The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-06-24
rrom ID WasAlrgIoa N.palIle.
q,I,e tDrn,ocratic -Nonlinations.

il will soon be the business OF the wing
Convention at Baltimore to nominate the
candidates to beat them.
MIR, Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire,
is very able aud worthy gentleman, an Old
iHunker Of the strictest sect, and one who
has enjoyed diversified experience in pro-
fessional, political, and military life. He
was born at Hillsboro', New Hampshire, and
graduated at Bowdoin College, in Maine,
studied law and commenced its practice in
his native county. After an apprenticeship
in the State Legislature, he was elected
member Of the House Of Representatives OF
the United States, where he took his seat IN
December, 1893. During his first Congress
he served as member Of the Judiciary COM
mittee, and discharged his representative du-
ties without saying or doing much thst Is
specially remembered. In his second Soh-
gressional term he distinguished himself by
his hostility to harbor and ndriverimprovements'
In June, 1886, he voted against the bill "ma-
kim appropriations for the Delaware break
water. and for certain harbors, and remov-
inn distractions in and at them6uth of GER
tain rivers, and for other purposes, for the
wear 1896" A few days subsequently, Gen.
Jackson signed the bill At the same ses-
sion Mr. Pierce voted against the bill ''ma-
king appropriations for the improvement Of
certain harbors therein mentioned,"' 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 Hill
nois. This was on the 29th Of June, and
on the Cd Of July Gen. Jackson signed that
very Cumberland road bill. There is no
noise and confusion to prevent us from ar
riving at Mr.. Pierce's opinions on this ques-
ton of improvements. Fie is against all
improvements--of roads, rivers und harbors
by the Federal Government; and COM
mitted against them on the journals Of the
House positively and repeatedly If, in the
event OF his election, he should ever be call
: ed upon to sign an; Improvement bill of any
name or nature, our western friends may look
out for UgtO. How will it read in Iowa, IL
linois, along the Mississippi, and the great
lakes, "Frankln Pierce and down with in
ternal improvements !" But this is merely
m pdSSdat.
On the 2lst February, 1887, Mr.. Hubbard
presented in the Senate the credentials OF
Mr. Pierce, elected Senator from the State
: Of New Hampshire, to serve for six years
from the 9Th of March then following. Du-
, fiug the session of lS37-'3S, be recorded
himself against hnrbor bill that was voted
p 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 AlabamR, Florida and Geor-
giu Rairond Company; which was meas
: IRE of such a character that even MI. Cal
houn and Mr.. Grundy voted for it, and Mr.,
: Pierce found himself in u minority of six in
opposition. But it was enough that the bill
j contemplated 'internal improvement. AT
the same session, moreover, Mr.. Pierce gave
l. vote which we desire to submit to the pnr-
n ticulur attention Of those Of our western
d friends who are soliciting aid from the Gene.
9 raj Government for building their railroads
c They should know that the Democratic nom
o nee set his fuce as flint against all thes'
u projects, A bill was before the Senate fo
9 the benefit of the Mt, Carmel and New A
bany Railroad Company in the State Of In
: diana na'-providing for u grant of alternate
I sections along the road, the company con.
Y tracing to curry tha mail for itceaiy gear,
witiom aay charge 10 The Government, which
" would pay the Government ut the rate o
n 81 O6 for each acre granted. Mr.. Clay anC
q Mr.. Webster voted for this bill. Mr.. Pierce
l. in entire consistency with his whole course
v on this and cognate subjects, voted agains
n it, We would like to know if our friend
q Messrs. Hem and Clarke, Of Iowa, propos
n to go into the next canvass before their peo
e pie as the advocates Of candidate who i
ll not only pledged against the Improvement o
IS harbors and rivers, but against granting an,
,, fedora aid by the appropriation of alternat
: sections to railroads, even on the condition
# of their carrying the u. S. mails twenty year
> for nothing
II We do not propose, just ut present, to fol
n low Mr., Pierce through his Senatorial Gu
d reer. II Is enough for our purpose to show
d that so far Ms their special interests are con
:. cerned, our Western friends would hav,
:. found them much better cared for by Mr.
n Douglas or Gen, Cass than by Mr.. Pierce
s 1t seems to us that they have been littl,
@ overreached in the idea that Mr.. Pierce'
L legislative career was mere blank sheet o
% paper ltis written over with some yer,
awkward commttas. His most elaborat
speech in the Senate was against the bill 10
the relief of Mrs. Harrison, the widow of tn
n Uoies, practically, were those which were re
y corded against the appeals of the Grea
o' West, for the improvement of her harbor
= und rivers, and for the grants of landln tht
h' construction of her railroads.
~ In 1912, Mr.. Pierce resigned his seat il
" the Senate. When the Mexican war brokI
> out, he volunteered his services as a privat,
70 soldier, aud received from Mr.. Polk the com
g mission of brigadier general in the army o
:, the, United States, OF his achievements il
!, this capacity we believe that history ha
~ preserved no record, Iii conceded, we un
u derstand, that his military career is not {
- ~ be relied on as passport to the favor Of tn
~ people His civic services, including op
!, position to all western improvements are Iii
~ great sources Of the confidence of hi
n friends.
:" Two or three points occur to us in estimat
: ing Mr.. Perce's strength, that It may b.
IN we'll enough to mention. He comes from
y small State that has always been Democrat
c, He posses therefore no important locG
III advantages. II he had come from large Q
@, doubtful State.-from New York or Penn
Of sylvania-his local strength might have bee
he an important element in the Canvass. On
to other point may be suggested. He repre-
in sents Mr., Marshallsidea Of progress, whic
G. was exhibited as the great card of Youn
l. America, to the same extent that it woul
lie be represented by amummy just unrolld b
to Mr.. Giddon. The whole theory OF Youn
e. AmGricu must be abandoned in their SUI
at port of Mr.. Pierce, New Hampshire is tn
T. very antipodes of California. On the SLAYER