Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-26
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Hon. PIxRRE SoULE, the distinguished Senator
from Louisiana, in private letter to his partner,
thus speaks of General Pierce:
81 have seen the man, and q man he is-of
lofty mien, of winning manners, and easy and
elegant speech, Of great drectness Of purpose, of
facile access and yet dignifed and imposing
man, tell you, who will grace the Presidential
chair, add to the credit of our party, and do
honor to the nation. In him zoe may repose the
most absolute and unrsserved confidence. His mind
is of the highest order. What strikes in him
most is the bold confidence with which he ad-
dresses himself to any subject--an unerring rev.
elation of conscious rectitude, and of moral and
mental strength"
We copy the above from the Pennsyluanian
Mr. Soule seems to think as well of Gen. Pierce
as the London Times does, or the London Leader,
or the Manchester Examiner. From what we
have read and heard of Mr.. Soule's speeches,
and from what all the world knows of his violent
anti Compromise, Secession, and Disunion ten
denotes, we should hardly imagine that his
"MosT ABSOLUTE AND UNREsERvED CONFIDENCE"
in General Pierce would be very high recon-
mendation to the American people. 1t is not very
strange that Mr.. Soule should entertain this con-
fidence in a candidate las Mr.. Forsyth says) "of
his own creation and choice" But it is sufficiently
odd that both Preston King and Pierre Soule
should be equally enthusiastic in the support of
the same individual.
1t is common remark of oil valuable discoye-
ries, that their simplicity and palpable usefulness
excite wonder that they had not long ago been
found out; yet we freely accord to the fortunate
discoverer all praise for his sagacity and ingenu-
ity. In the present instance we are struck with
wonder and amazement at the intuitive know
ledge and discernment of the Louisiana Senator,
and we deem it right to hold them up to the adj
miring gaze of the hitherto benighted world.
General Pierce had lived half century to honor
and to fame unknown; he had passed several
years at this capitol without ever having i'm
pressed remembrance even of his features upon
the minds of many dozens of our people. Mr..
Stanly, of North Carolina, Senator Cooper, of
Pennsylvania, and others who were his contem-
poraries in Congress, have solemnly declared that
their attention had never been called to him in
such manner as to enable them to retain any re-
membrance Of his form or features. No act that
he ever performed here, no speech that he ever
delivered, no influence ever exerted by him, has
drama, except as the record was inscribed upon
the formal journals of Congress. Neither in
peace nor in war has he ever achieved aught that
can be pointed to as proud memorial of his
name. That in the hour of battle he was not
coward, however unfortunate in his enterprises,
we are altogether willing to believe. The craven
spirit of a coward is very rarely found beneath
the uniform of an American soldier. But when
we accord high honors, we first inquire for posi-
tive merits. Where has General Pierce exhibited
them?
But the Hon. Pierre SouG has found them,
thanks to the lights of Gaul, of Spurzheim, of
Lavater, of Chesterfield, and of all the greater
and lesser lights in phrenology, physiognomy,
physiology, and all the other guides to enlight-
eminent respecting the presence of :" man as is
q mani"
Mr.. Soule has seen him. That is sufficient
In a single interview he has been enabled to sum
him up, in all his moral and intellectual beat-
tude He has found him " the pink Of chivalry
and the soul of witt" He endorses him as per-
feet man in every point-a man of 81 lofty mien,
of winning manners, and easy and elegant
speech" And what more? Why, says Mr..
Soule, ain him nee may reposs the most absolute and
unreserUed confdence"
We find the italics as we quote them, and sup
pose they are Mr.. Soule's; but what of that
Simply that Mr.. SoulG has found General Pierce
q plant nose of wax for Mr.. Soule, being an
adopted citizen, like Banquo may get kings,
though he may be none. He is, by virtue Of his
talents, his attainments his daring spirit his Sc
cession and disunion sentiments the leader of the
Southern extremists. A graft upon the body
polite of the South, and stranger to the insti-
tuition of slavery in his youth, he has donned a
sable helmet and armor, and become its leading
champion, even unto rebellion and all its drest
train of woes And in elegant speech !" Gen.
Pierce has so convinced this distinguished NAL
content as to induce him to say, Gin private
letter to his partner" Gin him ace may reposc The
most absolute and unrescrved coafdenccr'
But enough. Mr.. Soul6 and Gen. Pierce had
strong motives to be pleased with each other,
and like over-zealous Psychologists in the pursuit
Of new discoveries, they both find every nerve
and fibre requisite to demonstrate the theory
with which they had started out May the hap
Ply Illusion continue even longer than the people
Of the South, like ostriches with their beaks in
the sand, remained ignorant Of the cunning du-
plicity of "Sweet Little van," the northern man,
with southern principles and sundry mental res
ervations!
The Prospects In Indiana.
The following extracts are from letter re-
ceived in this city yesterday, from gentleman
living at the capitol of Indiana: