The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-10-22

pressed OF other countries when fail extend over
the shield OF equal rights, and 10 them There is
the anopy under which, so FAR as the dearest and most
sacred OF all rights concerned you may shelter your.
selves love and serve the faith OF my Protestant
fathers; but do mol Martin I.awer and his countrymen
now near me- and who have this day exercised the ghs
OF feemen, and cling 10 the faith oil their fathers
Are you 10 tell them that they vote Tor you, bat
TO be excluded from being voted for THAT while you
tax them 10 maintain your government they shall not be
eligible 10 positions that control taxations Shame npon
such provision while we boast OF equal rights. I"
(Hawthorne }
. He has turned the pages OF history to little pur-
pose who would not regard with unqualified horror The
connexlon OF religious blgolry with political power and
70 warn gentlemen on all SIDES 70 rown upon the hst
manifestations oil disposition 10 connect the politics of
the day with that spirit OF ianaticsm which under the
petence OF promoting the of civil liberty, would
lrampe 70 The dust our glorious constitution adopted ~
OF that spirit alone TO be maintained" (Speech in the
United States Senate, 1881
He asks law adverse to the interests of foreigners who
may wish to become adopted citizens; he demands no
religious tests by which adopted citizens may become
DISTINGUISHED
The Baltimore Catholic Mirror the metropolitan organ
OF the Catholics OF the United States, publishes the re-
OF the constitution OF New Hampshire. and says; y
This report uneQuivocally proves that General Pierce
exeed his influence ohave the religious test stricken
out OF the constitution OF his native State. The charge
OF supporting the continuance Of the offensive clause has
been brought against General Pierce, not from love of
Catholics, but by of politicians who care but little
what SANDER they retail provided it gains votes for The
party"
The Mirror also says that il has seen letter from
General Pierce, written to gentleman OF this city, in
which he speaks OF the charge brought against him. OF
aiding the retention OF the religious test in the const
tuition of New Hampshire"
General Pierce says:
:" No charge could be groundless than this my
course from the first moment entered public life has
been directly The opposite of that alleged II The false
hood has not already received its appropriate brand ii will
in due season"
He is friend 10 education and TO the institutions OF re.
ligion.
A correspondent of The Boston Post says that during
the time he member of the Sunday school in Gen.
era Perce's native town, many years ago, Mir Pierce,
being on visit to that place, attended church, when
Sunday school library, and he remembers with pride the
satisfaction il gave him TO see General Pierce empty his
pockets as freely as he did for that good object"
"When be was spending the Sabbath in country viii
lage OF his native State he made some inquiry at the hotel
as TO the lime the church exercises commenced. 1t
makes but little difference when. the reply, we
have very dull preacher and the church fast running
down.. : Indeed. but shall co. said Mr. Pierce ); The
fact that not TO listen TO eloquent preacher is no
excuse Tor our staying away from church"
He favors the farmer and the mechanic by course OF
legislation that shall best protect the great industrial in
teress OF the country.
The following resolution, passed at mass meeting in
New York, embraces the outline Of his public life
Franklin Pierce not only in the Senate and House
oil Representatives, every Capacity has
opposed all tending TO make The strong stronger
and the weak weaker, viz; national bank assump-
ton Of The State debls burdensome tariff; uncousi
5ioaaI appropriations for splendid
tending The hand OF fellowship to the oppressed Of every
nation and creed"
He fayors the poor man. the aborer by opposing all laws
which require property qualifications IN voters
s.Here have been passed many OF The haPpies days oil
my lite. With these streams and mountains are ascot
a,ed most of the delightful reeoecnons OF ouoyant and
h., haubn nd i'm py aarly nle
ous independent, intelligent yeomanry OF Hillsoofo,
became attached and learned how highly TO appreciate
nobility OF this county" Extract from letter Of Gen
Pierce declining public dinner rendered him by the clii-
gems when lie lett tidlsboro' for Concord.l
In 1850 he used his influence member oil the State
convention OF New Hampshire, Tor revising the cons.
uton abolish the property qualification section IN re.
gard TO voting.
lie is friend to the best interests OF The manufacturer,
by dscouragns false hopes. aud condemns hyPocril'
cal promises.
In speech delivered in the United States Senate, s4l
he severely ebuked the wings for their frequent viola
lions of principle.
moi the thing of which complain complain Of your
by pocrs, charge that your press and your leading ora
tore made promises 10 the nation which they dld mol IN
tend TO redeem and which they now yalnly Try 10 cover
up with cobwebs'
He avors permanent policy in regard 10 the great ner
Csls OF commerce aud navigation.
"Gen Pierce belongs 10 The Jackson school OF politics,
and gave the administration Of that single hearted patriot
most yigorons support. TIC was for several years
member OF the United States Senate, and that too, IN the
pamiesi days OF that highly intellectual body, when Clay
Calhoun Webster Buchanan, Wright, Benton, Crltlen.
dem Hayne, Marcy, and host OF other great men OF
both parties gave lustrc the Senate OF the republic In
The bf liant era oil that chamber he held distinguished
position being always eminent for his high gifts as
close logical dehaer, and his staesnanke views on all
the great questions which he spoke (PennsylVanan
PHILADELPHIA
He is statesman OF national views and magnanimous
purposes asking nothing but what - clearly right,
and submitting to nothing that is clearly wrong.
I'm the United States Senate in ls42, when aludng 10
abuses which the wings had complained OF in the dem1
cratic administration, Mr. Pearce said in reply to Mr.
Clay. II there abuses, such as the senator con-
ceiyes am not the to resist their exposure, no mat
ter by whom or by what party committed
In speech the reduction OF postage IN the Unled
States Senate lSil he said; " am ardentY attached 10
Tho nay with which is NY pride TO be associated not
more from the force Of education Than from thorough
convictions OF right but persuaded that my conslu
ents would be better satisfied with REFORM, where reform
had been constantly sounded, and was 10 many respects
needed, in Congress, by Gciion BY reasonable ue
spach in the transaction of the peoples business
II elected President of The United States he would no
prompt TO demand redress oil ioyesn naone Tor acts
that should in any degree eRdauger the lie, liberty, or
interest OF the humblest oil our citizens, and 10 pro-
tect the and stripes against insult under all CT
cumsances.
In very able speech on the deenees OF the country,
in the United States Senate, July IL, 1910, MIR Pierce
used the following language IN regard to an even progress
nf government with that OF science in all naers pl dP'
fence In this age OF progress, and IN this land OF M