The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-07-27
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terpolating the speeches and letters OF
DE democratic candidate for? President.
SO plain and unequivocal has been the
course az Gen. Pierce on the slavery
question, that no one can u%nintention-
ally construe him as hostile to southern
institutions. That Gen. Pierce is. Qike
Dr.. Winans, the editor Of the wing,
and other distinguished southern gent.
ienen). OF opiniDn that the country
would have been better had slavery
never existed, we do not deny {; but we
challenge the world TO produce one
vote-one action of his, hat tends to
an interference with the rights Of the
Shareholder. The Natchez Courier,
in is usual unfair manner, quotes the
following fraction of a sentence from
Gen. Pierce's speech on slavery IN the
district Of Columbia, to show that he
Is an abolionist
81 have ~ hesitation in saying that |
consider slavery a social and political evil,
and most sincerely wish it had no existence
upon the face Of the earth. "-Nathchez
Courier.
Now. topreSent the unfair and falseeE.
fort OF the Courier, In It's true light, il Is
only necessary 10 add the remainder Of
the sentence, which the Courier has
thought proper to omit. Here il is:
~ have no hesitation in saying that |
consider slavery a social aud political evil,
aud nos sincerely wish il lad no existence
upon tue face Of the earth but it is perfectly
imlnaterial how it may be regarded, either
BY you or my self, it is not for us to sit in
judgement and determinewhether the rights
secured to the different States by the con
stitution are blessings or otherwise 1t is
sufficient for the argument that they are
rights, which the inhabitants do not choose
10 relinquish.
The Courier contains also the follow
ing
"lf ! must answer the question, | say no,
| do not. | have been asked if | liked this
fugitive slave law. / answered no, lloatl,.
cd IL. | have a most revolving feeling nj
the giving up Of d slave the law is opposed
70 humanity.
Now, we have no hesitency In brand
ing this a forgery and base calumny.
lfGcn, Pierce entertained these senti-
ments, why should he have taken the
stump to put down Hailef Whyshould
the N. Y. Tribune dcnounce him as a
slave hunteri The words are put in.
to his mouth by an abolition editor.
3i
~ The Wing, of the nth, made a
lame effort to show that we had mis-.
stated and garbled the language
Gen. Scott, employs in assuming his
political positions. The argument of
the Wing proves nothing, for we used
nearly the exact words OF Gen. Scott
in every instance but one-and that
one was in regard to foreigners. We
said that, in addition to the term of five
years residence necessary 10 qualify a
foreigner to become naturalizcd, Gen.
Scott would require him to serve one
year in the army or navy. That am
pie justice may be done, we give the
precise words of Gen. Scott, as we find
them in the Wing:
81 shall recommend or approve of a SIN.
gle alteration IN our naturalization laws,
suggested by my military experience. viz
Giving to all foreigners the right of cili.
zenship who shall faithfully serve, ia time
81 ~a', one year on board Of our public
ships, or in our land iorcos-regular OF vol
unteer-on their receiving an honorable
discharge from the service"
Now, as has been very correctly re-
marked by the albany Atlas, 1.-THE
laws Of Congress direct the recruiting
officers to enlist only American citi
zcns.' and any n can be rejected who
is not a na'uralizcd citizen, or a ma
tive born subject"
Gen. Scott well knows--the whole
Of the civil as well as military officers
OF the Government know-ihat this
objection is waived when the Govern.
ment is in want OF men but this is a
part Of tho law Of Congress which
Gen, Scott does not propose to repeal.
Whether men can be recruited in
the army or navy for one year we leave
to the learned in military matters to
decide. IL so. it is a second responsi,