The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-06-26
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Der ocratic Nominations.

Geographic dispatches rom i1ttlfnoro
bring the news that Franklin Pierce, of
New Hampshire. was nominated unani
mou.ly on the 10Th ballot for President,
aud Wan r. King, Of Alabama, was nomi.
mated on the ID ballot. for \ Ice President
We are disposed to believe that the ticket
/. very good one. The nominees are the
favorite sous ct two sterling democratic
States, and we trust they will receive the
support Of the whole democratic party.
Thousands will be disappointed because
their iavoiites have not been nominated.
but Mt present we know OF no reason why
the friends Of each and every candidate
may not give TO the ticket a hearty aud
Jealous support
That our readers mny know Mr. rierce's
position on the ,bolhion questions, We give
below shout extract from speech delty.
-ycred hy him IN the Senate of the | uitcd
States IN 1888, on resolution prcse uted
by Mr, Calhoun. to prohibit the reception
of abolition petitions IA favor OF aboll-hing
slavery in the District of Columbia HI.
position will contrast very myorbly With
Mr.. fllmorc's Erie letter, which was writ.
ten about that time
Re,oiren. That the in'ermeddling of
OF any State or States. or their citizens. to
abolish slavery Ia this District. or any Of
the Territories, on the ground, or under the
preteXt, that 1t IS immoral or sinful, or the
possage OF any act or measure OF Congress
with that view, would be direct and dan.
gerous attack on the institutions OF all the
-laveholdIng States
VIZ Pierce OF New Hampshire. rose and
said the Senate had come at length, to the
ground on which this contest was to be de
trrmined The District If Columbia was
now emphaticaly the battle field of the
Aboli,iouis,s, and the resolution Immedl
a,ely under consideration, with perhaps,
some modification in phraseologv, would
present the tru. issue here aud to the coun-
try an issue which would raise, not "A mere
question of expediencv. but one OF much
higher character, in which the public faith
is directly Involved.
That my position. said Nr Pierce may
be distinctly understood, some explanation
is perhaps due to the State which | have
the honor, in part to represent. especially
as there is n manifest Disposition, III certain
qu"-,ars. 10 rorver' our votes and mistePre'
sent our motives.
| have given to tie resolutions all the
consideration which | am capable of be-
slowing, and have listened to the debates
which they have elected with interest aud
profound attention
i the grave objections suggested on the
other side were sustained by nm eNamina
ton of the resolutions themselves, or a
course Of sound augmentation, they would
ensure NV opposition. What are they
I he first that reached my ear WAS that they
contain latent notification, have waited
to hear the particular resolution, sentence,
or phrase, pointed out in which this heresy
is supposed 10 be concealed, aud ! have
waited in vain. Having then, assertion on
one side, aud wha, appears To me to be the
plain reading of the resolutions and the
frank and unqualified declaration of the
mover on the other, | must be excused if
| do not take the alarm.
We have next, eloquent dispositions
upon the the liberty of speech and the free
dom Of the press. To every sentiment Ut
tered upon these subjects, | yield my cor
dial assent but why introduced on this
particular occasion. have been 4, loss
to determine. Would any man here abridge
the liberty Of speech. or assail the freedom
of the press take it not Is there any
thing in the resolution 80 sanction the inva.
sion of citherl Nota syllable. That these
are privileges most dear 10 every American (
is freely admitted by all. Why such yatic. /
~ OF changes have been rung upon them /
10 this debate. others may determine. |, is
not my province to Judge Of motives, and I
would take occasion only to remark, that
no man shall make up an issue upon n
sublec, FOR me, | oppose the Abolitionis,s,
Tor the very reason that entertain sacred
regard for these, in common with all other
rights secured by the Constitution.
But ii is further urged against the rcso.
utions, (said Mr. Pierce.) that they are
mere distractions Sir, it is quite imna.
erial what name you apply to them; snfR
,ieut is il that they meet the case, that they
Encounter the Abolitionist upon sound and
enable ground. and furnish a conclusive
answer TO his opportunities To say ths.
he petitions refer only to this District, and