Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-08-12

crs, " i'll pass for one of the richest documer /,
known among the ihpusand-ioId publications.
to whc Oh political If, has given rise. While
it shows up in a most ludricous style, the un'
Reasonable add childish hnfishness oil the non
conformi,ts ii exposes in their naked poverty
the pretensions ofthe protege Of the democrat
c Founding Hospital lately assembled at
Baltimore.
A Card
70 ar Co0aii~cats Ut large, and 10 all aolo
supp0t Hc Uaioa and us Constitution, aud
Hc Compromises of'thc PcopIe.
WASHINGTON, August 1852.
To vindicate oarsc, es and to prevent all
misapprchensicn and mistakr We, the under
signed Senators, Representatives, &c, in Con
gross, adopt this method ut making Joint
statement to our constituents respectively, and
to all who may take an inter, st in The subject
that we cannot and viii not support General
Pierce fer Tie Presidency as he now stands
before the American people, for the following
among other reasons:
lie obstinaieIy refused, up to the time of the
nomination, 10 avow himself candidate, or TO
give the people any information hatever Ell
thcr respecting his future policy or his person
Il
US a question Of paramount interest Nor has
he since his nomination, done anything to
throw light upon these subjects. or To indicate
that he is entitled to the votes of The American
people, for any service yet rendered. as Pre-
sdcntial candidate.
Il is true the resolutions Of The convention
which nominated him are clearly Democratic
and strong enough against the Federal party
o,,J ~ tbo IA
promise quesrions-but does Mr. Pierce give
them "rhe approval Of his Judgment" This
he seems studiously and wickrdly to have
avoided. He accepts the nomination, aud sa,
that 'thc surprise with which received the in
teIligence vas ming led with pajntalsoluitude'
That Is, he takes the nomination as an indi,i In-
al takes an estate in hoasjfal-Ir lie CAN
GET IT. And the only pledge or guarantee
we have that he will / G available are the few
and unfortunate KNOWN INCIDENTS" ofhis ex
peliencc in Mexico. This " e regard as a vital
matter nth the Democratic party
Among these "KNowN INCIDENTS" there is
not one, so far as We are aware, which enlilcs
him to be called General. In ore at least of
his public spcct hes be has himself expressed
senumcnts similar to this. Since The romina.
ton, he has suffered his name to he held ND be.
fore the people of the several States as Frank
lin ". Pierce, Franklin H. Pierce, Frank. L.
Pierce. Franklin Pc0rce Franklin /. Price, b
franklin Pierce and in other forms dscredtl.
BILE to a descendant Of the noble house of Old
Eoeland's Northumberland Percys Al d IN
the convention " hich conferred tie nomination
upon him, he made no objection to the us. Of
his name hy the Secessiousts of tie South and
the Aholilionsts ofthe North in tiat body I.
deiea, Gen. Cass, Mr.. Buchanan, aud other
Democratic Palriarchs, ecause of their firm
adherence to the ancient principles Of Federal
Democracy and the time honOred resolutions
Of '9S and III.
To join such man and his friends and aid
them in comPI, ting their triumph over Old
America the Union Of the States the COAST.
tuition, and the country, and all who have been
their TRIED and worthy friends, Is " hat we
can never do. The dictates Of duty and pari-
otsm stcrnly forbid it,
We consider Gen Pierce as the favorite car
didate OF the Free soil wing Of the Democratic
party, which has It's vitality in such men as
Martin and John Van Buren, Of New York.
b. +. Hallet and Robert Rantoul of AIassachu
Sets John p. Hale of New Hampshire, Pres
ton King Of New York, David Wilmot of
Pennsylvania, Senator Chase of Ohio, and its
organs, in such Abo.ilion papers as the Even.
ing Post and Albany Atlas. We regard the
sentiments and language of his New Boston
speech in January Lass, in which he says IL
LoATHE THE FUGITyE SLAVE LAW. AND HAVE
THE MOST REVOLVING FEELING At THE GIVING
UP OF A SLAVE" with uuutteraLle snrprise.-
They in direct violation ofthe Constitution
Of the country, as maintained and endorsed bv
Washington and Fillmore, and won d. if cur
RED ont, prove utterly subver,ve of our dear
est rights and institutions. We are as onisb
ed at his acquiesence in the Comprehension meas
ures at the moment The nomination was con.
ferred upon him, and can only look upon it as
piece of management alterly unwo,thv of
man claiming TO be a chiefiain and states
man. Democrats and Republicans as we are
we would thousand times sooner give our