The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-17
General Pierce as Described by one OF his
@E Present Supporters.

General Pierce as Described by one OF his
Present Supporters.
We find ia the Pittsburgh Gazette Of the
18th instant the following full report Of the
speech of WATSON G. HAYSEs, at an Abolition
meeting in Pittsburgh last week. Mr.. HAYNES,
be it remembered, as good Democrat as well
as Freesoiler, is laboring to show General
PIERcL's superior fitness for the Presidency.
He favors his pretensions both on religious and
political grounds:
Remarks # Colonel WATSON G. HAYNES. Of Put.
nam county. NsU York, 't the Free Democratic
National Conusntion, at Masonic Hall, me
cunning Of 1hSrsdoy, August u, 1852.
Sra: ! question no mans motives, and trust none
will question mine. If understand the call for
this convention, il was for the Free Democracy,
where an interchange Of opinions would be fully
permitted.
As many gentlemen have expressed a preference
for Mr.. Hale, and some manifested preference
for General Scott rs against General Pierce, take
the liberty Of saying something in favor of the lat
ter, to present sumo Of the reasons why Franklin
Pierce has some claims, at least, upon the anti
slavery vote of the country; presuming, as ! do,
that if savery 10 ever abolished, it must be by the
Democracy.
Ia the ranks Of tho Democracy the friends OF
freedom have been found in great numbers II is
also true that many Of the former friends Of free
dom have now left Us, distinct organzat alton,
and ranged themselves under the banner Of Pierce
Can we impracli their motives! Many Of them
proles&to be "a Arm friends Of freedom in
any past time. Many newspapers opposed to the
Fugitive Slave law have also given their support to
Pierce Now, can VIC suppose that all these men
and papers who now advocate Pierce have en-
tirely abandoned their former principles and pro-
LESSONS Of fidelity to the cause Of freedom'
cannot believe that many men now re-
creant to the principles they strongly advocated
in 1913. Have not these men stated that they are,
even now, as strongly attached to the principles
Of freedom a. in 1913, and that they intend 10
bring all the influence they to bear Oh the ad
ministration Of General Pierce, il he is elected,
Gas he 10 pretty to be, by the great Protestant
Democratic party Of this Union,) for repeal of
the Fugitive Slave law, the abolition Of slavery
wherever the Federal Government can reach it,
and the great furtherance of our cause? Don't
we find the stroneest man in 1913, our Presiden-
tial candid ,te of that election, amongst them
| ranged under the banner of Franklin Pierce, the
favorite son Of q free State-a Freesoil State-a
Protestant State--in which Popery has no power,
and q Roman Catholic cannot hold ofice9 Our old
friends, assure you, kno,o their man; and have
no kind Of doubts on my mind but these men will
exert an influence his mind, after his election
If any such influence be needed, to bring about
a repeal Of this abominabe' law Ii ia certain Mr.
Pierce cannot DO elected any more than General
Cass in lS4S If all the Freesoilers are to orsake
the good old Democratic platform of equal
rights-I don't mean the late platform, adopted at
Baltimore; don't respect that PLATFORM; nor is it
possible that such mon the following can
spect:it:
Ex President Martin Van Buren,, John Van
Buren,, Hon. Benjamin F. Butler, Hon. J. A. Dix,
William C. Bryant Of the Euening Post. editors of
the Buffalo Republic, Rochester Adssrtiser, Albany
Atlas, Hon. Preston King, Hon. Martin Grover,
Hon. J. G: Floyd. Hon. Gilbert Dean. H: b. Stan
Hon. Horace Wheaton, Hon. Timothy Jenkn, and
Hon. +. Y. Howe, jr., all of New York.
In Ohio will merely point to ). w. Cray, of
J.. Cable, Judge Beldin. Hon. - Brinkerhotf.
Judge Potter, - Walker OF the editorial corps,
Judge Kennon, and General w. M. Blake, among
thousands.
Hon. John Wentworth and DR.. Maloney, of ILL.,
nois.
Hon. T. H. Benton. of Missouri.
John Atwood, of New Hampshire
Hon. Chauncey F. Cleveland, of Connecticut.
Hon. B. H. Thurston, of Rhode Island.
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine.
Hon. A. H. Buell., of Michigan.
H. Dodge. l. P. Walker. and Ex-Governor J. D.
With Hons. d. Wilmot and G. A Grow, G.
| Sanderson and J. w. Guernsey, of Pennsylvania ia.
And Dr.. E. d. Gazzam and Major D. Lynch, Of
this very city.
This list Of the friends of freedom xealously sup.
port Mr. Pierce; and think you. sir, that these men
can be induced to panderto slavery? Never! They
| are freemen, the sons Of freemen, born in free
States, and thoroughly attached 10 the principles
! of freedom; and aiding in the election of General
Pierce-in fact eecting him, II he shall be elected
they will take their full share of the Offices of the
Government, and Set their influence against slavery
and make il efectual. [Appiause.] Now, my
idea, and the idea Of the majority Of the commu
nifty from which came, is that General Pierce il
entitled to support the beat anti. slavery man of
the two candida nominated at Baltimore.
General Scott is southern. born man and, il re
port speaks truly, decidedly favorable to Popery,
which, If 50, is to the mind Of the great ajorty
OF Americans decidedly Objectionable; while Gene
! raj Pierce's New Hampshire friends, fully
shown by their votes against nbolishing the nt-
Catholic provision in their State constitution, a 6
determined supporters of Professionalism and oppo.
nents of Popery. And 80, beyond question, is
General Pierce hmself--as his good old father was
before him, who assisted in the framing and adop.
|
| Guided from Office in that State.
An additional proof that General Pierce is at
heart strongly anti. Papist in his sympathics and
connexions. take the fact that the Democratic par
ty of New Hampshire, of which he has long been
the leader, have long had the whole control of the
government of that State, and managed matters
as they pleased instead Of amending the consti-
tuition to do away with the exclusion Of Cath.
ocs from Offices, have always maintained it as it
IT, and Catholics now no more hold office there
| than slaves at the South and Indians. Will they
stand any better chance to obtain federal Offices
from General Pierce when he shall have been
elected President? As still further proof on this
subject take the fact that all the Protestant asso
ciations-the "Ofangemen," "order OF United
| Americans" and "Sons of Amerca"-are cup.
porting General Pierce on the ground Of his posi-
ton in respect to Popcry. This is Protestant
country; and l. sir, think that General Pierce i,
entitled to the supporso far, at least as any such
| question IL concerncd-of all Protestant Ameri
| cans.
Again, cir, it is in a good measure owing 10 the
Democratic party that the barbarous practice o.
fog ing in the navy has been abolished; aud the