The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-12-16
The Preside mt Elect.

The manly self-possession and innate modestv of
Franklin Pierce well deneated in the suioined
extract OF letter in late Zions Herald, an inAu-
entail paper of the Methodist denominations from an
old clergyman who happened to be at Concord, on
visit during the election, and sayss
"Ihis town, you arc aware. is the residence of the
President elect, Mr.. Pierce. Your correspondent
was here on the day Of the election, when twenty
millions OF the people quietly expressed their prefer
ence at the polls. No military guard, no riots, no
bloodshed, but they commended with
Those weapons which as silent fall
As snow fakes fall upon the sod,
But execute the will of man
As lightning does the will ofGod.
The General was in town nearly all day; a SUBJ
scrpton was made for the purchase Of quantity of
the ''nitrous grain, for demonstration. After
sunset the lightning came from the four quarters in
winged haste, to the result. That the cam
diates should be anxious hat, would be natu-
raj. In a little room back of his office, the man up-
on whom the heats of many were set, quietly re-
ceived the dispatches they came the wires
Thousands filed the streets, hearts beat nervouslv
and hats cut circles in the air. So constantly came
the announcement, "Majority for PIERCE that the
apprehension that the lightning was Democratic.
But bravely he bore all until was announced that
Boston had gone for Pierce, then he was quite over
come, unexpected the result.
BY eleven o'clock the question was decided and
Franklin Pierce mace President for the next four
years. But gratifying it to the citizens Of
Concord, not gun fired, not a bell was rung.-
And why! For the good reason that the successful
candidate requested his friends make demonstra-
ton at all. His mo,lesty shrlnk from all display
The next morning he did what will honor his heart
more than all ese (savc the acting out his religious
convictons) he quietly left town, and retired to the
old family homestead. alone. and there remained un-
I'll Friday evening He wished 10 bc alone with his
own hear.''
There's no Danger.
Capt. Tufts is Mississippi hero, who never saw
danger, who was always ripe for any thing, and who
consequently got streakcd occasionally Here is one
, Of his thousand and one adventures. The Can't was
the Ben Sherrod on her last fatal trip:
The boat very crowded. She was new, ele-
giant, fast and popular. With party Of cornwall
lists, our eccentric friend Capt. Tufts, was seated in
the social hall, strainny his eyes through pair Of
green spcctacles, at an elegant hand he held in a
game of cucre.
81 pass" said Tufts, smile playing over his cor
rugatcd countcnancc, as he gazcd upon the bowers
he held in his hand.
Cant be did possible DANGER" said Tufts,
"Hello what's that!' he added az an alarming noise
started everybody but Tufts and his opponent to their
feet
"Play away,' said Tufts, as another explosion
and uproar took place on the deck Of the boat.
"Il take that trick, if you please; and that, and
-" Another explosion, shivering the deck be-
meath their feet, and whirling Tufts partner through
the hurricane deck, quite cut short the Captains
next trick; but with desperate lunge, himself.
his table, fifty tons of smoke pipe, people, cranks,
wheels and boards went whrlng into the air, it is
credbly affirmed that Tufts heard to baw out
he waved his 'bcst bowers
''Out, by thunder; | said there wasn't red cents
worth OF dangcr!''
On Tuesday the brig Burlington brought to thi.
port fourteen boxes of marble and four boxes of gram
lite, intended to be erected a monument over the
remains of the late Col. Richard NJ. Johnson of Ky
One of the boxes contains four cannon, and another
an eagle sculptued in marble. The monument, when
erected will form lasting tribute to the memory Of
a brave We learn from Mr.. J. w. Haycr. thar
the whole thing weighs rs, 752 lbs.-[CIve. Plain.
dealer.
The editor Of the Louisville Journal the dav mr. .o
before the recent election addressed the ioiIo,,o
stirring words to the Wing party:
"Whigs! are you ready! We hear Won sbort al,
readv' Well fire! and may God have mercy on the
foe.''
1t appears his prayer was answered, and God did
have mercy on the foe. The fire Of the Wb;ps had
no more effect on the Democrats than SO much saw.
dust. Are the prayers OF the editor of the Journal
always SO effectual!-[Day Book.
ANOTHER NAMg-The Boston Transcr;n. al.
yises its whig friend. to change their name. l.,
says:
We hope that the first thing the wings win do win
be to drop the meaningless name by which the nartv
has been designated the last sixteen years. Il has
no applicability in this country under existing circ,m
stances. 1t is obsolete. There must be a new 81
ganization under new name.