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\ Is General Pierce an AboIitionist! -Letters
Oh the subject from New Ham shire 20
LETTER FROM MIR. b. r. AVER TO THE HON. r.
HIBBAED, WASHINGTON.
MANCHESTER, July Is, 1852.
Dear Sir--I have just noticed in late number OF
the Republic two communications, taken from the
Manchester Demo,Gf, published here, and the Inde-
pendent Democrat, published at Concord, purport-
ing to give report OF speech made by General
Pierce, last December, at New Boston, Nothing
could be more false and calumnious than the account
there given of General Pierce's remarks was
present ut the meeting, with several others from
this city, and remember very distinctly the drift
and substance Of his speech This was the first popu-
lar meeting of the last political campaign, and was
held at the home Of John Atwood then the abolition
candidate for Governor. General Pierce'S speech
was mainly devoted to justification of tho course
pursued BY himself and the democratic party the
year before, in resembling Mr. Atwood's nomination
for Governor in consequence Of his opposition to the
Compromise measures. In the course of his speech
General Pierce alluded to the Fugitive Slave law,
and made strong argument in support Of IT, 1t
IS wholly untrue that he pronounced it contrary to
moral rght;" but, on the contrary, in reply to
question proposed by an abolitionist present, he
said the present law was the same in principle and
substance as that which had received tho approval
OF Washington, and many ethers of the wisest and
purest among the founders of this republic. He
thought that these men were to be considered as
the present day, who were, for political effect con-
stanty storming about slavery without being able
tosuggest any practical plan for its abolition.
The speech was, throughout, a thoroughly national
speech, and produced powerful effect. No full re-
port of it was published though brief abstract Of
it appeared shortly after in the Union Democrat Of
this city
remember seeing the reports copied by the Re.
public, when they first appeared, and convers;ng in
regard to them with several persons who heard Gen.
Pierce's speech. All agreed in pronouncing them
gross perversion. and almost entire fabrication from
beginning to end Both reports were evidently
written by the same individual, which accounts for
their close similarity.
Both Of the papers from which these communica-
tons are taken, are, as you well know, violent abe.
lition journals, and have been unsparing in their
hostility to Gen. Plerce and, indeed, all the proni-
nent members of the democratic party in the State.
One OF them was started by the abolitonists, some
years since, as the organ ofJohn p Hale and his as
socates and the other was repudiated by the demo-
party turned the abolitionsts On ac-
count opposition to the Compromise When it is
known how bitter and how frequent have been the at
on account Of his open national course on the slave
ry question: every one will see, it seems to me- how
little confidence can be placed in any such reports
as the RepT0lc has seen fit to extract from their
-columns 1t is well known to you that, On account
OF his course upon this question, he has for long
time, been constant mark for their denuuciation
snd abuse. send you few extracts. to show the
spirit they have both manifested towards him
The first is from the INDEPENDENT Democrat Of
February 20, 1851 -
It is obvious to every intelligent man that for one
eHenceopposition to slavery and the fugitive slave act
the decree Of outlawry against Mr.. Atwood has gone
forth For this he has boon denounced heirassed and
p pi;oagn. to Inc hcea For nothing else has Franklin
1amshed tiger, and the cunning malice of demon
The next extrac: Is from the same paper, Of June
p, 1862
GES. PIERCE ON TIE Rrour OF PrTrrios-The last
National Era containf carefully coated history of Gen
Peroes Congressional showing that through the
a1 in I'm
right Of petitions right older than Magma Chara-had
no bterer or more unrelentng opponent than the pre-
United States This is not to ust is news to the
people Of New in whose the history of
Pierce aDk Burke 10 still fresh They have no. forgotten
that those men earned for the State they misrepr
the insulting aud reasonable appeative of the South
Carolina OF the North than which 1t were difficult to
ind name more significant Of disgrace and shame
In this catalogue stands Gen. Pierce. In all the
set can be found w:h the slightest regard for
civil religious or personal liberty On all questions and
subserviercy to the South and to slavery Such it has
been since nor We suppose do he his friends wish
deny this On the s-ound mainly ofhis devotion TO the
greatest wrong that the earth he first brought
forward by the Virginia delegation and afterwards en-
dorsed BY the whole Southern democracy. a proper
bearer OF their principles On this ground h
and his friends expee. him elected if elected h,
shall be, which is very Doubtful
The OfanciesfeJ Ecaocr0f. of June 18TH. 1852 in
an article entitled the Hunker Democracy and
their Candidate" Says The convention, in its
numerous ballottinss, exhibited the same dcternna-
lion OF the South, - allow of the nomination of
man, unless NOTORIOUS doughface Of the devot
ed and unquestionabe stripe, and an advocate
their most ultra pressnsions.
"Thus the South c-ung to Buchanan. until, finding
his nomination impossible, and wearied by unsuc-
cessful efforts, thay led the way in a body, for
Franklin Pierce Of New Hampshire, whom they well
knew to be profoundly loyal to Southern interests
from whom no word or vote in behalf of human
rights has ever beeZ recorded who had avowed his
en- CompromiSa buf W. 40 in
absence Of any avowal, could be better trusted by
the slaveholding interests than majority of the
candidates for whom it had voted"
The above extracts accurately reflect the senti-
ents entertained by me abotionsts or free soilers
of this State towards General Pierce. and furnish
complete refua ton of all the absurd charges Of
abolitionism, which the Republic" or any Of its
abolition allies can manufacture or bring against
him. am. very respectfully,
Your obt servant
u. +. AVER.
Hon. H. HIBBARD, VI. c., Washington.
LETTER FROM J. NJ. CAMPBELL
MANCHESTER, n. II. ., July Is, 1852.
aIon. N. NORRIS -
Dear SRI observe. in the Republic Of Tuesday
last an article copied from the abolition Democrat.
of this city purporting to give an account of the
speech Of General Pierce ut New Boston, in Deem
Der last | need net tell you that the account is
tissue Of falsehoods fcom beginning to end; but as
others lees familiar than yourself with New Hamp-
shire politics and politicians cannot be presumed to
copies Ct the late emissions from the abolition press
here, TO show the estimation in which General
Pierce is held by that faction at home. These are
omitted, as unnecessary.
You will hear from as again, aud speedily, in re-
inrence to the Now Boston meeting
Very truly. yours, j. NJ. CANsrELL.
Our New Hampshire Correspondence.
CONCORD, N. H., July 20, 1852.
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