Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-08-28
THE WADE DECLARATION.

THE WADE DECLARATION.
We have had standing in our paper, for a week
OF two, what purported to be declaration by Sen
ator Wade in letter written by him to Mr. Tlden,
of Ohio, to the effect that Gen. Scott had said to
Senator Wade that he would sooner cut off his
right hand than lend it to the support of Slavery"
Senator Wade has contradicted this statement i'll
letter published over his own name-he says the
quotation from his letter is pretended' one and
"entirely inaccurate -; and he promises, soon
as he can obtain copy of his letter from Mr. Til
den, to lay it before the public.
We have, therefore, taken this supposed declara-
ton of Senator Wade from our columns; and we
forward to express the belief that Gen. Scott
did not use the language attributed to him. We
have wish to misrepresent Gen. Scott. If he
cannot be defeated with the weapons of truth,
and honorably and fairly, let him, say we, be
elected.
The Washington Union, noticing this matter,
says:
1.-THE WADE DECLARATION. The Republic of
yesterday contains letter, taken from the Norfolk
(Va.) Courier, from Hon. B. F. Wade, senator from
Ohio, which denies that he wrote letter TO Hon.
Mr.. Tilden, leader in the Scott ranks of the
State, detailing conversation with Gen. Scott, in
which he declared that he would rather cut off his
right hand than lend it the support slavery. The
reported declaration has been used by General Scott's
friends in the Northwest in order to attract the abo
litionsts; and becomes the duty of Mr.. ilden,
who Is charged with having put it into circulation,
to give his testimony the subject We notice that
the whig papers, in publishing Mr.. Wade's letter,
place it the heading another alsehoOd exposed"
They should add that the falsehood was of whig
coinage and invention, and was put in circulation in
Ohio in order to advance the interests of the wing
party; and had it not proved to be double-edged
sword, we doubt whether it would have been
denied or exposed. Such impositions the
sary consequences Of running candidate who refu-
to speak out openly to the people; and candidates
occupying that position, like General Taylor and
General Scott nominated for the express purpose
of practising such falsehoods upon the people,"
Some five six weeks ago it was charged
against Gen. Pierce on the authority of Abolition
lists and "higher-law" men, that in Speech de-
livered in New Boston, New Hampshire, he had
spoken of the fugitive-slave law claw oppos-
ed to humanity "-as a law which he "loathed, :"
and at which his feelings "revolted." No citizen
of New Hampshire, where Gen. Pierce is person
ally known, and where his uniform and determined
opposition to the Abolitionsts is matter of noto
riety, thought for moment of credting this charge
by some Of them it was repealed a matter of
form, and by others it was laughed at as " weak
invention of the enemy" But the thing grew, as
all lies do, and soon the Rev. Mr.. Foss was called
upon to swear upon the subject, which, as mat
ter of course, he did; and he swore Gen. Pierce
did use the language attributed to him. This was
met by the statement of one hundred and ten res
pectable citizens of New Boston, who heard Gen.
Pierce on the occasion, all of whom solemnly de-
at ho t.,
addition to this, the very charge against General
Pierce bore upon its front the evidence of fsehood
for at the time he was making this Speech he was
engaged in the patriotic work of putting down a
candidate for Governor, the Rev. John Atwood, |
because that candidate had taken ground aqainst
the fugitiveslaUe l0D. But all this was of no avail
The Wing papers and orators insisted upon the
charge, many of them declaring, however, that if
Gen. Pierce hsmself would contradict it they would
withdraw it. Well, Gen. Pierce has contradcted |
it over his own name, in the broadcast and most
decided manner; and yet what do we see? These
Wing papers still keep the charge standing in their
columns, and are endeavoring to produce the i'm
preston on the Southern mind that Gen. Pierce,
in giving the contradiction referred to- has stated
We lack language in which to express
our detestation of such conduct 1t is worthy only |
OF men who are in the daily habit of lying them
selves, and who think other people as great liars
as they are. One of their witnesses, be it remem-
oered is "higher-law" preacher of the Gospel
a "wolf in Sleeps cothing"; and the other is
George G. Fogg, who applied language of the
most insulting nature to Gen. Taylor because he
was stakeholder. We wish Southern Wing lea
ders much joy of their witnesses and of the select
Abolition company they are keeping.
GE Bear in mind that the statement which is
kept standing in many Of the Southern Wing
newspapers, to the effect that Gen. Pierce said he
8 loathed" the fugitive-slave law, IS lie manu-