Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-08-21
General F. PIERCE, Concord, N. H.
CONCORD, N. H., July %, 1876

CONCORD, N. H., July 70, 1852.
MY DEAR SIR Surrounded by pressing engage
ments, seize the earliest opportunity to reply to
your letter of the 18th instant. much regret that
any thing connected with myself should have been
the of disagreement between you and gentle
with whom you have been associated In the edI-
toral department of the Southern Press. do not
member ever to have seen what purports to be re-
port of speech delivered by me at New Boston, in
this State, in January last, until my attention was
called to it as republished in the Republic The pre-
tended report is, and presume designed to be,
! an entire misrepresentation. IL is not merely un-
truthful, but is grossly and absurdly false as to
render in this vicinity, any denial OF its authencl-
ty entirely unnecessary. The two papers quoted
the Independent Democrat, published in this place,
and the Democrat published in Manchester-are tho
roughly abolition journals; and have been and are
zealously opposed to the Democratic party. For
long time prior to the meeting at New Boston, and
ever snce they have been unsParng in their attacks
upon personally, and in their bitter deDuncIatlon
of what they have been pleased 10 term my pro-save
rv sentiments. But it would be something for
either of these papers to deny the consistency of my
opinions upon the subject of the constitutional rights
of the South in relation to slavery. My opinions and
the avoWal of them have been everywhere the same
Ever mindful of the difficulties and dangers which
so long brooded over the assemblage of wise men
and pure patriots to whose spirit of concession and
earnest efforts indebted for the Constitution
under which we have enjoyed such signal prosperity
advancement, and happiness, have regarded the
subject as vital and delicate to be used ele-
ment of sectional appeal in party conflicts. My ac-
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this matter, have been at all times and under all cir
cumstances in entire accordance with my action and
language at Washington. My votes in the Senate
and House of Representatives were not republished
! in the Era for the first time. They have beenagain
and again paraded to the passions and preju-
dices of our people against me individually, and
against the party with which it has been my pride
and pleasure to act. There has been attempt to
evade the force of the record 1t has been at all times
freely admitted, and my position sustained upon
grounds satisfactory to my own mind. am not sur
prsed know that the attempt to prove me an abo-
itionist provokes much merriment among men of all
parties here and this weak and untruthfu sketch of
what purpors be my speech, is really too ridcu-
lous to be considered in any serious light
l am daily in the receipt of letters, propounding
the greatest variety of curious questions, upon all
conceivable subjects Letters of this character can
not be answered, of course No individual could
command either the time strength the herculean
task would require. l may add, that such CORES
pondence would by means comport with my views
of duty The Democratic party sent it's delegates to
i Baltimore not alone to nominate candidates, but to
rearm principles and to present the leading issues
upon which the canvass should be conducted.
: If could deem myself capable of improving the
platform there adopted is quite certain that should
decline, either at the call of individuals associa
tons to incur the charge of arrogance to which any
attempt to alter, amend, enlarge It, would lnevla-
; bly, subject me.