The North-Carolinian., 1852-10-09

1EvofjoN TO THE coMMoNs BRO
s9 Dss--FnArxIm frxncE.s ss
seeks. .sso'x9 published an. artiq1
liaefsa J66faai respecting CERTAIN
= - - Banks. Esqs IN his dis
eesne$ then we have seen 4Mr Banks, and as he
I seems to think that justice to him requires that
ve saould publish an article which appeared in
ty<Wilmns ton Herald after the appear
/kce of the article taken from the Journal, which
former article gives an authorized exploration
Of Mr. Banks remarks the occasion alluded
to, proceed to lay it before readers.
We have never desired to do MI Banks injustice,
for esteem him highly. In order, therefore,
that he and his friends may have room to
imagine that we have dealt unfairly with him,
we copy the article in question, together
intended to explain
.sBear in mind that James Banks, ESQ.
Wing Sub Elector, in the political discus
sion in this town on the 14th instant. dis
tinctIy stated that Gen. Pierce had been
charged by some Of his party with ioathing
the Fugitive Slave Law, but that he made
no such charge. He knew the contrary t..
be the fact. He knew that Franklin Pierce
had manfuIIy defended that law in his
own State, and that he gave him credit for
so doing. He went farthe r--He was not
going to charge Gen. Pierce with being an
abolitionist. He made no such charge.
This is the substance Of what Mr. Banks
said relative to charges Of this nature
brought against Gen. Pierce. We do not
pretend to give the precise words. These
admissions have been made by the Wing
Sub Elector for this District, and we ac-
cord to him all candor in making them.
We believe he was sincere in SO dol ny. -
Journal.
Why not tell the whole truth at once?
and do justice to Mr. Banks. whose lean
dor" you so commend? What Mr. Banks
did say was-that he did not charge Frank
lin Pierce with saying she loa athed the
! Ea.estfve Slave Lam. - He did not charge
aim with being an abditionist-but he
called Gen. Pierce upon the stand, and let
him speak COR himself-aLd what said he?
Why .'that slavery is moral and social
evil, - and mo man Ioathes slavery more
than .lo.'' The first sentiment he ex-
pressed in a resolution which he reported
to the Democratic Convention Of New
Hampshire. in 1916 or 7,-and his speech.
in which he said he Ioathed slavery, and
asked, who does not deplore the existence
Of slavery, was reported in the Union with
high CONNIE ndation.
| From this, together with the official
votes in Congress, Mr. Banks contended
! that Gen. Pierce was more unsound upon
the subject Of slavery than Gen. Scott; and
he cautioned Mr. Person against making it
appear that Ger. Scott was unsafe upon
that subject, because Pierce who is un-
doubts authority. had said himself. .@No
man loathes slavery more than -
Uiioain gton Herald.
We have unquestionable authority, outside of
the above record, for saying that on the ccasion
alluded to, Mr. Banks said substantially that he
did not believe Foss report of Gen. Pierce's
New Boston speech, where be charges Gen. p.
with saying that Z" he loathed the Fugitive Slave
Law For that the expression of such feeling
by Gen. P. would have been inconsistent with
the avowed object of that speech, which was to
reconcile the people Of that vicinity to that
very Law Mr. Banks had the candor and high
sense of justice to refuse to endorse the false
and slanderous acc cunt of that speech gwen by
Foss. Thereby he has excited the ostonishneut
of the Fayetteville Observer. Nevert theless, the
fact is and it shows the opinion of one of the
abiest whig speakers. and one of the most honor
able and candid whIg gentlemen In this District,
to be entirely against the truth of the report of
the New Boston speech published by Foss
A SHOWER OF TcE.-After Gen. Scott's
speech at Columbus. Ohio, witty Irish
man hailed the crowd, and after attract
ing seneval attention. exclaimed at the
top Of his voice (: s'Better that war,
pestilence. and famine should afflict the
country than that should have the rule
Of military chiefiain." 1t fell like a
shower of ice upon the assembled Wings,
and cxtinsuished completely the little
enthusiasm that prevailed on that occa-
sion.
"Bear in mind. that the assertion so often
made bX the Southern Demncratie Nexsnaners