The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-07-31
Oontry's Speech.

We have been requested, AS part of the
Aoli,ical history of the times, to publish the
Alloviny speech of Mr, Gerry, of Ten.
.,.,s. which i. said to embodv the chiel
grounds Of opposition to General Scott,
krred by Southern dissenting VIII.
II The di.trust Of the southern States can
LOT now be overc Que, aud when IT Is seen
IA, he can get no Southern State, no
Northern supporter of hi will have the
icbtest confidence in his success and he
indeed tyro IN politics who does not
Understand that such IA belief Is that would
epriye his supporters OF that zeal aud enN
nv which are necessary to success. even
~ those States AT the North, where under
NJ different state of things, he might hope
H. success Sir, do not claim to lac a
4ropeet. but predict with entire conf
Ience, that as soon as his Northern sup
4orters see that he can carry no Southern
Btate, aud they cannot hope for cooperation
tina, part ei the Union, they will appeal
b the anti slavery sentiment common To
D. people Of the North and give a sec'."n'
"A shape to the Presidential canvass. they
a. Il thrust him into such canvass a, that,
u nd the cry will be repeal of the fugitive
ave law. and the support OF ''en'rhl
cott AS the representative OF that ideal
)Nhatever may be his individual sentiments
Ind purposes, that will hc the dlrrei''" of
H. canvass. already we see that the odt
H. OF the New York Tribune heralds To
A.. readers the nomination al tep"r'l
PIERCE. hv the democratic eont tion N
blows:
o" The mon does not cont
"a more pfo.cuptlvr prr .lssN
1h,u Franklin Pierre Foe Nres hc Yea.
L. loremos, ia sitting every aspiration tor
Freedom among the democracy al New
shIsmnshire. He insisted that John !, Hale
Ihouli he os'racised and crushed hccanse
\ . refused to vote tor the annexation OF
',xas without a stipulation that some part
II its immense, unsettled territory, should
, secured for tree soil The Post has
Aorc recently seen this same Frank Pierce
eprve John Atwood of hi, nomination Tor
Is ,rnor, aud drive him out ol the party
H. nothing else than expressing repus'
xancc to the fugitive slave law In all Ne"
England, slavery and slave catching nave
Asi no more INSCRIPTIONS thick and TIM
Aeyi,nr than TIN, sane Frank Ple'ee.
4 Honor to Grneral Pierce, ii The luhunc
Aruly states his position. AS hellcye It does,
Now, with what face can southern n'"o
r. before "A Southern audience 10 oppose
H. election of Gen Pierce to the fresl'
iiencv of the nitcd States. IT he shall he
snnpo.ed hy any man who does not stand
N uncquivocally upon the ,~ne ground de.
Aounccd hy Nr. Greedy IN the Tribune aud
strscrihed IN the article from which have
tcad, WHY. sir, YOU may talk abont YOUR
4Grdgewater. aud l.uudys Lane, aud Vera
4 ruy. and Cerro Gordo. and all these bat
lies in vain. You will get nothing but
bitter laugh of scorn and dcrislon from the
.Sou,hern people when YOU stand up before
Ahcm and try To reconcile them to such u
S,ate OF facts with such miserable humhng'
kerv as that They will desp'se YOU ia"sh
81 YOU. and spurn YOU. The people OF the
&ouih cannot be thus humbugged
| believe, Tor those aud other reasons
~ hich will endcavor 10 state II my Tune
allows me, that the nomination o' ven
skcott, now, under existing circumstances
whatever resolutions may be p"sseo ny '''
i onveutlon, whatever letter he may "f''e'
AsIll result either in the immediate u,s'"P-
Jon of the Wing party, or IN IT'S maj "I"'
itonizatinn believe he cannot get 'he
sotc of single southern state ~ WV
BE- nominated, II nominated AT "''' w
fectional vote, It, indeed All ''' ''l =.
tatves of the south shall he true 10 '''
Prust contided to them ana ne VINO ''',' "
represent southern sentiments ana s'" ','..1
Feelings ia that convention, upon ''os' "H"
ISSUES, let HIM look to it-'e' nun 'oo" W
pr II he has n"s't'on, hope or Pf"sP'o'S
.at home-U ms hopes are not d'rec'e' ''''
where than a, nome Jet NJ" look w'', 10
'u lie who he'rays 'he trust co"'''eo 10
hun by any fof"o" W '"' 'o","e'" ''oP'e
/ in that Convention anu ""'e' .' eAs''"s
circumstances aoq"oS.'' w. Gae s,a,,
consent to- the ho'''"a''o" W ual no.
u. am not very "'u'" ',c''',. ,hat will
branded win ora"o " ' i'r ,I l..
d''hooor Nun 'n,""s" US ,,L"n hs !. in his
sreproach TO MS cn'o''' ""
grave g.. .. ., no ,h;c Marty
bu' the ahoi'uonN'"s OF ',I aosorna.
Will not be the only eN" 'es ','"s.I sro,,
MED by the nou''hauo" VI a NJ, n
at baltimore, II WIZ p'.oo ', ~ ,hs whi,