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Franklin Pierce.

The S'o.'''' owes much to Franklin Pierce,
hu: yy~!": II. rs it were, the Chief Magis-
tr;,;" u! a great nation, now tic private
cit2c"; ",.r "t' hc i,coilr Party aspcritv,
tana''c;-l.. Disappointed! ambition, and the
,IcIma:": ,,i";n prevailing in the land during
his administration, brought down upon him
;,hus2 si;r 81, has never before been hcaped
upon aIy IRE. i,!cnt; but history will vindi-
cate his I.#:a", and TO faturc generations
Franklin I'I":cc will Lc known and apprcci
Htc'', rs ti.r PURE patriot, the virtuous and
honest statesman. Elected to the Prcsi-
Grn'y l.; -; OILY the party that nominated
him but hy the votes Of thousands upon
IhousaM,!s,of those who had heretofore op-
posed the democratic party, it was impossi-
l.c fcr lin 10 overlook the claims that all
sections !.;,l npor him, for recognition of
their interests anh their rights. But this is
rut NJ. divisions and disscnsions had pre-
vailc'. to ~ alarming extent, previous to his
nomination, in the ranks of his own party,
all Of which threatened dsmcmbcrment
Rights I:."n. and Union, Compromise men,
III tie Ia: i and West national democrats,
AID thu" IN c;;nc,l to bc so, but who
were IplIh;!,'~,, tainted with frcc.soil scnti.
I."nts AMI opinions, but who still stood bv
the nominH,.on, anil batted hravey for its
success. !: was this state Of things that
cmlb&':..s . :hr late President when he went
ii4:o c:..''. liencc the appointment of a
c"hlnci. which somewhat astonishcd the
county. on is first announcement. We
i;tv" seen III it Jefferson Davis, Southern
i'l.c!!~ nl:.g, I:o!n the extreme South, and
McE!r,Itri. i:o;n the extreme West; Gu.
tA:ic, e.. Union democrat, and Mary, the
rl! "i!"'.!.or.' And from the cabinet,
thongl:"u: The departments, extremes were
made /" meet. and min@le together, the po-
LEY oE he President being to reconcile all
sections Il ;hc democracy that they might
work !.:tr:!yniua>y Y together for the good of
The ne,,!'. an.l for the advancement of the
@rc;i; :,.:er>-., anl honor of the nation.
This c";:,:va,i.n Of Tic late President,
':ic!a..,::. !. ~;ls to him, 10y views most pat
'i"tr. :. = ini.'h cc'.~Nrcl at the outset Of
lis administration. a:.'I cooled the arior of
many ":io !:;u, warmly at!vocatcl his cleo
ti"a. Il w;.> confidently V predicted that his
;Sl!mi!i ;r;,ii2n would prove failure. As oil
and wa',r cnH,,l ut,t commimolc. SO said they
'H!'i ~ l!i' VI W ilItIl lllr cIblnGt'
was composed, ur:!r, aud, as unit, act 10
;:!c or .:,!"n. this Li>trust Of the late Prcsi.
dra.'" policy. on thc part Of many of his
til:n'.s, W. :; weapon which they failed moi
to n;c VIII! rn"":!v and address. But as
time proves a, ;iing~. So has experience PROV
ed. that !. WAS not absolutely Necessary. in
order to promote the Great interests of the
country. HAT upon ri! ,,chatcabc points af-
tccti''@ scctinHa! c!anls and interests, the
cabinet O. y President should be Il unit.
No one Will pretend to affirm tllat the great
Interests of !hc nation have not been promo
ted b, President Ficrcc's administration. No
one WI! attempt to affirm that the honor of
the .at:o;l has mot been maintained abroad
No one vii! pretend 10 affirm, that, in any
department 81 the Government, fidelity has
been wanting, or that corruption has exist
e1 III administering the government. Frank
lin Pierce, therefore, rctircs ENJOYING n pop
nlarity which his opponents may well envy.
In the South, his praise is now in all mems
mou,!.., at least all whose good opinious arc
worth :: straw. .A::I while viliGed and as
sailed nj !:o.nr, bv The vile abolition crew
who will surround lin, in his retiracy, he
vii! b: sustained b. the gallant democracy
of The north, "who know no East, no West,
10 North, 30 South" but who will stand, as
i!c HIS done, 10y our glorious constitution,
until, with them, slime shall BE- no more"