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May 24, 1853
The Camden Weekly Journal
Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
The Washington correspondent describes President Pierce's abstention from wine, attributing his grave character to bereavements, afflictions, and presidential duties, contrasting his earlier vivacity. It condemns pre-election charges of intemperance as false and malicious.
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PRESIDENT PIERCE'S PERSONAL HABITS.—
The Washington correspondent of the New York Courier, says of Gen. Pierce, that he drinks no wine; and most who enjoy an intimate acquaintance with him say that the bereavements and afflictions of his latter years, and the pressure of the onerous public duties since his election, have impressed him with a deep sense of religious responsibility, and given a tinge of gravity to his character which forms an observable contrast with the ardor and vivacity of his temperament at an early period of his life. Those papers that charged him before his election with habits of intemperance, committed a cruel act—a crime which was as wicked as it was false and malicious.
The Washington correspondent of the New York Courier, says of Gen. Pierce, that he drinks no wine; and most who enjoy an intimate acquaintance with him say that the bereavements and afflictions of his latter years, and the pressure of the onerous public duties since his election, have impressed him with a deep sense of religious responsibility, and given a tinge of gravity to his character which forms an observable contrast with the ardor and vivacity of his temperament at an early period of his life. Those papers that charged him before his election with habits of intemperance, committed a cruel act—a crime which was as wicked as it was false and malicious.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Moral Virtue
Justice
What keywords are associated?
President Pierce
Personal Habits
Intemperance Charges
Religious Responsibility
Character Contrast
What entities or persons were involved?
Gen. Pierce
President Pierce
Where did it happen?
Washington
Story Details
Key Persons
Gen. Pierce
President Pierce
Location
Washington
Event Date
Since His Election
Story Details
Gen. Pierce abstains from wine; bereavements, afflictions, and public duties have instilled religious responsibility and gravity, contrasting his earlier vivacity; pre-election intemperance charges are false and malicious.