Presidents, soldiers, a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence . erved four consecutive years. In the two latter years he waschosen speaker by a vote of 155 against 58 votes cast for all other candi-dates. He had all the natural gifts that adapted him for the post; cour-tesy, firmness, quickness and accuracy of judgment, and clearness of men-tal perception. To that he added what was to be attained by a laboriousstudy of parliamentary rules, and his record as a presiding officer was abrilliant one. In 1833 he
Presidents, soldiers, a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence . erved four consecutive years. In the two latter years he waschosen speaker by a vote of 155 against 58 votes cast for all other candi-dates. He had all the natural gifts that adapted him for the post; cour-tesy, firmness, quickness and accuracy of judgment, and clearness of men-tal perception. To that he added what was to be attained by a laboriousstudy of parliamentary rules, and his record as a presiding officer was abrilliant one. In 1833 he was elected to the House of Representatives, and there sup-ported the administration of Jackson, who became warmly attached to theyoung New Hampshire Democrat. Pierce continued in the house fourvears, during which time he put himself upon record as an opponent of the\\Vst Point system of military education, and a supporter of States rightsas seemed to him guaranteed by the Constitution. On the former point,after his experience in the Mexican war, he became convinced he was mis-taken, and so puhliclv acknowledged But he was always a State-rights. <-^^/g^^ 314 PRESIDENTS, SOLDIERS, STATESMEN, man, and as determined that anything due should be given a SouthernState, as that the rights of his own land of hills should be regarded. In 1837 Franklin took his seat in the United States Senate as memberfrom New Hampshire. This was in the beginning of President Van Bu-rens administration, and when the Senate, oi which Pierce was the young-est member, contained such illustrious talent as that of Webster, of Clay,and of Calhoun. For the first three years, the records of SenatorPierces duties consists mainly of reports of committees and brief remarks,usually bearing upon some committee work. But in 1841, when the elec-tion of Harrison had brought the Whig party into pre-eminence, the powerof Pierce as one of the organized minority was sensibly felt, and gener-ously recognized by the olde
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