Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-25
Another State lnr Pierce

Georgia, standing the shore Of her ocean. home
with datcd chest and expanded -ostr grects Alabama
coming with tho Brgadier In her arms In short Ia
calm ourselves little and be less Wise Alabama having
recommended Pierce Tor RECOMMENDATION Georgia has fol
loved her example aud dono the same thing At the
Democratic Convention the Capitol of the STATE. ON
Tuesday the 18th inst the following resolution wa, aop
ted,
Ith. Rssoirei That this Convention deem. il dine IN
its convictions OF justice To declare that n i as oar
grgcener Is, We consirue the 9Th Resolution of the
Platform propoundcd by the Democratic and Anti. Know
Nothing Convention, Of the Sth of November Last as
restricting US IN the expression of that prefe ruc. for
any particular individual for President of the United States.
Ind b. HJhriher rsirsL That while are unwilling TO
embarrSs the action oi the Democratic Convention by iii.
recng the vote of the State east in favor of any
particular individual refrain from giving
preston to the general sentiment OF admiration and of
gratitude which the people OF Georgia entertain towards
our present Chief Magisrae that the State of Georgia
would hail with unboundcd satisfaction aud entire conf.
deuce the denomination of Franklin Pierce To the Office of
iesldeht OF the United States Prorii lie ,h-ll stand
pledged To carry out the principles Of Platform in his
administration and in his appointments to Office"
How beats the pulse OF Messrs. Wise and lIuntcrs=
State after State at the South holding conventions and
vet none 50 poor mention their names whl,
the Brigadcr is pattcd and applauded and his nomna
ton earnestly pressed by nearly the whole of them =,
MeS Hunter and WISE YOU in all the full
ness OF disappointed and aching heart
Awake. arise, or be forever fallen"
Why o. man of many letters sit YOU there in YOUR ma
lace all the day idle Why not put on your knapsack
buckle on your sword, aud get astdc your Rosinante
ana sally forth, aud put end 10 these vianous Demo-
cratic conventions, which continually pronouucng in
favor OF the Willy little Bgader: Do you really think
'"at ieter"riiing aud mcssagcmakng going for.
ward your prospects any Going the brains out OF
Perces holders aud hammer case views into the
noodles OF politicians who get up conventions and make
Prcsdentsy Vain aud suicidal thought if such YOU en-
terrain! You must work and wire.work Yourself and
employ faithful agents who do the thing. You
ought to send shrewd, well-mannercd oily.tongued
scruple-despising Wiseman all the conventions big
and little and fully authorize him promise away all the
offices which will be in your gift when you get to be
President That's the way get the nomination at Gin
cinnat TO which place you ought 20 in person. and
make speech, in which you might tell of your great ex
PLOTS IN the last canvass and how, but for you lousy
Godles ChriseSs Know Nothing would be presiding
over the destinies of the Mother OF States and
Statesmen, with the almost certain prospect of Just an
other sch IN the chair of the good and great Washington
Make them rousing, tearing down. thunder and light
ming speech with Iooy words aud phrases all through it,
and with ntmatios OF how you mean to char up Yankee
dom, swallow England mprison France give Spain nine
aud thirty annex Cuba and make peapatch out OF Mex
leo and word for it, the Cincinnati Convention will
hang its head and tuck its TAIL and do just You want
1t To do Take occasion, though MENTION by way
OF cnching the nail, how vigorously and beautifully the
mountains milk the clouds" in old Virginia and what
fine butter the "invincibe Democracy" have in comse
quence, and nomination is right away fixed fact
Believing that cannot fail perceive the advantages OF
the suggestions make, leave you for the present to
chew the cud OF silent meditation.
A. for Hunter, think he is something like Congress
in Po'smring condition and therefore likely to be
doing more than We have given him crcd; for We ad-
wise him. however, to possum well Pierce will outpos
him at last