Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-08-03

had pr0poRn fed 70 bFn. Pierce. And pray
j y6u, aeoIlemen, can any one doubt General
Pierce Is asked By me, sand should, unfortunate
iy,a bill &c passed 6y Congress. modifying and
changing tie law referred 70, (meaning tile fugi.
tive slave lawl 50 - 80 impair It's present Va11a-
/ bls ehaeiments, w1did you. a. President OF the
/ Republfc veto such bill Z"
iVhas IS he answer These are his words in
his letter 10 Colonel Ially: . The sentiment Of
M one iSiats is % Be regarded on this snhiaei /:
but having GoaglH the battle 10 New Hampshire
upon he fHgitipe st1rs laa0, aud paon Ehaf We
telisrs 10 be the ground Of ;oRdi his
I we should of course desire the appfoFtl OF the
DeporFaey OF the country,
Then. there had been battle 70 New Hamp-
| shire noon ne fieiifre slare ists- And lehefe ia
| that hstfle / nrav gou, stood Frank Piefce -
With Seward and Hale. and their followers -
/ No. gentlemen; no. Bot with Clay aud Gess
/ Calhoun and Buehanan--and all such patfioi-
statesman. In that battle Pierce was the head
and heart and The strong right arm Of beuaoeFe-
ey in New Hampshire. Every where his blows
| Tell heavy and fact upon Tie enemies Ol the Com
stitationaI rights of the South, and the peace
and pespetuity of the Union.
Bat this modest, pure and plain spoken man
stops not here. Remember, gentlemen, that his
letter is written to personal friend-One who
seems to have sought his counsel and advice
He is not writing TO build up his own fortunes
or 10 advance his political elevation, but is giving
serious and sober counsel to his correspondent
and iFerd, who, in the character OF alternate,
was connected with the nominating Convention.
And what more does he say in that frank and
unreserved reply Hear him: "What wish TO
say distinctly, is this If the Compromise mea.
are not TO be substantially and frEty NAM
taiae2 The plain rishES secured By The Constitution
I0iH be traRplsd IN the dust. What difference
can it make to you or me, whether the outrage
shall seem to fall upon South Carolina, Maine
or New Hampshire Are not the rights of each
equally dear 10 us all7 | will never yield to
craven spirit, that, from considerations CT policy,
would endanger the Union.' These sentiments
worthy OF the party to which Mr.. Pierce be-
longs. He is no time-serving politician-no
trucking dissembler-but, like the other bright
lumnaries OF Democracy, ne speaks out boldly
and truly, to the point. :" Where, oh wheee
then is the letter the leter?" Poor, blind bats,
who thus call; will you now look on and read
it viii you, kind and fair Wing editors, give
this place in your columns =?
] cannot however, close this communication,
gentlemen, without making brief reference to
the circumstances which have made me appear,
know, too prominent, for any personal merits OF
my own, in the important political canvass which
now disturbs the country.
Whatever part have taken, SO far, has been
on my INDIVIDUAL. responsibility. My party mas
had no concert and no share in my action, and
should not be held liable for any OF its blunders
or consequences. In writing the circular which
did, had not the presumption to put myself
forward as one having the right 10 speak FOR any
one but myself | wrote as a private citizen,
aud relied on no official connerion with the De-
mocTatic party as atfording me claim to an an
swer Those whom l addressed are highly dis
tingushed and eminent statesmen of our coun.
try. doubted not their honesty nor their frank.
ness. have not over estimated either. They
are Democrats; trusty, experienced, patriotic
Democrats-men whose love for their native
land is deep and broad; who conceal not their
opinions or speak with "forked tongues" Aud,
although, in The circumstances, in which he was
placed by his own modest refusal to be regarded
as candidate whose name would go before the
Baltimore Convention, General Pierce gave no
r-.pOUse ny ~ VPiITiUrTs uII tue grave
questions involved in my enquiry, are publicly
known, and such as were to be expected from
his whole public life. With them am salts.
fed; and, beIieva, the Democracy, the friends
Of the Union, of the Constitution, and of the
rights of the States, are satisfied. They are
we'll calculated TO inspire public confidence, that,
while the Executive authority may be in his
hands, the country will be safe, and wicked agi-
lators, for sectional and personal ends, will be
- ~ ROBERT G. SCOTT.
Richmond Va july 22d, 1859.