The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-14
From the Hartford { Conn., Courant.
Pierce n nd Tho FreesOiler8

undeT any circumstances
From the Hartford Conn., Courant.
Franklin Pierce and tho Frsesoilers.
The friends of Gen Pierce have managed their
game most adroitly They had in view the recon
caton OF the party, and their union on man
bat little known. This object they have accom-
plshed By excessively killing off the prominent
candidates, and thus bringing the party to the
very verge Of destruction, they have induced them
when in = moment Of desperation, to seize upon
their nominee as the last means Of re uniting their
divided ranks
Having thus adrotly managed Gen. Pierce's
nomination, the next object is to secure his election
Here two difficulties present themselves--the aims
OF tho South and the views of the Freesoers. The
progress Of the nomination indicates that the
South were satisfied Of Gen. Picrces soundncss
on the Compromise measures, and on the topic Of
slavery generally. To conciliate the Freesoilers
will be more difficult; but these crafty managers
will not despair Their first great stroke of policy
was to prevent an answer to Robert q. SCOTS in
quirics from being made, or at least from being
made public. Already the Frecsoil papers
gloating over this omission. The Worcester Spy
says:
..In one point Of view the nomination of Pierce
is a gratifying one. Our readers have already
been informed that one Scott addressed circular
those
convention candidates. some dozen or so in all,
of whom Pierce one, asking their opinions on
the Compromise measures, including the Fugitive
Slave law. All Of them, with the exception we
believe Of two, made hot haste TO reply, vieing
with each other in the profoundness OF their devo-
ton to those measures. 1t WAS rumored, before
the convention met, that there was freesoil ieeling
enough among the members to prevent the nomi
ma ton of any of those who thus replied and the
result has proved the correctness of the prediction.
franklin Pierce, though understood to be a bunker
politician of the most ultra cast, and always SUN
GENTLY ready. on ordinary occasions, TO prove his
eubserviency to the slave power, for come cause or
other omitted to answer that letter. To that omis-
sion be probably owes his nomination"
The above extract very plainly shows the skill
with which this whole affair has been managed.
The game of conciliating the Freesoil party il pro-
crossing finely. 1t ia felt, by the managers of this
cunning plot, that the conflict must be fought in
New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. In New
York, distinctive Freesosln 10 merged in Barn
burncrsm; and this hitter party are in hot haste to
be reconciled to the other branch OF the Democra-
cy, with more than mere outward appear
ance o. consistency. The New York Erening Post,
the organ Of this branch Of the party approves Of
General Piorce's nomination. under all the circun
stance, supposes, OF course, that the Compromise
measures will be endorsed, because that Is the
fashion and then gives itsef up the ecstacy of
once more finding itself fully sheltered in the De
mocratic fold The way in which that paper gets
over the force Of the very clear and strong prosla
very resolutions Of the convention IL, TO say the
least Of it, a curious specimen Of political honesty.
1t says:
sBut whether the resolutions are good or bad
We regard matter of very little moment They
undoubtedly speak the sepse OF the committee who
framed them, but in no respect can they be con
sidered speaking the sense of the convention.
The resolutions not adopted by those who
nominated the candidate. They were not put till
n large number OF the members had Withdrawn;
they were not debated not considered, not even
heard; a considerable number of the members pre-
sent voted against them, and those who said aye
did not know TO what they were giving their ap.
plause. The pretcnce OF passing resolutions, OF
adopting platform of political belief, under such
circumstances, 10 the merest farce in the world-a
proceeding destitute Of moral force as If the
resolutions had been adopted by dozen chance
travellers on board a steamboat"
Our readers can readily see the game that lie to
be played in New York, and the certainty that
the wings Of that State will have the united
strength of the two sections Of the party contend
against. The precise manner in which the Free
Democracy" Of Ohio-Chsse, Giddings, and all
arc to be cnjolod. has not yet appeared.
In Ncc England the game will be more difficult.
A Froesoil Presidential nomination will be made
out in August. which that party in Massachusetts,
will support. We think. in contingency, that
Pierce can carry thot State. A new coalition for
that purpose can hardly, with any degree Of de-
cent consistency, be attempted. In Maine, the
Hamlins and Bradbury, and men Of that stamp,
will be but too glad 10 come bnck into foil commu-
Mon with the party not TO embrace the nomination.
! The Atwood men Of New Hampshire may bolt;
but the Democracy 10 strong enough in that State
to snap their hugers in the faces Of all such bolt
ere. The sorcst spot 70 henl in New England will
be Rantouls expulsion from the convention.
! In thi, State, Cleveland and bis Froesoil follow
crs will, like the Erening Post, wlfully shu their
eyes to the pro-slavcry resolutions Of tho conven-
ton; swallow the rest whole, hook and n and
"come back to the bosom Of the party" whore
! determination is to receive pl fopsnLsnt sinners,
! and ono questions asked"
This is the programme Of the coming entertain.
! ment, ia which sccesronists and Union men,
| Hunk,rs and Bsrnburners, Abotionists and
| Slavery EntcntiOnists, can march up in solid
! column TO endeavor to seize the spos. Can there
be n ~eightier motive presented 10 the Wings Tor
perfect union on h,,r pari