The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-09-01
Letter from Gen, raj Pierre.

The following excellent letter from cenerai
Pierce appears in the Republic Of yesterday,
having been furnished for publ'cati'n TO that
;uu nal by the person to whom it is addrt ssed
l. will be seen that the letter flu ~ and exact
" confirms the atemrnt W. have already
made as matter of our own knowledge, that
@, neral Pierce has, over his own signature,
branded the alleged report OF his speech at New
Boston az or IS and absurd calumy and tab
rication We need hardly call the attention OF
our readers to the concus " terms Of the lstter,
or to the eranest frankness and dirtctnsss g 49,
whole tone and charactsT : - % q" ,sso ~
--aYrEAR slR:-Surroundrd by pressing en-.
caeements, seize the earliest opportunity t"
r.plv 10 your letter Of thu 18th instant. lmuch
regret that any hing connected with myseli
sho,,,, have b. en- the cnusr o. disagreement be
tween YOU and genleln with VIII m you have
heen asa ,ciatsd in Tie editorial d. partn,rnt
the Sou,hern Press d. not remember I'VE.
T. have seen what pnrpor.s 10 be report ct =
~nerch delivered by me ut New Boston, in his
State. in January last. until nv attention WIS
call. d 70 il as rapnhlishsd in the Republic. The
pretended repnrtis, md p'eSume was designed
10 he n entire misre D. e-entation 1t g not merely
nntru htul, but ~ 81 grossly and absurdly falls
~ o render, in this vicinity, any denial OF its
authenticity entirely unnecessary The two pa
pes QUOT d-the Independent Democrat, pub,
ished in This place, and the Democ At, publish
ed in Manches'er--nre thoroughly abolition
j.urnals: and have been, ana are, zeal"usly OPP
posed To the dernncratic party For a long TINE
prf,r 10 the meeting at New Boslnn, and ever
since. they have been unsparing in their attacks
upon me- personally, and in their bitter dennn
citation of what they have been pleased TO term
nv uro. slaverv sentiments. But il would BE-
something new for either of these papers to
denv the consistency Of my opinions upon the
subject Of the constitutional rights of the South
m relation 70 slavery My opinions, and the
avowal ri them, have been everywhere the
same. Ever mindful Of the difficulties and
dangers which 80 long bronded over The assrmb
lage of wise men and pure patriots to whose
spirit Of concession and earnest efforts We are
indebted for the constitnti"n under which we
have enjoyed such signal prosp rity advance
m.nt, and happiness, have regarded the sub
iect a. too vital and delicate 70 be- used an
element Of sect nal appeal in party conflicts
NV action and my language in New Hampshire,
touching this matter, have been at all times and
under all circumstances in entire accordance
with nv action and language at Washing on
NV votes in the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives were M, republished in the Era for
the first time. They have been again and again
paraded to arouse tine passions and prejudces Of
our people against me individually. and against
the party with which It has been my pride and
pleasure t" act. There has been no attempt to
evade the force Of the record. 1t has been at
all time. freely admitted, and my position sus.
tanned upon grounds satisfactory tn my own
mind am not surprised to know that the at
tempt to prove me an aholitonst pr,vnkes much
merriment among men of all parties here and
this weak and untruthful sketch Of what purports
IN he mv speech is really too ridiculous to be
considered in any serious light.
am in The daily receiptof letters, propnund-
ing the greatest variety of curious 1,,"s.i, y ;
upon an 9concetvabie subjects. Letters Of this
character cannot be answered, of course. No
individual could command either the time or
strength the herculean task would quire. ]
may add, that such correspondence would by
no means comp"rt with my views Of duty -
The democratic party sent its delegates to Bal
timore, not alone to nominate candidates, but to
| reaffirm principles and to present the leading
| issnes upon which the canvass should be con
| Quoted.
If could deem myself capable Of improving
| The platform there adopted, it is quite certain
| that should decline, either at the call Of ind
| viduals or associations, to incur the charge Of
| arrogance tn which any attemptto alter, amend
or enlarge it, would inevitably subject me.
| Your letter is Of entirely different charac.
| ter. 1t seeks truth in relation TO an alleged
| tact it speaks of history, to which too search.
ing an appeal cannot be made. appreciate the
| estimate you seem tn have OF my character to
dlrectness, and beg you to accept my thanks fo
your Efforts to vindca'e my claim to that trait
at least, before the public.
lam, with high esteem, your most obedien
| servant. FRANKLIN PIERCE.
| Erwis Dx LEos, Esq. Washington, d. G