The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-10-13
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From 'bs Petesst'nS les<6sens<.
.,PoIk, Dallas, Tsnk 1k6ahs fana
Il Was under iIli< n'ssso rI,zl lIp Demo-
crazy in ls4s eendor,sa si.r rznszrs ia
he Nulh and1r 4ipdLs'd 'f< Wig parry
our uf HE Piesidrnl,.l rIer,'on. Eneous-
aged BY their surress IA briaeiug forward
double issues q that ijn.e. abe ihin,bie-
rigging Democracy are playing Ilse same
dishonest r-mr m tie prssfni esnvsss.
Al ihe Supsl,. Gen. Sroll - drnaunred as
Sii enemy 10 lheins,i.nIios, 81 slavery, and
she people are exln,lesl 90 soie l.r Gene
ral Pierce. as iI.e man ef ~ others Lesl
fi,ied 70 guard Soulhefn rights; ~hiIe. a.
ihe North. the precise opposite doclsine
is presrhed Irnm every stump. aud ,le
people are cQriuesIto suslsin Co. Pierre
on the seo.sTof his affiliations with liAe
Free Sod parry. The pools Of ,his fscl
multiply upon us every dsv. Bni sIou
iime sis'ct j"hn Van Burrn--ul,o lras been
siump'ug arm in arm with lie Secession
isl--P'eue Spule-ssid that +" he WAS in
favor oi Pierce and King. and had ai,cgys
been opposed 10 Me relation befuen
master and Stare. and had aimays been
in faror Of oJolishiag slnrery." Every
body Knows that John Van Buren is
shewd. sensible man, and therefore not
likely 10 soie for any mau for so impor-
ianl an office rs The Presidency 81 ihe
United States, whose principles did moi
coinclde with his own. John Van Buren
susiains Piece. because Pierce will sus-
tain John Van Bnren's policy. Can HE
Sourh overlook ibis and ether facts which
should command her earnest attention, and
show her lhe madness of turning her back
ON her own distinguished son Tor the pur-
pose ol ronfrrrina the first Office in The
world on Free soil Yankee, halinq from
a. Stale whose convenlion-of which
Pierce was member unanimously de.
clared, in 1850. that The holding of hu.
man beings in bondage. is a curse 20 any
country. and that We a,e opposed 10 slavery
in all lis forms and under whatever cir
cumsianres Setting aside Piesce's own
conduct in relation to siavery-diseard.
ing from view his vote in Congress by
which he refuses permission 10 Virginia
slave holder 10 garry his slaves inlo the
Dis,,irt-his vote in the Senate. in 1889.
against moIion TO lay ON The table a
memorial praying for the abolition Of
slavery in the District Of Columbia and
the Territory Of Florida. and the abolition
of The slave trade between rie States. and
his very recent New Boston speech, there
is enough aud more than enough, in the
Influences by which Pierce is surrounded
10 show The South The folly Of giving heI
vote 10 him. .Judge man by the com.
pany he keeps" is safe maxim for our
guidance. aud if we look To The circle in
which Pierce moves and the men who are
now his warmesi friends. we cannot hui
conclude that man more dangerous 10
the South could nol be invested with the
Presidential nflice.
AT a.meeling. held on the 25lh uli.. al
Fort Montgomery, Orange county. N.
Y. the following resolution was adopted /:
ResoiUed, That the only hope of the
Northern Democracy is 10 follow the no.
bic example of Martin Van Burfn. John
Van Buren,, b. F. Butler, n. b. Stanton,
G,lherl neane, and Watson G. Haynes,
and thousands Of other Free Soiers, and
support franklin Pierce as the suresl
means Of enrcling repeal Of The Fugitive
Slave law. by giving Northern man The
I con,,ol Of all The important Offices Of the
Government"
I People Of The South /! how like you
this thunder from your :. Natural Allies!''
4 Will you aid in " giving a Northern man
the coalrol Of all the important offices O
The Government" as The surest mean.
nf cfIecling the repeal Of the Fopitvt
slave Law" But this resolution was no
all that lranspired a, The Fort Munlgomer,
meeting. Mr.. Watson G. Haynes, who's,
/" noble example" is thus commended
made speech 10 his brother Pierce men
/. in which he said, g When | made ;
speech a, Pilishurg I did NOT erpecf i
costld be published Ia The South, hu, al
!, though in that Twas mistaken, yet thinl
we NAV safely express our opininns her,
in The privacy of our native fastnessc
with, ut the eye Of publicity prying in Il
: discover u.s." Here is precious comics
Q sim. and should open lhe eyes Of lh
South 10 The game which the Northern
7 Democracy are Playing at her expense
e The South must hear nothing thai WI
damage General Pierce in her estimation
e here he must be held up as The cham
e plon of slavery, but /. in the privacy q
! our native -fas,nesses. where the "eye q
/ publicity" does notp pry in "m discove
II us" they can resolve ll,atihe suresl mean
n Of repeating The Fugitive Slave Law. is :
d give Pierce 8. The conirnl 0f all the i'm
poriaul offices Of the Government" Bu
= lei us s-e what Mr.. HAYNES did say, i
The privacy Of bis Businesses" An
re FIRST, in relation TO Gen. Scoli, the oralo
Is said:
I've differ with General Scott an
his party on important principles. In lh
firSt pace he Was horA and e,ipcated /