The Placer herald., 1859-10-29
Tardy Justice.

Three years ago, says the Philadelphia
argus, Gen Pierce, President Of the United
States, was the best abused man on terra
.frma. The English language hardly furn-
ished expletives sufficiently strong to de-
nounce him, and many prominent men, edi-
tors as well as private citizens gloried in
their ability to traduce and vllify him.
Near two years ago President Pierce retired
from his exalted official position, and became
a private citizen. From that period re-
action has steadily been working, and now
we find him among the most popular Of liv-
ing American Statesmen. Since his return
from Europe he has been greeted with the
warmest demonstrations from the people Of
all parties, and his progress from Boston to
his home at Concord has been triumphant
ovation. Not word Of reproach is uttered
against him, but wherever he appears he re-
ceives the warmest welcome and the highest
honor.
When he was President Of the United
States, he paid visit to his New England
home, and company Of volunteers, known
as the "Amoskeag Veterans" were invited
to join in his reception. Prejudiced against
him politically, the members of that com
pany declined to welcome him, and held a
meeting in which resolutions were passed by
no means complimentary to him as an officer
or as citizen. President Pierce passed this
insult over unnoticed, deeply as he must
have felt it, Time rolled on and the bitter
ness Of partizan prejudice became cooled
The same "Amoskeag Veterans" began tc
repent of their hasty and illjudged course
and few months ago they held another
meeting in which they retracted all they hat
said against President Pierce, and published
to the world that they had done him injus
tice. Not satisfied with this they went t.
Boston to receive him on his return from
Europe and accompanied him from that city
to Manchester, New Hampshire, as guard
of honor. Thus it is shown how prone
mankind are to Go wrong to their fellows in
the midst Of passionate excitement, and il
is not always that the erring are so noble AS
to acknowledge their error and make repair
alton, as the "Amoskeag Veterans" have so
wisely done. We venture to say that the
ex- President felt as proud of his volunteer
escort through New England, as Napoleon
did on entering Paris at the head of his le-
gions from the plains of Italy.
This incident in the history Of an Ameri
can statesman should be lesson to our peo
pie. We are far too prone to denounce
those who differ from US on political ques-
tions, and to deny them, in the midst Of ex
citement, that justice to which they are en-
titled. Sooner or later such An intemperatt
course bringsits own reproof, and we ART
compelled to admit that we reproved with
out reason and condemned without cause
How many men now living regret the course
they pursued towards Andrew Jackson wher
he was President of the United States9 anc
how many more blush to remember the bit
ter hostility they cherished against Henry
Clay? These are individual instances tha
might be multiplied to an indefinite extent
but they are familiar, and will serve as illus
trations. At this day there are thousands O
men in the United States using language o
denunciation against President Buchanan
who will live to regret every word they ut
ter. Erie (Pa.) Observer.