The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-24
The Harbor and River Bill.

interest, for sketch of which we refer to our
reporters columns. The speech of Mr.. SMITH
was very able exposition of the objections to
the amendment proposed by Mr.. DOUGLAS, and
demonstrated very satisfactorily that it was
owing to the course Of the DEMOCRATIC party
that the great Improvements so long demanded
by the West have been demanded in vain.
We shall recur to this subject as soon as the
publication in detail of the speeches of Mr..
DOUGLAS and Mr.. SMITH shall furnish US the
means Of a more deliberate examination of the
important topics to which they were devoted.
Further Testinony to General Pierce's
Home Views OF Slavery.
We annex affidavits additional to those we
have already published touching General
PIERcE's speech at New Boston. In our judg-
ment they must persuade the most sceptical
that the original report Of Mr.. Foss, on the
points in question, was substantially correct.
We annex the affidavits without further COM
ment:
We, Robert Warren and William p. Warren, Of
the township of Gofstown. county of Hillsborough,
aud State Of New Hampshire, depose md cay, that
we were present at political meeting holden in
New Boston, in said county of Hillsborough, and
State of New Hampshire, on the I'd day of January,
1862, which meeting was addressed by General
Franklin Pierce, and we distinctly rccollect that
he said, in answer to questions proposed to him,
that the Fugitive Slave law was opposed to moral
right and to humanity, and that bis feelings re-
VOTED at the idea of giving up fugitive slave.
ROBERT WARREN,
WIN. P. WARREN.
Sworn, July u, 1852, before
JOSEPH COCHRAN, JR.,
Justice of the Peace.
I. Sandy Smith. of New Boston, county of Hills
borough, and State OF New Hampshire. depose and
say, that on the second day OF January, 1852, ]
attended political meeting in this town. which
was addressed by General franklin Pierce, and /
distinctly recoect that he spoke of slavery and the
Fugitive Slave law As morally wrong, and odious
to his feelings, but which he thought should be
submitted to for the present to preserve National
Union.
distinctly recoIlect that he said no man abhor.
red slavery more than he; that be never saw a hu-
man being in bondage without feeling his heart
revolt att. SANDY SMITH.
Sworn, July %, 1852, before
JOSEPH COCHRAN, Ja.,
Justice of the Peace.
!, David Kelso. of New Boston. in the county Of
Hillsborough, and State of New Hampshire, depose
and say, that on the second day of January, A. d.
1852, attended q political meeting holden at said
New Boston, at which General Franklin Pierce
made political speech, and distinctly recollect
that he spoke of slavery and the Fugitive Slave
lazy AZ a great moral wrong, and az repulsive to
his feelings and he used the expression, never
saw human being in bondage without feeling
my heart revolt at il, but he said we must submit
to 1t as evil for the sake of preserving the Union.
DAVID KELSO.
Sworn, July %, 1852, before
JOSEPH COCHRAN, in.
Justice Of the Peace.
Charles M. Fisher of New Boston, in the eoun
ty Of Hillsborough, and State Of New Hampshire,
depose and say, that on the second day Of Janua-
~, 1882 was present at political meeting hold.
en- at said New Boston, at which meeting General
franklin Pierce made political speech, and dis.
tnctly recollect that he, General Pierce, spoke of
slavery As morally wrong, and as repulsive to his
feelings. He said that he never saw a human be.
ing in slavery but he felt his heart revolt at it, He
further said that we ought to submit to the Com
promise measures for the sake of quiet and that
National Union might be preserved.
CHARLES M. FISHER.
Sworn, July %, 1882, before
GEORGE A. FRENCH,
Justice of the Peace.
], George w. CLARK, of New Boston, county of
Marlborough, and State Of New Hampshire, de.
pose and say, that on the second day of January,
1852, 1 attended political meeting in this town,
which was addressed by General franklin Pierce.
hat Ia snola ofa NJ md thn Ey.