Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-08-07
Tho Leather Of the Fugitive Slave
Law.

vi IDe reports OF The speech delivered
/. Gen. Pierce, at New Boston, New Ham
, shire, on the I'd Of January last which v
have heretofore given, wherein he emph
tically declared that lie had a most I
voting feeling at the giving up Of a slave
that he "loathed the fugitive slave law
and that the same twas opposed to HI
mainly, ETC., are producing q tremppd },
. sensation oil over the South. And we
they may. III Gen. Pierce was hoa,est
in his expressions in January last, a MOI
. dangerous man to the South, to the inst
!, tuition OF slavery, to all of our dearcs. il
tel ests, could not be made the occupant {
the Executive chair. There is no ra
tioual doubt that Gen. Pierce was SINGER,
for the very good reason that he had n
motive to be otherwise. He had no idea
last January, that he would ever becom
a candidate for the Presidency--the Tngi
tive Slave law was unpopular la New
HaDpshire-therefore, he not oniy spok,
his own views, but floated along with til,
popular current, when he proclaimed him
self a loathey Of the obnoxious law
These are all reasonable deductions, sus
tanned by the circumstances and justified
BY the conjnnctions Of the-case, all ingen,
uous men will admit.
The production Of the reports of the
speech, and the concurrent evidences O,
their substantial correctness, in every es.
sential particular. combined with the havoc
made thereby in Southern Democratic
ranks, have almost thrown the leaders into
commissions and in their frantic attempts
to extricate their candidate from the pit,
dug by himself, into which he has fallen,
they have only sunk him deeper and more
hopelessly. Seeing this, they have become
furious - resorted to the use Of harsh sx.
pressions. unbecoming gentlemen, and
which can only work to their injury, be.
fore a discriminating public. Coarse vitu-
peration, bitter denunciation, and rabid IN
y~ective, very seldom affect the party as
sailed, while the rebound is often dacerou..
and frequently destructive, to those who
descend to the use Of such unseemly mis-.
siles in partisan warfare. 1a5J
These reports of Gen. pierce's speech
were taken, ms our readers have already
been Informed, from the Concord Indepen.
dent Democrat, sud from the Manchester
Democrat. Attempts have been made TO
impeacla the characters OF the conductors
Of these papers, by stating that they were
bigoted and fanatical Abolitionists, alike
unworthy of belief, credit, etc. Now,
iDho are they, that make such sweeping
allegations? Rank Freesoilers and Abo.
litionists, as can be proved by the record !
Try them by their o,c7 standard, and then
are unworthy Of belief. They, In effect,
say, those editors are Ai,olitionists, and
are, therefore. entitled to no credit. Be-
ing Abolitiof1lsts themselves, OF course
their certificate falls tosthe ground. Who
will certifysfo Tor the certiiers? They need
it sadly. Without il their certificates will
neither command respect nor attention.
The Southern Pierce press should attend
to this matter.
Tfie bitter denunciations OF these per.
soDs, from the Washington Union down
to the New Orleans Courier, has had the
very effect we anticipated from the outset.
has brought them forward, with addi-
Iional proof; and we have not the smallest
Of doubt, that. before they get
through, they will prove, by irrefragable
testimony. taken under oatA, every mate.
rial expression contained in the reports.
We have before als three documents.
upon the subject, one Of which
shall publish entire, and take such ex.
racts from the others as may be necessary
a proper calculation Of the subiects
One is an affidavit from Mr.. Foss, re-
,orter Of Gen. Pierce's speech. This gen.
we understand. says the wash
ngton Republic, is a preacher Of the Bap-
list persuasion. q man Of good character
nd unifnpeacbed veracity; but as fanati-
al. we dare say. on the subject of aboli.
ion as the editors Of the N. Y Evening Il
'ost, the Buffalo Republic. al Rantoui, 4
lloyd, Preston King. Molony, Campbell,
,leveland, the Van Burens, Butler, Dix,
nd the numerous band Of thousands upon
,ousands Of Freesoilers and Abolitionists, !
rho are now engaged. ardently aud zeal !
usly. in the support Of franklin Pierce
" the Presidency. We should not be /,
luch surprised If he "ko0khes' the Flu
tive Slave law 0lapost as strongly as the )
eneral himself. But TO the affidavit: .
AFFIDAVIT. :
!, Andrew T. Foss. Of Manchester, In !
county Of Hillsborough and5State Of
Hampshire, depose and say, that on i
e I'd day Of January, 1852, ] attended d !
meeting at New Boston, in said
unity, which was addressed by General !.
rankin Pierce ; that went there for the !
'rpose of reporting the speakers. and I
At the report Of the speech Of General :
cree. wherein he declares that he
the Fugitive Slave law. etc." 9
as furnished by me TO the tditor Of the :
anchester Democrat that the same was !:
ritten out by me on the evening after the \
from notes@taken on the spot !:
d that the facts therein stated as pub :,
he'd in said Manchester Democrat, and
% in the Independent Democrat, are
le. I distinctly recoIlect that General 4
cree said, among other things. that he !
a ! . most revolving feeling at the civ.
. - Of q slave; that he g loathed the =
Slave law 2 and that the seine i
opposed to humanity and moral :.
ht.a "a. r.. FOSS. Is
ATE or IEw k1rsnixE. s
Merri1Iack, ii Ju1f rs. 1852. :.
Personally Appeared Andrew E. Foss, I, l:
] made solemn Com that the above
davit, by him subscribed. il true. Be-
Bsme. JACOB s. HARVEY, u
We commend the above evidence 10 the