Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-13

Fort ae Foss mse His report OF ra'her communicated
u,nr,;," IN oyo what Gen. P. said, was denounced b
nnr nr those prese the time grossly incorrect
mere cucuturc. Foss was there on purpose to misrspe
s.n,-n rrupl The speaker, ask qarsons and ans"s
them himself, after the manner familiar to ull VINO @
attended the meetings OF aboon,ts here in Ne" io'"f
SHIRE .,.r Ias, ven,
which Gen Pierce addressed Foss was tnee SIny
Of abolition rowdies Gen p. sustained 'nu ctows Fos
the speaker by asking ques
lions The dsiurba nee finally si,encea ~ h; i
nm Tho ,r NJ ,hoe who synputhised IN Inc ooect Oh III
Wv M par h VI aintenance of The Union and Conproms
nosm.s-ro pu Foss and his friends down stairs IN
I1netester Democrat subsequently, published sarbed &C
nI nj The meeting, similar TO that Of the New Bostu
| n,retinp probably prepared by its Reporter"
Here is extract from Reporter Fosss account OF lh
New Boston speech:
"1hc inquiry then made "Do you regard the feature
OF the Fugitive Slave law consistent with lawP
"GES PiERcE-"Well,1 must answer No, do not, have
been asked liked the Fugitive Slave law answered
no. have most revolving feeling the giving up OF
slave; the Fugitive Slave law is opposed to humanity
Here some one inquired us not opposed 10 rg cs
It's opposed 10 moral right But fathers nude the com
pact, and we must fulfil IT, say nothing Of the humanity
Of II, nothing of the right Of it,"
In the above Gen Pierce is made 10 say that "the Fug
tive Slave law is opposed humanity and that ut is OPP
posed 10 moral right and in the very next three lines he is
made TO declare 81 say nothing Of the humanity of IT, Moth
that this is fair report that Gen. P made such admis
sion, and took back in the same breath? have heard
him speak probably hundred times and did he su
tify himself in any such way He is shrewd be
caught in thar by any aboilionis-even by Mr.
Reporter Foss the new accession OF the washington re
public office
II the above is not enough satisfy the HERALD OF the
unfarness Of Manchester Democrats New Boston report
er. the following probably will
"He (Gen then into violent denunciaon of the
editor of the Manchester Democrat Mr. Atwood, and his op
ponens in general which, from his excited state OF mind
was entitled about much consideration as the frantic
declarations of one in passion and finally closed with
pathetic appeal TO our people TO sustain the glorious Union
Now ask any fair and unprejudiced man any conf
nipIud
like Foss-who denounces the American Church
"a with death and agreement with help cope
cialy when his object defeat the election of Franklin
Pierce the bitter foe of aboonsm in general and of this
vigorous abolionist in particular Franklin Pierce by his
unnching fidelity the constitution, has thwaed the
purposes Of Foss and his fellow abotoniss and in revenge
they fabrcate the grossest asehoods which find ready
circulation in the hands of the bitter supporters OF Sco al
the South Can who assists in the robbery oil slave
holders by aiding the escape Of their slaveswho ampes
the Bible under foot because recognizes savey-can such
possess the smallest 1.-THE of moral principle, en
Ting his the credit In late number OF
the New York Express Wing paper we find the following
pregnant paragraph
The PoanG{M Christian Mirror ontans an excellent
article from the Rev. John Fiske, of Bath Me- the OBJECT
Of which vindicate himself from the reproaces OF The
Abooniss and their confsdeates on account OF MS acne
sion the Constitutional provision Tor the SURRENDER Oh u
ctye slaves The editor says ale (Mr OFske) has tru-
oadcd with unmeasurcd abuse and reproach Tor al
year and half and published word ia his own
defence till this What public man, who has venured TO
that this solemn covenant entered nto by our fathers
behalf of themselves and their postery, and atlhed by
every succeeding generation not excepting the present.
ought be fulfilled in its intent and meaning has not
branded BY ephe in the dialect Of hingsgae
if teaehery aLsehood and perjury had become cardinal
'rtues in the code Of abolition morals and their oPposiles
iamnabe heresesl
Foss belongs the school in which Ireachery, false
hood and perjury cardinal virtues-and Franklin
Pierce gores in standing up for the soemn covenant and
being branded by every ephet in the dialect Of billings
ate" And yet 10 the eternal discredt of Southern Scott
actics this Foss is upheld by the Richmond Wing and
allies for the miserable purpose of inurng Gen Pierce
Who has always stood up for the rights of the Souh No
ia