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SPEECH Of JUDGE C0yRlD,

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her glorious past, and her mighty future
PIT tor nothing more than for her homes,
ssAs,1nde to our national benefactors. from
washington down . Scott; and il Is with
e ordinary exaltation, therefore that I
gFeetand congratulate yon Oh this proof that
sae sous q the hegstone are as ready to re-
ward great deeds As 70 achieve then. ma
that, Il The bosom Of her hills hss non for
our conntrys foes, their brems ere fich IN
ianrels for her champiois.
before .srended this ssnnd I respcc,a.
bic citixer 1Sid q me, III Won saaress q.
forget .hsk you are Wing. aud tell Us
Rsk ds-,e1As sNosihernfienA aside--why vou
| am Wing When can forget that
Franklin and Jefferson, Washington aud
Clay were Whigs-when lean forget that
1t Is distinction baptized in the pure blood
Of the revolution, and halloved Nv the gen.
Jus aud patriotism of our country's noblest
spirlts-whcn l can forget that its principles
are the vital air which liberty hreathes, and
that its policy is ths palladium Of the union
and glory OF my country when my reason
forgets its Utmost convictions and my heart
its hottest duties-when, in short, mi right
hand fofgets its cunning, then, in that star
less mif,ight Of the mind, may forget that
am Wing but till then, never II is
the political faith Of truth aud right-a faith
glorious alike in victory aud defeat, in good
report or evil report | have given it my
youth aud manhood my health, hope, and
fortune and having thus long lived ia il
and for it, will, if Providence youchsafes
me an unelouded reason, die by it. i
But | am also . Democrat-fcr Demo
cratic Wing is the best of Democrats and
respecting the sincerity Of the masses that
constitute the party to which am opposed,
7 viii willingly comply with the request to
state why want your Votes for General
Scott, For do ask thcm-earnestly ask
them, believing tina: your dearest rights and
interests are involved in your action /
will speak frankly and plainly aud trust
that yeu will hear me without prejudice, aud
decide, not for faction, but for the right, for
public justice and public gratitude.
l ask your votes for Winfield Scott be-
cause you are compelled to choose between
him and Franklin Pierce, There is no 9TH
er choice. To vote for q third candidate is
the suicide of suffrage II is to deny
privilege and to SINK duty it is neu
trality, and the neutrality of freemsn is the
crime of slave. hold that Franklin
Pierce is not only inferior-how inferior l.
to Gen Scott, but that he is, per 81, aud pos
itively, unfit for the Presidency Hear my
reasons.
One of the most vital Of the liberties Of
the people-one bought with blood, sanc,i-
fed by time and secured by charters the
Rigid Of PttitioA--a right inestimable to US,
man would Brook IT'S si6atehiennv NJ III f5ifs
weight of hair. II was cheaply bought
and would be cheaply preserved, with an
cearf Of blood Yet, franklin Pierce, BY his
vote in Congress, denied aud. sought to de-
stroy that right Therefore Is he unfit
Equal in sacredness tothat liberty s1pe-
rior to all else--is Religious Ereafom-the
right to worship God without kneeling in
letters. Franklin Pierce is the leader ofthe
party in New Hampshire which denies that
freedom to portion Of her people -+no mat
ter what portioh--denies it by constitution
al enactment That party controlled the.
question; Franklin Pierce controlled that
party but he neither exerted that power.
non when occasion offered, opened his lips,
in or out of the Convention. 10 utter word,
one poor word. for the most sacred Of human
rights trampled down at, ay under his very
feet lie is therefore unft; and to reward
him would be to share his crime
He is uu6t further, because he represents
a platform Of principles the most odious aud
destructive Here some Of the over crowd
ed benches fell, creating momentary con-
fusion That fail is omibous Of tue fate Of
his platform and his party FIRST crash,
rapplause1 End then the shouts Of an exult-
ing people He is unfit also, because he is
allied at the South, with the raukest and
most arrogant foes Of the Union-men who
would tear the Constitution into shreds, aud
twine those shrcds into thongs for slaves /;
aud associated at the north, with apliant aud
hungry horde ready to kiss those thongs or
to wear them, if the majesty OF the South
deign but to give them j kick or cast them a
copper.
But more than all is he unit, because he
takes d nomination made in fraud, aud in
defiance Of the known will Of the party con
stituency represented -or rather betrayed
-amonstrous aud measureless outrage upon
the republican principle That nomination
was made, not merely no,wi hslaadiag Pierct
was inferior to the eminent statesmen sug
gested by the people, but b'eansc he was thus
inferior that infcriority being his sole mer
il and their sole motive What else can bt
pretended True, be is urged as hero
but his military achievements, what are
they Nothing lie is commended, also
as q statesman but what are his civil tri
umphs2 Nothing In war. what battle dit
be win. or help to win None In peace
what principle has be illustrated /! None
What measures did he carry in Congress
Again. none. What work has he prodncet
At home Still, mono. The celebrated
Rochester displaye3 his ingenuity by Pc
IN On Noih,ng The Locofbco Convex
ton sdopted the same subject His history
IS q blank-his exploits dream -hls CLAIM
! shadow. Nothing constitutes his career
nothing warranted his nomination; nothiui
can effect his election for Is bis merits ar,
nothing. nothing can como cf nothing.
Ireeard this contemptuous trihing viii
such sacred duty, as full Of fearful peril
i Oar government can survive earthquake
from below and torrents Of FIRE from aDov'
-anything but self contempt, To degrad'
nc Presidency, that most august Of hnmal
trnsts i : crime without an equal, las
,ro;;estas. treason against the life and hor
| q e the Republic Its effect, if not its %
49,. i 10 deprive the Constitution OF 4
sSdardians, By driving the gifted and patriot
p rita retirement OF exile and 70 debas
4 ~ highest ONCE to the lowest ends. by pls
.:,g 4 IN the hands Of au imbeeile and OF
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