Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-09-30

words in dispute confirmed, but also the whole
train OF thought and line Of argument, The re-
porter admits that General Pierce avowed himself
in favor of acquiescence in the Compromise
measures, and that he even made an argument en-
the necessity of adhesion to the fugitive slave
law, just as the witnesses swear
We do not hesitate to affirm, in the broadest
terms, that General Franklin Pierce did, at New
Boston on the I'd Of January, assert in public
assembly that he considered slavery "contrary
to moral right" that he 'loathed the fugitive
slave law" and that he had "a most revolving
feeling at the giving up of slave" and we con-
slider the attempts of himself and friends at eva
SION, and his and their half denials, fatal to his
character as frank, sincere man.
/ But there are collateral facts and consdera-
tons which tend powerfully to sustain the accu-
racy OF Mr. Foss, and to show the truth of his ale-
cations From the matter hereinbefore inserted
| ii appears that General Pierce, Norris. Hbbard,
Peaslee Aver, and Canpbell are full of the idea
that Mr.. Foss can be discredited at the South By
II mere allegation Of abolitionism or freesoilism
aud they seem to roll up their eyes in holy hor-
ror at the presumption of the Parson in charging
on the General the expressions. of anti slavery
feelings and views. One would suppose from the
tenor and drift Of their communications for the
public, that the New Hampshire Democracy had
been, during the whole of the fearful struggle
through which the country has recently passed,
the pattern of all that is moderate, just, reason
able, and truly national on the topics in issue,
and that, in taking position on the Constitution,
and in maintaining that position, they in fact had
leaned over considerably towards the South. But
unhappily for them, and particularly for General
Pierce, the records Of their proceedings, both in
conventions and Legislative assemblies, disclose
very different state of things We undertake to
prove that the Democracy Of the Granite State,
with General Pierce ut their head. have pursued
an extreme course on these subjects, and have in
fact been the ringleaders Of all the tanaticism
and agitation which have been going on in New
England for several years past
To that eud we point to the resolutions report
ed by General Pierce to the Democratic Conven-
ton held at Concord, June lth, lS46, in which
he makes his party declare, that they "deplored
the existence of slavery, and regarded it rs o
great social and moral evil !" also to the resolu
tons reported by the Hon. G. II. Peaslee to a like
convention held at the same place on the 2Sth of
October, lS47, over which the Hon. Mr.. Norris
presided, in which they declare, that "none are
more opposed than themselves to the continuance
or wider extension of slavery and that they will
oppose 80 great an evil to the progress of civii-
zaton and humanity, whenever proper occasion
shall arrive, by every measure consistent with the
| Constitution + 4 y And they add
"We declare it orr solemn conviction, as the
Democratic party have .eretoaore done, that nei-
| tRer slavery nor Involuntary seryitade should
hereafter exist in any Territory which may be
acquired or annexed to the United States, and
that we approve the votes of our delegation in
Congress in favor Of the Wilmot Proyiso." Also,
TO set of resolutions passed b. the legislature
of New Hampshire, largely Democratic, signed
" Moses Norris, jr., Speaker of the House of
Representatives, " Harry Hbbard, President of
the Senate" and approved June 30th 184I, in
which they declare slavery "a moral, social, and
Political evil," and express deep regret at its
existence, and insist " that III all territory that
shall hereafter be added to, acquired by, the
United States, where slavery does not exist at the
time of such addition or requirement, neither
slavery nor involuntary serviude, except for the
punishment of crime, whereof the party as been
duly convicted, ought ever to exist but the same
should ever reEasin free" Also, 10 similar reso-
lutons, passed by the legislature of the same
State the succeeding year, and approved Decem-
Der 29th, in which they take the same ground
and then in less than week, viz: on the 4th of
January, another set of resolutions of like char
acter. Also, 10 a resolution, passed and approved
July I, l849 as follows:
"Resolred That, in our belief, Congress has
the constitutional power to prohibit the intro
ductiOn Of slavery into any Territory now Free
and that we are in favor of the use ut this time
| Of that power but that while we claim to our
selves, as Democrats, the right to the full and
free exercise of our opinions upon this subject,
without coercion or prescription therefor, from
any quarter, we are willing to concede the same
privileges to our brethren entertaining different
opinions in other sections Of the country-recog-
nising, as members of the Democratic family, all
who, though differing from us upon minor or
temporary questions are yet united in support Of
the great and vital principles which have consti-
tuted the republican platform from the days Of
jefferson to the present time.
Then have the following, passed on the
same day:
80 Res0los5. That, in our opinion, Congress
has the constitutional power TO abolish the
slave trade and slavery in the District of Co
lumba, and that our Senator's be instructed,
and our Representatives requested. to take all
conditional measures TO accomplish these OBJ
jects."
To be coHiausa