Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-07-19

1t absurd. therefore, % pretend that General
Scott is oil wrong on the matter Of slavery. and
that General Piesueis all right! and that the
South must take the latter because the Fugi-
tive Slave law has the approval Of his Judge
ment"-whereas General Scott has merely
accepted the Wing resolutions, and appealed
to forty years public service Us the pledge and
guarantee for his "strict adherence" TO them.
But We will not deiain our readers longer
from perusal Of the sentiments which Gener.
al Pierce is in the habit of expressing among
his friends and neghbors in New Hampshire
on this subject. We have two reports OF
wha, he said on the Cd of January last. at
meeting of his Democratic friends in the town
of New Boston.New Hampshire. The first re-
port we copy from the Independent Democrat.
Journal published in Concord New Hamp-
shire. the residence Of General Pierce. Its
correctness has never been questioned. The
second report is in a letter from one of his
dence, written the day after the speech Was
] made, and published in the Manchester IN. H.
Democrat ofthe sth of January.a copy oiwhicl
| is before US. 1t will fc seen that The two re-
ports substantially correspond.
We desire the immediate attention of our
contemporaries of the Union to this matter
As they are advocating General Pierce's cleo
| ton by representing him as thoroughly sound
on the Compromise questionable Fugitive
| Slave law included, as matter not only of
| judgment. hut Of feeling-we should like I"
hear them discourse on the texts tina; they will
| find in the extra to which follow:
From the independent Democrat. published in Concord
New Hampshire.
AT the meeting appointed at New Boston
Centre on Friday afternoon of January I'd, by
General Franklin Pierce, to address the eit-
zens of tina, town in regard to the difficulties
between himself and portion of the Demo-
| Gratis of that section, he occupied the hour Of
his in defending his military character He
| explained the circumstance Of his fainting; and
declared that, with the exception Of single
occasion, he had led his command in the blaze
of every battle"
| After this he commenced speaking upon the
Fugitive Slave Law. He said that III differed
in no important particular from the law Of
| 1898. A clergyman Who was present said.
that as tie invitation had been gven.he would
like to make an inquiry: DO you regard the
Failures ofthe Fugitive Slave Law as consis-
tent " iih common lawT'
Gen. Parliamentary replied: tImu"
ansuer the question, Isay no. l do not. Iharr
been asked 5fIHked his Fugitire Stare Lac.
/ ansacered no. Iloathed IL. Ihare the most re-
rolling t'e'ing. atMe g'ring up eta Stare;
tie lorc is opposed 10 humanity"
Here Mr.. Foss inquired. ''lfit was moi OPP
posed TO right as we'll as humanity Gen.
Pierce replied: "Yes. i, is opposed t. moral
right"
| The above is the substance Of Gen. Pieree's
remarks upon the Fugitive Slave law. The
quotation marks include the very language
used by the General, as taken down at the time
it was uttered.
From the Manchester IN. II } Democrat, of JAM 1852
Gen. Pierce in New Boston.
| NEW BosToN Jan. 3 1852.
Mr. EDIToR:-Some weeks ago General
Pierce sent word to certain Of the friends Of
Mr.. Atwood in New Boston. that hewas about
to address the people of this town,n order that
he might set himsefright in the case Of Letia
BIa'sdcll This however, was Considered to
he mere preext. while The real object of his
mission would be TO procure the passage Of
some resolutions, in some way get up i,
"maniiesto" against Mr.. Atw God, which NIGH,
go forth all over the State the actual voice
OF New Boston. A week previous to the meet,
ing. handoills were scattered all over the,
northern part OF the country-from LitclifeId
on the east to Hilsboro on The wes,-an-
nouncing that General Franklin Pierce would
address the citizens of New Boston on Friday.
the I'd day of January. 1t was maniicstly the
intention to have enough considers" present
10 aid our citizens in making the discovery
which an acquaintance of.weniy FIVE years had
failed to do. that John Atwood was a very
base. intriguing and dishonest mani
Before noon on yesterday the deputy shcr-
ifs and party fuglers in general began to ar
rive in town, and the bar-room of the tavern
was thronged with those who were evidently
preparing themselves for demonstrations
Little attention. however. was paid to the
meeting y the friends of Mr.. Atwood, and
but comparatively few o. them were present.
Oflhe whole number assembled in the meeting
house. less than enc third were citizens of
New Boston. In fact. many of our people say.
that more than three fourths Of those present
were fiom other towns
The meeting was called TO order by Capt.
b. Fletcher, wlo, on taking the chair, said
that AS General Pierce was unwell, Mr.. b. +.
; Aver. would occupy portion of the time and
!, introduced him 10 the audience Mr.. Aver
spoke for three quarters of an hour. He had
evidently prepared himself for the occasion,
and considered the part he was acting as Il
very important ONE. AS his arguments, and to
a con-i ierable extent his language. are to be
found in the Patriot and other Hunker papers
of the past wears. it is needless to repeat them
In State matters he was very anxious to have
it understood that the Hunker party ere not
Responsible for the corporation acts of the last
Legislature, and the individual liability Inv;
but for some cause he forgot to mention that
,hcpany had majority in the Legislature and
he gave the liability an antiquity far before its
actual origin inISi2.
Gener al Pierce commenced his remarks l.y
comPhmen'ipg his Young friend" and an
! bouncing that there no other place herr,
he could have been induced to make political
speech at the present time. He Went through
The s'ereotyped Introductory of all his speech
es IN this region alluding in very feeling tones
TO The important fact that he was horn in Hills
boro' county-spoke of being among the friends
IF his father said that ID. Bennett of this
town. built the first stack of cbimnes in hi,
fathers house that as ever built in the town
o. Hisboro called BY name several individ-
uas present as his especial acquaintances-and
inquired il there was any REVOLUTIONARY SOL
der present.
Some one in the audience announced that
Mr.. Abner Hogg, revolutionary soldier.
{and in 1915 ami as. member of the Leeis-
lature from New Boston,) was still living. but