Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-09-04

Il HpPeHuGu 10 lie sfateTneHAs DeiUWf IRE
represented AZ citizens Of high character
and standing, every way worthy sutife
condolences and trust
"TfIe undersigned, having been feqaes
ted To make public tie views OF Genera
franklin Pierce on tie subject Of riysi
and harbof improvements, rs expressed
by him III d political meeting IN Bradford
OH the 23J Of January 1869 respectfully
state that | was present ut said meeting.
which was addressed w Hon. George w
| Morrison and General Franklin Pierce
and took full notes for the purpose Of re.
porting the speakers. A press Of business
hit the time prevented my completing the
report III seasoii for its appearance III tile
journals Of tile succeeding week, aud there.
| fore was not published
Mi. MoanisoH preceded Gen PIERcg
| and denounced Mesafs Hale and T'ueR as
entertaining FeJefal symtatbies, for sup.
| porting the River and tIarbor bill, etc,
We omit The report Of his remarks, as not
| opposite to our sibiset
aGenefal Pierce followed Mt. Morrison,
! giving great prominence 70 this question.
He endorsed the remarks Of Mr.. vi. res.
peetfng it, alid said, la substance. that
appropriations by tho Federal Govern.
nient for the Improvement OF rivers and
harliors was ofa Federal character, aud
repugnant to tie principles aud practices
Of the Democracy Of this State aud that
Messrs Hale and Tuck were Justly obnox-
iotis 10 the el,urge OF Federal %sympathies
for having supported such measures. He
pointediy affirmed that no person elected
TO Congress as d Democrat from this State
had ever supported measures for these
purposes. lie put the question to tho
audience If this were lot so, aud paused
for a reply. which was given IN the affirm.
alive by some persons near the speakers
stand Then he reafirmed The position
lie had taken, aud proceeded with bis ad.
dress.
The entire remarks Of General Pierce
on this subject were characterized by ut.
Ter hostility 10 the improvement OF rivers
aud harbors, aud ether works Of internal
improvements by the Federal Govsfn.
nIett.
/ shall lie ready 10 verify the foregoing
Oh oath, if called upon so to do.
JACOB s. HARVEY.
SuTfos, August &, 1862.
The undersigned were present at n
political meeting ID Bradford, January 90,
1869, which was addressed by Hon. @. w.
Morrison aud General Franklin Pierce,
and will state that our reeolleetions Of the
remarks Of the speakers respecting the
improvement Of rivers and iiarbora by the
Federal Government, sgfee with the fore
going statement ns above set forth by Mr..
Harry. W. distinctly reeollect that Gen
Pierce took ground in decided opposition
TO the prosecution OF such objects OH the
part Of tle General Government lie
treated II a. being Federal policy, which
The democracy Of the State had constant.
" opposed said that no person elected to
Congress from this State ms u Democrat
bad ever supported such measures. aud
that Messfs Hale aud Tuck were justly
obnoxious TO tie charge Of Federal sym
pathies for doing SO.
lie apparently attached great iuipor-
tanes 10 this subject Of river aud harbor
improvements. and his remarks through.
were characterized by ~uncoinpromis-
Ing opposition 10 the same
TO the truth Of the above statement we
hold ourselves in readiness to make ottii
whenever called upon 80 iodo.
PHILLIP N LITTLE
GEORGE w. RICHARDS.
surroN. August 6, 1862"
N Notwithstanding the unrivaled facility
which General Primer and his friends have
manifested IN the way Of Reputation Of
nlIeged opinions. we opine that no one
eau be found who will have the hardillood
To Gull In question the correctness Of the
foregoing statements. In the first place,
Tie authors are PERSONS OF rnimpeachabIp
character, according TO reliable Information
communicated to the Repnbkc, and III
he second place, the allegations are iii en-.
lire harmony with the acts Of General
PfEaeE's official life.
Then. the case may be stated thus :
Gen. PIERCE entered Congress some eig1l.
zen or twenty years ago. As long az lie
.emained 10 the national Legislature lie
,iglialized himself by bitter aud continual
opposition 10 all schemes Of Internal i'm
Recommendations that received the ap.
,roval Of President JACKSON aud VAN Eu-
TEN, aud in many instances, the support
IL such men a. CALHOUN. StLAs Wa1aur
ind CLAY. That bis opinions have not
since bis retiracy. the above re-.
,orts Of his speech, delivcyed last Jauna-
u, abundan,iy prove. II follows, tben,
ID ali inevitable consequence. that he
will not chnnge the convictions OF d life.
ine, should he be elected to The Pfesiden.
". Therefore, If be is elected, and has
h0nest ID Ills anti.improvenleni course,
lie death-knecl Of internal improvements
viii be rtng-the asking Of mid from the
Government will be useless--pe.
itions from The people will be Iii vain
or, even should Congress desire / D aid lie
,eople, both Congress and the people will
,e powerless, because President FRANK.
in PIERcE. armed with the imperial veto,
will stand pledged, both BY bis official an
ecedents and positive declarations, 10
ali such hopes and crush all such
measures.
Look 1T the facts given. They are 50.
disputaliotl Or cavil. Tley can-
lot liz trnhfu.iy controverted. They stand
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