Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-08-20
Confession ofnF ree-soiIcr.
"THey kNo,o their Man"
LET THE SOUTH BEWARE |


in connection with disclosures heretofore made,
do not open tho eyes of Southern democrats
then are they fatally devoted TO the false god
Of party. We besecch them 10 ponder we'll
The ominous words OF this free soil friend Of
Mr.. Pierce. The speech is reported in the
Pntsburg Gazette OF the l4th inst.
Remarks If Colonel Watson G. HAYNES. %
Putnam oounty. Ne,o York, at tie Free
Democratic National Conrention, at Masonic
Hall, on the eeening Of 1@eSduy, august
IL, 1852.
Sra 81 question no mans motive and trust
none will question nine. If understand the
caii for this Convention. 1t was for the Free
Democracy. where an interchange of opinions
wo4ld be fully permitted
As many gentlemen have expires sed pre-.
ference for Mr.. Hale, aud some manifested n
preference for General Scott as against Gen.
| Pierce, I take the liberty Of saying something
in favor Of the litter. In present some Of the
reasons Why Franklin Pierce, has same claims,
at least, upou the anti slavery vote of the
country; presuming, M do that u Hduery is
ercr aboiished. ii must be by The Democracy.
In the ranks of the Democracy the friends
OF freedom have been found in great numbers.
IL Is also true that many of1hc former friends
OF freedom have now lea us, as n distinct or
gdatsation, aud ranged themselves under the
banner OF Pierce. Can We impcach their mo-
tlvesl Many of them profess to be as firm
friends OF freedom now as in any past time
Many newspapers opposed to the Fugitive
Slave law have also given their support IL
Gen. Pierce. Now, can We suppose that all
these men and papers who now advocate
Pierce, have entirely abandoned their former
principles and professions of fidelity to the
cause of freedom
l cannot believe that many men nre now
recreant 10 the principles they strongly advo-
Gated IN 1913. Have not these men stated
that they are. even now, as strongly attached
TO the principles offrecdom as in l84S, and
that they intend 10 bring all he influence they
can TO bear on The administration of General
Pierce, il heis elected (as he is pretty sure
TO be, Ivy the great Protestant Democratic
pnrty of this Union for repeat Of tie Fagi-
IRE Stare Lac, hc abolition Of Siarery oher
ecer tie Federal Government can reach a. and
the great furfhcrdnce If orr cause Don't we
lind the strongest man IN 1918. our Presiden-
tial candidate of that election. amongst them
ranged under the banner of Franklin Pierce
The fdror'te son Of a free Sdte-A FREE-son
STATE-a protestant State-in which Popery
has no power, and n Roman Catholic cannot
hold object Orr old friends. assure yon
KNOW THEIR MAN; and have no kind
of doubt on my mind. bat these men will ex-
ert mn Influence on his mind, after the election
y arg sacA influence be needed. rs to bring a.
bout repeal Of this sbominabie law. 1t is
certain Mr.. Pierce cannot be elected any more
than General Cass, in lSaS, if all the Free soil.
1 IL 4 I T.
platform Of equal rights--I don't mean the late
platform adopted at Baltimore; don't respect
that platform; nor is it possible, that such men
as the following can respect it:
Ex,President Martin Van Buren,, John Van
Buren,, Hon Benjamin f. Butler Hon J. A.
Dix, William G. Bryant OF the Eccnins Posi-.
editors of the Buffalo Republic, Rochester Id
Cert'scr. Albany Mas, Hon. Preston King, Hon.
Martin Grover. Hon. j. G. Floyd, Hon. Gil
bert Dean, IL. b. Stanton, Hon. Horace Whea-
ton, Hon. Timothy Jenkin, and Hon. T. Y.
Howe. jr., all of New York.
In Ohio will merely point to J. w. GRAY.
of the Cleveland Plain6ealcr, Hon. d. X. Car
ter Hon. J. Cabell Judge Beldin, Hon. =
Brinkerhoh, Judgo Porter, - Walker of
the editorial corps, j udge X cnnon, and General
w. Nj. Blake, among thousands.
i. f. Halle,t. of Massachusetts
Hon. John Wentw orth and DR.. Maioney,
of Illinois.
Hon. TIL. Benton. of Missouri
John Atwood. of New Hampshire.
Hon. Chauncey +. Cleveland. of Connecticut
Hon. b. II. Thurston, Rhode island
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine
| Hon. A. I'll. Buell. of Michigan.
HODGE I. p Walker and ex Governor J
ID. Doty. of Wisconsin.
With Hons. ID. Wilmot and G. A Grow. G.
Sanderson and J. w. Guernsey, of Pennsylva-
MIA.
And DIR. L. d. Gazzam and Major d. Lynch
OF this very city.
This list of the friends Of freedom zeaIously
support Mr. Pierce; and think 700 sir that these
men can be induced 10 paadcr TO slar1yi NEW
Err! They are freemen, the sons of freemen,
born in free States and thoroughly attached to
the principles of freedom; and aiding in the
election OF General Pierce-in fact eleciing him
II he shall be elected-they will take their full
share ofthe Offices of the Government. and set
Mer influence against s,arery and make 1t eff:
fecta0t. Applause Now NV idea and the