The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-08-11
The Presidency.

| Through h" polit moss of tn Hon J. !.
Orr. we hive received littl, p mph',t
he d"d "A brief Oh pt"r in the lif nf Grn
FIR nklln Pierce"
The design Of distributing this pamphlet
in the South, i no doubt to id nd promote
| he election of Gen n | pi"rc. 10 he prrsi
dcncv
The p mphl is du lie t. of VIII p
| pcarcd in the y toni Err IN .boition
Journ y June lS. nd t public ,ion in he
Er WIS for th" purpose of shown how
very much opposed Gen. Pierce W to con-
rid"ring tn question 10 The pr"prirty OF
| discussing .boliion Petitions Therefore
| the writer WAS - some trouble To bring al
| h could gainst the Drmocr tic nominee. to
| pl CO him in The worse light to hr bnli-
tionsls of the >orth
Pierces Southern friends We presume
find the mphlct equ lily useful to them To
distribute in the South. We doubt il hi,
Northern friends distribute any nor h OF
Mason md Dixon's line.
We are young in politics, and do not
profess to be- as well posted up in these mt
trrs IS some of our brethren of thr quill
and, if we hid on our trblc before us 20 pub
lication intended 80 defence of Gen Scot,
there is no doubt but nftcr prrusing both.
without investigating the subject fully, we
would find one rs worthy of our support ~
tie other, and one equally as culpablc as the
other We would loose confidence in our
self, if in m king few remarks relative to
the political position we conceive General
Pierce holds, we should say aught to lower
him in the eyes of his admirers and Gdher-
cnts, merely from Il desire TO mike our first
declaration good. No, it we could be con-
vinccd of the hOnesty Of Gen. Pierce on the
slavery question, no one would acknowledge
it sooner than We would still, we have
cause to believe our assertion even in
picrce's rsc to be verified, that il is best to
| pl ce no rcli on Northern mems ;.ssump.
tions to defend Southern Institutions.
nttion's highest gift, and that n .ion this
proud Republican country, proud Of her RI.
publicanism, possesses an attraction, an in
tatuation, which Will poison the minds Of
'''he-.eh'"s ol inc men OF America. The
ASSERTION ."a' "eh' rieree was no asPirant
after political fame, we do not credit. Why
say ne LETT the U. 3. Senate preferring life
OF retirement! Gen. PIERCE remained in
Washington city as long as his wife's health
would permit, but when finding that a pro.
tracted stay there would be attended with
the most dsastr, ns and fatal conseoue,c.s
20 the wife of his bosom, he resigned hi,
stu. ..tion md returned to Concord
T.
,,L.. C.r p;'. ,... ~. ,sao 10, ~ u h".''
% :, ''''' ''''' '0'"' "n'' . meth
DER o, me nous. .S Wen 80 OF IN, SENATE
voted TO iy 'b"''t'on petitions on the t'ble.
On all these occ s'ons' we find many South.
ern men opposing Pierce, and frequently
Northern mrn opposing him. Can We with
certainty say Gen. Pierce was actuated by
good feelings to ,he South How know
we but fear Of he dissolution of his Union.
or some kindred me. e.sure. NAV nave insti.
gated him to this course. We copv IN ,x-
tract from tho n. mpb,s, which ho... -. on,
:, ,h;. on;n;or. $50 WV
~,
February o. 1887, Mr.. Adams rose,and
Sa'a tha' nc he'u I'd MS hand q paper, on
mnlsn' men, oe'ore .. M u was presented, he desired