The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-11-04
From the True Democrat.
INFAMOUS PERvERSION

ger. They pull it, ere their gun is loaded The
consequence is, that having called all their
friends to see them kill their game they miss
fire, and are laughed at
The Era is great paper DR.. Bailey is a
great man This Journal and its Editor would
rescue Cuba from the grasp of the Slave Pow
err and it is the only Free Democratic Organ
which dares attempt (which is bold enough
to speak the truth, which is heroic enough to
call upon all its friends to sustain Gen. Scott
That's the Wing talk, and this paragraph,
with all sorts of haring headings is paraded
forth conclusive of the Era's position, and
DR.. Bailey's wish;
CUBA-POSITIoNs OF SCOTT AND PIERCE.
"PiOtS for the annexation of Qua, and the
diSmemberment of MericO are Minkening. In
the character of Gen. Pierce, an has partg tram
ing, IN the history of the influences phieh secur-
ed has nomination, THERE Is NO REASON
TO HOPE that he would INTERFERE against
these balefut schemes, whiie The CHARACTER
POSITION, AND RELATIONS OF GEN
SCOTT do authorize the expectation of such M
terpoSition, should he be elected
Slavery prOpagdndiSm WiH be pinked at By
Gen Pierce-discOuntenanc by Gen. Scott
Defeat the Democratic party whenever ii as.
sumes a false position on the subject of Slavery
and ii uiH eventually turn ont TO be a true par
tun-Nationai Era, Oct I4h
That's plain talk it is outspoken it could
not be more decided. But did the Era so
speak Does this paragraph give DR.. Bailey s
| viewi Is it, i'm short falsehoodt Let us
see.
First. there is no such caption of any article
in the National Era of the 18th. That is home
made. The manufacture of the heading is
Wing body and soul. DR.. Bailey did write
for the Era of the Iith an article, and an able
one too, on the Presidential candidates-but
not on "Cuba-the positions of Scott and
Pierce"
Second, there is no such consecutive para
graph or paragraphs, as that quoted above by
the Wing Press The words were used Dr..
Bailey penned the sentences quoted But the
words are differently connected, the sentences
are differently arranged, and all have really a
different meaning than that given. 1t is a trick,
and the vilest sort OF a trick to distract and
misead
To show the vilany of this conduct how a
sentence has been taken here, divided there,
and all grooved in to suit the occasion, we
quote the whole of the article in the Era of
the 14th, bearing on this subject
"The Free Democracy is just as steadfast in
supporting its own candidate, az the Liberty
Party was but various opinions are entertain
ed by its adherents in regard to the contest az
between the Wings and Democrats Some are
totally Indifferent about the result--holding
that both parties are equally Objectionable and
that liberty has as much to apprehend from
the success of one as of the other.
"Some would prefer to see the Wings over
thrown, for different reasons such AZ their
pretensions are higher, and therefore it would
be pleasant to zee them more sigDally rebuked
or, there is q stronger natural affinity between
them and the slave power than between it and
the Democracy or, if they are Overtbrown on
account Of their adoption Of the Compromise,
and q Compromise candidate, they will be
obliged at once to assume Anti Slavery ground,
and the Democratic party would then be COM
PEELED to pursue liberal course on the slavery
question, or be split by the outward pressure
Of Anti. Slavery sentiment, and the internal
action of its Anti-Slavery members; which
would not happen, should the Democrats be
defeated for they would then Anti-Slayery
and Pro-Slavcry Democrats rally again, in
combination with the slave power, to regain
the ascendency, while the Wings, in power
would pursue, AS their Administration has
done for the last three years, a Pro- Slavery
line of policy. In confirmation of the last view
we are referred to the condition of parties un-
der Mr. Folks Administration, when the
Wings generally in the Northern States being
out of power, took Anti-Slavery position, and
the Democrats being in power, divided on the
slavery issue. On the other hand, the Wings
in power, under Mr.. Fillmore, backed out Of
their Anti-Savery position, and the Democrats
out of power reunited their forces upon a
platform dictated by the slave power.
"Others, in the language of Mr.. Birney
more deprecate the election of Mr.. Pierce,
and for various reasons He accepts the nom
nation for the Presidency, and the platform,
because he cordially approves OF the principles
of the latter General Scott accepts the NOM
ination, and the platform, but the latter,
evidently, ~ an encumbrance. The Democratic
platform was adopted in the Democratic Con-
venton without struggle OF a division the
Wing Platform was adopted by the Wing Con-
vcntion, after sharp struggle, and in opposi-
ton to sixty .six negatives. General Pierce was
the chosen nominee of the ultra proslavery
members of the Democratic Convention; Cen
eral Scott was the chosen nominee Of those
members of the Wing Convention who espe-
cially resisted the adoption Of the Compromise