The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-10
GEN. PIERCE AND THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAWNS.

GEN. PIERCE AND THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAWNS.
Foss OvsRHAULED.-Ws give in our columns, this
morning, letter from Concord, New Hampshire,
furnishing some additional testimony against the
report Of certain Mr.. Foss, Of the speech, last
January, Of Gen. Pierce, ct New Boston, in refo-
renee to the Fugitive Slave law. In dscrediting
this Mr. Foss, of whom We know nothing, and have
no desire to know great deal, our correspondent
describes him as having lately been hard shelled
Cavinistic Baptist, from which persuasion he de-
scended into the dirty work of rampant, n-mad
abolitionism, as affording larger field for his
talents and ambition, and that he knows no more
about reporting than Barnum's fat girl. This may
al be correct. And yet wedo not feel satisfied that
thefasity of Mr. Fosss report has been conclusivey
established. True, more than hundred respectable
men, present on the occasion of the New Boston
speech, say they heard nothing from Gen. Pierce
against the morality or humanity Of the Fugitive
law, as attributed to him by Foss. But the report
was made at the time; and not having been authors
tatvely denied at the time, we must conclude the
remarks were substantially spoken, but that, like
Gen. Scott's letter on Canadian annexation, it was
all for Buncombe with the free soilers
But, practically sound and consistent as General
Pierce unquestonably is on the slavery question,
this bit of local political eectioneering may be
looked The root of the mischief is in the popular
delusion of the North, and to some extent Of the
South ITSELF that slavery is sin, an evil, curse,
and crime This impression in the Northern States
is universal and hence the power Of the free sellers
and aboitionsts in all controversies on the slavery
question. Now, our view of Southern slavery is,
that it is a good institution for both races
A. r. s4,,k.o c,r
either race, in the same community and that it is
alike consistent with the principles of morality and
humanity When our Northern politicians shall
have the moral courage to take this ground, we
shall soon see better state of things but long
as the fundamental principles Of political sodition
are conceded, 50 long viii the slavery agitation CON
tinue to endanger the safety Of the Union.
The New York CRYSTAL PALACE.-Under the
active exertions Of the association for carrying out
this project, such progress has been made as pro
misses to it a much higher degree Of success aud uti
ity than has been hitherto anticipated for it. Cir
culars have been directed to the representatives
foreign countries, in New York, London and else-
where requesting the cooperation Of their respac-
tive governments and nations in this undertaking
and replies have been received by the President Of
the 2sSoclaton, conveying assuIdhcc VI INC Sfcul
int crest taken in this industrial scheme, and pro-
| nispg their sympathy and support We publish,
elsewhere in our columns, today, copies of some o.
those replies, received from theBritsh, Portuguese
| French, Austrian and Bremen Consuls at New York,
and from the Turkish Ambass ador az London, whico
convey very strong expressions of the favora DC
manner in which the projected exhibition is regard
ed by their respective governments. That from the
| Ambassador of the Sublime Porte assures the Asso
| citation that the matter has met with the high ap
probation Of the Sultan, and that a government
steamer will be specially depuscd to convey to NeT
| York the contributions of the Ottoman Empire.
We may, therefore, indulge IN the belief that the
New York Cry stal Palace Fair will be crcdtable 70
this city and republic. great number of plans
and specifications for the ediice TO be erected oI
the purpose in Reservoir square, have been sent in
| to the committee, who will select and decide upon
the most appropriate, in the course Of day 10
l Iyn Aw days subsequently, the contracts for the
51..cing will be entered into, and the work con.
merced without delay. The fair is 10 be opened il
the spring Of 1853