Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-02
From the Concord, IN. I'D Tribune. pierce's place
OF residence
Still They Come.

various parts of the Free States, asking iol i'll
formation in regard 10 Gen. P!ercc's personal hab-
its; and yet, bad us they are known TO have
been, alike to friends and TO foes, they preserve
more silence touching his Incompetence, gambling
ect., than he or his friends could have expected.
People at i distance do not understand why this
silence has prevailed when such reports reach them
as do. The explanation Is this:-WIth us the
Democratic party has generally voted blind on this
question, while the Wing opponents of temper
ance are generally induced to vote against all the
strong temperance men OF their own party Such
has been the influence of Gen. Pierce and assocl-
ates in the saloons, with young Wings who visit
such places, that he has at last secured many OF
them TO the Democratic party; and the first the
friends of such young men know, they are voting
against them. The rum-Ioles in all parts OF tins
State are Democratic caucus rooms, and SO great IS
the influence of intoxicating liquors Ill the politics
of New Hampshire, that the So-called leading
Wings are adverse to having anything said against
man for his personal habits lest it strengthen IA
Their than weaken him at the polls. We do not so
believe, but if we did, would still object to q
man of incorporate habits when q candidate Tor
any Office whatever; and especially when that Of
fee is an important one; and we are happy to know
that out OF this State, thousands and tens OF thou
sands of Democrats in every part OF the Union,
Will not vote for inebriate, if they know him
to be such. This why information is sough heIe
from distance on this subject.
Now, say Gen. Pierce's drinking habits are
decidedly bad, and have been so from his youth up
and no friend deny it in This community
In this State, certificates" will be circulated to
exhonorate him from this charge, for many places
can furnish proof as black midnight against
him. in this particular else, in our estimation, all
human testimony is worthless. We could name
towns, places, persons, when and where, and by
whom seen; and this is too well known among his
defenders here to be denied, unless we underratc
their prudence.
If the people desire, at this period of the tenn
perance reformation the election to the Presiden-
cy of q man whose influence, example and legal
abilities have done immense injury TO that cause,
and W hose associations have dragged down to de-
graduation many young man, then they should at
tempt to secure that object with their eyes open.
But ifa Christian community-an educated nation
are averse to choosing for their rulers men who
indulge in the free use of intoxicating drinks, who
indulge in gambling and all kindred vices, then
should they be warned by an honest and faithful
press, located in the midst. of light upon these
matters.
We grieve that there is cause for the language
we employ, and we doubt not but there is deeper
GRIFFIN many hearts devoted to the interests of the
Democratic nominee, which deep grief has its ex-
istence in a cause that tears and prayers would
gladly remove, if they could prevail Among the
friends of Gen. P. are many temperance men, yet
they are exceedingly strong party men, and vote
CARELESS Of the interests of that cause We cannot
give our vote to any man who Is not sound on the
Temperance question; and we sincerely rejoice in
the result ofthe recent election in Maine. We
saw strong and active Wings defeated. when can
didates for the Legislature in strong Wing towns,
and Temperance Democrats elected in their stead,
for no other reason than that they did not stand
right on the Temperance qnestion-and we saw 1t
with pleasure. Wesaw Wings elected Senators in
strong Democratic counties on the same terms, and
we rejoice to see it. We live in faith that the time
is near at hand when not drunkard can receive
the vote of q temperance man IN all the land. We
live in hopes of the good time coming