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mr.. PIERCE AND THE ANTI.
SLAVERY MOVEMENT.


Of the United States Senate, he voted 10 1,
ceive, in the usual manner, petition askin
for the abolition Of slavery in the District q
Columbia, aud sustained his vote by bis voice
He took the same ground with Mr. Adam,
as to the propriety Of the abolition Of SLAYER
in the District, but declared that " he woul
give no vote which might be construed into
denial Of the right Of petition" That was
time when the influence Of slavery was in tn
ascendant when it was the fashion 10 tos
back such petitions with contempt in th
faces Of those who presented them, and it re
quirod some courage in politician Of th
Democratic school to confront and defy th'
imperious demand Of the South, that all me
MORALS and applications Of this nature should
be rigidly excluded from the notice Of Con
gress The right to ask for the extinction o
slavery in the District Of Columbia is nov
admitted but franklin Pierce, whatever b,
his opinions respecting the Compromise, was
one OF the earliest to assert it-Nelg York
EreRing Post.
Mr.. Pierce will be as much surprised as
Mr.. Orr, of South Carolina, to learn that he
has ever stood opposed to any Of the imperious
demands Of the South Our friends Of the
EreniRg Pos, have derived their informa-
ton from a very partial record, as We shall
now show
Mr.. Pierce entered Congress in 1888.
Monday, February "a. 1885, the House Of
Representatives proceeded to the considera-
ton Of several petitions and memorials from
suudry citizens Of the State Of New York,
one Of which was signed BY eight hundred
ladies' praying the abolition of slavery and
the slave trade in the District Of Columbia
presented BY Mr.. Dickson. The war on the
right Of petition was at this time about com.
neneing, but Mr. Dickson was allowed to
speak in behalf Of the passage Of the petit
ton; aud, at the close of his remarks, he
moved to refer the papers to a select commit
tee
Mr. Chinn did not mean to disturb the
deep sympathy or the tender mercies of the
gntleman from New York !" che only moved
to hy the whole subject on the table," and
upon that question he demanded the yeas and
nays The friends Of the right Of petition
took the ground that petitions should not only
Be received, but considered and referred
Their opponents, while recognising It in form
BY receiving petitions, denied in it fact, BY
insisting that they should be laid upon the
table at once, and without debate.
The question was taken upon Mr.. Chinn's
motion, and decided in the anirmatiye-yeas
III, nays H. The South, aided by such
men as Wise, Piekens, Peyton, Bynum,
Pinckney, and Gilmer with its Northern
allies voted yea, John Quincy Adams and
his friends, nag. Among the affirmative :
votes is that Of FRANKLrN PIERCE.
Wednesday, December 16, 1885. Mr.. Fair
d presented a petition from 172 women, (.
Tor the abolition Of slavery and the slave trade
m this District. and moved it be laid upon =
the able. Mr.. Slade moved that It be print d
ed Fhe question was taken on the FIRST !.
motion, and decided in the afirmative-yeas =
los nays Sl-the South, with its Northern =
allies including Franklin Pierce, voting yea, !
John 2 Adams anl his friends. nay. =
MI. Yauderpool moved to lay the motion :, !
% print on the table; and this motion pre-. !;
Talled-yeas l69, nays 49-Franklin Pierce .
again voting in the affirmative, with tho :,
Shareholders. u
Friday, December is. 1885, a protractod D,
debate sprung up in the House, on the pre- ,,
sen'ation Of petition by Mr.. jackson, of va
Massachusetts,, praying the abolition Of slave. al
y in the Districs.
The work Of petitioning on the subject Of an
slavery had now fairly commenced. Up to til
his time tho usual mode Of getting ria Of
he petitions had been by laying them upon cl
be table without debate. This prevented
heir consideration, and excluded all agitation
But few Southern men Of extreme views " 4.
n'ensed BY what they regarded assaults upon !;
he peculiar institution, or determined to
pen the door for sectional controversy, for :.
V sake Of embarrassing the Administration 4
I promoting Discussion. determined upon Il 4
more violent course Of procedure. The pre- II II
a'adon Of the petition by Mr.. jackson was =
"a as an occasion. Mr. Hammond. Of South
o''olna, moved that It BE- rejected Mr. 70
'..land, Of Virginia, that it be laid upon the INC
''e' A rambling conversation followed, LII
'p'a points Of order At last, for the pur- J0
ri /, q getting at the question Of rejection.
Hammond and bis friends agreed to have tioI
\. Petition considered, and Mr.. Garland titi
+l''sv his motion to lay upon the table. tric
'' lnpediately renewed BY Mr. Boards deb
~ ssv iQk The Houss became again ry