The New York herald., 1868-03-01

on here. and then IN obedience 10 the repeated de-
mands of h's friends With tnis snple excepuon ne mas
not spoken on poca other sop'cs Tor long, long
time The t,euera lives q tidy httle cottage on Main
street. situated ON an easy ellnence overlooking the
Merrmac valley ana river ana sh0't s wife and chill
dren all deceased and the cechning years " MS o
therefore spent In solitude ohy oroNen oy sho
freuusnt visits OF personal friends, or whom ne mas
very many. he does keep house, but boards with
q Mr. and Mrs. Villa ns, who furnish MN WIN an
elegant suit OF rooms lower foor OF their cotase
mansion His most intimate personal friend is Hon.
Josiah hinot, President OF the concord haroad anu =
prominent lawyer and democratic Polician. nc nus h
also warm friend in the person OF Ira Eastman his
n xt door neghbor Who by the way, ID also proni-
nsnt attorney and democrat and st one time during
the war) came within i've hundred votes OF peing
Governor OF New Hampshire Some years ago Mr..
Pierce purchased charming building iot ABOUT mie
west Of the State House. IN the dlrecuon o. hon1
stead but while he was in the midst OF prosecuting
these plans which he had long had In view his partner
in life passed away and he at once abandoned the whole
enterprise and what would have been undoubtedly ono
OF the finest mansions In Concord ls now out neap OF
decayug masonry He mas n0wsse 1, naSe &c Rnars
Head, Hampton Beach, where he spends the summer
months Within short tme he has become me moer
he is q regular and devout attendant. Much OF mis-
time, when health permits, is devoted 10 visiting tno
poor and II unquesonabiy true that no aa
to his notice. He does not wait for person In distress
to apply, but learning OF misery he searches ior per
sonay, and extends sympathy and relief whenever
Is needed, whether among the AngloSaxon or sable
race In his social lite he Is tho kind and genial
that he In the White House, and, while many
despse and abuse him for his political creed, tnero are
few, If any, who will not defend him against any re-
proach that may be brought against him as man,
philantnropst and honest and practical Christian In
BRIEF he is thorough member of the human family
as he is OF tho democIalc party When not connned 20
his rooms by Illness he makes a daily visit down
town." and occasionally ventures few miles outside
of Conc0rds limits to pass day or two with some OLD
friend During the past two or three days he has been a.
the Post Oce promptly the arrival OF the morning
papers, to learn the progress OF affairs at Washington
This morning, when receiving copy OF paper contain
ing account Of the impeachment proceedings IN tho
House, he proceeded directly to the office OF FRIEND
where several gentlemen had assembled before him.
by his request Of the number proceeded to
the Presidents message sent inso the Senate on Mon
day With heads uncovered all listened With silent IN
to the reading Of tho document Tho ex-Presi-
dent particularly attentive ana frequently inter-
ruped the reader by requesting him to read second
time certain passages in order that he might not mistake
their meaning At the close he said that the document
concise, clear able ana eloquent exposition OF the
Presidents for the course he had pursued and
II seemed him from Mr. Johns0n's views that the
law and the constitution fully justified lin 10 what no
had DONE He further stated in reply to what would
be the probable effect OF the impeachment proceedings
upon the New Hampshire election, that, In his judg-
ment the developments which will gr0~ out OF them
will be such strengthen the democratic party re-
marking aso he left the Office, that their cause never
promising and auspcious of glorious results as at
the