of such character that even Mr.
Calhoun and Mr.. Grundy voted for H. and Mr.. Pierce
found himself in minority Elk in opposition Butk
was enough that the bill contemplated internal In
provement'
At the same session, moreover Mr. Pierce gave voss
which desire to submit TO the particular attention Of
those of our Western friends who soliciting aid from
the General Government for building their Railroads.
They should know that the Democratic nominee set bic
face as flint sgaiI ct all these projects bill wu b.
fore the Senate for the "bensf OF the Mount Carmd
and New Albany Railroad Company In the State Of Ia
dana-provdiDg for grant OF alternate sections along
the read the company contracting n carry ne natl tr
trsnty gears without charge 10 ne Government which
would uv uVrerhmebt at the rate OF one dollar and
ak cents for each acre granted. Mr.. Gay ana NJ
Webster voted for this bill.
Mr.. Pierce, N enare consistency with his whole
course on this and cognate subjects, voted against III
We would like 10 know If our friends Messrs Hem and
Clarke, OF Iowa, propose TO 90 into the canvas
before their people the advocates Of candidate vhs
Is not only pledged against the improvement Of hsrbon
and rivers but agair ct granting any Federal aid BY s
appropriation of alternate sections to railroads even %
the condition Of their carrying the United States malls
twenty years for nothingi
We do not propose just at present, 10 follow Mr.
Pierce through his Senatorial Ii IL enough@
purpose TO show that as far their especial nisr
ests are concerned, our Western friends would have
found them much better cared for by Me- Douglas %
Gen Cass than by Mr.. Pierce. Ii to thai they
have been a little oyerreached la the Idea that Mr.
Pierces legislative career mere blank sheet d
paper 1t Is written with some very awkward
committsls His most elaborate speech In the Senate
dgaiss the bill for the relief OF Mrs Harrison the
widow Of the lamented General but his mosi lmporsa
r0tes, practically, those which recordedsgds
the appeals Of the Great West for the improvements
her hsIbors and rivers and for the grants Of land nth
obstruction Of her railroads.