The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-06-23

ton, which assembled at Baltimore on the Cd
day of June, 1852, and selected its candidate
on the 4oih ballot.
BiOGRPHICAL. SKETCH OF GEN
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
lis Birthplace Esrly observation-disclosures Col
Graduates at rowdoin-Iiis Legal Stu
dies Commences Practice-Eiected Repre-
sca.a,,re-Spsoker oftke House Chosen to
Conoress-Beeomcs United states Senator :
Retires from Pabtic L;Ce-Resumcs his Pro,
fession-Outbreak ct Tie sear 'oih .aerieo-
ITo'nn,eers as Pirate Soidier-Commi
oned as Colonel Generous Treatment Of the
LG,acafcd Ransom-. Hillary Carecr-Eaters
re City Of .Eerieo- Rettres and Resumes has
Professton-CAarac,cr ofhis Oratory-Pri-
rnte Character Chirafrous Manner s-Deoh
Of Ransom-rerssanl Courage Of General
P.crec-75iii,yas CommaEdcr-Erperiene6
IN Lcg,slatireBasin Performs the Dat .es Of
District .7ttorney-- Iehatod Bartiett-C harac-
ter of General Pierce as an .7droeatc atthc Bar
Nomination the Baltimore Contention
General franklin Pierce was the son Of Gov
ernor BENJAMIN Pierce, whose biography is Civ
en- above, and was born in the year 1864, in
the town Of Hillsborough. in the county o.
Hi,isborouci, in the interior or rather the wrs-
tern part of the State Of New Hampshire. Hills
borough is farming own, hilly, as its name
imports, having no considerable village, and
has long been distinguished for its unfi,nching
devotion to the principles 1.-THE democratic par
ty. After completing his academical studies,
he entered college, and graduated at Bowdnin
College, IN Maine, with the degree of bachelor
1f arts. Immediately on leaving college, he
entered the office of Judge Gould, jurist OF
distinction at Li,rhieid, Connecticut; butsuh-
eeeucn;iy returned IN his native State. ana fl
nished his studies at Amherst, the residence OF
Ilnn Charles III. Atherton, father of Hon,
Charles g. Athertnn, lac senator, and is the
shire town of the county of iiilshornugh lie
was admitted to the bar, and commenced The
rractce Of law in his native town, Hilisborough
Blu, he had mt been in practice two years
when he was elected representative in the le'
s~isla.nre of the tate, and during his second
wear of service in ina: body was clrc'ed speak
or Of the house. in both Of which positions nc
manifested 81 much talent and so admirable a
capaci.y for legislative business, and so thor
onpblv won The confidence Of the democsatc
marty. that in tho year 1893. while yet hardly
more than vanth. he was elected 10 scat IN
the House of Representatives of the United
States. As a member Of the House. he was
not of TINT number who arp AIRED TO dcsir' to
distinguish themselves ny much speaking. lie
was rather quick Ia hear and slow to speak
modest and unassumng, Int attentive to bust
less. and strongly marked even then by what he
has displayed so much of in his latte, liie-that Is
rood common sense. He was an unwaverin4
supporter IF democratic measures; was n read,
though MT frequent debatcr; and during m
fur years continuance in that body, steady
advanced himself in the warm friendship OF al
most all With whom he came in contact, ant
rose rapidiy in the general confidence and root
will Of the people of New Hampshire. in 1885,
he was elected BY the legislature senate
from that State. In all these various and res
ponsible stations, and during the succeedin.
five years on the floor of the Senate. good sens
caution prudence, madesty, attention to busi
ness and certain chivalrous and lofty tone Q
manners, with kindness and good temper, rath
er than Fri quent speech making, enabled Gen
erai Pierce to quit the Senate in 1872 with a
amoun, of popularity which few men have eve
possessed on leaving the Senate OF the Unite
I States. aa saa
He had now been more than fen years in pnt
en. life, and having entered it very young, fe
,ihe necessity of devoting himself to his privat
-affars. which, had suffered while he was absen
He RESIGNED his seat in 1912, one year beior
his trr,n expired, w,sh the frankly avowed pu
nose or devofinr himself 10 his profession
order to earn acompetence for his family; an
with this view. removed his ofhce TO Concor'
the capital Of the State. In the Senate Gener
Pierce ranked amongst the high minded ar
honorable men OF that body. In private lie SC
don, has political man been more beloved, eve
NV his opponents; and very seldom, it ever, D;
"A retired senator been able to look back wa
more satisfaction en- his career. lniegns
business habits. industry. and magnan,mi
were the great secrets of his success in all u
rarious and high stations which he had cccuF
I'd. His speeches were generally short and
The point-he never rising unless he had som
fhinr 10 say, and leaving off when he had don
When he resumed bis practice at the bar, It W
wi,h1a firm resolution 10 be withdrawn iro
puhfic life, and the offices of governor OF u
s, ate and senator, which were more than on
offered 10 him, he declined. President 70
urred upon him the acceptance OF the office
At.orney General of the United States, a.
afterwards that uf Secretary OF War, both
which he declined, with declaration that
had no desire for public office, and would r
consen, to leave his home again, unless, in ca
Of war. his country should demand his servlc
ifit he asked, aWhat is he speaker
INNS. he replied, General Pierce is an orator.
Reasoning power and paihos are the char CT
;s,;cs Of his addresses to juries, in which he
known 10 have lind during his Practice such
morkable success Those brilliant flights
IMAGINATION for which Mr.. Chcatc, the or
orator of the Massachusetts bar, is SO m,
distinguished. do not belong at all TO Gent
Pierce He goes at once to convince the
san, or 10 meve the heart; and where The
admits of combining the two, he wields n "
,to voc
and knowledge Of the human heart must Il
struck every one whn has had frequent OPT
tnn;t;cs to see him in the management OF "
before j,ry, These marked features IN
forensic Efforts have made him sought alter,
his n ofassional services To be IN demand,
all the crun;.cs Of the State OF Kew Ha
shire.
The breaking on, OF the Mexican war bror
about the contingency for which he mad
reservation when he rejected the overture
President Polk, 50 honorable to hin1 ana
aa,,ar;ag to his professional pride; and h
once enrolled himself as volunteer IN
r,rac .y of a priva'e seidier AS soon as
New England regiment raisrd he was e
ed colonel; aud his military services from
f,ine till the American army entered the bal
.hs Mont .znn,s in t,iuInph have already
o:ven in detail in the e,lumns ri the New J
Herald His treatment Of the brave and lam
ed Ransom was ma3nanimous in the ex'rem
Rans,m was military man BY profession,
was educated at Norwich, Vermont, u
Captain Alden Partridge, who for many y
kept military school there for he educate
vaunr men Ransom was one Of his pv
and Alter Captain Partridge retired, conti
n firm classes and give instruction IN mi
tactics. lie was every inch soldier. 81
and knowing himself competent, he nat"
.i.,.srxl r,Si,,.,v, IN a. hic n lc m uit show
military talents. Pierce felt this, and .ener
" urged upnn President Polk the app"int'
OF Ransom 10 the command of the New Erg
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