The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-10-14

We copy from the Washington Union
letter from Gen. WIN. S. HARVEY, one Of
our most distinguished officers in the Next
can war, to U. D. FRENCH and others
Those who have questioned the courage of
FRANK PIERCE will here see what opinion
the "Bayard of America" cntertains of him.
AsroR HOUSE, New York.
September 80, 1852.
acknowledge the receipt
Of yours, inviting me to meet and address the
democratic republicpn electors of the city Of
New York at Tpdmany Hall. This mark
of vour reme.fbranco fully and deeply APP
preciate. 1t is distinction unexpected as
undese,Sed. ! must, however, decline the
bopSr intended; and, in doing so, feel my
>eif compelled, from the high respect l hold
for you and the democratic MASSES YOU rep
resent, to give you in all frankness the rea-
son which governs me.
While holding a commission in the army
of the United States have always, from a
sense of propriety, withheld any active par
ticipation in political contests. l yield no
right which appertains to an American citi-
zen when say that l never will, while hold
ing military position, enter upon such con-
troversies. My vocation is, at the bidding
of the constitutional authority, to assist in
repelling foreign invasion, to maintain the
honor and dignity of the country here or in
a foreign land-tO do all things which Con-
gress and the Commander-in-chief have a
right to impose upon nc. The people of
this county are instictvely jealous of any
combination of military influence to control
political affairs. The trainers of the con-
stitution made the military subordinate to
the civil power. They have not, to be sure,
restricted any military man from the cxer-
else of rights belonging to any other citi-
zen; but deem any active interference on
my part, while holding my commission, as a
military impropriety-such interference be-
ing repugnant to the general sentiment and
in conflict with that stern republican preju.
dice which our people have imbibed from
their fathers, and which l trust will never
be eradicated.
l have no hesitation in saying, however
that did l not feel as l do upon this matter
u lHAllCA AuGCAACiCuCC III pOllJICdl affairs,
it would have afforded me the highest salts.
faction to have met my fellow-citizens al
Tammany Hall-a building cOnsecrated ia
liberty and renowned for the wise and patri.
otto principles which resound within its walls
In war, the party which has made that its
temple has uttered meledictions against the
the cOuntry's enemies, and sustained the ma.
tional honor and dignity In peace that pol
icy based upon the freedom of trade, the
discOnnexion Of government from incorpora-
ted paper-money monopolies, the integrity of
the States to the Union and the Union to
the States, has been the policy of Tammany
Hall. In word, its sentiment, which has
been the democratic progressive sentiment,
has ever been my sentiment; and could my
conscience permit me to lay aside the scru-
pie which interdicts me from an active par
ticipation in the coming presidential contest,
there is no building in the Union where
would rather promulge the devotion enter
tain for the principles of the democratic
party, and bear testimony to the statesman
like ability, the political orthodoxy, and the
noble, generous, brave, and gallant charac-
ter of Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire,
who has been selected as its standard-bear
l have the honor to be, your fellow-citizen,
WIN. S. HARVEY,
Col. I'd Dragons, and Bt Brig. Gen. u.
S. A.
To ULYSSES D. FRENCH, esq.,, and others,
Corresponding Committe, Tammany Hall