Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-08-27
The Cnsc, rs IL stands.


Gen Pierce delivered speech at New Bos-
ton, Massachusetts, the end day oI las, Janua
ry. in which IL has been charged That Ire said:
!siarsyy ne greatest hou5ie Of he country, and
mas so regarded BIZ Washington As fer him scle "IE
NEVER sAH A HUMAN BEING IN BONDAGE.
WITHOUT FEELING HIS HEART REVOLT At
IT. SLAVERY Is CONTRARY TO THE CoNSri-'
TUITION in sone,cqccis-a moral blot upon The eh0rac-
ergt ho nation.
clergyman, who present, snid, TINT uf the inH
tation hal been given he would like TO make an inqui
ry: DO you regard the features of the Fugitive Slave
Law consistent with common law u
General Pierce Immediately replied: ~ must an,
he question sdg No, DO moi ! are been dskcd
u Thkcd Ais Fagit'ee Stare Lar. ansrercd No l
LoATHED IT. HAVE MOST REVOLVING
FEELING AT THE GIVING UP OF SLAVE
THE LAW IS OPPOSED TO HUMANITY"
Here Mr.. Fosa inquired. "Ifit opposed to
right as we'll IA humanity Gen Pierce req cd YES,
it opposed to moral right
he ref1vea 10 The Consultation Of Lc country. and iao
riou tram Of thought recognized he HIGHER LAW,
aud "dnt power ADORE MI Constitution" His position
herr Haeqaeoei, rot he RcU Mr. foss formerly
clergyman Of aas torn coHd M assent 10 4 as ~ r
FICIENTLY "FANAfICAL" TO SATISFY THE
MOST ULTRA ABOLTrlONlSr.
Gen, Pierce soys that this is nisreprcsen-
taton of What he said on that occasion, and
certificate has been published signed by more
than hundred persons denying the correct
ness nf the report. Both Of these dcnials are
made after delay OF seven or eight months
They are general and negative md without
oath. Neither Gen. Pierce nor his Witnesses
undertake TO tell us what he did say. 1t is
not denied that Mr.. Foss Intercepted him
during the delivery Of his speech. Gen Pierce
and his certhcrs decline TO shy what were the
questions asked, and what the answers given
Tho position Gen. p. occupies before the ccun
try, as well as what we have heard of his pri
vate character, forbids us 10 charge that he ha,
knowingly denied the truth. or wilfully stated
an untruh. From misrccollcction or the false
statements of other. we suppose he entertain'
at this time some impression of the language
then used by him which justifcs him, as he
thinks, in saying that the exact words impUtcc
TO him are not those he employed.
That no did utter the sentiments ascribed tC
him by Mr.. Foss is susceptible of proof tina!
would establish it before any Intelligent ant
impartial Court in the world-we have not tn,
slightest hesitation in asserting. Before every
such tribunal the statement of the party inter
ested. (,hough we do not ask it hcre) is dis
carded and the negative statement of hundred
men. as to what they did not know. see or hear
will not avail against the affirmative oath OF
one nun as to what he did hear, see or know
We contend, IN the first place, that there is
the strongest presumptve proofthat he avow-
ed the feelings and opinions, contained in the
extracts above given. Heis a native ofan ex.
IRENE Northern Statc-where slavery is held in
universal dislike. He isand has long been a pro.
mlnent politician In that State and is said by his
Southern friends to be the leader of the do.
mocratic party there and the embodiment of
their sentiments. To know what those sent
ments are, on the question of slavery, it is only
necessary to refer to their proceedings in the
Legislature and in numerous conventions that
have been held in different parts of the State
and at various times. Fortunately these are
found collected together in the most respecta
BILE democratic journal in the State--the spe
cial supporter and organ of Gen. Pierce We
refer to the New Hampshire Patriot. Ir
that paper the proceedings of sixteen demo
cratic conventions are given. several of which
were for senatorial districts, and one for the
whole State,in which sentiments so avcrse to