Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-09-08
A FnEEsoInER,s CONFESSION.

The Wing press caneof keep too prominent
/ ~ before the eyes of tue Southuru people the
| following confession contained IN speech q
Watson g. Haynes Frcesoil Democrat at
tie Pittsburg Abolition Convention. We
commend it to those Democrats who denouece
Gen. Scott as unworthy Of Southern conf
dence because he has the support Of Seward
Greedy & Co. Mr.. Haynes thus speaks Of
the old Freesoilers aud the Fugitive Slave
Law:
Or old friends, l assare you KNOW
THEIR MAN aud have no kind Of doubt
on my miad. but these men will exert an in
fluence on bis mind, after the election. If any
such isduencc be needed US to bring about a
repeal of this abomniblc law It is certain
Mr. Pierce cannot be elected any moro than
len Cass. in 1913, il all the Frceso!crs are
to forsake the good old Democratic platform
Of equal rights don't mean the late plat
form adopted at Baltimore don't respce.
that Platform; nor is it possible. that such
men as the following can respect it:
Ex- President Martin Van Buren,, John
Van Buren, Hon Benj Butler, Hon J. A.
Dix, William c. Bryant, Of the Evening Post,
editors Of the Buffalo Republic, Rochester
Advertiser. Albany ATLAS, Hon. Preston King.
Hon Martin Grover. Hon J g. Floycd, Hon.
Gilbert Dem, II - Stanton. Hon. Horace
Wheaton, Hon Timothy Jcnkin, and Hon 4
I Howe. jr, all Of New York.
In Ohio VIII merely point to j w Gray,
Of the Cleveland Plaindealer Hon . X Car
ter, Hon J Cahell, Judge Belwin. Hon.
Brinkeihof, Judge Potter, ---W alkcr Of
the editorial corps, Judge Kennop. and Gen.
w NJ Blake; among thousands.
i r IIallctt, of massachusetts
Hon john Wcntwort and Dr. Maloncy, of
Illinois
Hon. 7 II Benton, Of Missouri
John Atwood, of New Hampshire.
Hon, Chauncy r. Cleveland, Of Connect
cut.
Hon. d II Thruston, Rhode Island.
Hon Hannibal Hamlin, az Maine
Hon A II Buell. Of Michigan.
II Dodge. Z Walker aud ex Governor }
D Doty Of Wisconsin,
With Hons D Wilmot and G \ Grow. G
Sandarson aud J NJ Guernsey, Of penusylva
MIA
And DR.. l. Gazzam aud Major d Lynch
of this very city
This list Of the friends Of freedom jealous
ly support Mr.. Pierce; and think you sir
that these men can be iaduccd to pander to
slavery? nererl They are freemcn, the sons
Of freedom born in Free tates, and tho
roughly attached to the principles Of freedom ;
and aiding in the election Of Gen Pierce--in
fact elceting him if he shall be elected they
will take their full share oe the offices Of the
Government and set their influence against
slavery and make it eifectual. Applause ]
Now, my idea and the idea os the majority OF
the community from which came is that Gen.
Pierce is entitled AS THE BEST ANTI. SLAVERY
MAN OF THE TWO CANDIDATES NOMINATED AT
BALTIMORE -
Gen Sect is a southern BON man, and, il
report speaks truly, decidedly favorable to Po-
perry. Which, if so. is to the mind Of the great
majority Of Americans decidedly ohjectiona-
bic, willie Gen pierce's New Hampshire
friends as was fully shown by their votes
against abolishing the anti Catholic provision
in their Slate Constitution, are determined
supporters Of Professionalism and opponents OF
Popery And so, beyond question, is Gen.
Pierce himself as his good old father was be-
fore him. who assisted in the framing and
adoption Of the constitution by which Papists
are excluded from Office in that State,
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