Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-08-04
The New Hampshire Democracy.

In pursuance of their usual course, the Democ-
racy commenced the present canvass with great
flourish of trumpets about the soundness of their
candidate on the slavery question, and nsinuations
or direct charges the contrary against the Wings
To strengthen the pretensions set up for General
PIERCE in this particular they loudly asserted that
the whole party in New Hampshire, of which he
was prominent leader, had ever been faithful to
the constitution and the rights of the South. F.
nough has been. published within the last few
weeks to produce doubt at least, as 70 General
PIERcE's soahdhess, and the Washington Repub-
lie now furnishes us full history of the Democ-
racy Of his State in connection with the subject of
slavery and the Compromise, which shows that
THEN course has been any thing else than favora-
bic to Southern institutions. Not having space
for the whole article, we make the following ex-
tract: .-.. ....-..
The Legislature in lS49 was also decidedly
Democratic in both branches. A select committee
was appointed in the House of Representatives, to
whom were referred the report and resolutions of
the Legislature OF Virginia, and also certain reso-
buttons of the Legislature of Missouri on the sub
ject of fugitive slaves; together with new law on
that subject then pending before Congress. The
committee made report and recommended resolu-
tons, both of which were adopted by the Legsla-
ture, approved by the Governor, and copies OF the
same sent to every State in the Union. In regard
to the new Fugitive Slave Law, mentioned in the
report from Virginia, the committee say: "Ihe
new legal remedy asked for by the report under
consideration is, indeed remarkable" The COM
mi;tee then 90 on to state the specific demands in
this ''new legal remedy" and sum them up by
saying that they
'Are claims eXtraordinary-so insulting TO the
free States-that they cannot have been advanced
with any expectation of their meeting with the
sanction of any State where a regard to the inter
ests of slavery has not become paramount to every
proper appreciation ofState rights, and of the rights
and security of freemen."
The committee conclude the report by recon-
mending series of resolutions, from which we Sc
lect two;
Resolved, That opposed 10 every form of OPP
preston, the people of New Hampshire, have
ever viewed with deep regret the existence of sa-
very in this Union that while they have stead
fasy supported all sections in their constitutional
rights, they have not only lamented its existence
as u great social eril, but regarded it as fraught
WIFI uauSel W lllc pace anu WelldIe Vi VIC ia
ton.
''Resolved, That in - opinion Congress has
the constitutional power to abolish the slave trade
and slavery in the District of Columbia, and that
our Senators in Congress be instructed, and oul
Representatives be requested, to take all constitu-
tonal measures to accomplish these objects"
The report and resolutions were adopted and
approved by the Governor.
The Republic next gives extracts from the Pat
riot, ''the general organ of the New Hampshire
Democracy, and the particular organ of General
PIERCE" expressing decided opposition to the
Compromise at several times during the year 1850
and concludes as follows, in alusion to General
PIERCE:
He is known always to have acted heartily with
his party in New Hampshire, and we have proved
incontesably that throughout the prolonged agita-
ton of late years they have uniformly been found
on the side of the Freesoilers, and against The
South General Pierce did but echo the senti.
ments of his party in his own State when he launch
ed his bitter denunciatons against slavery and the
Fugitive Slave law.
If evidence is desired in reference to General
PIERcE's complete Identification with the Democ,
racy of New Hampshire, it is furnished by the
Richmond Enquirer. recent number of that
paper says
''.Nerer, perhaps, acas any man. IN any State. Sc
much the embodiment Of his party as Franklin
Pierce"