The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-13

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now for the purpose of showing that the Dem
cratic organs Of Boston and Washington,
which are terocious against the Wings for hav-
ing exposed General PiERcE's Freesoilism,
have themselves chronicled sentiments in per-
feet harmony with the New Boston speech.
The Union cannot dispute the accuracy of q
report which it printed less than seven weeks
is in charging General PIERCE with repeating
at New Boston ideas which he had previously
proclaimed at Manchester
General Pierce and his Abolition Friends.
The Union. whose daily efforts are made
up of tricks to conceal the truth from its read
ers, has found fault with Messrs CuLLoM and
STANLY for certifying, in answer to repeated
inquiries, that certain extracts from New
Hampshire papers were correct. There is no
Misrepresentation alleged in the certificate,
the accuracy of which cannot be impeached.
The Union knows this, and all tho while
withholds from its readers the truth, and shrinks
from defending the deceptive policy of Messrs.
NoRRis, HIBBARD and PEAsLEE. These wit
nesses of General PIERCE made speeches al
home, introduced resolutions in favor of the
WilmOt proviso, voted with Aboltionists in
| Congress, and the Union still holds them cred
IDLE witnesses; while it tries to discredit editors
of newspapers and clergymen who entertained
opinions agreeing with those of NoRRIs, HE.
BARD and PEAsLEE, because they exposed
PlERcE's New Boston speech.
| The Union may rest assured that ample evil
dence will be furnished proving that General
| PIERCE did make the remarks attributed to
him in his New Boston speech. 1t will not
answer for the Union to say that Messrs. H1B-
BARD, NoRRIs, and PEAsLEE are worthy of all
belief, and that clergymen and editors in New
Hampshire ought not to be believed, when they
all entertain the same opinions-at least at
| home. We rather think the southern people
will as soon believe Baptist preacher on oath
as they will those known as doughfaces, who
| agree with the preacher when they are in New
Hampshire, and disagree with him when they
come to Congress.
We give this morning one additional piece
| OF evidence to show the Union and its readers
what the character Of another of its PIERCE
witnesses is. The article which we append is
| from the Nashua Gazetie and HiIisborough
.4duerttser, published in Nashua New Hamp-
shire. The paper is dated November l6, 1843.
Its editor, we learn, was B. B. WHITE
MORE. lie certified that General PIERCE did
| not make the New Boston speech in which he
expressed his loathing Of slavery. Now let
the Union hear what another of its witnesses
said OF Texas and the South; and let the South
determine whether the maxim which judges of
mans character by the company he keeps is
or is not unfavorable to General PIERCE:
1.-The public mind is greatly agitated just now
i'll regard to the annexation of Texas to our Union.
II 10 to the people of the North an all exciting aud
absorbing question, the event Of which look for
with great xiety and no inconsidcrablc concern.
mo South are arming themselves cap-a-pie in
reference to this very matter, and will force upon
the United States this purgatory rogues, if they
have power sufficient in our next Congress. For
proof of this declaration VIC need only refer to the
famous letter of Henry A. Wise. recently written
and published, urging upon the South the osouts
necessity OF receiving Texas into our Union if
they wish to preserve the institution of slavery.
We will not commit ourselves Aboli,ion!st in the
discussion Of this question, for do not think that
every man must necessarily be Abotinnist who
patriots, as friends Of our beloved Repubic-who
love and reverence the lend where Warren fell
and Sumner blcd, that might live a free and
happy peopic-it is our duty to unite heart and
hand IN opposition to this atrocoua measure,
| fraught with the complete humiliation of all
worthier rights tho one hand and the ascend.
ancy of the South in the councils OF our nation on
| the other. We hope and sincerely truot that there
will be no true king the part Of our northern
representatives when this mighty project shall
come up before them in all its questionable shapes
There let politics be ior the time and duty
to Themselves, their conscences, and their common
country, reign paramount 10 every sordid purpose
and intent OF their hearts. The evils that will be
entailcd upon the North by the admission of Texas
into The Union incaiculable great, vast-bcyond
all human comprehension. We have no need Of
this domain. Our territory s already too large for
national prosperity; and even now civil feuds,
arising from sectional interests and LEGAL feelings
arc constantly saung ones cars. Admit Texas.
and it will only add fuel to the flames. 1t is now
only seven years since Texas revolted from Next
CO, and declared itself ndepe Prior TO this
time, Texes with Coahuia constituted Mexican
State. The present population is about two hun
dred thousand, two. tbrds of which are feions and
oututrs from the United States. too bad and sile
to lire any,rherc that fooistoo that God has or
dained for to fread-and the remainder ore
Mexican cscoles, negro slaycs, and Indians.
THE country along the cosst Tor about seventy
five miles in width is said to be level and exceed.
ingly fertile, yielding in great abundance all the
southern staples, The commerce of Texas is somc-
thing, but not as yet Of great Importance notice.
Houston, Nncogdoc hes, Galveston, Brazoria. Mat.
| agorda, and San Felipe are all the towns Of apy
note Its territory vast aiming 1888 900 square
miles being 10000 more than all the New Eng
land and Medic States Put together, and but
10 600 less than all the Great West This will
compel the United States to cut it up into States,
should VIC ever be unfortunate as to have il I'M
der our control Giving to each State the same
number OF square miles included in the largest
Western State, and Texas will have no less than
six States which will cntitlc them TO twelve Sena-
tore in the Congress OF the United States. This
will rive he q inin rif,rn In