Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-08-28
"The Thrilling Dialoguew
ANOTHER EXPLOSIoNl

/ "The Thrilling Dialogue"
ANOTHER EXPLOSION
The Enquirer of yesterday publishes letter from
Mr. Mapp, which blows the "thnlling dialogue
still higher. We copy the letter, and itdHeise
few sentences Surely, never were people so UNI
lucky. All their attacks upon Scott anu Lie
Wings recol upon themselves. Now, IN this case,
we had the most beautiful fabrication Tor ehect.-
The gallant Pierce, whose Jorts IN wal gl9u hs
and lofty tumbling, had actually volunteered ms
"dead bedy' in defence of the nights oil the south!
| A Wing speaker was the author OF the thrilling
narrative! There was, therefore, no escape!
But it happened in this, asm other cases, Ina may
Iocofoco scribe was the detailer OF what the Wing
said-and as generally happens, he only made
such an approach to truth as to give an entire
misrepresentation of the facts. But hear the w mig
| himself-this time-their own witness. Ii we un-
derstand plain English, his statement is the very
| strongest confirmation of the Freesoil doctrines
| heretofore imputed to Gen. Pierce. He heard
| Gen. Pierce express sentiments identical with
| those contained in the New Boston speech-and
therefore, he had not doubt oil the correctness oi
| that speech. This is the witness whom the Dem
ocrats themselves have brought upon the stand
| He understood that the greatest difference be-
tween Pierce and Hale tcas about the means Which
should be employed to effect the SAME END DESIRED
ny BOTH" That's their own witness: sn#
To the Editors of the Enquirer: "
AccoMAcK COUNTY, Va, Aug. is, 1852.
| My attention has this moment been called 10 en
article, which appeared in your columns OF the oth
inst, headed "Public Meeting IN Accomaek
County," Thrilling Dialogues" which demands
short notice from me, in consequence oil us IN
correctness on the one part, and what seems to be
designed omission on the other. For the false
position am here made to occupy, personally
should have no concern; but 1t Is q duty winch
owe to the public not to become passive lnStru-
ment in the hands of wilypoliticians whereby they
may humbug the people by representing Franklin
Pierce to them in false colors. have no desire to
infict such gross injustice upon the democratic
candidate, as should do, were to recommend
| him such pro-slavery man as the language con-
tanned in that article purporting to emanate from
| me, would necessarily imply. If this had been
true what it states and this had been all, it would
very materially alter the facts IN this case IL IS
| the most easy thing in the world however, to draw
false differences from partial statement OF facts.
And whoever attempts to quote words from
speech OF book, without giving what was iInmedi-
ately connected Herewith, explaining and qualify
ing so that the obvious meaning and import may be
| had, does commit fragrant wrong not only upon
the author, but the: public, by conveying SO far as
the authority shall have weight meaning false
by construction and misapprehension, and making
that which was designed for good, productive OF
evil. "Remember, Bassinio, the devil, may quote
scripture for his purposes In evidence of this,
the atheist essays to predicate his faith upon the
scriptures, by detaching from its pages certain
portion, the only important part of which he then
expungeS in order that he may make 1t read there
is no God" And thus .lt ~
"For doubtless, the pleasure is as great
OF being cheated as to cheat"
BY the folly of his pre- JUDGES OF ingenious wick
edness, not only the language is mangied, but the
obvious meaning and import thereof perverted. 1t
behooved the reporter then, of this Thrilling dia-
| logue," which he says took place between MI
Wise and myself, TO have stated all that said in
my answer to his question, II 1t was his object to
enlighten the country, and not to deceive it. But
/ as he has used only much as will answer the
ends of party intrigue, will state what did say,
and what heard Mr.. Pierce say, as well as the
elapse of some six or seven years will serve my
memory, for the information and not deception of
| the peoplc In IA or AS, think, at n
meeting addressed by John z. Hale, in the State of
New Hampshire. 1t was not two years ago as the
Snow Hill reporter has it. short time prior to
/ this, Mr.. Hale had dissolved his connection with
the Democratic party, upon the Texas question the
plea that the party did not go far enough for the
abolition of slavery. He desired to see slavery
abolished, whether by "peacc or blood" He also
i'll the course of his remarks, made some illusions
| TO Mr.. Pierce. That gentleman came forward to
defend himself. And IN his (Pieree's) remarks, he
distinctly 1rolred that he much opposed TO the
institution Of slarsry as any man in Neo Hampshire,
and made use of language rery much IKE, if not al
most the same as that ,Dhiek hdpe imputed to
him in the Neto Boston speech by the Independent
and Manchester Democrat. Iheard nothing from
him, and on the contrary that did hear him say
| conyinces me that whether he made those remarks
quoted as his by the above papers or not THEY CON-
TAIN SENTIMENTS UPON SLAVERY, and ARE VERY
| SIMILAR WORDS THE SAME IN MEANING,
WHICH l HEARD HIN DECLARE. do not mean to
say that he said anything upon the compromise, be-
cause it was not in agitation at that day.
The reporter of that article misrepresents me
when he says that charged Franklin Pierce with
| and gave the Concord and Manchester Democrat
| 10 prove, that he was identified with freesoiism
| and Aboltionsm. | distinctly avowed that did
not believe him an abolitionist. And when spea k
of ab9itionsm, mean the creed of John P. Hale,
| whether by "blood or peace. And why did not
believe him an abolitonist was that he said in his
speech upon the occasion which nave referred to,
that he did not think Rale's party could mean
hat they said that to effect the abolition of Sla
very by force of arms, and if they did he was
that evary good citizen would be willing, at least
he would, to lay down his dead body to protect tho
constitution.
But that he is n freesoiler, nomenclature which
is used in distinction to abolitonists, have
doubted. And lohat hare heard him say confirms
the eonpiction that his sentiments the saue
question truly embodied in the resolutions adopt
ed, and instructions gipen to their Representatives.
in Congress by the Democratic Legislature Of Ne,o
Hampshire in 1917. did refer to the extracts from
the New Boston speech, which l had seen, but
said did not know whether Mr.. Pierce made those
remarks not then and there, fol- had not then
seen any effort to deny them and desired to do
the democratic candidate the justice TO see both
sides before made up an opinion as TO the fact
of that speech. But SO FAR FROM DoGBTING THEIR
| AUTHENTICITY BECAUSE OF WHAT HAD HEARD HIN
SAY, CONTRARY, WHAT HE HAD SAID IN NY
HEARING INDUCED NE TO BELIEVE THAT HE DID MAKE
THAT SPEECH, FOR RECOGNIZED SENTIMENTS WHICH
CAME FROM TIKI SAME SOURCE, and was about to
state whnt that was, when, in consequence ofmnny
Interruptions by the other gentleman, remarked
that | would forbear, for he, perhaps, would not
take my, authority. had frequently quoted the
remarks which heard Mr.. Pierce make to prove
what believed his position, as declared by him.
self. and, moreover, did him the justice to tell
the whole and not the half. And as soona as Mr.
Wise asked me question, upon the occasion re-
ferred to, which did virtually accept of my author
ty as to what had seen and heard, readily de-
clared, us well as could remember, What that was;
and it is conclusive evidence to me that the answer
was not satisfactory to the friends of Mr.. Pierce,
from the partial and false colored statement in
the article in which l am replying. The GREATEST