Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-10-16


Col Genis is already realized, and has fallen
perfectly IN lta huids Of lhe caemes Of The Con.
stutou We end IN the Kentucky Statesman,
letter from James A, Briggs, Esq, a leading
whg politician in Ohio We extract portions Of
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LETTER FROM JAS. s. BRIGGS ESQ, OF
ONO.
"Geu. Pierce is legitmaely The candidate of
DE slave prapagaudisis 81 The SeuJh. and their
natural allies of thr North. While he was
Representative mud senator 10 Congress, ac-
cording to ihe reeotd ~ made UP by Dr.. Bailey,
oi lhe National Iasa, taad bis leslm9ny is to he
taken without any doubls aslhe Doctor has no
ulfipijies flrihe Wbigs) Gen, Pierce showed
himself to be the iiiend and hatker Of the Rhe'ls
aud Caihonns, onevery question where slavery
was concerued. Mr.. Athrfton d New Hamps
shire, was not more errrile than Gen, Pierce.
On al occasions, The democratic CANDlDAIE
NOR TIE PRESIDENCY VOTED FOR sLA,
VERY aud AGAINST FREEDOM. Here he
hes shown III, hand. Fortbeinlcrest ofslavery he
las made his NAH and II Il Is TUE CANDl-
DATE OF rnE SLAVE REPDTUALlSrs
OF TUE SOUTH. This party opposes Gen.
Scott; hey fear him. they have read his letter Of
1852 and they know that neither as man or az
President, Is hc or would he be. u favor Of the
diffusion of slave.Y. Ia his boyhood, when In
the College of ytginia, he was an emanciPa-
Zionist And nin, years ago, he declared II be
had had the homo OF seat in the Legislature OF
Virginia, In lhe winter Of 1912, he would
have given The bill ia favor OF gradual enancip-
alton hearty stppot" Gen Scott also says.
! II am persuadec lbal Il isa high moral obliga.
ton of masters AID slayehodug States TO employ
all means not Incompatible with the safety Of
both colors, to meliorale slavery even TO eIer.
minaiion"
| These are lle early, lhe Deliberate, and thu
now opinions Of the Wing candidate for the
! Presidency. With The lu knowledge hat these
are his eentimenls, 90 that great question, which
above nlI others has agalrd the public mind OF
this country fir The last Ten years, Gen. Scot, was
nominated at Baltimore. In that Convention
lie WAS OPPOSED BY TIE PR0-Sl.Aa
VERY PORTION Of the " hig party from the
first until tie last.
Al Baltimore ihe friends Of Mr. Fillmore and
Mr.. Webster were clanorotis or u plalhrmi un>
donhedly for lhe purpose Of "kiiing off Gen:
/ Scott. The Northern anti slavery Wings were
opposrd to a Platforms: and when they found af
| ter contest of several days, that they must lose
Scott. portion accepted mpdifrd platform,
which declares "ihai they viii maintain and in
aist ON 1he enforcement Of the fugitive law until
time and experience shall demonstrate the me-
cessity of further Legislation. '--"and that they
deprecated all further agitation of The question
! thus settled
In Tho wbig pnrty there Il a large element Of
! Gee soil, or Of anti-slaverg The great mass
| TIRE NtNrY-NiNE OUT OF EVERY HUN.
BRED or THE WIG PARTY IN THE
| FREE sTA ArEs, ARE OPPO SED TO THE
| EXTENSION or SLAVERY-are for no
slave lenilofy--no more slave Saes."
Gen, Pierce md bis parry annexed Texas,
when ibe vote Of single democratic Senator
! from a.Jee State would have prevented Tin
yovedS- in a war with MEXICO; aud PLACED
UPON THE STATUTE BOOKS OF THE
NATION, TIE FUGITIVE LAW. To all
these measures the wings Of the free States were
opposed
A. to the Fugitive Law, does any man believe
thai f Congress should amend, modify. or change
ID. that Cen Scall would moi give any such bill
h. sauciionl do not believe in the Veto Pow
er Il should have no place in our Constitution;
j only belongs 10 governments where 'h'ngs
role by Divine Right" care not "ss' o'l
Congress may pass; The President should sign
h. 1T tits wrong. the people will see 10 u mat
il dies not long remain upon the statute book.
Too ol,en has The viii &c the people been set
ai uanqht by Democratic Presidenis who have
a..umedle to ihcm'elses kingly preoga'ives' ana
exercised the veto power.
Tie man WHO says freedom has no more 70
hon, from General Scott than General P'efce.ls
either ignorant Of the facts, which are spread
o,,, for al 10 read OF else be uifers deliberate
nl.ehood n Scott Is elected, slavery Is held
where il J.. fl Pierce is elected, slavery runs
fiot Ia voting far Scott. ! vote for positive
polhical good. Ia yo'ins br Pierce. ! should
vote for a po.iiv. evil. take the candidates ne
ihey stand with heir parties upon the record, and
must vote flr Scott and Gfshau.
Your. ,raly. JAMES BRIGGS.
We ali the peorls af he South calmly. 10
ponde the aho~s extracts. They are, indeed
l-aifily significant OF coming events. That
ihere Should, here and there. be an abolftion'a
supporting boih n The eand daies, Is natural
enough. h,r the indication becomes pregnant
when ALI. 81 SCOTS original friends IN con-
rsniioa were snfl-slarery aud when he is sup
nar,ed ns the representative oi The arii-saSefy
a. Maav ~ reud politicians ai washington
,,,..,.-f, ~. .ifsa that Gen. Scot was never
..g,,,o,,es viii hope or wish of bic election
a., n. coo,foi.ing nOire which dictated bis
,,,.-,in.iioo was 20 .eclionnlizs The whig party
4 must BE- confessed there j. much reascn 10 en-
te,f,iu an onini,n II this character. Certain u
i. ,bat fnaay q his friends place his election
anon erusraas which every sersible man
a,s.i know. ensures his deirai. WY do this.
unles. The s'lionzing % ihe party 70 a s'ron-
v~r u,o.ire fbsa Scosi'- succsssl But read
extracts above. Ponder u7on iAeD.