Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-08-03
From the Richmond Ex,m;,@

press OF tue So"lheI" states, 10 blast iha
ac,er of Mr.. FRArxLIN PIERCE on n. eR'i.
ty of two partisan AboIitiOnist Wbi, ~"'n'r.
New Hampshire, has recoi!ed uoon M Ftpeisia
those who lifted mp that weapon Of om
The Republic, and the more respee,abLs
cipaats in that disgracefal plot and CO... ttla-
oF SANDER, have ihe sense TO pereeiya stss!
pleasant position in which lis comn,o,o ~
sure has left thrn, and are now epg,,ss
~apologizing for the hand they had in i, y "a
said it was done on What they deem.5
authority ; bat they could not know il s9e
Ill the subsequen; testimony had bee, ;,,-
ed, &c, SC. Yet the articles which the, .s..,
bore the stamp of Partizansiip on tbei, Fs
They we're ayowedly written By tso,.
were opposing Mr.. PIERCE at the rira :.
were written for the Professed object Of
troyiug his influence. Was it fair n 10
such evidence /? Can any allegation of NJ.
excuse it? If such witnesses are 10 bs =.
duced in;o the trial, why did not The o,.s%
tor 90 at once TO The Richmond Wiz
take one Of Us abusive and baseless 49,
against the Democratic nominee? 80
have been entitled to the same credit ..ia
would have contained much more of evil.
But while the more respectable menbersol.
Federal press are thRs endeavoring 10 avoid ~ ~
consequences of their own defeated malice ,hH
ia another and a large portion who are moi M
perceive the Instantaneous attitude which n.
occupy. Slurrihg the truth, now well M
hey reiterate and reasseVerate the refu;eg ~
der. One of them, we perceive, the Ricbm.4,
Wig, keeps still standing at the head of lie
Iumns, the words Of its Abolitionist coIeao".N y
New IIampshire-Qo they are words which NJ.
PIERCE never uttered)-aboul LuATHryc ~
n.y." What language is strong eDopub n 80
a~cterize such actions as these? W6at latSH
any subject is a press entitled to, who wiI,b.s.
deliberately and knowingly persist in circulaf"r
day after day, that which it knows, and that wb;tsiI
all its read rs know, and that too which il r. -
the pub ic know, ODE a groundless and minis
.Calumny This conduct is shameless. IL
hibits a destiIution of self respecl-no, to MAJ
ton the contempt for the public which is eIo,...
ed in it-that we did not suppose any Yirgini,p
capable OF.
Another class OF this press ATTEMPT a misr,
course-a quasi defence of the New IIamp,I.,
witnesses-and affect to be unconyinced 6v A.
testimony OF eye and ear witnesses produced =
prove their wantiofcred.bi lity. Among ,be.s :.
are sorry TO class the Richmond TImes-repsss
~ Just and candid in its discussion OF facts,
which appears TO depart from lis general rulsf,
dealing with this charge against AIR. PIIrrr
4 IL Il tfbN~ AAaAN~ - 80 " NtAAN lAltE In HI
way OF Withdrawing the libel which lis parry >,
temporaries have invented. The princioai m,
it seems, is the fact that MIR. AVER, one of ~
gentlemen who contradict the two newspsppr,
New Hampshire, does not directly san thai /,
himself heard The speech of Mr.. PlEFcE, which,
the subject ofa!l this comment. Yet Messts. Hin.
BARD, NoREIs, SC, the acquaintance of Al,
AVER, through whose hands his card reacbesM,
public, distinctly and positively asserts the fsr,
Why does the Times discredit them ?
But be Ibis as il may, there is certainly o.,
piece oftestimoDy which cannot be avoided by ,,r
slight, or double, or turn. Ii is that of Mr. Cav.
BELL, formerly and for many years the editor q
:he fredericksburg Recordsr,an nov conducts,
the Union Democrat in New Iiampshire. TF,
gentleman not only heard Mr.. PIzECE's spss,b
but denounced The sketches on which he VIII
press relies, on their FIRST appearance, rs uttef5
and completely false. Here follows an editor,l
from his newspaper, which ongh, to sci hi,
charge forever ST rest 1--WE think with all tho,
who are not devoid Of seiErespecl and conscience
From The Manchester Nsto Hampshire Dezsas
Of Judy 81.
TRICKS OF THE ENEMY.
We had an iutimation not long since, tbsth,
Wings of this city were preparing a ''hasly pss
Of Soup', for SouThern paiares. and that tie prt
cipal ing eiielt was o be tn New 10 ton corrs,.
pondenCe OF the Independent Democrat and h
co-worker in this city. In cther words. VIC %.
Grrs'Co that an effort would be made 10 aHep,,
the Southern friends OF Gen. Pierce, by scat,
tcring broadcast through that section o! de
Union, the false reports of his speech at NewIes
ton last December, publishcdin tie papers skV4
alluded 20.
Tie plot seems 10 have maiErcd suddealv n
The Washington Republic Of the 18th inst. Co.
;aiEs, in ertenSo, the correspondence alludsdn
Tie editor states that 'the correctness Of lhera
mart I'm tho V,loDnr,f,Dt y L.. 49, --
toned" lie Is mistaken. We Weye prsstHs
MatmeetiRg- We heard eye7yisord aai rds u4n
ed-and 1e took the earliest occasion 10 brand Il
report as false in all lis length, breadth andiSiS
ness. II was SO, as hundreds are ready to tesilL
The report in the other Abolition organ (douRd
less by the same pen,) we did not notice at lenq1
for it-OccuTred 10 US that every line was a lie, ld
as ii was impossible to correct aII,-coneeiingt
part only, might seem TO admit The rest. Grgfu
IaLSehoods were nerer Penaed, or in a 5asT YWt
1t was an infamous attempt 10 array Gen. Psia
against himself and againslhis pariy-tUs usiIl
the tottering fabric OF AbolIlionism, by an mi
nation that the very leader OF the Democracy bal
assented TO these h~eresies, or at least had Telut
ed his opposition.
Tie editor Of the Republic must have felithh
he was called on TO do the dirty r0rk Of dnyEi
when requested to publish The articles in questss
lie certainly cannot be ignorant OF the more d.
tinct events in the political history of New Hsnf
shire, for The last eight years,-nor OF the e1ta
and character of Gen. Pierce's participation i
those events. He knows perfectly well lbalts
all that time, General Pierce has been the e'
slant target for the malicious aim Of AboIitionag
at home and abroad. Yet, in his desi eraliOn, &
perhaps perulance, in being called upon TO sap
port an udious candIdaIe-he throws open b
columns 10 matter, false on lis face. false n abs,
ry, and false by The concurrent testimony II q
The friends and The enemies cf Gen. Pierce. We
may refer To this matter sgain.
We now dismiss this matter. 1t is useless
waste words upon it. But we must be permhhd
TO say, that Of all the ludicrous specimens Oi7
pudemce we have eitLer seen or read OF, II ms
supeilsti,e in this assault upon Il nationsItt'
racter OF a politician like FRANKLIS p@IsEcErG
those who are engaged in tie daily support Oh
man who holds, ana has so long held, the pf
ton occupied by WINFIELD ScoTTo on all these q
tionai subjects. The force Of brass" can noir
Their CO." And 10 furnish a fit finale 10 ourE
marks, we recommend to the perusal of his q
mirers the following brief extract from a lIle1
published letter, written by Mr. WADE WE
Senator from Ohio:
81 have this day had a conversation with Ga