The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-10-23

the strai.cs, sce,--,hs, he IS opposed 10 ihe
exercise Of all doubtful powers b, Congfesi'
and that ho sill veto any bill that IS tine
iured = It'll fedefaliim
Gen. PIERCE Is supported by almost the
entire southern Righ's party and all of that
party who know him Say dat be is a sound
man. Mr Calhoun sad of him, that be
was the most reliable man north OF Mason
and Dixon's line.
It i. true tina, be ia objected to by por'
ton IN tle South Eu, who are they ? Nre
they not composed OF lho.o who have sided
universally with the North men who would
have voted tor Fillmore. Notwithstanding
h,. anu slavery letter or fer Mr Webster
who declared en- l~i~ that the Wing party
was lhc true free soil party at the county
and tn 1850. that hc would veto Tor the
Wlmat pfogi.o morrow Il he be-
hr,ea il nece.sar, that he bad been
plcdred against the extension OF slavery
ever since 1871
Thp nomination Of P,oree, il is well
known. was effected bY southern men. Il
/, eaually we'll known that be Is Supported
throughout the South hy those who would
not have voted for either Cas-, Douglas
or Houston
We are aware that there are persons IN
the South who contend that there Is 30 dil
ference IN the positions Of Scott aud Pierce
On the slavery question they tell Us they
are both unsouud while all the other ques
tons which hitherto divided the parties are
laid aside aud are not involved IN the can
yass The first 10 condemned by the testi'
mnny Of Gen Perces votes IA ougfess,
which were always with the south by the
fact that he succeeded IN putting down NJ
wood IN his own State, because he had "a.
pressed his disapprohriion of ihe fugitive
.lave law and from the fact that he Is
hated by the aboliionists. What docs loss
saw Of Gon Pierce. notwithstanding his At.
fdayit charging him with abhoring slavery
and the fugitive slave law Why he con
fos.cs that Gen Pierce is. and has ever becu
regarded rs taking the southern sirw ol
these questions The very witness by whom
our southern wing friends have been en-
deavefing 10 prove Gen. Piesce an abpli'
ZIONIST, now states that he has no, one leei
inn in common with them, nor mover had
tina, he has been their enemy from the be.
ginning. Nor have the wings abandoned
entirely the old issues It has been the
strenuous object OF the prescott admlnistfa-
ton to so modify the tariff rs 10 establish
specific for adyalorcm duties Tie reason
is very plain. The wings wish 20 revive
the odious principle Of protection. Nnd let
them have the SWAY with President IN the
chair who will favor the policy OF giving
away the public lands, and who will sign
every river. and hnrbor, and road bill. that
may pass Congress, aud we will speedily
have a tariff as high as the most rabid pro.
,octionis, could desire AND what Is the
South TO gain by this Or rather what
will she not loset The tariff acts uuegpally
upon the two sections. Ia a word It Is a
svstem of taxation three iourths OF which
come from the pockets of the southern
people And If this money Is spent on
roads aud rivers. wo may safely assert, Ia
king the past rs a criterion, that At least
three four,hs OF 1t wlI be expended IN the
North Ouce establish system of intern.
al improvements such a. is contemplated hy
the present wing party, and favored by
t,cu scot, and national Bank and all
tho attendant evils OF federalism viii follow
as a necessary consequence.
Thus have We cudeasnrcd 10 sum mp
briefly the position 81 the two candidates
,or the Presidency. aud the attitude Of The
.wo parties before the country remains
10 hc seen how many are to be found, who,
In the face OF the facts We have given, will
vote for cen. Scott We cannot but think
that ten Pierce deserves the confidence
aud support of every southern man.