The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-27


JUS QUIET LHE--HIs ISDoKsEHssT OF 5oHSsoS's
COURSE IN TIE CASE or THE REFRACTORY SEC
RETAKY or war.
concord, New Hampshire, correspondent of
The New York Herald, writes as follows:
In conversation with q prominent Republican
this ssterncon-one Who vas once 9 United
States minister 70 foreign eountry-the inquiry
was made Of your correspondent If be had heard
ex-Prezident Piercn's views upon the impeach-
ment question. ! informed him that had heard
Mr.. Pierce declare, moment before. that in his
opinion the president was right. "Oh, yes,- al
swered the radical, he thought JET. Davis was
right when he wrote his letter from Clarendon
Hotel, and ! shouldn't be surprised il be now
wrote letter Of sympathy to Andrew johnson. -
Although the ex-president is deeply interested in
the progress OF political affairs at this time
doubt very much IL he will even IN the crisis
venture TO mix in them publicly. There il prob
ably no man in the country who once occupied
so prominent q place m the administration Of
the nations sdairs whose every day life
Il so uniformly retired. Occasionally the
Old Public Functionaryr at wheafland
responds 10 e serenade or any other compliment
that may be rendered him. Within a few monfhs
i believe, he made speech before some Phila-
delphis tremep; but il is now over two years
since General Pierce made public speech, aud
that was only few words on the eve Of Demo
cratic State convention here, and then Ia obe-
dience 10 the repeated demands Of his friends.
With this single exception, be has not spoken on
political or other topics for a long, long tine.
The general lives IN tidy little cottage on Main
street, situated on an easy em1ence overlooking
the herrimac valley aud river, and short quar-
ter Of mile from the business portion Of the
town. his wife and children are all deceased
and the declining years Of his life are therefore
spent In solitude only broken by the frequent
visits OF personal friends, of whom he has very
many. he does not keep house, but boards With
Mr.. aud Mrs. Williams, who furnish him with an
emf 81 a.
cottage mansion. His most intimate personal
friend Is Hon. Josiah Mnot. president of the Con-
cord Railroad, and prominentlawyer and Demo
cratic politician. He has also warm friend in
the person OF Ira A. Eastman, his next door
neighbor, who. BY the way. is also prominent
attorney and Democrat. aud at one time daring
the war; came within FIVE hundred votes OF
being governor Of New Hampshire. Some
years ago Mr.. Pierce purchased charming
building lot about mile west OF the State House.
N the direction of MillVile, and laid the founda-
ton Of large and beautiful home stead but
while he was IN the midst Of prosecuting these
plans, which be had in view, his partner in life
passed away, and he a. once abandoned the
doubleday one OF the finest mansions in Concord
Il now bat heap of decayed masonry. He has
however, nice little cottage By the sea-" ia the
vicinity known as Bears Head. Hampton Beach,
where be has become member of tie Episcopal
church in Concord. Of which he Is regular land
dev0ut At en- ant. Much OF his time. when heath
permits, Il devoted TO visiting the poor, and L i
Internationally true that he dspepses aid most
Literally 70 allohjects of charity ws.ch may come
90 his notice. he does not wait for person N
distress 10 apply, but learning Of misery, be
searches for It personally, aud extends sympathy
and relief whenever il i needed, whether amoag
ne Anglo-Saxon or sable race. In his social
life he Is the same kind and genial man that be
was In the White House. and, while many despise
and abuse him Tor his political creed there are
lew, II any, who viii not defend hin against any
reproach that may be brought against him as .
man, phllanthropisf and an honest and Drac-
ucal Christian. In brief he is as thorough
member Of the human family as he is
OF the Democratic party. When not confined 70
his rooms by Illness he makes daily visit "down
town" and occasionally ventures few miles out
side Of Conc0rd's limits to pass a day or two
with some old friend. During the past two OF
three days be has been at the post Office promptly
on the arrival Of the morning papers. TO learn the
progress Of affairs at Washington. This morning,
when receiving copy OF paper coutaining an
account OF the impeachment proceedings ia the
House, he proceeded directly TO the Office nf a
friend, where several gentlemen had assembled
before MIN. and oy his request one OF the NUMBER
proceeded to read the presidents message sent
into the Senate on Monday. VITA heads uncovered
all listened with silent interest to the reading ~
the d0cumeLt. The ex-president was particu-
larry attentive, and frequently interrupted the
reader by requesting him 70 read second time
certain passages in order that he might not mia
take then meaning. At the close he said that the
document was a concise. clear, and eloquent ex.
position of the presidents reasons for the course
he had pursued. and it seems to him from Mr.
yohDson's views that the law and the Constitution
fully justified him in what be had done. de fur
fher stated. IN reply as to what would be the
probable eject Of the Impeachment proceedings
upon the New Hampshire election that, in his
judgment, the Developments which viii grow out
of them wiz be such as TO Strengthen the Demo
cratic party, remarking. also as be left the Office
that their cause never was 50 promising and au-
sspicicus Of glorious results as al the present