Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-17
From t.e Washington Union. Augu,, II. 1852. ]

Below we publish letter from Hon. Join r Hale deny.
ing generally the ruth Of certain statements ot reported
duloue between the Hon Mr.. Wise and Mr. Marp, the
Whig eector in the Accomnc district OF Virginia. We CO.
ped the article from The Baltimore Argus which gave me
account Of the dialogue in question upon Inc aulh"y VI
gentleman from Somerset couhty In Maryland VINO was
having been present at the meeting we %
not understand from the statement of Mr. Mapp taat Ie
Pierce WAS present al the time which Mr. Hale IS reported
s ha yag made the remark attributed 10 HIM. Bu: "ien II
came 10 The If Gen. Pierce he doubtless might nave
fcpied tta, iii Hale should head an army 10 march on Inc
south he would have 10 march over his dead boIy."
or course il is not intended 10 refer the transaction 10
what occurred public discussion il l5i3 Nor are we
posed question the statement made by f tiae IN MS
cr We heard however, OF the scofch'ng lnTSctive
of Cen Pierce on that occasion, when replying to Hale
criticism upon military opinion of Gen Jackson
Ii the fashion the northern aboIlionisS 10 boast oi 'e
numerical superiorty of the North whenever COLLISION Is
predicted likely Iesnlt from sectional alttaon o1 ac-
uaI dsunion With this point, General erce
his Manchester Speech made tn: following bold ara to-
quent remark:
slf we are prccpitacd into war by ianacism, we can
not conquer Both sections OF the country ni* bs Imno
rd Neither could cut OF The contest short OF ruin
was said tina, we OF the North could bring Two men into
the field for every that the South could muster; on II
would be found when the Trial should come 'hat 'e man WI"
now makes the would not b. one OF the TWO men
who were 10 go forth meet even The one man from me
south. (Great cieeEing)
DOVER IN. H.) August II, 1852.
Sa. In me washington Union of the 5h instant, under
the head Injecting in Accomac, Notwithstanding DIa-
opucn conversation is said have occurred between nr
Wise and Mr. Mapp public meeting IN which ihe io'-
lowing thrilling dialogue took place. q,
Mr. Wise New Hampshire Two years ago. ami IVA
hear @ o %S ns a" son 3 al and s u down slavery
Mr. Mapp was re; heard Mr.. Hale speak aud say what you
| - :, -. ,,
Mr. Wise Did you hear Frantln Pierce reply to hls ana
,,y If Hale should head army march on the south ~ u
ma rc aver (Piercc dead boy for he would head H'
army oppose hmI
! Mr. Mapp II did" ,,, ..:,a Ia, ,ooi;,o
which this reply elected The courthouse rang win shou's
Of applause repeated again and again Nh "isc tnen ,e
ouescd his opponent the facts again, when ne aI
~ nm almost beahles auditory Gen Pierce did say, sap
nnr his hand upon his breast that Hale would nave 10 pass
over his dead body before he marched upon The South
TO this permit briefly 10 reply that nT whatever Pu
n,se such dialogue may have been spoRtn IN virgin
courthouse there is syllable of uth IN TIE Whole I"
IL No srch remark made "y aus oi c"G'S
no such answer by Gen Pierce; was there M .2 %
den in New Hampshire or elsewhere in which such d'
oyuc could have occurred General Pierce and myself nav
not spoken at the public meeting since olU whcn W.
both spoke the side but once and that was al W
North Church. in Concord, Hampshire, IN June lo4i ant
am sure that the thousands who attended hat meeting
not one can be found who will pretend that anything oil t
kind took place that time That, however has nothing
do with the statement, the remarks related oy MI Map
| were made meeting holden two years since:
| ResnectfulIv YOURS JOHN P. HALE
p S-any one who doubts the correctness OF my STATE
ment can be satisfied by applying TO Mr. Pierce himself