Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-07-20
IFrom the S1a;h Side D@!Nec'a,l

nomination Of Franklin Pierce for rhe Presidency Of t
uhlifd States For more Than ncni our distinguish
candidate has been before the country exposed alike M
candid criticism Of t!e just, and le malignant -:acun
the base and lying Durns this period The Wing press av
scrun:z.L his character with Inc infinitely macnityng mi
crdscopc Of Al cavcGonrd party pEslGice The record "
his pGtc las beeE ransarkcG AMI the privacy ui hi
domestic IL: v"hsl by Tic :icnG hounds of pary, w,
cacssed their skill in seeming fanlrs or rewarded
lo tue unscruFnnHs eFoci'y with which they caumnia
Innocence He has been rlcgccd By variety of unrs.
accns'Gna, affecting both his wisdom II
his honor llln; but there il crime Of which HE
Franklin Pierce unanimously agreed tul
him paltieaSand that is Of any association sympathy
tsth Tie ab0ioaiSis. Ot his ii-iy the c0nsniionl
rights OF Tie South whisper "f suspicion has been Ieard
The Wing press AZ" not wont 10 calumnaie eS"p 10 gain
some pIriy .cs, rnG The iI.nson f Scott
purely sectional AID ls ciec.on wds 10 DC iiecSd by ht
at2iiaA voc was te':ci unnecessary 70 In!&rnescnt
his position on tc slavery question: SGwafdf lo!c was
10 give Piece tic Soutcalcuiat!un certainly that SCOT
wnuli sweep the No'h. But is found ':i tho Dciaocr..
{: o :c "rt an,i GatTiJic ;!:a"
peccd, aud that The, d. Itr pa:ty
il candidate i- nc constitution o. The county.
Srwal!s ca.cu!a!rHs Scutl'r strccg, Nntii!
having oYcd Utterly tlrcnus il is found nG;s?ei tby
crssnry tna ovcfs,duwing popularity of Pr in the
s!a! Destroyed Fur This purpose hr Whg rrss
nave within Tie last ~ GTgs tfunrrd upa charge Of nbi
tioa!s'n a.iins FranEIn e.ce As "2in what f"ania
ti" dtcs tie render suppose his ea1:oua accusation is
bIscd2 Upon any recorded public &C. o! lis It'll
Xu but Upon tie false report OF speech which he mate
,gsias, lfe I.aoil candidate Of h. pcoccc party in
Nv Harnpsh"-";lch report, sent by anrHymcT
:.rres 2oa;cn Hb'i;ioa newspiprF III" story is So
llcy arsurilc a&;upt 90 appa!cHt ihli nnr can 5u'
smile lie s:nndi;y pt y!c editor that r,ni dlT. 20
tempt 10 palm npan The Put' Look Tor moment n
n. circumstances Of tic ronr"nnn Q! III. Demo-
cratic patty Rev Iianpshe nominated candidate fog
Governor "lu psntirg the clcct'a, published letter,
wherein lie expressed bitter hostility i-liise al1y
a%, and took decided position in the ranks Ut ie ahnl
florists. Instantly Fnnaln Pierce e"rnia.G' 20 c"npnss
his defeat, r ,ls nupnse GrCera Pierce procured i.
call Oi another Convention n tie Democratic party, ard
The nominl ior of nt'cT candi.c sa"wn 10 be an advo
of the fugitive slave law. hcL no, Ills only: General
Pierce snmPed The State If N2w Il .:ipira denoghciu&
Awu"d The 8hn'ion candidate IL every point and urging
the Democratic party 10 abandon him. Ard il was In
speech vocuy drnuuciaorv OF Atwood ant lauGatoy OF
The Compromise that Gen. Pierce s reported BY an3ny-
correspondent of abolition newspaper, III have sn!i
that hs heart rep"lted ut slavery anh "he o:hed the
fugitive slave ll;v'! TIE story dcst5Oys i;ss II these
The sentiments Of Cen Pierce, why did he seek To
sc!ibc and crush Atwood for entertaining tie came scn-
ncnisi And why did this lying correspondent OF an no
ton newspaper denuuncc him if c avnwed such opinions!
The story is palpaby improJabic--ii ls patent lie
But we do not stop herc-we intend TO mako Tho very
Witnesses whom the Whig press have brought into Court 10
prove that franklin Pierce is an aoltonst convict them
selves uf perjury and testify TO his UNIFORM nnd pacab'e
hostility Ia annoasn in every shape an:i stlli farther
intend bring upon The stand and cover
hin. with the shame and nlamY Of asserting what he knows
10 Ee false, and has admitted 10 b. false.
And begin win The witness: The report o Tie speech
upon which the Whg press base their accusation against
Gen. Pierce, appeared in Free Soil papers in New
HAMPSHIRE The Manchester Democrat and tic Concord De-
macra. With neither Of these shees do exchange and
haze cupy OF either but In the last number
them fra"i which il appears That hSse piurea Hnees o
;le HRig party arc al this moment denoGTcing General
Pierce he dsr0ed champion Of siarery! The Manchc'
Dcmocrat rles tie nbotionss against Cen Pierce
alter the following fashion:
"Frcrds of True Democracy! Are you prepared TO join
in this lyran against the freedom of sneech ard ot
indcpcncn thought and action Are you willing 10 drci-
cate Yourselves and you children 10 bC the perpetual dr!.-
prs Of the Slave system, and Slave laws VIII you, by
your vote Tie coming Presidential election lend your
selves sucts task af c0nquenc the free spirit OF
peope n; aasnH d, r, and believe not, The
an" ~, ~ 10 E.w York Democracy in loio 10 sHnn't % an
Feus' @ h. rights had we'll nigh p"e' the IcHoet"''
r,r sponc tl! o: ;''a!Iof n m % -.y 10
reurn to the snrpot, uf sectional ard unjust ro" De
truc 10 vau p.iucplna ard let the scheme tail III iSo-
,he leaders hc made feel that the party ihat ahs hi
slavery leans upon broken reed and the miserable o1pe
IN ~ will not be rcaca;cd'
The Concord Democrat published in the place OF Gen
Pieces ssitencc SAYS that s shoulders "cn bfnd under
Tie Drospeciirc rerayds DEVOTED 70 sl"ESo1HsE
p,aKEST wsoSa (siAvERY) THAT cuRsEs EARTH cR
cRusurs MAs' Such the language, such the d'nunc'a-
linn of the very journals which Wic papers quote !" p!o'e
that The heart Of Franklin Pierce rcV"s at avery ana Ia"
hc uloahes the fugitive slave law" But let us hear the tcs
mony o! abolition journals, co.opeailng win thes
Nav Hampshire papnrs in the crGsnie against G M
The d",b,less Remembers the l:nHnase "i ~
Al Era aud the mud elaborate indictment "irh II are"
Gen Pierce cDnvictag him concilslvcg o nav
np btrn Tie consistent aud Gn%a"erHg champion o III"
r1his nf tho SnTi.. The New I"ik Tribune says win
The tecpcsi feeling c Indignation, I'VE rcga'! iIn t"rn
pcrce) as tha he!c.t hersh",, Hni most lT"scrp'iVc
PRoslAvEnY flrskrn Is TTE ESTIEs MonI n m
e!o appeared in the Lowell Muss Amsrean Il Is c"nc'u-
:ive,
"TuE Dr, cAsptuArE IN TnE PsEslDsSGy,n 1.1o
NAM Of our red u! r.cirr nt liUn j. hn T. Hale
HE wioe. Of 1915 a:dcsscd ter 10 tho Demncrar: ~
New Hampshire defining his r,.iu"n n Opposition !" i'
annexaticn c Texas aHd tnt Ir n als was c'h.unt
that nar;v fur reelection H. Congress Ii we rec S.
General pcfc. then cfarmhn oi the >"tc J"i"tut''c
ri The pr,,rrrlri. party o his STATE; ii not he d. chS
,nk lad;ur part The prescription ot Mr. Hale sna "a
instrumental in the getting ~ a: convention 70 osiTns'.r
,h,, u.ncm fo his opialoo- in fv"r Of FREEoo, That
Innyo,ion was ,d tie l2t o February :" !hi' year,
,,d ,cscInas y.re passed condrmE!nG the cours" M h
uoI, m IN, Texas questionable. H. having based ms opp "
.i,ion 10 lie a.&avI. scheme on tn he.gn:! nufose m
is n,n ai-fs and abci.ors rerent The doohion sta
r,ry in . State and thereby secnr" To iGs slave ""t"
.nmjnain4 inference in tho country. AZ lrht CoHV'n-
lion Mr. Haca wha stricken from me iist e '"Hn'
d,tas and the nGrr trucking scrvlr was lnr"dnc'i -
~ parc AMI all i:a was drHs 10 ar!eis nc " Wv
ycuk7 peyce k leading part nranst Nj F.'" W."
.,rhr'a,J the Sru,a den"uncn! hia Ia no ne eur q
.,r,a od n .,r,ry :iparaua ard "Gu-e nrn ~, "i Hs
oc,a, 20 r,frg asoNed s&nilGca' "i nc pfhc'a-
!. pI,.v New Hampshire. in the c"ar-t, ISIS an" -
cur. an y1.nsIa the n-,a o! rt''m, ny t' SnESA-
lion c Texae instead nf the ericasiou OF SaTeTy' ~
sull u! iss rnnr.sts kn"wn I" me c''n'ts; - ia
tinrs If Crn pi. defeated, lni hs party oVs"
=, rcsu., o. witch VIC may olIow him III 's present
position. 1876 ---r j., i,f,rro.
from his course towards Hon. JOHN A'wIn! a'hce r ~
w,ni yr0ia letter ~ EI,. John X. White nrd ntr"'-
| .,,c,. =: The late Cnnsn,ionsl Cnn"rnti4n of Ne"
u which was dated Nurrmbcr20 ls5u onT READ
e-s eninc o tacin =. 'cis!, will verHrorr lh'
nj ~
Nv p,s!on i,r.r,ly after tie hHr"ntancc {" h'. h'u
L,ar ard his return 10 Corcori wh "iT. a'"o"' ON ="
$50 r;ot T- Pierre al ;l" bottom r ;'ia cA!shi"'
"a IL .,wni clDsctcd w,'h him. ~ Concord, 'h'cn
in h,,, win no! ,ir. l,?rrsian, hc 90 n't F"cait
,n,t liz ia !vnr % i'ruc"in pnf'hs ,'" '
i,.,rs Nr Piece inirwc Sir, Atwood tom low" .,
,yn o,-sui1r hin with rhr "Gdc'ive s''' hs ne "
~ Hal. ic former contest, aia .h'"g ''s s'i 80, "
| no s,,,e er.., c""a,inn II. eide Of slar'ry
"Nj, ,rrN knscn throughout NtE EHgtdnd mar eIe"sra
DR.. !" = firm and .srcrmyus supporter of he ComPro
MS, 7.1svr,s and goes in s.rcTgiy for nc cFteo W m
Eg;,s carc Lr,s-.hat n,os' odtoHs Of "s
IList .rtcr' The support Of that 'ta9nre ne ,n.'r
5J,nsl r,i.c.ne nc his "Demccrncv. aE he "n" iI'
,,, c,I, i, snirge e7ehing" hr considers no.
~ ,n n "Ocinocr" Ht,rM undoubtedly t'ec!ea
.to anu r.asurs that may possibly po,. Cs'grs' haf's
FIR Il. sb;ec, n. repeal Of The Furhr: S!are LIT
.IT,.r all hc circumstances connected WIN ie l ,.
ia, NJ Cenn,a Pierce tho known principles upon WHICH m
has acted in years past and considering The Platform upo,
h h, NOV. a,and= believe l. 10 - the duty OF ever
cs.d ~ bunar e-on uf every friend 10 hainsA poEres
m avery lnver of The principles OF pure ana jes D
noerccv and OF every 'aer Of op.s'on IN his :9uh'l
unils n one s,iI phpanx Of rssrl: ana cuFs e @
~ mi. ,ns. serving trucker this "sifrr OF sou !"'n '
W. mus, not lei principle swcr"rd b: p'rty e.pssI
hu, rather lei rs do what dut! calls lis 10 perform ~
can be safety pursued and ii followed victory WIZ '''''
| nerch nnon the banner OF Freedom.
| Pierce