The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-10-06
THE PRESIDENCY.

umny, as is to be found on the pages oi
Wing history, in this country, against the
men and the party known as Democrats, and
that from the time of Mr.. jefferson to the Ia
ter epoch of Gen. Pierce. In the opinion
| of Wings to be Democrat is to be a
"devil," and guilty of all crimes-all william
Iies-all deception. Their hatred of Demo
Gratis is consuming fire. 1t blinds reason:
1t confounds justice. 1t destroys Judgment:
1t extinguishes charity. 1t rallies into the
breast all the fury of tiger, trampling down
truth, and making sport with the most sacred
obligations of nature and humanity, of po-
ilitical institutions and of socal life.
Is it any marvel, that party, thus actua-
ted by the fell passions of hate, should de-
fame Frank Pierce, by foul slander? Is it
any wonder that they should coin "lies" to
iniure him, when they did not spare jeff
erson-a Madison, or JacksoH-or Mon
roe? Is it matter of surprise, that par
ty, who, to crafty their cupidity, and salts
fy She usts of their ambition, annually sac
the Constitution and pillage the Treasury
and imperil the Union-all which they are
solemnly sworn to cherish, support, defend
and respects it, We say, matter oil aston
ishment, that such men should faislty bis
tory, to defame Frank Pierce? Oh! no! 1t
il; the glory of a true Republican, that he
shares the common fate of all the illustrlous
men who have been elected to the Demo
cratic administration of the national Gov
eminent. Its not only lis glory, but it is
the certain harJinger of his success, for the
errors of history can be corrected, as the
ISLANDERS of malice and envy can be turned on
their inventors, overwhelming them with
confusion, a. has done in the libel upon
Gen Pierce, that because he could not van
quish the combined forces Of Whiggery in his
native State, he is, therefore, responsible for
that anti Democratic clause in the Consttu-
ton of New Hampshire, which contains a
religious test. Had he been a passive spec
tator of this outrage or human freedom, he
might Justly have been charged with wan
ting the sensibilities of q freeman, and the
energy of Democrat. But he was not pas
size. He openly toQk The field against It, He
battled manGulIy for the rights of conscience,
and was only beaten by the Wings calling
abolitionists to their aid, against this great
champion of freedom.
The following letter in relation to the re-
Iligious tes: in New Hampshire, says the In
vestigator, was written to J, E. Warren, ESQ.,
Of Cooperstown, n. Y:
CoScoED, IN. H.) July is, 1859.
MYD DEAR S1R:-It is impossible that a
charge should embrace more direct attack
upon truth than that with which the Wing
papers have teemed, in relation to my SEN
timents upon the religious test contained IN
our State Constitution, which was adopted
lin 1892, and never amended since. The
charge is contradcted by every word and
act of my life having reference to the ques-
ton, in any form directly or collaterally. l
advocated the call of the convention for the
amendmentof the constitution, which assem-
! bled in November, 1850, and the most promi-
Incnt object in my own mind, was to strike
out the unjust and odious provisions COM
monty called the religious and property
qualification test, from our fundamental law.
In haste, your most obedient servant.
(Signed) FRANK PIERCE.
JOHN E. WARREN, Esq, Cooperstown, NY.
Read this letter, one and all=zread it, and
hand it to your neig ghborS
Now, was it not damnable act to charge
such a Democrat as Gen Pierce, with cal,
umny so abhorrent to his nature--so oppo-
sed to his whole range of political principles
so black in villanous contrast to the en-
tire course of his public life? 1t was mad
ness-it was folly--it was crime, without 8
parallel in atrocity. But how trus the ole
MAXIM" Whom the Gods intend to. destroy
| heyJfrst make mad"
Aye! Frank Pierce stands before tn,
people as the Gallant champion Of religiou
freedom. He stands on the same pedesta
as Thomas Jeferson-as one "arho had pow
ed on the alter Of God eternal hostility to ever!
form Of oppression o0er The mind Of man,"
4 religious test. Look to the Wings 70
that. who take pride in moulding their prin
ciples after their political model, the BrilisI
Constitution Look to Gen Scott for en-
tertainiLg, when he is known to admire s.
fervedly and extravagantly the Eng1s
Government of "htngs, Lords, and Com
s mons" and "rsligious test !!i"
: Knaves, fools, dolts, desperadoes. onl
t would invent so shallow device. But the,
have done it, and now let them stand fortl
the branded foes of religious freedoms, wit
a public execration on their heads.
y Yes, history, in vindicating Frank Pierc,
has brought upon the heads of his naaligner.
the crime fayoring, defending. and "holdin
on" to relig'opss test--zto a religious di.
< qualification from Office. 1t is the Whip
who make Constitution, and defend law
that ordains that "no Romgn Catholic sho
n evsr hold o6fce." There it stands in letter
9 of burning shame. on the page ofthc recor