Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-09-11

- - =, - ~ -'sssag s4s444tss4s5@ ati i
shire, tlsposa and ray, that on tie sscoht
day Of January, 1862, I attended polite
al meeting in this town, which was sad
dressed by General franklin Pierce, ant
/ recollect that he spoke Of slavery ant
the Fugitive Slave Law as great mora
wrong, and as otlious to his feelings. Iii
said that no man Hbhorred slavery more
than himself, aid that no man would dc
more than himself TO abolish slavery II, il
Icoud be done consistent with the CoDsti
Tuition that lie thought we ongllt to i'd
lhere to tie Compromise fof tile sake Of The
4 National Union sEsli a}s F#ssi III tH
@ e GEORGE W. CLARK
Sworn, July 2s, 1852. before ,s,t s..
JosErn COCHRAN, Jr., Justice Of Pence.
I, Phineas Dodge, iii the town Of New
Boston, county or Hlllsborongh, and State
Of New Hampshire, depose and say, thai
attended political meeting in this town
on, the second day of January last. which
was addressed by General franklin Pierce
md J distinctly recollect that General
Pierce spoke ofslavery and the Fagifive
Slave law as d great moral wrong and re.
voltingfo his feelings, but to which we
must submit for The sake Of preserving
the Union. PTlTNEAS DODGE. !.
| Sworn, July 81, 1852, before
JosEfH GocHi,AN, il, Justice Of the Pence.
/, jacob Baily. Of the town Of New
! Boston, county Of Hilsborough, and State
of New Hampshire, depose and say that
| / attended n political meeting in this town,
on the second day of January, 1862, ut
| which General franklin Pierce made O
| political speech, and ] distinctly recollect
that lie spoke Of slavery mud the Fngi.
tive Slave law as a moral wrong |; and
according TO the bestvof my recollection,
he said that lie loatted The Fugitive Slave
| law, bnt that we must snbmitto IL for the
sake Of preserving the Union. szfa 6t
JACOB BArLY.
Sworn. July 81, 1852, before =
| JosErH CocIiRAn, Jr, Justice ofthe peaee
J.. Samuel Doane, Of the town Of New
Boston, oonnty Of Hillsborough, and State
of New Hampshire, depose and say, that
| attended pois ical meeting, holden in
this town on the second day OF Jartaary,
1862 which was addressed by General
Franklin Pierce, and, while cannot re-.
| member the precise words which be used,
do recollect that he spoke of slavery and
tile Fugitive Slave law as a moral wrong,
| and as repulsiye to his feelings but he
thought we must submit to Il for the pres.
ent to preserve tho Natinal Unioiia
| ,., Il s,e SAMUEL UOANE. q,
Il Sworn, July 25, 1862, before {.
JosEpH CoonrAN, Jn., Justice ofthe peace
/, Stephen Whipple, Of the town Of
New Boston, county Of Hillsborrongh,
and State Of New Hampshire, depose aud
say, that was present at political
meeting holden in New Boston on the
second day Of January, 1852, at which
| Genefal Franklin Pierce made political
speech, and 1 tlistinctively recolIeet that
he spoke Of slavery and the Fugitive Slave
| law as great moral wong, and a. repnl-
siye TO his feelings, bn. to Which in the
present circumstances we must submit for
the sake Of preserving the Union.
Z STEPHEN WHIPPLE.
Sworn, July 20, 1852, before aa
JosEpH CocifR AN, in. Justice of the peace.
The following affidavit prove that Gen.
PIEncE was in the habit Of expressing
lis deteetation Of slavery elsewhere than
lin New Boston. As he "5odthea" the
| fugitive Slave Law in New Boston, Oh
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