The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-08-07

fHAEkIIN PIERCE'S FREEDOM FROM IHt
"BEAXp OF ABOLITION SENTIMENTS" ,
INDICATED All HEAD QUARTERS.
The Union newspaper at Washington e.
vnccs the utmost indignation at the idea that
it. favorite candidate for the Presidency should
be even suspected of the least tendency to-
wards anti-slavery sentiments. 1t seems that
the Republic, Wing paper at Washington,
had copied into it, columns two articles from
Independent Democratic papers IN ~ liamp-
shire, designed to show that Gen. Pierce, in
political speech made at New Boston, Nh,
in December last, was not so entirely gwen
over to ultra proslavery sentiments, as his
friends both North and South now represent
him to be- In those articles he was repre-
scented as calling inquestion the ''moral right"
to enact such law, as the Fugitive Slave
Act of 1880.
At such a gross pcrversion of what he did
say on that occasion, and of his true senti-
ments, his political friends in New liamp-
shire and at Washington took instant alarm.
lest it should damage his prospects among the
s!avcry-oving secessionists and disunionlSts
of the South. The most prompt measures
were instantly taken to dsabnse the public
mind upon this point
Moses Norris, Senator, and Harry Hibbard
and G. H. Pcaslee, members of the House
from New HAMPSHIRE. dispatched joint note
from b. +. Aver. and an extract OF one from
j. NJ. Campbell, both of whom are stated to
have been present at the New Boston meet
ing denying in the most pointed terms that
Mr. Pierce uttered any such obnoxious srnti-
mcnts as were attributed to him. These
members of Congress in order to give the
greater weight to the statements of Mr. Aver
and Mr. Campbell, endorse their intelligence
and responsibility, adding that both wcr,
present, and that the former was himself :
speaker on the occasion, and took notes of
Gen. Picrcc'S speech
w eli VT lnllik III cannot DC denied INA
these considerations stamp the impress of all
thority upon their rendering Of the General
speech. Mr. Aver SAYS it was mainly dcvot
ed to justification of the course prr<ucI b.
'Limseit. and the Democratic party the yea
before in resembling Mr. Atwoods nomination
for Governor, in consequence of his oppo>i
'"tion to the compromise measures" In tn
course of his speech. General Pierce allu!c
to the Fugitive Slave Law. and ma4e II >'ron
argument IN support ofT 1T is wholly IN
true that he pronounced it contrary to mora
right hut on the contrary. in reply To
question proposed 10y an aholitioni>t prc>cn
h" SAID the present law was the same in prir
rII!c AID substance as that Y hich had rccci,
ed the approval OF Wa>hin.ton." ~. Th
versions OF the speech i'll the abolition paper
are pronounced gross perycr>ion<. and almo,
entire tahrra:un> from bcrinn;np to end :
Mr. Campbell declares the account in III
Manchester Democrat, one Of the articles il
serted in thr Republic. "A tissue of f,l>chooC
from beginning to end
IL view ~ >ucn unwarran.ahc mi>rrprt
sensations Of the true sentiments of the loct
toro candidate for the Presidency. the | MO
hollis over with Indignation. healing its art
Gle in cIaring capitals "'rhc viii = and alb
Iiton conspiracy against General Pierce .ui!
exposed"
We hope those Of our free soil democrat
friends who have shown any disposition
WELD their support to Pierce. will not loo
one WAY and row another. We shall 90 VIII;
in us lies to remove the veil from their eve
and expose to them in und>guScd form II
image they arc expected to fall down an
worship fthcn they are willing to >arr
fee every principle they have hitherto hcI
dear, and 90 in heart and soul with the $
ccssionists and nulliiiers OF South Carolir
and Alabama in support OF candidate who
princi pal friends are anxious to remove fro
him the slightest faint OF aholitioni>m. as hiu
treason against the party and the countr,
h. why let it be done openly and above boar
y, Those who approve General Picrccs sent
-, ments in this and other respects will doub
less vote for him-thcy can do SO consistent
Those who totally dissent from them will no
,st we should suppose, be in haste to abandc
or their principles for the sake of the man