Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-09-10
1..,,,rf from, Hon. Henry A. wise.

Letfer1r from k1Ohs EACHES - 1850
The attention of readers is invited to the 1ol
lowing letter from this distinguished gentleman,
relative to conversation he held some time since
with Mr. Mapp, during political discussion IN Ac-
comac county That conversation was reported IN
Maryland paper, and the report was extensisely
circulated, and had exefted powerful efiect on the
public mind by casting derison on the New Boston
calumny After some time had elapseds Mr Mapp
addressed letter to the Richmond Enquirer, which
| manifested most clearly wish to break the force
of the conversation by additions and expanatlons
and corrections to unimportant particulars But AZ
ter ALL the substance of the conversation remained
| uncontradicted; and Mr.. Mapps letter was vlrtu,
al admission of the correctness OF the main point OF
report which it was written to dscredit Ii tlr-
Their evidence be needed, it will be found In MI.
Wise lucid statement of the circumstances, which
corrects the Maryland report in some un-mportant
par,iculars but sustains and confirms its only male
| rial averment.
| ONLY (NEAR ONANcocK,) AcCoMAc COUNTY, fAi
August %, 1852.
To the Editors of the Union
SIR: A gentleman from Maryland, who was pres
ent at meeting at the court house OF this county In
July last, published q report of dialogue which
took place in discussion between Mr. Mapp the wing
sub-elector, and myself the nominated democrat
ic elector for this district From several quarters
have been asked whether the report correct,
and have replied that it substantially correct.
| My reply made according to what understood
to be the meaning of the enquiry Was 1t true that
wing, in public discussion, bore testimony to the
fact that he himself had heard General Pierce de-
clare in New Hampshire in public discussion, among
non-slavehodng people, that if an army was rails
| ed in the North to march upon the South TOR the
purpose of putting down slavery by force it would
have to march his dead body for he would head
another to oppose it? | answered to that point OF
inquiry alone when replied that Mr. Mapp so de-
clared at meeting in Northampton, at Eastvllle
the second Monday of this month, in a discussion
which then took place between MIR. Bolts and my
self The report in the particulars respecting Mr
Hale not so correct. My question to MI Mapp
was
! 'Were you not in New Hampshire some few years
ago." (not two years) and did you not hear some
abolition partisan of Hale, perhaps, declare in pub
lie discussion that he regarded slavery as SO grevous
a sin, that an army ought to be marched upon the
South to suppress it by force it 1t could not be sup
pressed in any other way q
| Mr.. Mapp replied that he there and had
heard such declaration in public discussion But
[ do not think he named the person from whom he
heard it, then asked him the question::
"Was not Gen. Pierce present at the time and
did you not hear him reply that if an army was
raised to march upon the South to put down slavery
by force it would have to march over his dead body
for he would head another army to oppose it %
| Mr.. Mapp replied, he had heard Gen. Pierce SO
reply adding that he (Gen. P.) had sympathy
for slavery but he bound to regard the constl-
tutiona compact, and to maintain the execution oil
the laws.
Mr. Mapp had been using the New Boston false.
hood to prove Gen. P's loathing of slavery. was
repelling the attack. when MIR. Mapp said his op'
portunties of knowing Gen. P's sentiments were
more recent than my OWL! | had not heard him
since | served with him in Congress-, but he had
heard him speak on the subject of slavery within
some few years back. He did not at first say what
sentiments he had heard him utter, when gentle
man requested me to put him the questions which
have mentioned. MIR. Maps answer une
quivocaly in the affirmative, that he had heard
Gen. Pierce publicly declare what have stated
that an army raised to march upon the South " tt
put down slavery by force would have to march
over his (Gen PSI dead body, for he would heac
another to oppose it." Mr.. Mapp did not say this
was said in reply to Mr.. Hale, nor to whom i. was
said in reply; but exclaimed, as soon as he had
Such is the language Gen. P. holds to the John
P. Hales ard other abolition minions in New Hamp
ehre, tho very soil of FREQ State and yet here
is Nhig sub-elector who can bear such testimony
of Gen P.s truth to institutions assails him il
Virginia, without himself first disclosing the facts
he knows to the contrary upon testimony OF sucl
a witness as this man Foss.''
Thus, suppose, the error got into the report thai
the remark of General P. made in reply to Mr.
Hale. No matter to whom it was made in reply. i
is enoug Oh it was made, and is vouched by Wing
opponent who is himself vouched worthy of cred
it by the entire Wing party of the State Mr.. MapE
is not only Wing sub-elector, but is Wing mem
Der of the Virginia House of Delegates from Acco
mac. believe he heard Gen. P. make the declara
ton which he states, not only because I know Mr.
Mapp be respectable and reliable for fact like
this which he stated reluctantly against his party
but because know such fact to be in exact con-
sonance with the character of Gen. P, and with his
course in the Congress of the United States. 1t is
therefore non-sequtur for Hale to say in his card
of contradiction, which have just seen, that because
he (Hale) made such remark was erroneous
ly, perha ps attributed 10 him in the report of the
statement of Mr.. Mapp, "he General PIERCE new
er made any such reply Mr. Mapp did not say it
was made in reply to him; and if it never was made
in reply to him, that does not prove it never was
made in reply to one else. Of that Mr.. Mapp
must speak. My purpose to obtain his testimo-
ny to what Gen. Pierce was heard by him to de-
clare publicly in New Hampshire and that purpose
was fully accomplished both here and al Eastvie.
have been thus particular in order to correct the
general statement which l have made that the re-
at Accomac courthouse was substantially accurate.
Substantially it was correct to every thing rela-
ting to General PIERCE
In haste, yours respectfully,
i HENRY A. WISE.
TRUTH-READ 1r.-The Cleveland True Democrat
the Free-soil organ of Ohio edited by John c. Vaughn
formerly leading whg, speaking of the military
qualifications of Generals Scott and Pierce, speaks
follows of the latter:
$50, on the other hand, General franklin Pierce,
though claiming to be soldier in the sense in which
the word is applied TO Scott behaved we'll in the Mexi-
can He fought as bravely as the best. No one
questioned his courage. c. M. Clay, who knew him
well, endorses that and his sodierlike conduct. But
there is chapter not yet noticed by his friends, which
should be written and published by all who make a
we'd in Mexico after the capture of Vera Cruz,
nd detained with his command in tho SICILY