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got the "kernel and the South the SHELF" He
had "revolting feelings at the giving up of a
slave" Can we wonder that he has the cor.
dial support Of MARTIN VAN buren,, RAN,
ToUL, HALLsrr, CLEVELAND, and Preston
KING2
Of course the publication Of these facts, with
their collateral evidences, greatly disturbed the
Secessionists who had nominated PIERCE, and
it became necessary to present contradiction
in one form or another. How was this donel
By a publication in a late number Of the Union,
under the names Of Mr.. NoRRIs, HAIRY HIB-
BARD, apd CHI. PEAsLEE. Now, MIR. Norris
is Senator from New Hampshire, and Messrs,
HIBBARD and PEAsLEE are members Of the
House Of Representatives. These gentlemen
did not hear General PIERoE's speech; they con-
tent themselves with saying that the New
Hampshire papers that publish the speech are
"Abolition prints" In reality, however, this
makes the testimony stronger, for surely
an "Abolition print" would not, to injure
PIERCE, publish that he denounced the Flu
gitive law, and said he loathed" it.
This was calculated to benefit him among
the Abolition Democrats in New Hampshire.
Then these three volunteer defenders of
General PIERCE give also two letters-One
from Mr.. B. F. AVER. dated Manchester, July
Is, 1852, and the other from Mr.. j.. Nj. CAMP
BELL, also dated Manchester, July Is, 1862.
The substance of what the members of Con-
gress, with Mr.. AVER and Mr.. CAMPBELL,
state is, hat the report Of General PIERCE g
speech in the Democrat and Independent De-
nsocrat is untrue, and that these papers are
"Abolition journals"
Now let US try General PIERcE's friends by
the same rule that they would apply to others.
In l848 it was expedient, for such politicians
as Messrs. PIERCE, NoRRls, HIBBARD, and
PEAsLEE, to secure Abolition votes in New
Hampshire. From file Of the New Hamp-
shire Pairiot-not called an abolition jour
nal" by these gentlemen-it appears that in
l947 the Legislature Of New Hampshire
passed series Of resolutions the subject of
slavery. These were presented to the Senate
Of the United States, and included the fol-
lowing:
sENATE-s0th Congress, lst Session. Miscella.
neous. No. II.
RESOLUTIONS Of the Legislature Of Nesr Hampshre in
relation to Slavery
December 20, ls47. Ordered to lie on the table.
and be printed.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Resolpsd by the Ssnats and House Of Represents.
tiues in General Court concerned, That we regard
the institution of slavery q moral, social, and
political evil; and. a. such, We deeply regret its
existence and are willing to concur in all reasona.
ble and constitutional measures that may tend to-
wards its removal; but we are unalterably opposed
to all movements having for their uvowed object,
probable effect, the dissolution Of our National
Union, or the violation Of our National Constitu-
tion-a Constitution and Union which must be pre-.
served, and which can be preserved only by strict
adherence to the solemn compromises which lie at
its foundation.
Resolped That in all territory which shall here
after be added to or acquired by the United States
where slavery does not exist at the time of such
addition or acquirement, neither slavery nor in
voluntary servitude, except for the punishment of
crime, whereof the party has been duly convicted
ought ever to exist, but the same should ever re-
main free; and we are opposed 10 the extension Of
Slavery over any such territory; and that we also
approve the vote of our Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress in favor of the Wilmot proviso.
Rssoiped, That our Senators in Congress be in
structed and our Representatives requested, by all
expedient and constitutional means and measures
to sustain the principles herein above set furth.
MOSES NORRIS, Ja.,
Speaker Of he House Of Representatives..
HARRY HIBBARD.
PTssident Of the Senate.
Approved June 80. ls47.
JARED w. WILLIAMS, Governor.
A true copy. Attest:
THOMAS p. TREADWELL,
Secretary Of Stale.
There were two other resolutions, already
twice published in the Repubic-one asserting
that the slave States alone had power to legis-
late upon slavery within such States, and the
other opposing all Unauthorized interference"
as endangering the Union, &c. Now, if aboli-
ton journals are not worthy of belief, what shall
be said of Messrs. NoRRIs and HIBBARD, men,
bers of Congress, who supported the above re-
solutions at time when some of the Southern
States threatened to secede from the Union if
the WiImot proviso were adopted?
In the New Hampshire Patriot. the organ
of PIERCE, NoRRIs, HlBBARp, and PEAsLEE-
the organ Of the Wimot Proviso Democratic
friends of the South-the names of those
Democrats who voted for these resolutions
are published. The New Hampshire Pa
triot says, "every man elected as Demo-
crat voted in favor of them;" and among
the names of those who thus voted are AVER
and CAMPBELL. Will the Wilmot Proviso
Democrats, Messrs. Norris, HIBBARD, and
PEAsLEE-the men who advocate all consti-
tutional means which may tend towards the
removal Of slavery-inform US if these are the
same Mr.. AVER and CAMPBELL who deny the
correctness Of the report of General PrERcE's
speech? 80 '..
Let us examine the course pursued by the
defenders of General PIERCE in the House of
Representatives, as it appears in the Journals
of that body. We begin with the lat Session
3lst Congress, page 2l0: 's.o1
DEosnBsR 81, 1s49-Mr. Roor offered the fol
lowing resolution: 49,. F,'#t ... 81 ..i.a 49,.
'Resolrsd, That the Committee on Territories
be instructed to report to the House, with as little
delay ~ practicable, bill or bills providing a
territorial government governments for all that
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