Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-06-17

Gen. Pierce.

With the single remark, that W hat
ever of objection the wings may have
to the democratic candidate for the.
Presidency, we troy they can not
urge that he is unsafe upon the
Slavery question : With this rem ark,
we say, re surrender the greater
portion Of the space We usually oc7
.cupy editorylly to the publication Of
the following in reference to General
PIERCE, the democratic nominee
The reader will bear in mind that this,
is not dependent upon the lpse dxlt
of any one, or d ny set of men, but a
literal extract Fl en- the true political
history ofour ca hdidate, whilea mem
Der Of Che Anne ric;sn Congress.
Ga I'll e 18th Of Dec, 1885, Gen,
Pierce, when petition fer the aboli-
ton of slavery in the District of Co
Iumbia was before the lower House
ofCong4ess, embraced the opportuni-
ty to for mally define his position up
on the ) ubject of abolition petitions,
in the u ke Of these bold and emphat
ic words:
"This was not the last memorial Of
the same character which would be
sent here. 1t was perfectly apparent
that the question must be met bow,
or at sci me future time, fully and ex-
plicitly, aud such an e4pressi9 On Of
this House given. as could leav b no
possible room to doubt as to the
opinions and sentiments entertained
by its members.
ale was unwilling that any impu-
tation should rest on the North, ia
consequence Of the misguided and FL
natieal zeal Of fen, who, however hon
est might have been their purposes,
he believed had done In calcdlable
mischief, and whose motives he knew.
received no more sanction among the
great mass Of the people Of the North
than they did at the South.
"For one, he AIr. p. while he
would be the last to infringe upon
any Of the sacred reserved rights Of
the people, Was prepared to stamp
9Th disaapro5atiop, IN The as9st ex-
prsss and tneqaiuocqy ter1Rs, The rhole
nccemca5 apoa his sn5gect.
He felt confidence in ass erting
that among the people Of the State
which he had the honor in part to
represent, there was not one in a
hundred who did not entertain the
most sacred regard for the rights of
their Southern brethren nay, not
one in five hundred who would not
have those rights protected at any
and every hazard. There was not
the slightest disposition TO interfere
with any rights secured BY the con
stitution, which binds together, and
which he humbly hoped ever would
bind together, this great and glorious
confsderacy as one family"
Upon the motion to lay said petit
ton on the table, Gen. Pierce said:
"If the motion to lie upon the Ia
bic be persisted in, he would vote
iorit, though he would prefer to meet
the question in some form which
could by no possibility be considered
either equivocal or ev;sive.'l
The following resolutions were
unanimously reported to the House,
by select committee, of which Gen.
Pierce was a member, and Nj. Pinck-
ney; of South Carolina, wal chair
man: Z
ReSotccd, That Congress possesses
no constitutional authority to inter-
ierc in any way with the in titution
of slavery in any of the States of this
confederaey.
ResoIpea, That Congress Ought not
to interfere ia any way with slavery
in the District Of Columbia.
And, whereas, it is extrem ely i'm
portant and desirable that he agita-
i,ea Of tbs subject should be finally