Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-08-27

and the other acknowledged Abo'itionists who have
undertaken to ssrrar auag Gen Pierces character at
the South contains in its issue of Monday last, GER
tain adayis from the same class of characters with
those who originally started the report. We need
hardly add that these affdavits eagerly seized
upon by all the followers of the Republic, who are
parties with it to the same Abolition plot against
Gen Pierce, nor that the Wing press of North Car
DINA is included in this category. This Foss and
Feathers affair figures as leader in the will
mington Herald of yesterday and will, no doubt.
be paradcd in alt the Scott papers of the State.
Time was. that calumny, like man, would die
when once It's bfains were out but all this has been
cnanged, ami Abolition saunders against Con: Pierce
circulated by Southern newspapers, after they
have ceased to find any warrant from common sense
or any justification in common deceney. Let US ex
anime this matter by the lights of its own Internal
evidences and see how far assertion is borne out
by the state of the case.
twill be remembered that when the extracts from
the Manchester Democrat and the Independent Dem
oerat purportng to give reports of Gen. Pierces
speech first came out in the Republic it was assert
ed that these papers were Democratic papers in fa-
of Pierce's election. That this statement was
false proved by extracts from the very papers
against him on account of his devotion to South
interests. We published the extracts in paper
of July 2lst. Messrs Aver and Campbell gentle
men who were present, and to part in the NEE
ing. promptly contradicted the report Almost inn
medately after, one hundred and elcren gentlemen,
comprising in their number judges and clerks of the
court state senator's, representatives. in the legisa
ture the chairman of the meeting, the mayor of
ID
other equally respectable citizens comprising the
great bulk OF the intelligence of the meeting,
out voluntarily and certified to their recollection of
the speech stating distinctly that the report Of it
by Foss, published in the Concord and MancLes-
ter abolition papers, incorrect and untrue-that
Gen. Pierce made of the offensive express
sions attributed to him.
Now for Goodale and Fogg the editors of the
~ authoritative papers in which the affair first APP
peared. 1t will be remembered that Goodale, in a
letter to citizen of this place. part of which letter
was published in the Herald asserted positively that
the report Of the speech had been contradict
ed publicly privately; Whereas the Union Dem
ocrat, published in the town, had positively
conrAdcted it the very first issue after its
The report appeared in the N1ancnester Dem
ocrat the 9Th Of January last the contradiction
appeared in the Union Democrat on the 18th The
article in the Union Democrat concludes as follows
1t is equally untrue that the General used an,
suci language is ascribed to him in The Independent
Denocra.'
An attempt was made to rescue Goodale from til,
shame of the lie he had thus told by saying that hi
(GColale's) paper was the Manchester Democrat
and not the Independent Democrat, but this evasion
cut short of by the aforesaid Parson Foss, VIII
l. Il Aokl e
were the same, and Goodale knew it. So much 70
him.
In the report of the Pittsburg Abolition CONVEX
ton two names flourish conspicuously FRED. DOUG
LASS, the negro, who was secretary and Mr.. FOG
the Editor of the Independent Democrat, who We
the committee on resolutions. So much for al
other of the allies of the Washington Republic an
the North Carolina wing press.
General Pierce having been written to by Mr. L
Leon, of the editors of the Sou hern Press, ar
his attention called to this matter, replied plain
and explicitly, The pretended report is, and I pr
me was designed to be, an entire misreprescnt
ton. 1t is not merely untruthful. but grossly
a)surdly false. as to render in this vicinity, any
NAL of its authenticity entirely unnecessary" tt
is the deliberate statement of his sayings a
doings, made by gentleman occupying the hi
position OF the candidate OF great party for
first office in the world-to whom even the connie
est of common sense would dictate silence, ratl
tian the making of any statement not strictly a
accurately in accordance with the facts. Gene
Pierce has TOO much at stake. A high and homo
BILE reputation, earned by past services and uni
peachabe conduct. A brilliant and exalted futu
in the gift Of the American people. Congressi
al record of wavering and consistent devotion
tho CONSTITUTIONS and the rights which il guarant
to an A man whose character for veracy and hi
and honorable dealing is youehed for by friend q
cnemy-even by Gen. Scott himself, in his spec
msle in Washington City after his nomination
the Wing Convention, would hardly be guilty of
nying the truth in this Gen. Scott then said :
know that much anxiety and many trials are
be passed through before the ratification of the r
pie viii be heard. Whether it shall confirm the
ton of the convention not, shall be satisf
fer / knotr taral be conferred upon deServ
your cenfdenoe Gad support" What Scott man
deny the testimony of his own leader and say t
he prefers to believe the ISLANDERS of nigger-steal
abolitionists to the word of honor of gentler
like General Pierce--a man whom even his own
ponent Gen. Scott, youches for as deserving the
Edenoe and support of the american people A
this are we not justified in questioning whether
Scott papers who try to keep up this SANDER a ga
Gen Pierce can or do believe it themseires?
After several weeks travelling around AMONG
Abolition friends, Mr.. Foss gets three Of then
swear that they thought the report faithful st