Daily American telegraph., 1852-09-27
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
General Pierce on Abolitionism.


General Pierce on Abolitionism.
| General Pierce is supported upon his ayowal Of
the most decided pro-slayery sentiments. We
purpose proving the insincerity of this avowal,
of his past acts To the expression of his opinions
he is heartily welcome; but, if guilty Of dupcity,
he is unworthy of the suffrages of his country
men, Read, and determine for yourselves!
PIERCE AND HIS ABOLITION ALLIES.
! NUMBER ONE.
Very often slight circumstances will serve to
fix character beyond the possibility Of doubt or
difficulty. This is particularly true of public
men. When called to act on subjects of para
mount Importance, when they know that the gaze
of the nation is upon them, they frequently shape
their course with view to party advantage or
personal aggrandizement. Hence we find in the
conduct of many, especially such as are under
stood to aspire to the Presidency, no high states
manship, but grovelling subserviency to the
whims and caprices of the day, and an incessant
repetition of acts which can be regarded only as
the lowest species Of political checker playing.
But when men of this sort have occasion to speak
or vote on subjects of little moment, they are Of
ten caught off their guard, and views, motives,
and purposes stand revealed to the world. In
deed, we are of the opinion, that action on such
matters is the best criterion of character, and,
therefore, we call the attention Of the country to
the votes of FRANKLIN PIERCE on the following
small bill:
"CHAP 257.-An act authorizing Ed. Brooke to
remove to the District of Columbia two slaves
owned by him prior to his removal from Vir-
! ginia.
"Be Il enacted Sc., That Edmund Brooke, of
Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, be au-
thorized, and permission is hereby granted him,
to bring from the State of Virginia into the said
District of Columbia, two negro slaves, namely,
John and Alfred, the pEsperty of said Brooke |;
and to have and to exercise the same rights Of
property and of ownership over the said slaves,
as if they had been brought by the said Brooke
| into the said District at the time ef his removal
to the said District of Columbia, any law, custom,
or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. This
act shall be in force ,frem its passage.
"Approved, June 80, 1884"
HsUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
August -, 1862
have carefully compared the foregoing with
the act Of Congress, as the same appears in the
u s. statutes at large, (B. LIS ed, vol. 6, p.
60O and find the same correct and true.
ADDISON WHITE, of KY.
The votes of Mr.. Pierce on the above bill may
be found in the House Journal, lst session 23d
Congress, PIP. 743-4-'5.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, JUNE 18th, 1884.
"The House then proceeded to the considera-
ton of the engrossed bill No 1922 for the relief
| of Edmund Brooke; when
"a motion was made by Mr.. Wardwell that
the said bill do lie on the table.
"And the question being put
at was negatived-yeas 50, nays 95"
FRANKLIN PIERCE voting in the affirmative,
and with him John Quincy Adams, William Slade
ond otbar bitfar onponenta IF sloyprv
"And, after debate on the said bill, the pre-
yious question was moved by Mr.. Clay, and, be-
ing demanded by majority of the members pres.
ent, it was put, viz: Shall the main question be
now put ? and passed in the affirmative.
"The main question was then put, viz
"Shall the said bill pass
"Passed in the afirmatiye-yeas l06, nays Al. )"
| FRANKLIN PIERCE voting in the negative, and
| with him Adams and others of like character.
"The title of the bill was then amended to
read, An act authorizing Edmund Brooke to re-
move to the District of Columbia two slaves
owned by him prior to his removal from Vir.
| ginia
Ordered, That the Clerk request the concur.
renee of the Senate in said bill"
| House OF REPRESENTATIVES, /
! August 10, 1852.
have compared the foregoing with the Jour.
| nal Of the House. 1st session 23d Congress, PIP,
/ %.
| ADDISON WHITE, Of Ky.
And here we viii edd, that it appears from the
record that the delegation from the slayeholding
States with one two exceptions) voted en- masss
| for the above BILL viz from MARYLAND-Heath,
Stoddart, aud Thomas from V1RoINIA-Archer,
Beale, Bowden, Chinn, Davenport Fulton, Cor
don, Loyall Mercer, Moore, Patton, Taylor and
Wilson from NORTH CARoLISA-Barringer, By.
mum, Connor, Deberry, Graham, (James,) Hsw-
kins, Mckay, Shepard, ,(W. B., Sheppard, "a. II.
Speight, and Williams from South CAROLINA
| Clowney Grayson, Griffin, and McIntire; from
GEoReIA-Clayton, Coffee, Foster, Gamble, Gill
mer, Shley, Wayne, loudge,) and Wilde; from
| KENrpoxY-Beaty, Hardin, Hawes, Johnson
| R. NJ, Love, Lyon, and Pope; from TENNEs-
| sEE-Bunch, Dickinson, Dunlop, Forester Inge
Johnson, (Cave,) Lea, Polk, (J. H. and Standi-
| fer from LoUIsIANA-Thomas from MIssIssIP-
PI-Cage and Lion from MIssoURI-Ashley and
Bull and from the free States, name which
was prominently before the country during the
Presidential canvass of lS4S, on which was
heaped every species Of opprobrium and abuse
by the demagogues QS the South, and which was
| held up everywhere in that section, as being all
that is vile and infamous in fanaticism-the name
of the upright Just and truly national MILLARp
! FILLMORE Yes that man who was, by every
Democratic press and from every stump occupied
by Democratic declamer stgmatzed as an
abolitionist of the deepest dye, voted for this BILL
while FRANKLIN PIERCE was 80 full Of anti
slavery prejudice he could not entertain II for n
moment. And what was the note of alarm which
stood at the head of the columns of every Demo-
cratic paper south Of the Potomac-it was
" ELECTORS 6e,care, You cannot sustain ZACHARY
TAYLOR without voting for MILLARD FILLMORE
the dbolitionistU And yet the same Mr.. Fillmore
has proved one Of the most liberal and truly
catholic Presidents we have had since the days OF