Southern standard., 1852-10-02

whig and abolition parties again uni.d pnon can.
ddates for the Legislature wherever Il was thought
they could succeed. The game Of / $40 was to BE-
played over again, as Sehattr for six years was
~ be chosen and it was understood between the
two fac ions that Hale was to be- re-elected. This
issue WAS distinc y made. Hale and Tuck both
came homie to aid th r friends. I'll again the
Democracy triumphed and the Compromise was
again sustained by them against the whole whig
and abolition forces. In this contest Gei. Pierce
again toUk very active part, making able speeches
at various places in defence of the Compromise
measures, and in explanation and justification of
the fugitive slave law in particular, rs that was the
main subject Of whig aud abolition dendnciation.
1t WIS in this contest that Gen. Pierce made the
speech at New Boston which has been So Infamous
~ misrepresented. And can any sane man be-
lIeye that, in such contest, he uttered the Ian
guage attributed TO him The whole Democratic
press and their abest speakers were zealously de-
lending the fugitive slave law and urging the peo-
pie To sustain il as the constitution required them
70 do; and the party fully committed, by res
OlutlUns passed at every convention since its pass
age, to sustain thai law. Every voterin New Bos-
LOB hneAs this, and every one knew that General
Pierce had everywhere counstlled a faithful adhe
renee TO the Compromise, and had caused Atwood
tobe ''lhrowm otelboard'' tdf opposition to it. Is
il probable then that he d. nounccd The law there,
as IL represented No Intelligent man can DclttNe
il, rithout his contradiction and with that be-
lore him. man must be either knave or fool who
still insiSis tha; Gen. T. used the an4 uage atrib
uted to him by the abolition leaders and The Re-
pubic--faf mobile ftatruna
One subject more and will Close this long let
ter. In 1850 a'cunvt ntuns WAS held to revise tie
Cen tutionof This State. Gen. Pierce was Pres
idefrB of Ihat.boly, and more than twothirls of
its III, mhcrs were denocrats, On the 1st OF Jan
tuary 1851, stics of resolutions. drawn up by
Gen. Lelcv, was n.ieduced sin SUPPORT df the
| Compromise. DC. Geu +. madea avery eloquent
SPEECH inssnpport of them,4 atter some discus
Fien they ~,re,ad.pted, only about twenty mem
btrs Jag against the.ui Most uf those who vo-
1 ted against tl,m wsre whigS.swhile many of that
| parry skulked out oflhe Han when thevote was
beng taken. their candidate for Governor among
tlo rest. Nearly every Democrat present yo.td
for ttenl.+ The-reSolu ions are as follows
k Res0lded That III tie struggle that resulted in
Four 4ntis p,ndtnce as nation-amidSt enlbarraSs
mt .sris iron tie fnptr4c ion and We akness
of thr old confederation, ant N Ihevcalm wisdom
that framed aud Secuicd the adoption Ct The pres
len, Constitution of our coun ty, We Recognize tie
guidance of a mcfcitl. benign, and oyeHuling
l1tlpvidcnce ~.s
/ ! ResefVed That. ne regard the. Uuion Of these
FStales underline Constitution afthe GnIfcd States,
as tlte source of the nnuntrabiy blessinssof the
past and of all our hopes for the fuurei and thai
livery motive of gratelul collec ionand confident
an, lcpatioR prompts us To maintain that Giion
! nt THAT ConStitu4lnn- ~
| :. Resotoed, That with the fidelity, which honor
and in,esil y.dtn1and, We viii observe and fulfil
the ''cxplieit andeSolemn compact" To Which the
1Consentlon. f788-sm the name of the people OF
/ Ghis Statey gaNether ratification andconseiEt; and
swfile We ehiaF the privilege it confers, We will
4 -. 4
1 kpSot0ed That 'the blessings of liberty to our
tsrsts and-our pusteri v" can only be perpetua-
ted by Il strict observance Of ali-he provisions OF
The Constitution, and by cul.iyating the spiit OF
kindness c0nciIiaion and concession in which the
sacred compact had its scurisin.~ *
ReSolped, That we h+il with Joy the apparent
prevalence of better and more traternal feelings
between patiiotic citizcns of Southern and North,
/ enl Statesthat the-atti6nde ofthe Ext cutise and
Ltsia ala,ive Departments OF the General Govern
4 ntnt upon. the suhec the Union, is charac-cr-
4ized by elevated purpose and statesInanTke fore
cast; and that will firmly stand by and. main
tain the Compromise measures of The last session
Of Congress, regarding tlis m AS; on the whole
not merely wise an patIiotic but essefItal TO the
( aiion and prosperity, peace and progress OF thi'
4 great conledltrai ion t-F8%
4 ResoIred. That the resolutions adopted by sth,
Convention relatingto the Union,s be signed b
the PRESIDENT and e9uHttrsgntd by the Stc1Etfrya
+ aud that the President be redaestedto tfansmi
copies tiiereof TO tile President OF the Cpitee
SsateS the headsef 1lie st tyefa D epartments tn,
: Governors of the Sey,a States of tie. Union, ,4ane
TO each Of our Senator'S and Representatives il
{ lCongress.
FRANKLIN PIERCE, President. :
. Tnos. ]. NHIpPLE. Seretory
>I.haxe thus answcred your questions and NOR,
4 100. Esery statement here.madels ether mat
81 erof record or we'll known to The public here
! md cannot BIZ tfu4htuily eonIradiced.-
! Tls Stare If Mlssigiapi,