Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-08-25
The "'Ehriliing Dialogue" liza Acco-


mae.
Orr readers know something Of he THRILL.
ISG DIALOGUE reported to have occurred be-
tween NJ. Wise and Mr.. Mapp,in discus
sonin Accomac. For weeks it has loarishcd
al the head o.. Democratic newspapers, with
all the dramatic attraction inventive genius
could give it. Senator Hale, one OF the par
ties concerned, gave Il an explicit contradic-
ton, but this " as not accepted as sallstac-
tory, aud the thrill ~ dialogue was still kept
blazoned on their figs, aud flying al their mast
heads. Now, we AVE publication from Mr..
Mapp himself IN v ich tie Misrepresentation
is ex posed in terms the most decisive. Here
is his own account, showing how besely tie
language he used vas mutiIateI and misrepre
stnlcd:
I'm II or IS, think was al meeting
addressed by John p Hale, in the Stat Of
New Hampshire. 1t was not two years ago,
as the Snow Hi reporter has it. A short time
p.ior to this Mr. HE had dissolved his con
necton with the Democratic party, upon the
Texas question, ON the plea that the party di..
rot 90 far enough for the abolition Of slavery
He desired to see slavery abolished, whether
BY "pedce Or blood" lie also, in the course
of his remarks, made some illusions to Mr..
Pierce That gentleman came forward to de-
fend himself md in his (PiGce's) remarka,
hc diajncHy arolccd that he aoas as much OPP
posed IN the inatjtution If Slo0ery as any man
IN Nem Hampshire, and made use Of hang@0 c
yory mach Hkc, iCnot almost Tie same, rs Mat
1nhich hare sceR jmputei Ia him IN tie Neao
J a. l.. la, / Inn
to2, Dcm0crat heard nothing from HIM. and
on the contrary, all that did hear him say,
convnces me that whether he made those re
marks quoted as his by the above papers or
not, THEY CONTAIN HIS SENTIMENTS UPON
SLAVERY, aud ARE VERY SIMILAR IN WORDS,
AND THE SAME IN MEANING, WHICH HEARD rlai
DECLARE. do not mean to say that he said
anything upon the COMPROMISE, because 1t was
not IN agitation at that day.
The reporter OF that article misreprescn 8
me when he says that | charged Franklin
Pierce with, and gave the Concord and Man
chester Demo,fat to prove, that he was ldcn,
rifed with freesoilism and abolj,ionsm. dis.
tinctly avowed that | did not believe him an
abolitonist And when speak Of abolition.
ism, | mean the creed Of john P Hale, wheth.
CT by "blood or peace" And why | did not
believe him an abotioulst, was that he 5sid in
bis sp ech upon the occasion, which h; We re.
ferrcd 10, that he did not think Hae's pity
could mean what they said, that is To effect the
ABOLITION Of slavery by force Of arms, and il
hey did, he was sure that every good citizen
would be willing, at least he would, to lay
down his dad body TO protect the constitn.
ton.
But that he is freesoer, nomenclature
which IS used in distinction TO aboli.ionst,
lave never doubted And mhot harc hcayd
Inn say, confirms mr. IN tile conriction that las
s ailments upon tie stare qucsti0n are hu1y am
6odicd IN the resoI4k ans adapted end iastrQc
'oHs gtre@ 10 their rcpreScatatjreSin C0agyessby
the DemocTaic Lcgisi0tuyc Of Nc1o HamDsAire
IN lS47. did re er to the extracts from the
New Boston speech, which | d seen, bur
sad did not know " hejher lIr. Pierce made
those remarks or not, then and there, for had
rot then seen any eho TO deny EN-; and |
desired to do the democratic candidate the Jus
tee to see both sides befo made up an opin
ION as 10 HE fact of that speech Bat so FAR
FROM DoTBTING THEIR AUTHENTICITY BECAUSE
OF WHAT ! HAD HEARD HIM SAY, ON THE CON-
TRARY, WHAT HE SAID IN MY HEARING, tNDrcFn
ME TO BELIEVE THAT IL DID MAKE THAT
SPEECH, FOR RECO#8izED SENTIMENTS winch
HAD HEARD PROM T E sAME SOURCE, a d |
was about u state what Il was when. in
consequence OF many Interruptions bv the other
gentlemen, | remarked that [ would forbear.
Tor he, perhaps, would not Ike my authority
| had frequently quoted The remarks " bicb
heard Mr.. Pierce make, to prove what | lie
heyed To be his position, as declared by lin.
sell And, mo cover, did him The Justice 10
tell the whole and not the hall And as Soon
as Mr. Wise asked me question upon the oc.
castor referred to, which did virtually accen,
OF my authority as to what | had sen and
heard, readily declared as well as | could
remember, what that was; and it Is conclusive
evidence TO me that the answer " s not sat.s
factory TO the friends of Mr.. Pierce. from the
partial and false colored statement in the ,rt;.
Gle 10 winch am replying. The GREATEST
BETWEEN Mr. PIERCE Avn No
HALE As UNDERSTAND THEM, WAS ARorrr,,e
MEANS WHICH SHOULD BEEMPLoyED tn Frpr,a,
l NE SAME END, DESIRED BY BOTH.
l ne reporter Of that thrilling diaIoooe"is
enPabIe IN my estimation 10 the extern Iba, h,
quotes SO much of my answer as suits hi, naItv
purposes and omils what, iftolI lie ne,y
would set Mr.. Pierce IN lis true ErI, Lor.,