Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-10-07
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The A1ssissppiqn contains Il let
ter from Judge Tarpley, of that States
from which we.take the following

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from which weItake the following:
Gen. Pierce.
| had the pleasure Of sp ending
! some days in company with Genera
Pierce, at Rye Beach, New Hamp
shire, and found him one of the mos
interesting men whose acquaintance
it has been my good fortune at any
time to make. He is remarkably
plain and simple in his habits, digni-
fed and courteous in bis Elemeanor.
and at the same time one Of the
most kind-hearted, unpretending & and
agreeable companions | ever met
with. You would perceive at The
first glance that he was man of
commanding intellect, and Of marked
character, and as stranger in any
crowd, he would be pointed out as a
man Of distinction. But while he
excites your admiration by bis lofty
bearing and gracefnl elocution, the
blandness ofhis manners, the gentle
ness Of his nature, and that republi-
can simplicity which characterizes all
that he does a nd says, wins yoi ilr
heart, and however Indifferent YOU
may have been toward him before, He
.
is sure to take you captive, and
make YOU feel that he is eminently
one of Gods noblest works, "an hon :
] lest man. He possesses an envia
I BE private character, and in all THE
Ireld dtions of son, husband, father anH
/ frie hd, he rs "sotas per- ct sa7s =,
pro- oEhe." The miserable slander df
his being a drunkard, like that of hi 5
being a coward, is the subject df
Fmerriment where he is known, and
lis SO outrageously false as not t b
merit the dignity of q refutation.-
Old men in New Hampshire VIII )
have known him from his early boy
hood, and have been intimate with
him in his riper manhood, informed
me that he has always been remark
bic for the so|rIety Of his habits and
certainly he presents no, appearance
of intemperance either in his look$
or manners. One thing speaks yOlt
umes III his praise, | have seldom
seen any man soadmired and beloved
by his neighbors as is Gen. Pierce;
and no higher tribute could be paid
to his moral worth. than the respect
and love Of those who have known
him longest and best. | could at
this ppint make forcible contrast
betwe en the two caEdidates-as Gen
Scott has quarreled with every sub
ordinate officer of rank binder his
command, and clnnot find al solitary
member of his military rnily who is
willing to support him for the Presi-
JlenGy; whilst those who have known
Fraiiklin Pierce most intimatelydare
his Barmest friends, and Will supports
him in defiance Of party discipline.
l laid before General Pierce the
southern vhig version of his New
Boston speech, and asked him to
state how far it was correct He de-
nounced it as an infamous flsehood,
gotten up by d man so utterly desti-
tute of character, that it waS consid-
cred in New Hampshire as an act of
supererogation to contradict any as
sertion he might make He fully
explained the circumstances under
which the speech was made, which Of
themselves give the lid direct to the )
version Of Mr. Foss. Said General
sentiments attributed
to me in that speech are at war with
the declared opinions Of my whole
political life. Ny object was 10 pre-
vent the election Of Atwood, who,
lfter his nomination, declared him
selfopposed to the fugitive slave bill,
md to have made assertions attri-
)nted to me in that speech, would
)ave been to admit away my own
;ase, and defeat the, very object r.
lad in view" No man lives either
lorth or south of Mason and Dix 7
ms line who Is more sound OF re-
liable for the south on this question
han Franklin Pierce. VIII the
Wigs take the testimony Of Mr..
Webster on this subie eet? He said
o me-"Sir, I have known Mr..
Pierce from his boyhopd, and he is
low my neighbor, and I have no hes
tation in saying that although we
liiler upon many constitutional ques- .
ions, yet upon tie subject of slave