Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-08-02
<usvery. without sbcipg able to sugeest any


uavery. without being able to sugeest any
practicsl plan Tor lis abolition.
- The speech was throughout thoroughly
national sVoeeh. snd producnd powerful
-seaect. No fell report Of il was Published.
though brief abstract oft appeared shortly
afierin the Union Democrat ofthis city.
l remember seeing the reports copied Ivy the
"RepubIic." when they first appeared. and
sconversing in regard TO them with several per-
sssons who beard General Plerce's speech All
agreed in pronouncing them gross perverson
and almost entire fabrication from beginning 10
md Both reports We're evidently written by
the same individual. which accounts Cor their
close similarity.
:. Both Of the papers from which these COM
municatons are taken. are as you we'll know.
violent abolition journals. and have been un-
sparing in their hostility 10 General Pierce. and
indeed all flscprominent members Of the dem
: ocratic party in the State. One of them was
started by tie atolitionists some years .irce as
the organ Of John p. Hale and his associates.
and the other was rcpudated by the democrat
&c patty and turned over to the abolitionists on
account Of its opposition 10 the Compromise.
When it is Known how bitter and how frequent
have beenih attacks made by these two jour
mails upon Gen. Pierce. on account Of his open
national course on the slavery question. every
one will see, il seems TO nc. how little conf
jence can ne placed in airy such reports as the
"RepuLlic" has seen fit to extract fiom their
columns. I, is well known to you that, on ac-
count OF his course upon this question. he has
for long time been a constant mark for their
Remuneration and abuse. send you few ex-
tracts 10 show the spirit they have both mani
tested towards him. The FIRST is from the In
dependent Democratic OF February 20. 1921:
II is obvious TO every intelligent man that
one ofence-opposion to slavery and the
fugitive slave act-ihe decree Of outawry E.
gainst Mr.. Atwood has gone forth. For this
lie has been denounced. harrassed, and brought
10 the Llock For nothing else has Franklin
Pierce pursued him with the cruel hcartless-
ness Of famished tiger and the cunning NAL.
ice Of demon"
The next extract is from the same poper. Of
June 81. 1852.
gen. PIERCE ON THE RIGHT OF PETITION.
The last National Era contains n carefully
collected history Of General Perce's Congress
sional career. showing that through the whole
nine years he served in the House and SEN
ate. the right Of pe,i,ion-a right older than
Magma CHara-had no bitter or more unrc.
lenting opponent than the present bunker
democratic candidate for PresiJ, mt Of the U
States. This is not news to us. 1t is not
news to the people of New Hampshire in
whose memories the history of their desreda
ton at the hands Of such men as Athcr,on
ID Pierce, and Burke, is still fresh. They have
NOT forgotten that these men earned for the
State they mfsrepresented the insulting and
trea.onable aprclative Of the South Carolina
ofrhc North. than which it were difficult 10
find a name more signifean, of disgrace and
shame.
In this catalogue stands General Pierce. In
all the nine years he spent in Congress- not a
thought, word, or act can be found hch sa.
vors of the slightest regard for civil, religious,
or personal liberty. On all questions and all
occasions his course was one Of entire and ul-
qualified subscrviency TO the South and To
slavery. Such it has been since; nor, we sup.
pose do he or his friends wish TO deny this
On this ground mainly. of bis devotion to the
creates, wrong that curses the earth. was he
first brought forward by the Virginia delega-
ton. and afterwards endorsed by the whole
Southern Democracy, as a proper standard
bearer other principles. On this ground he
and his friends expect to see him elected. if E.
lccted he shall be. which is very doubtful"
The Manchester Democrat OF June II, 1850.
in an article entitled THE Hunker Democra-
cy" and their Candidates" SAYS:
convention IN Its hume Gus ballOt,ngs
exhibited the same determination of the South
to allow of the nomination of no man unless
notorious doughface of the most de, oted and
unqu sstionabe strife and an advance Of their
most ultra pretensions.
Thus the South chung to Buchanan until
finding his nomination impossible, and wearied
by unsuccessful efforts, they led the way in
body for Franklin Pierce Of New Hampshire,
whom they well Knew to be profoundly loyal
10 southern interests, from whom no word or
vote in lehalf Of human rights has ever been
rrco dcd, who had avowed his entire devotion
10 the Compromise, but who. in the absence of
any avowal, could be better trusted by the
sla,eholding interest than majority of the can
didates for whom it had voted"
The above extracts accurately reflect the
sentiments entertained by the aboIilionists or
free-soilcrs Of this State towards General
Pierce and furnish complete refuaion of
the absurd charges Of aboliiionism which the
"Repubfc," or any of its abolition allies, can
manufacture or bring against him.
! am. very respectfully, your obedient SER
want. B. F. AVER,
Hon. II. HIDBARp.
MA~curerr, IN II T..,,e ,og,