Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-08-14

As you have no knowledge OF me,
will be proper for me to say that am
Defnocrat--have ever been an opponel
Of the Wing party - and am opposed |
the election Of Gen. Scott. I state th
that yon may understand that write ,
you solely to defend myself aud maintai
the truth.
"UnIil the passage OF the CONFRONT.
Measures / was In full fellowship wit
the Hunker Democracy. mud had pei
sonal ecguaintancs with Gen. Pierce. j
common wifi a portion Of the Democraii
party. opposed the Compromise, and Ii
1861 supported Mr.. Atwood, the anti
Compromise candidnte for Governor. A
that election the COMPROMISE Democratic
candidate was defeated by the people b,
over 5000 majority.
"ln order to regain their power will
the people, Gen. Pierce and his friends
after the election. took especial pains t.
represent to the leaoing aiiti.C .Compromis,
Democrats that their feelings In regard Il
the inl,uunnnity and wrong Of the Fugi
tive Slave law did not differ in the lens
from those who had supported Mr.. At
wood i; but that, for the sake of the Unior
aud the fulfilment Of the compact Of the
Constitution. they deemed 1t best to nc
.quiesce in it,. 0a
"As the election Of 1862 approacl,ed
Gen. Pierce expressed desire n aidres.
the citizens Of New Boston, where Mr.
Atwood resided, and which had given him
a vote Of 24l 10 40 for Dipsmere, the op.
posing candidate DESTROYS To obtain a
correct report Of General plerce's remarks
] requested two gentlemen Of intelligence
and high character toreport for me. They
did 80, and the report Of the one which
was published In the. Democrat Of Janua.
ry 9, was substnntiated in every particu.
lar by the report Of The other. Tie acc,,.
racy Of the report was not denied by q
single paper until the recent manifesto OF
the Washington U,ion. As the Demo
crat had not only the largest circulation
in the city, but also in Tie country, il
acouId haze been fatty to haze publistesl
any other Nsan true report Of speech
which was listened. to by hundreds. II
is no tyiriaI evidence Of it's accuracy
that its correctness was not questioned by
men Of any party" = 7
No higher evidence OF the authenticity
Of the reports 10 needed. than the fact
that they remained upcontradicted for
more than six months. although General
Pierce and all his friends, had seen aud
read them. As long as The reports were
confined TO New Hampshire. Gen. Pierce
had no objection to the nppelation to tha
feather Of slavery. But the case became
different as soon as the same were repub.
lished in the South. i
!. But this is rot oil. We have addi.
tional evidence, corrobera,ing the above,
Of very strong nature. Three Pierce
Of Congress, from New Hamp-
shire, Messrs Moses Norris, sJr, Chas. II.
Peaslee, and Harry Hibtard, whose ante
cedents prove them to have been Freesoil.
ere And abolitionists ofthe strongest char.
acter. published letter in the Washing.
Ton Union, denouncing the Manchester
Democrat and independent Democrat. Gin
which the report Of Gen. Pierce's koath-
ing speech originally appeared,) as papers
wholly unworthy belief .or credence !.
This brought out a letter from Amos Tuck
md Jared Perkins, also members of Con.
yress. from New Hampshire. defending
.l1e character and standing Of these Dem.
,cratic editors. The former Is Fseeso |
Democrat the lattera Wing. The let.
er is dated July 20, and Is addressed 10
he Repndlic. speaking Of these editors,
he writer's say:
"John "A. Goodafe has always professed
o be Democrat, and through his paper
las given efficient support to all tile Dem
,cratic nominations for the Presidency
ince 1910. and has always had At the
lead Of his columns the names Of the
Democratic nominees for Congress, fncfu.
ling the names Of our colleagues, for the
eats which they now occupy. In 1s4s
Ie made as spirited fight against John
Fan Buren,, Henry B. Stanton, and many
thers Of the present supporters Of Gen.
fierce, as did any onein our State. He
as, for year past or more, been in a
ontroversy with his late Democratic
rethren. Our colleagues say, in part Of
heir letter not published above, that his
aper has long been an abolition organ.
Ne are not aware that Mr.. Goodale has
dvocated any sentiments on the the topic
slavery, since his paper ceased to be an
cknowledged organ OF the Democracy,
ifferent from what he advocated, before. |
We believe he possesses fair reputation
,herever he is known. which his reviIers |
annot mar or destroy.
Z" We are still more surprised at the at
.mpt OF our colleagues TO brand with |
iscredit the Feputation Of George G.. Fogg |
So, the Editor Of the IndspendesR |
)eusocyat. Mr.. Fogg was brought up |
Democrat ana srdently supported Mr.. |
ok in 1874. His disbeIievea in the |
olicy, or constitutionaiity Of the annexa-
on of Texas in the necessity Of the /
Iexican war, and in the general legisla-
on Of the last few years ii regard TO
avery. Consequently he Is not, and has
Dt been for years, . Democrat, 10 the
resent acceptation Of thar tsssD. But he /
. gentleman Of superior saholarsbip,
lucaiion and talents; has bee15E Secretary
State of New Hampshire, and for i
ng time successful editor Of the paper
hich he now controls. He lives ID the
lme town with Gen. Pierce and General
easlee, aud in that town, and ont Or il.