Daily American telegraph., 1852-07-13


Vanquished by his glorious ray,
still the opposing ranks must yield,
WINFIELD ScoTT shall win the field!
BUFFALO, June q, 1852 HE.A
Gen Pierce's "Home Views" Oh Slavery /!
Of all the Northern men with Southern prin-
ciples'' we have ever known, the Southern princi
pies Of but few have ever survived political de-
feat. The unnatural part is hard to play, and
the mask is always thrown down as q burden as
soon as the actor has passed from before the
spectators. We need not point to the instances
OF this. There is numerous and melancholy
catalogue of them. The South is much given to
the cherishing of such politicians, and the South
must endure the penalties the custom entails In
giving its support to General Pierce at the present
moment, it is but biting again at the gilded bait,
and it must again endure the penalties of its gull
lbiity.
The Republic of this morning has done good
service in bringing to light the home vieaOs of Gen
Pierce on the subjects of slavery and the fugitive
slave law, by quoting the articles of which the
following are the essential extracts.
From the Independent Democrat published at Concord
New Hampshire.
At meeting appointed at New Boston Centre
on Friday afternoon, of January I'd, by General
Franklin Pierce, to address the citizens of that
town in regard to the difficulties between himself
and q portion of the Democrats of that section
he occupied the hour in defending his military
character. He explained the circumstance of
his fainting, and declared that, with the excep-
ton of q 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 it differed in nc
important particular from the law of 1898. A
clergymen who was present said, that as the in.
| yitation had been given, he would like to make
an inquiry: ''Do you regard the features of the
fugitive slave law as consistent with common
law ?"
General Pierce Immediately replied: 'Lf must
anS,eer tie question, say no, 40 not / hare
been asked if like this fugitive Skave hw.
answered no. I loathedH haze a most reUoltiag
feeling al the giDiag up Of sIaOe; tie la'o is OPP
posed TO humanity"
Here Mr.. Foss inquired " If it was not op-
posed to right, as well as humanity" General
Pierce replied: eyes, it is opposed to moral
right"
The above is the substance of General Pierce's
remarks upon the fugitive slave law. The quo
tation marks include the very language used by
the General, as taken down at the time it was
uttered.
[From the Manchester CN H. Democrat Of Jan s. 1881
GENERAL PIERCE IN NEW BOSTON.
New BosToN, January 3, 1852.
MIR. EDITOR: Some weeks ago, General Pierce
sent word to certain of the friends of Mr. Atwood,
in New Boston, that he was about to address the
people of this town, in order that he might set
himself right in the case of Letitia Blaisdell.
4 II n
A week previous to the meeting, handbis were
scattered all over the northern part of the coun-
ty-from Litchfeld on the east to IIillsboro' on
the west-announcing that Gen. Franklin Pierce
would address the citizens of New Boston on
Friday, the I'd day Of January. 4 y
The meeting was called to order by Captain B.
Fletcher
Gen. Pierce commenced his remarks by COM
plimenting his young friend" and announcing
that there was no other place where he could
have been induced to make political speech at
the present time. He went through the stereo-
typed Introductory of all his speeches in this re-
gion, alluding in very feeling tones to the import
ant fact that he was born in Hillsboro' county
spoke Of being among the friends Of his father
said that ID. Bennett, of this town. built the first
stack of chimneys in his fathers house that was
ever built in the town of Hillsboro'--caled by
name several individuals present as his especial
acquaintances-and inquired if there was any
revolutionary soldier present.
Some one in the audience announced that Mr..
Abner Hogg, q revolutionary soldier, (and in lS45
and 1916 a member of the legislature from New
Boston,) was still living, but not present. and
second voice announced that he was II thorough
Atwood man.
Gen. P" And none tie worse for that"
Voice.--" So think"
The General then proceeded to speak of his
father and mother as riding horseback over rough
roads, and of the great improvements that have
been made within few years. He referred TO the
constitution Of the country, and IN pious traln Of
thought recognised The higher law, and that po1cer
ADORE all constitutions" His position here 1cas so
oncquivocdt that the ReU. Mr. Fo8S formerly cleT-
gy'aaa Of this torn, could bm assent to IL as $uf-
GENTLY "fanatica5" 10 satisfy the most ultra AboG-
ZIONIST.
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The speaker nor took mp The subject Of sldUery
nc sand was The greatest trouble Of the country,
and wds so regarded by Washington rs for him
seq, ne "neUer SatD human being IN bondage wah-
oW FEELING his heart reUoh at IT, Slavery is contrary
TO the constitution in some respects--a moral bIot
upon the character Of tie nation. BIT can't be
helped"
After few more exclamations in regard
to saving the Union, and announcing the fact
that in the late war % my own command and the
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