Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-07-21
Startling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF,
the Fugitive Slave Law.

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the Fugitive Slave Law.
| We copy this morning from the Washington
Republic brace CT articles from two Democratic
newspapers published in the State Of New Hamp-
shire-one of them at Concord, the residence Of
Gen. FRANKLIN PIERcE-in which the reader
may see the portrait of veritable "Nor,hern man
with Southern feelings" They contain the ''pri-
yate opinions of Gen. FRANKLIN PIERCE in re-
gard to the Fugitive Slave Law, as rather pri-
fnent called New Boston ia'the aforesaid State Of
New Hampshire, on the ID day of January, 1852
We ask the attention of our readers, and especially
Of our Democratic friends to the startling revela-
tons contained in those articles. The hairs OF
their heads have been wont to rise in holy horror
at the bare mention of Gen. ScoTT's name in con-
hection with the Presidency they have published
and denounced him as vile abolitionist, an enc
my to the South, and traitor to her constitutional
rights; what win they, what can they now say Of
their own immaculate candidate who has been puff
fed up and paraded as the peculiar friend of the
South; the man that was made especially to pro-
tect her interests-the very sweetest Of al sweet
little fellows? We defy his opponents to find any
thing in the speeches, Or even in the 'hasty" let
tiers Of Gen. Scorr that smells, if it smells at all,
half so strong of Abolitionsm as this deliberate
speech Of Mr. PIERCE. Verify the Democracy
have been hoisted high upon ''ther own petard."
But say the Enquirer and the Union, General
PIERCE never made such speech as is attributed
to hint is all mere miserable abolition inven
tom barc-facei '.Roorback." When they sue
coed in proving that the record made by the Edi-
tors of those papers, at the time the speech was
delivered. is false, we will admit that oar ''gun
has been spiked" 1t rs not denied that the arti-
cles are bona tide quotations from democratic pa
pers which are now according to the belief of the
Republic supporting Mr.. PIERCE. The speech
was delivered before he was ever dreamed Of in
connection with the Presidency, and reported by
two different papers, both agreeing substantially
as TO shat was said on the occasion. Then, too,
we have the strong confrmaory fact, that the let
ter of Mr. r. G. ScorT, requesting an expression
of opinion in regard to the fadhty of the Fugitive
Slave Law, was never answered by Mr.. PIERCE,
or if responded to was never brought to light
We say there is weight of evidence that cannot be
overthrown by the mere contradictions and asser-
tons of the Union and Enquirer. 1t may be that
Gen. PIERCE has been falsely reported, though we
are unable to see how or for what reason he could
have been. One of the paperstrom which the ac-
count is taken is published in his own town. The
report of his speech must have come under his own
observation, and he permitted 1t to go before the
world without any public denial OF its accuracy
that has vet been heard Of. Surely if he was mis-
represented, he riehted himself at the time, and
the corrected copy can be produced The Idea
that the whole affair has been concocted by Adolf
tionists torthc purpose OF njuIing Gen T. is mani
testify absurd. Such an object would never be at
tanned at the North by publishing his hostility to
the Fugitive Slave Law.
1t hurts the feelings of Democrats TO call their
attention to these remarkable developments. The
Enqtrer pirates, in strain Of yirtpous Indignation,
of the "bold vindicator Of the South" who is "ra-
duced and hunted down by Southern Wing Poll
tcians. Just as if it had not traduced and hunted
down many better man. Who traduced, vilitied
and denounced GEORGE w. SUMMERS as an abo-
litionist without the shadow Of pretext2 and
who have traduced and are still traduclng Zen.
scorr? And yetifa Wing print dares to venture
the opiaion that Democratic candidate is slight
ly rotten, and publishes to the world the reasons
for the faith that is in him, he commits an unpar-
donabe offence Come, gentlemen Democrats,
don't burst your suspeaders! Turn about is fair
play. and while we would not initiate you in de-
nouncing without cause, we must be pardoned tor
repeating what Gen. PIERCE himself says, and
hold him to a strict account for all his heresies.
No. The Democracy are making great rejoic-