Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-30

ed III us passaSe, anu soihS uOhVNi"-'S
ties say that but for him it never would have
passed
A democratic speaker said in this Hall the
other night, that the people sometimes get wrong;
thus paving the way for Pierce's defeat, by
charging ii in advance upon the wrong-headed-
ness of the people. The democrats think the
people get wrong every time they happen 10
elect wing, and can tell them the people are
going to get wrong again, if the election OF Scott
is to be taken as evidence of that fact.
Mr.. A. said he would rather have man for
President who had never been in Washington,
if he had common honesty and common sense,
than one who had always voted against the in
terests of the people. In hostility TO Internal
Improvements, Pierce had gone beyond Jackson.
Jackson signed several bills for measures of in
ternal Improvement, against which Pierce vo-
ted, but which were passed over his head
Yes, he even out Jacksoned Jackson himself
He has always manifested an undying hatred to
Western improvements. Yet the Democrats
talk about electng snch man IN opposition 10
one who, if he did not much in civil life, yet
all he did was right and proper, and in conform
ty 10 the Constitution. If Pierce ever voted
for any bill in favor of Internal improvements,
| would thank any Democrat 10 show it. My
Democratic friends must excuse me Tor looking
TO a mans acts rather than his words. No
Democrat pretends TO believe that Scott would
veto any bill for internal improvements. Then
in that respect he is preferable to Pierce.
In 1915, Scott, then aged only 20, was offered
by President Madison place in his Cabinet
Mr.. Madison, the "model President"-at that
time probably the first Statesman, and the ablest
exponent of the Constitution in the world would
not be likely to offer place in his Cabinet TO
an incompetent person. Yet we are told that
in 1852, Gen. Scott, with all his accumulated
gears and experience, is not fit to be President.
The evidence that Pierce is an ubolitonst is
at least as strong as his denia that it is about
the same as if he had never opened his mouth,
except TO declare himself an abolitionist.
A talented democrat said in this Hall last Sat-
urday evening, that Foss was a liar and a
scoundre, and if he were going TO establish q
: mandatory of lies, he would buy him and hang
|, him out for sign" Now, Mr.. Foss is a dis
tingushed man in the East-a respectable clcr-
S gyInan in Sccd standing, Such men ont Wes
2 are not expected to lie when they can make
nothing by it! Foss could gain nothing by ly'
ing for Scott, because Scott is not the sort O
man TO reward such conduct. II the gentleman
: wants to hang out people for signs, he may hav'
good deal of work on his hands, for he ma,
hang out host OF his democratic brethren, VIII
have given their testimony TO the same fact
sworn to by Foss. Here is an extract which
will read you from an editorial by democratic
editor residing in Concord, where is also Mr.
Picrce's home. The editor is a prominent dem
l ocrat, for he has been Secretary Of State in tn
State of New Hampshire; position not likel.
to be occupied by an obscure man, or one VIII
is not respectable, or a man whose democrac.
is at all doubtable. The Independent Demo
= crat," edited by Mr.. Fogg, the editor and lat
Secretary of State alluded to, says:
: The extraordinary character of this reply o
General Pierce leaves us no alternative but t.
believe the writer insane. That he would de
! lberately pen such a batch of untruths, in hi
right mind, is too monstrous for belief. III
certainly would not unless laboring under som
7 fatal hallucination, venture 10 make an issue o
, veracity against as many unimp eachable citizen
as have already sworn TO the accuracy of the re
port Of his New Boston speech. He must be in
sane.
Before God and the hundreds who heard tina
; speech, he kno,rs that he uttered the sentiment
attributed to him, in all their length and breadth
t He knolrS that he uttered similar sentiments a
Bradford and in THIS town. And yet he dis
honestly on insanely denies them, and claims thu
Presidency on the ground that he never uttered
a acord in disappro6ation of slavery.
} Gen. Pierce having been born and reared in
non-slaveholding State, it is fair to presume tina
all his predictions are against slavery. He ha
been elected to Congress several times, and i.
well known TO be the head and front of part,
decidedly anti-slavery. Now when did he ge
TO be friendly 10 slavery? Ianswsr, when h,
was nominated for the Presidency. Pierce il
the only man have ever heard of, who Wa,
present and heard his New Boston speech, whc
has denied that he uttered the sentiments of alb
horrence and loathing of the Fugitive Slave Law
and the giving up of fugitive slave, attributed
to him by the late Secretary of State OF New
Hampshire, and by numbers of other respecta
bic men, who have sworn TO the truth of thei
statements. 1t seems TO me almost as clear tha
he did utter them, as that our Savior turned wa
ter into wine.
Mr.. Allen having concluded his speech will
a few further remarks n ,not;op ,,,os ,,,,do ,,,