Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-20

III applause repeated again ana a9aiii h!. s;h ~ d
onestcd his opponent state the facts again. wic. NJ w
~ an almost heathess auditory: Gen Pierce did sh" s
ping his hand upon his beas that Hale would nave 10
over his dead body before lie marched upon 'he ,o $50
To this hermit me briefly reply That 'or "ia'cC'
pose such dialogue may have occn spohcn =! rhG, If
court house, there is not syllable OF .'u ~ Nv G .rse
il No such remark made oy me, a", VI eo".s'
no such ans wer by Gen Pierce; nor was 'htie AZ
den in New Hampshire, or elsewhere III "hcn susI " va
nune could nave occurred Genera! Pierce and Lnys. hve
, tan AZ the same public meeting since 1870 when we
both smoke on the side, but cnce and tai WIS ~ m
North Church. in Concord N Hampshire IN uie, 1871 anu
am sure OF the thousands who attended lhat c.s
not enc be found who will pretend that any .nE 81 M
kind took place that time That however, mas Nan
do with the statement the remarks related by '' H"PP
were made AT a meeting holden two years since u,1r
'' Respectfully, yonrs JOHN p r hA H. L;ee-
P S-Any who doubts the correctness o! IVY SUE
men, can be satisfied by applying Mr. Pierce himself
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Each presidential canvass dscloses new feature IN Inc
Wing party The year 1910 the era Of coon-skns ana
c.bna in which their nominee healded to tile couh
try as "a better Democrat than Mr. Van Buren, - wa"
then that the Virginia Wing Convention issued an address,
whose leading opposition TO Na'oha D'""'
and advocacy of Tariff framed only Tor revenue i was
then Thing for great party 10 sell OUT us Pte'p
for an available candatc but the feat is become ae au
ceases to excite wonder The canvass OF lo4o was INC era
of no.paryisn in which all Wing doctrines were ignored
and the only principles Of party were The spois oil o"
err General Taylor, who had been us mum upon p"i'cs
before his selection from Ignorance General Scol' was
So before his recent nomination. from compuiSon OF MS
keepers received the nomination OF daee'ea
Democrats in Pennsylvania Of Independents in Maryland
of Free.Soers Ohio and finally Of all factions assembled
together shon, principles and without capacity to frame
4 platform, in Philadelphia.
The extra session OF l54l called by General HARRISON
is noted for the abandonment, BY the Wing party Of all
the pledges had made during the can9ass conccFoios e
public policy Notwithstanding the declaration OF me wig
address of Virginia that "Gencra Harrison had bat one
opinon on the subject Of United States Bank, ana ha
agans, III" bill foa National Bank was passed by ''e TWO
Whg Houses OF Congress- to be vetoed by hr lye', pc
come President General HaErisons death. hhe oll
was again passed. changing the name OF the proposed S'
tuition 10 inc less hackncyed urd less odous one Of sca
Corporaon;n which also was vetoed 30 a'so' ho'"''h
standing the pledge of the Virginia Wing address that Gen
Harrison would abide the Tariff Compromise OF 1885, the
extraordinarily high tariff OF lS42 soon became law BY en-
F., ac,mcnt of tho same Wing Congress
The ike disregard of pghed faith was exhibited by the
Wing partv after General Taylos election The campaign
srrtpuon. Rally the that "no friends to reward
and enemies punish" Yet the DANA * upon which
The millennium candidate down. scarcely warm
before he had guilonei many Office holders of govern
mcnt as had fallen before his predecessors in whole
service The fate Of he gallant Alcac Of Petersburg IS
but instance OF The rcmoselcss spirit tho prescription
which pracced by the administration that had no enc
mics TO punish friends reward. The of General
refce against the BONUS 10 Mrs HARRISON is proclaimed
most a!rant Of heacssness towards The relict of
soldier. That but negative ha rsness; bu, what
shall be said in defence of the positive cruelty which turned
out Of doors soldier who paying with his daily labor
for the pance paid him by the government His passport
the gratitude of his country and his bucker against the
shafts Of his political advcrsaes, however rapacnus and
| however ehvenolncd, was the following record
GENERAL ORDERS
| "HEAD QuAnrERs," DETRoT, OcToBER l7ih 1873.
rhe OF service for which The Petersburg Volunteers
were engaged having expired they are permitted 10
mence their march to VIRGINIA they
ported 10 the south side Of the Lake
In granling discharge 10 this patriotic and gallant corps
the General feels at loss for words adequate his
OF their exalted merits Almost exclusively composed
individuals who had been nurscd in The Ian of ease hcy
have for twelve months hurdshps and prvalions
of military lie, in The midst Of nhospabc wilderness
with chseulness and nlacrty which has been
passed Their conduct in Tie 6ed has been cxcccd by
other and whilst in camp they have example
of subordnaon and respect for military authority the
whole army The General requests Captain IlkI9uc, his
subaens nnncommssoned officers prlva,eS 10 accept
'By command ROBERT BUTLER
Acting Assistant Adutant General"
The commander Of corps thus distinguished ut The end
of service thus brilliant deemed unworthy Of small
Office in house; and removed in favor OF poll
Teal avoric whose only recommendation his antigua
ted federalism
The canvass of 1852 has also lis characteristic feature 1t
has been dcnomnated the of rauds 1t would seem
that the most obnoxious which the worst schools
of politics and Diplomacy have given BIRTH have been e.
oaced by our escrsares Thc lie well stuck better than
The TRUTH would seem have become tho leading article
The tactics OF their press The tongue Of angel Hea
could not more concluvey disprove their charge the
religious test and their wretced abolition against the
democratic candidate than the accumulated and ovcwhem-
Ing evidence which has been produced against them yet
their press perscVeres with scarcely exception in
laus unblushingly the exploded fnbrcalions He who
will swear falsely agnns his nenhhor holds the neighbours
property liberty reputation and life his mercy He who
will make himself the busy circulaior of SANDER
upon the Streets may break down and destroy the best men
the assassin for the assaults OF the latter afford TO their OBJ
Iec chance OF self protection. The obligation OF truth is
that Of all Others in which society vitality interested
TO preserve nviolabe To counenunce fasehood in
dnse ialschood TO encourage promote schood in what
ever manner upon whatever topics and under
cufns;ances is TO plant in the social franc that will
eat out a moral vilaty5 the winds Of iHdeIy
and distrust reap whiriwnds. F.
The peopie have right know tho about public uf
fairs and public and il is the duty OF the press 10 fur
ush it, If the Of political information is poison.
cd, the people whom the flseioois msead who the
origin OF power aud controllers of government fall nevia I
bly, into fails! The great SANDER presea, cas-
SAss affords the striking illustration of the
disastrous consequences might from an obstinate
ind reckless persistence in great public fasehood.
The northern people divided upon the fugitive slave
aw, which guaranteed TO the South the stituona right
clipping slaves. One party maintained the right OF
he South, the other opposed IT, unto blood Gen. Pierce
among Others threw himself nto the BREACH canvassed
hs State and defended the fugitive slave law boldly before
inc people in defiance Of the Kisses and threats of abolition
s For this semerity he became the object Of their
sn'enomed hostility He held up the subservien,
oo vi sa'eowners and made the victim of thousand in II
dious and malicious assaults man who had Kissed Sc
lis consntona sentiments expressed in public speech
order 10 make his doctrines seem the more nconsisten,
md In The sight of ed him
conceding the moral wrong delivering nm tho sl,vo
while eloquenty enforcing the constitutional duyiust as
Harriet Stowe In her ssnderous volumes upon the South