Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-07-03

,i,n of the Senate, he withdrew his motion to
print.
The Friday following, the resolution was
called M, and Mr.. Morris expressed n desire to
address tho Senate but Mr. Norycll moved 70
lay the question Of iis consideration on the table
Mr.. Dgchansn requested him to Withdraw it..
Nobody would misapprchcnd his position on
this subject Of abolition, but he was in favor Of
f1ig play. Mr.. Clay had been permitted to ad-
drcss the Senate tt length the day before, on
! preceding memorial against abolition, and he
thought the Senator from Ohio had right to
be heard in reply. After that, they could rcadi-
/ ly dispose Of tho subject.
This was certainly f,irrroposi,ion, and cred.
table TO Mr.. buchanan but Norycil persisted
in Lis motion and tho Senate, - to 90 voted
to lay tic qu, sion OF consi cration on the table ;
thus applying the gag to Mr.. Morris, and virtu.
ally denying free speech to Ohio, while it rc-
coguiscd lin Kentucky. Mr. Pierce voted YEA,
together with Mr.. Calhoun and his special
friends, against Mr.. Buchanan, Clay, and 9TH
or advocates Of " iar play"
We have presented the record Of Mr.. Pierce
as Representative and Senator IN Congress.
Duing his two terms in the House, and until
! he resigned his scat In the Senate, he was al
ways true to tho Slave Power, and gave no vote
which subjected him to its dsplcasurc or sus.
ricion.
It nny bc said that others in those days voted
as he did, who since then have shown their dc.
yotion to freedom. True, but he has continued
unchanged. When John p. Hale, his intimate
friend for twenty years, faithful to his convic-
tons Of right, denounced the annexation of
Texas, in defiance OF tie cdic,s Of his Party,
Nh Pierce, trampling under foot his long stand.
ing friendship, turned upon tho independent
representative, followed on his track with re-
lcuilcss hostility, utterly prescribed him, and
compelled the Democratic press of his Stotc to
cat its own words on that question. From that
time hc has been the leader Of the IIunkcr De.
mocracy Of New Hampshire; and when Mr..
Atwood, the regular nominee Of the Democrat
ic Party, frankly Nvowcd his disapprobation OF
tho Fugitive Slave Law, Mr.. Pierce attempted,
fret to bgowbcat him into rctrnction Of his
honest words, and then led on the Party in the
work Of making new nomination, OF ascer-
tanned devotion to the S!avcholding Interest.
On public occasion in New Hampshire, af-
ter the passage OF the Adjustment measures By
Congress, he avowed lis entire appreciation of
them; md the newspapers recorded the high
praise awarded by him to Mr.. Webster for his
7th of March speech.
In a letter to Major Lally, dated May 81, a
few days before the late Convention, which was
doubtless designed 20 be used in that body, he
insisted that, ior the sake of giving protection
and strength to the men who in New Hampshire
had fought the battle for the Fugitive Law and
Compromise, the Democracy of the nation
ought to endorse these measures. This letter
was read at tho Ratifcation Meeting in this
place, by Mr.. Richie, as follows:
fremont HOUSE, Bosroy, .iIay y 1852.
intended 10 speak 10 you more fully upon
the subject OF the Compromise Measures
than bad mn opportunity to do. The i'm
porIance OF the ncllon Of the Convention
upon this question cannot he ovcr-c.iimnird.
believe there will he no disposition on the
part OF tie South 10 press resolutions I'm.
necessarily offensive TO the sentiments of
tI!c North. But can we say rs much on Our
side! VIII the North come chrprlully up
to the mark of constitutional right? Ii not.
n breach in our party is inevitable. The
nihi'cr should be met at the threshold no.
cause It rises above party, aud looks to the
very existence of the Conlcderacy. The
sentiment of no one State is TO hu regarded
upon this subject; hut having fought the
battle IN New hampshire upon the Fugitive
Slave Law, aud upon what we believed to
hc the ground of constitutional right, we
should of course desire the approval Of the
Democracy OF the country. What wish TO
say to you is this: II the Compromise
measures are not 10 be substantially and
tlrlnly maintained, the plain rights secured
liy tie Constitution will be trumplcd in the
aust. What difference can il mike 10 Won
or me whether the Outrage shall seem TO fall
on South Cnrolinn, or Maine, or New llamp-
SHIRE! Are not the rights of each equally
dear to us all? will nevery yield to n craven
splrlt lilat, from considerations Of policy,
would endangrr tho Union. Entertaining
these views, the action Of the Convention
must III my Judgment, he vital. II we of
lllG Norlll who huve stood hy the constilu-
Ilonnl rights of the South nre to he ahu,-
doned 10 any tinie-ser,ing policy, the hopes
OF Democracy and of the Union must sink
together As told you, my name will not
ho before tile Convention; but cannot help
feeling that wlal is there 10 he done " III be
important beyond men and parties trans
cendenily imporlnnt to the hopes of Demo-
cratic progress and civil liberty.
Your friend, FRANK PIERCE.
We should like to see what was omitted!
The action of the Convention was regard
ed by him MS vital-n very different opinion