Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-09-04
a volcc OF thc Free Democracy
endorslng Gen Pierce.

we rhplHh nsbuW tAe FPSENh " SS'4
aIayaea, d leading democrat and eefnbufil.
IL Of New York, delivered before the con.
vent4on OF the Free Democracy at Pitts.
burg, urging the claims Of Gen. Pierce
Npeu that body for their enppeft for the
presidency -,
Col. Haynes speech need only be ffHts
10 be eesnpfehendei. Read.
Ar 4un FRFe DENooRkrts NATIONAL
EoSvEETlos, Al MASONIC Haiti, ON THE
In eetNa or THURSDAY, AuetsT fa, ls62.
F; Sin s-A-I question no fiaii's motives,
mud trust no nian viii question: mine. Al
/ understand the call for this Convention,
IL was for the Free Democracy, where all
interchange Of opinions would be iuay
permitted,
As many gentlemen have expressed q
nreferenee for Mr.. Hale, AUD some h,atit-
iestpd h preference for Gen, Scott AZ agailist
,,en Pierce, / take the liberty Of saying
something lii favor Of the latter--to pres
eent some of the reasons why Franklin
Pierce has some claims, at least, upon
the a~nti4sla very vote Of the country, pre-.
saming, as \ do, that If siate,N d. ever
sdtetsshea, IL aanSt be By the Democracy.
IN the ranks of the Democracy, the
friends OF freedom have been found IN
great numbers. II il also true that many
:of the former friends Ut freedom have now
left ts, IA a distinct organization, and
ranged themselves under the laniler OF
Gen, Pierce. Can we imreaeh their mo
tsyest Many Of then, profess to be az
firm friends OF freedom now, as In any past
time. Many he wspapafs opposed 70 Tie
Punitive Slave Law have alpo given their
support 10 Pierce. Now, can we thpnose
that all these men and papers, who now
advocate Pierce, have entirely abandoned
their former principles aud professions d
fidelity to the eause OF freedom
| rannot believe that so many men are
NOW recreant to the principles they stroli.
ly advocated In 1913. Have NOT these
men stated that they are, even now. az
strongly attached to the principles OF free.
dom al Ia ls4S, and that they intend to
ltfiun all the influence they can, TO bear
on the Administrations OF General Pierce,
II he is elected, las he is pretty sure to be,
by the great Protestant Democratic party
OF this Union) for u REPEAL of the
Fugitive Slave Law, the ABOLITION
IF Ssaeeyy seheaeger she E1eaerdt Gocera.
9sets ear reach IL, aud the iufthetance OF
our cause. Dou't we end the strongest
man Ia 1913, our Presidential candidate
OF that election, amongst thetn-ranged
nader the banner of franklin Pierce, the
iavorite son of a free State--a Fftesoil
State~aP Protestant State-in which Pope.
~ has no power, aud q Roman Catholic
cannot held office 7 Our oA friends. |
assure YOU, tssote thefr ssaa, aud ] have
no kind of doubts on my mind but these
rnen will exert an influence OF his lniad
after his election, If any s,teh influence I've
needed, az 10 bring about a repeal OF this
a~hemiHeble law. II Ia certain Mi Pierce
cannot be elected any more than Gen.
Casa, Ia ls4e, II all the Ffecseilefs are
10 fofsake the good OLD Democratic Plat.
tof,a OF Equal Rights-t den't meaa the
late platform adopted at Baltimore |
don't respect that platform, nerisis pos.
sible that such men as the following can
respect Il.
En- President Martin Van Bnfen, John
Van Buren,, Hon. Benz, i, Butler, Hon
]. A. DIX, Vim, G. Bsiaat. OF the Even.
ing Post, editoes OF the Buffalo Republic,
Rochester Advertiser, Albany Atlas, Hon.
Preston King Hon, Martin Grover, Hon.
j, G. Fleid, Hon. Gilbert Dean, II. D.
Stanton, Hon. Levy s. Chattield. Hon
IL, IL Van Dyke, Hon, Horace Waeal.
man. Hon. Timothy Jenkins, aud HoEi,
4, Y, Hove, Jf, all Of New York,
In Ohio, | viii merely point TO ], ",
Gray, of the Cleveland Piaindealer, Hon,
d, X. Garter, lIon. r. Cable. Judge Bel.
dia, tlon,--Bfinserhef, Judge Potter,
Walker, OF the Editorial cons, Judge
kennon, and Gen, w. a.. Blake among
thousands,
H. Il. Halle, Of Mass.
lion, John Wentworth aud DR.. Malo.
ncv. of Illinois.
lion. 4, Ii Benton, OF Missouri,
John Atwood, of n. II.
Hon Chauney Cleveland. Of Conn.
HON Il, II, Thurston, OF K, /.
Hon, Hannibal I~lasniin, os Me
Hon. Al. II, nueil of Mich.
Il. Dodge, I. Z. Walker, aud Ex.Gee-
rraer j. ID Doty. Of Wis.
With lions. ID. Wilmct amf q A..
Grow, G. Sanlerson and r., W, Guerli.
ses, of Penn.
And Dt. i. ID. Gazzan and Major y.
Lynch, of this very civ
This list OF the friends or freedom zeal.
oasly support Mr., Pierce, and think yoia,
Vic. that these men eau be Induced to patsl.
slet 10 slavery 7 Never . . THEY are freq
men. The soas OF freemen. born IN free
States, and thoroughly attached to tie
~pssnciples of freedom and aiaipg Ia the
election Of Gen. Pierce, Ia fact eiooting
hisn, il he shall be elected. they will take
their tuil share ot the offices of the Gos-
rfnmcat, aud sci their miiseuee against
slavery and make il eifcosuul . Applause, }
Now, my idea, and tic idea OF The majes.
itv 81 The community from which | caus,
Il that Gen Plerce il entitled 10 support
rs tAe hest aMisslavers man Of the 1--WE
candidates nominated al Bal maore.
Genetal Scott is u Southern born man,
aaa ii seport speaks truly, decidedly favor.
abae 10 Popery. which liz SOL Ii on tie
miild OF the great majority cs the .Aneei.
cans decidedly questionable while Gesf.
rral rierce's New Hampshire friends. es
was Gully shown by their votes against
aoolishiug the snti-Catlsoiic provision IL
Their State Constitution, are determined
St1agsofters al profcSfantlSan and nnnnuefts