Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-06-07
R1~ SEE FIRST, THIRD, AND 70 URTL
The Democratic Nominations.

the reader. 1t is sufficient for him to know that
General FRANKLIN PIERCE, of New Hampshire,
and Hon. VIM. r. KING, of Alabama, are the
candidates of that party for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency of the United States for four
years from the 4th day of March next
The character, talents, principles history, as
sociations, &c. of these gentlemen, will form the
subjects of careful, elaborate, and candid inves-
tigation; and the American people will vote for
and against them with full knowledge of their
worth and claims.
In the mean time we have very pleasant task
to perform We to-day welcome ito light and
liberty many co-laborers in the Wing party
whose opposition we have hitherto had but too
good grounds to fear in contest between the
Wings and Democrats of our country.
We have never had from the Republic news
paper of this city any assurance that in the
event Of the nomination of General SCOTT, it
would give to him its support while its persc-
vering opposition to him has excited in the minds
of many apprehension that it would not.
This apprehension has been warranted also, by
the declarations to that effect by number of
gentlemen in official position in this city who are
nal.
To-day, however, the attitude assumed by the
Republic with reference to the candidate of the
Democratic party for the Presidency is conclusive
in testimony of the fact that it will not give to
him its support, but will either support the nom
inee of the Wing party or lie dormant in the
contest. We are gratifed at this indication, as
We are sure every Wing in our country will be !;
and we base upon it the belief that, ere twenty
days are past and gone that journal will be
earnest and jealous in its advocacy of General
ScoTT as the nominee of the Wing party
We quote few extracts from its pungent edi-
torial Of this morning:
I" In June, 1885, he voted in the House of
Representatives against the bill making addi-
tonal appropriations for the Delaware break
water, and for certain harbors and removing OBJ
structions in and at the mouths of certain rivers,
and for other purposes, for the year 1885, A
few days subsequently, General Jackson signed
the bill. At the same session Mr.. Pierce voted
against the bill making appropriations for the
improvement Of certain harbors therein men
toned which was also afterwards approved by
General Jackson At the same session he voted
against the bill to continue the Cumberland road
in the States of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, This
was on the 29th of June, and on the I'd of July
General Jackson signed that very Cumberland
road bill"
He is against all improvements of roads, rivers,
and harbors by the federal government; and
committed against them on the journals of the
House positively and repeatedly. If, in the
event of his election, he should ever be called
upon to sign m Improvement bill of any name or
nature, our Western friends may look out for
VETO How will it read in Iowa, Illinois, along
the Mississippi and the great lakes, 'FRASKLIS
PIERCE, and down with internal improvements ?
But this is merely en- PEASANT.
During the session Of 1898, he
recorded himself in the Senate against harbor
bill that was voted for by Mr.. Buchanan and
by Wright, for Mr. Pierce went with the extremes
At the same session he voted against bill for the
benefit Of the Alabama, Florida, and Georgia
Railroad Company, which was measure Of such
n character that even Mr. Calhoun and Mr.
Grundy voted for it. and Mr. Pierce found him
self in a minority of six in opposition
At the same session, bill was be-
fore the Senate for the benefit of the Mount
Carmel and New Albany Railroad Company, in
the State Of Indiana, providing for a grant Of
alternate sections along the road the company
contracting to carry the mail for ucenty Years
7cithoW charge 10 the government which would pay
the government at the rate Of one dollar and six
cents for each acre granted. Mr.. Clay and Mr.
Webster voted for this bill Mr.. Pierce in entire
consistency with his whole course on this and
cognate subjects, voted against it.
"His most elaborate speech in the
Senate was against the bill for the relief of Mrs.
Harrison, the widow of the lamented General;
but his most important Uotes, practically, were
those which are recorded against the appeals Of
the great West for the improvement Of her har-
bors and rivers, and for the grants Of land in
the construction Of her railroads.
"He represents Mr.. Marshalls idea
of progress, which was exhibited as the great
card of Young America, to the same extent
that il would be represented by mummy just
unrolled by Mr.. Gliddon The whole theory of
Young America must be abandoned in their sup
port of Mr.. Pierce New Hampshire is the very
anhpodes Of California.
With regard to the Vice President, it may
well be assumed that many Of Mr.. Kings friends
may think with reason, from his long experience
ana his distinguished services, that he should
nave occupied the first place on the ticket"