Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-10-30
EX-GOVERNOR sTEErEs TFsTrMoNY.

81 EX-GOVERNOR STEEEES TESTIMONY
q We have been permitted to make an extrac
from letter written by Governor Steele, of New
Hampshire, to relative of his in Western NortI
Carolina, in which he bears the fullest and strong
est testimony to the soundness of Gen. Pierce anc
his qualifications for the Presidency. Gov. Steel
is native of Salisbury, North Carolina. He re
4 sided for some time in the town of Fayetteville
where he followed the business of a wheel-wright
subsequently he emigrated to New Hampshire
where his sterling qualities raised him to the high
est State office in the gift of the people.
4 The letter is dated Peterborough, New Hamp
Ashire, August Sd, 1852. Gov. Steele says:
You inquire whether am acquainted with Gen
Pierce, and what his political principles. and
WHETHER if he is elected, he will administer the gov
ernment in national spirit and not suffer himself to
be mised by any of tie isms of the day. l take
pleasure in saying that am well acquainted with
Gen. Pierce-have known him for years -heard his
first legislative speech, and have either heard read
Eevery thing of his that has since been published.
and have yet TO see hear from his tongue pen
f the first iberaL section al sentiment His polit-
cal sentiments of the purest Jeersonian stamp,
and his mind of that pure character that nothing coad
anduce him to swerve from what he believed to be
he best interest of his country-hiS ,ohole country
and even those interests, if to be obtained by vio-
ation or perverson of the plain meaning and intent
lily rejected. In short, have not doubt that if elect
ed he will prove to be what he always has been, a
truly national man-one who knows no South, no
North, no East, West, further than to do equal
and exact justice all. There is not spot blem
ish belonging. to his character He is truly >of
rs natures noblemen "-an open honest, and frank
|man-one who scorns mean action and never yet
was known to court the great neglect the humble
I'm short, have known him for twenty years; and
amongst all the public men l ever knew, believe
|hm-take him all in ALTO be the one best calcula-
tied to heal or silence the many arring discords thai
have of late shaken beloved country from its CEN
tire to its extremties, by panderng with favor
ing this that faction section, but BY open,
administration of the government ac
cording to the written chart laid down by FORE
fathers for our guidance.
No doubt some OF the many ISLANDERS which have
been propagated by reckless press against General
Pierce, will have reached your section. Do not be-
eve them; they are false from beginning to end;
not only false but could be proved be so even in
a court of justice"
The Fayetteville Carolinian of late date pub
fishes letter written by Gov. Steele to citizen
of Fayetteville, dated October 4, 1852, in which
referring to these ISLANDERS against Gen. Pierce, he|
says, they are intended for distant market,
not for New Hampshire, where Pierce is-known. u
The venerable Ex-Governor concludes his letter toI
his Fayetteville friend as follows:
1" Call franklin Pierce coward why, that mani
does not live who, were he unirameed by the posi-
ton which he holds, would dare do it and event
|, old as am. would give any Cat all worth no
tice) the lie direct who should in my presence call
him coward. Call him an abotionist THE thing
s not only absurd in itself, but is pumply contra
dcted only by his past life, but by hur dreds who
heard his New Bosten speech well by himself.
would give you the character of Elder Foss, his &C
cuser, together with Foss's endorsers, but forbear
suffice ii TO say that Elder Foss is ramping. rag
ing aboonist of the deepest dye. and his endorsers
GOOdale. reckless
papers! neither of them would or could be believed
by any decent man,