Excerpt from The Life of Gen. Frank; Pierce, the Granite Statesman: With a Biographical Sketch of Hon. William Rufus King, Vice President of the United States The Convention had been three days assembled, and a nomination seemed to be no nearer than ever. Each delegation had stood faithfully by their favorite; and however severe the repulse they bad after each defeat, returned manfully again to the encounter. Nor was this spectacle one over which every true-hearted American might not rejoice - for it was but the friendly struggle of brothers - all enlisted in the same glorious campaign, but each most closely attached to a beloved Leader. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.