Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-09-04
Further DEVELOPMENTS.

first page) of Col. HAYNE, before the Ere
Soil Convention at Pittsburgh. We give
entire as it appears in the paper from which
is copied. The speaker is evidently we'll ac
q~uainted with the private sentiments of Ger
PIERCE, and feels perfectly satisfied with hin
as an Anti-Slavery man, and as one who's
election will be certain, as he WiW be supporte.
BY Freesoilers and Protestants. Col. H. goes OF
to prove that PIERcE's official influence, if elect
ed, would be waged against slavery, for thu
reason that the Van Burens, and many othel
eminent Freesoilers are now supporting him
Now, this speech constitutes further devel
opments to make still stronger the chain O.
evidence, subtantiating the charge, so frequent
ly acknowledged by his W lips, that he was
at heart a inveterate enemy of slavery as it ex.
lists at the South. How any other honest con,
~clusion can be arrived ut by those who will take
the trouble to inform themselves, it is difficult
to imagine. His declarations in Congress and
in New Hampshire, backed by the declarations
OF his friends who live near him and know him
best, are i%rrefragable evidences that he is op.
posed, and bitterly, to the interests of the
South, and most particularly to the Fugitive
Slave Law. That thousands Of Democrats in
the South have this opinion of him, formed
from the proofs alluded to, we have not the
least doubt, no more than we doubt the evil
dence of our eyes, that they still continue to
throw up their hats for the nominee Of their
party. Should the ties of a Convention and
of party be stronger than the ties of home pre-
servation and home prosperity, for ourselves
and our posterity! If not, it is our duty and
our interest to oppose by our votes any man
whose innate principles are directly antagonis-
teal to the safety and interests of Southern
people.
We wish the voters in this section Of the
country to weigh calmly in their minds the
sentiments of Gen. PIERCE upon Slavery as
spoken sat Washington" and sin New Hamp-
SHIRE" and ponder upon the fact that he is
heartily supported by the most eminent Free
soilers in the country, whose principles, under
the present state of affairs, are but a shade
lighter than the rankest abolitionists.
Of all the Presidential candidates who have
yet been presented for the suffrages of the peo-
pie of the South, none have expressed such d.
rect anti-Southern sentiments as Gen. PIERCE,
if Congressional records and solemn and I'M
contradicted affidavits are allowed to bear evil
dence. If the famous Nicholson letter of Gen.
CAss in any manner compromised him with
the South, how much more direct and incon-
trovertible has PIERCE compromised himself?
and if he receives a better vote in the South
than was given to the Michigan Senator, we
may well be alarmed at the strides which our
direst enemy is making towards the total de-
of our peace, as well as that staple
which gives power and independence to US as
State. And as further illustration of the
sentiments of Gen. PIERCE, and
how callously they are regarded by his party
here, we see the fact publicly proclaimed that
the most eminent Freesoiler in the Union
the man who was the Presidential candidate of
that party in ls4s in opposition to Gen. CAss
lis now one of the warmest advocates of
PIERCE! Why should the ilIustrious sage of
with his acknowledged far-seeing
mind, oppose the Democratic nominee of '4s
and zealously support the nominee of the same
party in 80? The reason is evident. As Col.
very significantly expresses himself,
Martin Van Buren, and other kindred spirits
'know their man" when they give their iniu-
ence to PIERCE.
But his known Freesoilism and known ha-
tred to the Fugitive Slave Law, are not the on.
y virtues which call forth the high commenda-
ions of Col. HAYNE. He says that PIERCE is
he Protestant and anti-Papist candidate, and
proves this by citing the fact that sail the Pro-
.estant associations, the O~rangemen,' Order of
United Americans and Sons of America are
Importers of Gen. PIERCE on the ground of
lis position in respect 10 Popery"-that sbe-
7ond question: PIERCE is an opponent of Po-
very, "as his good old father was before him,
Who assisted !" the framing and adoption of
he Constitution by which Papists are excluded
office in that State"-New Hampshire.
If, after all these combined objections, Gen.
PIERCE will get even a respectable vote in
louisiana, we must attribute the cause to one
# two reasons-that it is through the lack of
intelligence, or that spirit of idolatry
bows to party dictation though a yoke
# iron should be the result. Alas! for Col.
IAYNE; he has drawn upon himself the last
ng dissertation of the Democratic party South
Sirh District Court.-The September term
f this court for the parish of Iberville, CON-
nences in this town next Monday very little
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