Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-29


assisted by eighteen OF the council. They
were found guilty Of piracy and murder,
and condemned to be hung, Fly was
Harbor. The names of the three inferior
pirates were Samuel Cole, George Con.
dick. and Henry Greenyil. sa5
Sketches from the Life of Gen. Pierce.
Below, will be found some very inte'
resting extracts from Hawthorne's Life Of
Gen. Pierce, which we take from the New
York Evening Post, They place Gen,
Pierce in his true light, which will justly
commend him to the support OF the people
of the Union. The Boston Post says;
Hawthorne has here presented a beau
tiful narrative of the career Of friend
" dear to him almost from boyish days"
1t is divided into seven chapters, and has
two notes appended PehRps the title OF
the chapters will give a good idea Of the
arrangement of the work.
Chapt l. His parentage and early lifo.
Chapt, III. His services in the State and
National Legislatures, Chapt. III, His
success at the bar. Chapt. ~. Mexican
war. His journal Of the march from Vera
Cruz Chapt. V. His services in the val
ley of Mexico. ChRpt. vi. The compro-
mise and other matters. Chapt. VII.
His nomination for the Presidency,
In this admirRple little volume, rs beau
tifully printed as II is gracefully written,
will be found clear, direct and excellent
narrative of the principal events in the life
of General Pierce, and fair estimate of
his character. II carries along with Il,
in It's quiet progress, confidence In. its
correctness, and the feeling that the morr
ii of its subject Is not exaggerated, IL ii
timely and beautiful tribute 70 sterling
worth, chivalric honor and patriotic ser.
vice. The portion, especially. relating 70
the compromise question, Is capital. II
is able, calm and statesman like, ovincing
sound and discriminating views on this
subject--vicwS that ought TO prevail. and
'0iH ultimately prevail here at the north
as soon rs demagogucism ceases its bids
for the abolition vote. s,s
We cordially recomend this finely writ,
ten biography TO those who desire an e&-
tendod account Of the life Of Gen. Pierce,
1t will be an enduring memorial Of tho
next President Of the United States,
From tho New York EvOning POst.l
HawthOIne'S Life Of Pierce.
The time has long past, since when, II
was necessary for the author Of Twice
Told Tales" and the " Scarlet Letters" 10
avail himself of any transient popular en-
thusinsm 10 secure the attention Of tho
public. Few authors Of the present day
are more sure Of readers for whatever
they may write than Nathaniel Haw-
thOrne. II deserves, therefore 70 be ds-
tinctly understood that, in preparing q bi.
ography Of General Franklin Pierce. no
has not been aCtuated by desire 70 take
advantage Of the present extensive de-
mand for this species Of campaign litera'
ture, usually marketable in proportion 70
its worthlessneSS. nor tempted BY any
personal interest in tho political issues 70
be decided At the coming Presidential
election. He has simply Obeyed the im'
pulses an early and cherished friendship
for one who, by the unexpected action Of
q national convention has been exposed
10 a vast deal Of indiseriminate and uh-
mcritcd abuse. In the preface Of this
: work, with an early copy Of which we
, have been favored by iis publisbers, be
thus states, with chaFaeleFislic grace and
dignity, bis motives for undertaking IL:
} The author Of this memOir--being 20
uselg VI POllblClau buhb nc seaIgtl4 tFPte
!, entitled 70 call binself mombeF Qf Ang
party would not voluntarily hAyc undeT.
taken the work here offered 10 the public
81 Neither can no Aatter himself that lhe hal
! been remarkably successful IN thc perfoF'
! nance Of his task, viewing Il IN The light
Of political biography. and as q repre-
: sentalion Of the principles and acts Of 4
D public man. intended 10 operate upon
5 the minds Of mnliitudes. during aPTesi.
. dental canvass. this species Of writing
is too remote from his CUSTOMARY
, oecupatiOn--and, he may add, from
1 his fastes-to be very satisfactorily done
G without more lime and practice Than he
{ would be- willing 10 expendl for such 4
a purpose. II this little biography lhays
: any yalue, is probably of another kind
4 -as the naFtaIiye of one who knew ths
> individual Of wh1ni he ireats, a. a period
. Of life when character could be read viii
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