The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-25

do 50 On al occasions There Il nothing Abou, which pe
apt disagree they are In relation 10 tht
ABILITY Of public nan But there is no letter test 81
ability than the Judgment Of the people, shown by their
intrnsng with services requiring intellect Of the
highest order How will Gen Pierce stand If tried by
this test We take the following record from the lead
log paper Of his native State Read L. and then decide
for yourself If there Is brilliant record in the Union
that carries with il higher proof Of exalted talents
In 1924 General Pierce left college with high reputa
ton for scholarship In 1929 he elected 20 the egsa
ture a. representative OF his native town la 1881 and 49,
being Of the youngest among two hundred and y
oes DC vas speaker Of the 1Sss sss he was elected
than coo majority In December 1885, he elected
the United States Senate and took bis seat in that body
and until SiT devoted himself exclusively practice
holding position OF undispued preeminence the bar OF
this State In 545 he appointed to fill the vacancy in
the United States Senate oeeaoned by the resignation
Judge Woodbury. upon the transfer OF the latter bench
of the Supreme Court OF the United States declined the
appointment In 1916 be declined the
General Of the United States rendered to him by President
ed for, during the year, he enrolled himself
private for during the war In February ls47 he
appointed colonel OF the 9th infantry promptly raised
that regiment. Soon afterwards be was commissioned brig
adler general and commanded brigade during the stirring
Of hostes he resigned his commission in the army and
sumed his place the bar OF the State and during the
rendered by the unanimous voice of the democratic
party its candidate for governor which he
declined In 1850 lie member Of the convention the
revision OF the constitution of this State and by that body
comprised OF such Levi Woodbury. Charles o. Ather
tsn Ichabod Bartlett, Levi Chamberlain William Plummer,
James Bell Daniel NJ Christie George w. Nesmitb Daniel
Abbott George Y Sawyer Edmund Parker Andrew Pierce
Edwin ID. Sanborn and other gentlemen of emnence Gen
Pierce elected its presiding officer by of 25T
In 1852 he unanimously nominated the democratic
candidate for the presidency and elected (beng then
less than years sge) by larger majority than
had been given for any of his predecessors"
have deeply regretted the necessity of abiding te
the conductor of the Journal at ALL But wish
monsrae against his unjust and surprising attack upon
democratic President We have been less surprised
in witnessing, from time to time his endorsement of Reed
err his denuncaon Of Gov Shannon and the Kansas ter
rtoral legislature his earnest encouragement of the
of Sharpes rifles and his avowa of favor to the shan
State government in that Territory All these things ht
must know are unbecoming organ Of MIR. Buchanan
and in the last degree dsasefp to that gentleman. w
that there cannot be found ten democrats
in this whole community who take the Reeder and rifle sdt
Of the Kansas controversy. We hope contemporary viii
make such statements advocate such doctrines
render ii necessary for aude to him again for
want controversy with any paper He must be aware
however that when he takes and adopts the positions
and accusations found in the mouth Of the enemy, hi
Taper, ranking democratic organ, Injuries the demo
cratic than any black republican paper in h
country. The position of black republican presses is e
understood and when such attacks made by them thu
Washington Union well remarks
"The experience Of than two years has satisfied
that intelligent and just people understand the import
ance be attached such mode of warfare. We hav,
every assurance in the present exalted estimation in which
President Pierce held by his countrymen that those
gnant attacks which have been kept up unnoced fol
two years. have made Injurious impression upon hi
character"