The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-06-24
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The NattOndl Bra, the FreesoiB (not )
Whie paper e Washington, has come out
bitterly against The Democratic Convention
and General Pierce, and denounOes the whole
concern. Il says Of the Convention, as fol-
lows:
seThe Slave Power reigned, supreme, over
its deliberations, and Of the few liberal Dem
ocrats present, Who in 1S4S sanctioned the
principles, or supported the candidates, Of
the Buffalo Convention, not one by word or
vote evinced the slightest disposition to re-
sist the overpoWering influence Of Slavery"
"Some weeks ago, Mr.. Polk Of Tennessee,
in the House, announced to Mr.. Rantoul Of
Massachusetts,, that he would be thrust out
Of the party. The Convention made good
the prediction. Mr. Rantoul, in position,
talents, and labors, has been at the head Of
the New England Democracy. By Demo
cratic Convention regularly called in his
district, he was nominated delegate TO the
National Convention at Baltimore, by an
Overwhelming majority. A few dissatisfied
Hunkers bolted, held kind Of conventicle
of some thirty persons opposed to his nomi.
nation, and nominated Mr.. Lord"
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$50 the Convention, without deliberation,
instigated by Hunkerism, voted Rantoul ont
of his seat, and the three thousand Demo-
Gratis of his district who voted for him, and
the thousands of Democrats in New England
who sympathize with him out of the party.
Reason Mr.. Rantoul and they hold the
doctrine of Mediterranean by the Federal
Government with Slavery and the Extradi-
ton of Slaves-which, in the judgment of
IIunkerism and its Master, is "a damnabIe
heresy.'"
OF Gen Pierce, it says: ''The Convention,
at last, wearied by unsuccessful efforts to
choose from this consecrated band, passed
them all by, and settled almost unanimously
upon Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire, a
Hunker of Hunkers profoundly loyal to slave
ry, from aCbODl no 1COrd or Uote IN behalf of
Human Rights, has eUer been recorded.
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"Ifthis nomination prove successful, we
shall expect to see California divided, and
its southern portion erected into slave State
"a favOrite scheme of the Slave Power, and
for the consummation of which, it is neces-
sary TO secure a favorable Administration
Every barrier to the introduction of slavery
into the Territories would be thrown down /:
Freedom there is in jeopardy, with an Ad-
ministration in Washington that regards the
Constitution of the United States as carry
ing with it the right to hold slaves in what
ever territory may be acquired by the Uni
ted States. This is the doctrine insisted up
on by that great interest which dictated the
nomination, and by the school of politicians
to which Mr.. Pierce belongs. Nor must we
forget that the policy of the annexation of
Cuba, and of further acquisitions of territory
on our Southwest, for the purpose of extend
ing slavery, is yet cherished in the South,
and will be urged whenever circumstances
may seem suspicious. Who doubts that in
General PIERCE, the advocates OF this policy
,OiU find the most efficient instrument
The Tribune, too, the King of Freesoilers,
says of him "that the Union does not con-
tain a biuerer, or more proscriptiUe Pro
Stavery Huaker than Franklin PIERCE
For years he has been foremost In sitting
every aspiration for freedom among the DE
mocracy of New Hampshire He insisted
that John p. Hale should be ostracised and
crushed because he refused to vote for the
annexation Of Texas without stipulation
that some part of its immense unsettled terri
tory should be secured for Freesoil. The
Post has more recently seen this same Frank
Pierce deprive John Atwood of his nomina-
ton for Governor, and drive him out of the
party for nothing else than expressing re-
pugnance to the fugitive slave law. Il. all
Nes0 England, slaUe'y and slave-catching
have had no more interruptions, thick-and
thin serUator than this same Frank Pierce"