The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-22

fcultes arising out ofthe contracts for munitions Of
war; into which he had been deluded and that legal
proceedings were about to be instituted against him.
We cannot say whether it was the anticipation Of
this which induced Kossuth to leave here by the
Africa on Wednesday, instead of Saturday, the
day first named, assuming q fictitious name
Alexander Smith-as if he were common felon
or malefactor sluding the pursuit justice. He
tered the city with all the pomp, and ceremony,
and enthusiasm, which Of old attended the vic
torious general in Roman triumph and has left it
secretly and in disguise, without solitary huzza to
bid him God-speed. This is indeed, profound
depth to which Kossuth has fallen. The Kossuth
chapter in America will be recorded in history as
monument Of presumption, arrogance, vainglory
and absurdty, and will serve, in future. to deter
those who might attempt, with sacrilegious hand,
to uproot the deep seated reverence in the Ameri-
can heart for Washington and the fathers Of the
republic.
IMPORTANT DIsCovERY-GENERAL PIERCE AN
ABoLITIoNIsT.-It has been lately discovered, from
some garblcd extracts and reports of certain
speech, delivered at place called New Boston, last
January that General Pierce is an abolitonist; and
these fctions have been very rapidly diffuscd
through the country-in some instances by the
very democratic organ, the Evening Post, which
continues to "spit upon and execrate" the demo-
cratic platform, because it countenances the nsttu
tion of slavery at all.
In answer to this last charge against General
Pierce (Which, if true, would crush him, and should
crush him. in the approaching election), we pub
lish to-day, certain communications on the subject,
placing the matter in its true light We have also
received several private letters to the effect,
on the same subject, appealing to our sense Of
Justice to give the true version of the speech in
question to the country. We do so; and simply as
matter of fair play, it is to be hoped the Washing
ton Republic, which first published the SANDER, and
the Erening Post, which circulated it here, and
all concerned, will follow our example, for in the
end, these fabricatons recoil upon their authors.
The first charge against General Pierce after his
nomination, by the leading Seward organ Of this
city, was that he was drunkard-a charge which
its publishers, however, found it their policy to
retract and apologize for The next serious allega-
ton was, that he was coward in Mexico; which is
at once disproved by the official reports of General
Scott and all his subordinate officers in command in
| the battles in front of the Mexican capital Now
comes up the most stupid accusation of all--that
General Pierce is an abolitonist-a charge Matched
| up by an abolition correspondent of a New Hamp-
shire abolition paper and lattery put in circulation
| by some travelling instrument Of the Seward and
socialist clique of this city, nosipg around in New
Hampshire for such stray bits of oal may be pick
edup And it is little curious that the very
of Seward and abolition, which makes these abol-
tion agents jealous in the support ofGen. Scott
that that same cause, and those very principles,
they do not hesitate to charge upon Pierce best cal
culated to render him odious and detestabe in the
public estimation 1t is also little curious that,
while the wing journals admit the atrocious and
abominable doctrines heretofore and not very long
ago, promulgated by General Scott on the naturali-
cation laws, they plead that all those former
opinions are cancelled by his letter accepting the
wing nomination, in which he takes liberal view
of the question; and yet at the same time, these
wbig journals give no credit, the slavery ques-
ton, to the letter of General Pierce accepting his
nomination, even had he uttered any different senti-
ments at any former time.
| Next, we presume-the allegations of drunkenness,
cowardice, and abolitionism having failed-General
Pierce will be charged with stealing, arson, bur-
glary, and in succession, with the whole catalogue
of State prison offences. If he escapes even the
accusation of murder, he will be lucky; for the same
set Of maligners denounced poor old General Taylor
as a sswholesale butcher'-the same set who now
clarifying General scott for his military successes.
| Fair play, upon both sides, is the true policy.
As far as we concerned desire to deal fairly
| with both parties And we say now, that if it can
| he proved that General Scott did not write, nor
cause to be written, the communication signed
"Americus," published in the National Mteili-
geacr in December, "A; and if the friends of Gen.
Scott can prove that Seward is not supporting him
for the promotion Of his own selfish and destructive
schemes we shall give the full benefit of our columns
to the diffusion Of this important information. But
if man is known by the company he keeps, there
be no difficulty in determining which of the two
is most the abolitionist. General Scott or General
Pierce. The Bible says, "by their fruits ye shall
know them" The constitution says that, when slave
runs away from his master, and is found anywhere
inside the Union be shall be taken and delivered
up to his master again. St. Paul said the same
thing. And this is our platform; and when the
leading organs Of W. H. Seward execratc and spit
upon this platform, we shall hold them respon-
sble, perfectly regardless Of the consequences to
General Scott, or any other general We stick to
the Bible, st. Paul. and the constitution.
FREEDOM IN BISCUIT MAKING have re-
ceived the following communication :
Mn. BENNETT -
States Senate had passed TO third reading bill ex-
tend Nerins patent for machine for making biscuit
crackers &c This patent expired two years and four
months since What safety have manufacturers in
ind nF ItE;t.