Lives of the presidents of the United States of America, from Washington to the present time .. . Bu-chanan, Benton. Senator Pierce was a remarkably fluent, grace-ful speaker, always courteous and good-tempered; and his speecheswere listened to by both parties with interest. In the year 1834,he married Miss Jane Means Appleton, a lady of rare beauty andaccomplishments, and one admirably fitted to adorn every statioD FRANKLIN PIERCE. 335 with which Iier husband was honored. Of three sons who wereborn to them, all now sleep with their mother in the grave. In the year 1838, Mr. Pierce, with growi
Lives of the presidents of the United States of America, from Washington to the present time .. . Bu-chanan, Benton. Senator Pierce was a remarkably fluent, grace-ful speaker, always courteous and good-tempered; and his speecheswere listened to by both parties with interest. In the year 1834,he married Miss Jane Means Appleton, a lady of rare beauty andaccomplishments, and one admirably fitted to adorn every statioD FRANKLIN PIERCE. 335 with which Iier husband was honored. Of three sons who wereborn to them, all now sleep with their mother in the grave. In the year 1838, Mr. Pierce, with growing flime, and increasingbusiness as a lawyer, took up his residence in Concord, the capitalof New Hampshire. The citizens of his native town, in token oftheir high esteem, gave him a parting dinner. He dove ted him-self with new zeal to his duties at the bar, and took his rank atonce among the ablest lawyers. His tact, his genial spirit, andhis unvarying courtesy, gave him extraordinary power with njury. It is said that he was never known to insult, browbeat, orendeavor to terrify, a GEX. lIi;i;CIO LANDING IX MEXICO. President Polk, upon his accession to office, appointed j\ attorney-general of the United States; but the offci •was declined, in consequence of numerous professional engagemouts at home, and the precarious state of Mrs. Pierces also, about the same time, declined the nomination for gover-nor by the Democratic party. The war with Mexico called into the army. Receiving the appointment of brigadier- 336 LIVES OF THE PRESIDENTS. general, he embarked, with a portion of his troops, at Newport,, on the 27th of May, 1847. Gen. Pierce landed upon a sand-beach, at a place called Virgara,oil the 28th of June. There was already an encampment of aboutfive hundred men, under the command of Major Lally, at thatplace. He was ordered to make no delay there, and yet no prepa-rations had been made for his departure. About two thousand wild
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