The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-19

zens, whom no one will deny to be fully emit
tied to belief. 5&.
I 1t is worthy of remark that General PIERCE
in his attempt (Which was successfully to win
back the anti slavery Atwood Democrats into
his party at the then approaching election, did
not criticise the votes of Messrs. HALE and
Tuck in favor of the Wilmor proviso, or their
votes against any one of the Compromise mea-
sures. No; he was " as much opposed to sla-
very as anybody" no doubt. But he must
hold up before the Atwood men the gulph Of
" Federalism" into which HALE and Tuck,
as he said, were plunglng. The " Federal"
obominable, anti Democratic acts which Cen
eral PIERCE lays at the door Of these men, and
alleges against them as crimes, consist only in
their uotes for the River and Harbor bill Of the
last Congress.
Here follows the account of General PIERoE's
views at Bradford, N. h., January, 1852:
The undersigned, having been requested to
make public the views of General Franklin Pierce
on the subject Of river and harbor improve ments,
expressed by himself at 4 political meeting in
Bradford ON the 23d OF January, 1852, respectfully
state that was present at said meeting, which
was addressed by Hon. George w. Morrison and
General Franklin Pierce. and took full notes for
the purpose Of reporting the speakers. prcas Of
busineas al the time prevented my completing the
report in scason for its appearance in the journals
of the succeeding week, and therefore was not
published.
The speakers, among other things, spoke of the
improvement of rivers and harbors by the General
Government, and denounced it as being Federal
policy; and that Messrs. Hale and Tuck were
justly chargeable with Federal sympathies for sup.
porting such measures in Congress. Mr.. Morri-
son, who preceded General Pierce in bis remarks,
after asserting the unalloyed Federalism Of the
measure in question, and Of Messrs. Hale and Tuck
for supporting them, stated that Democratic dele
cations in Congress from this State had uniformly
voted against these measures. He alluded to bill
recently before Congress, and said that the proper
ton for this State pay under is provisions would
be about fifty thousand dollars; and then asked
what New Hampshire expected in return for this
outlay.
General Pierce followed Mr.. Morrison, giving
great prominence to this question. He endorsed
the remarks of Mr.. NJ respecting it, and said, in
substance, that appropriations by the Federal
Government for the improvement Of rivers and
harbors was Of purely Federal character, and re-
pugnant to the principles and practices Of the De-
mocracy Of this State and that Messrs. Hale and
Tuck were justly obnoxious to the charge of Fede-
raj sympathies for having supported such mea.
sures. He pointedy affirmed that no person
elected to Congress as Democrat from this State
had ever supported measures for these purposes.
He put the question to the audience if this not
30. and paused for q reply, which was given in
the affirmative by some person near the speakers
stand. He then reaffirmed the position he had
taken. and proceeded with his address.
The entire remarks of General Pierce on this
subject characterized by utter hostility to the
improvement Of river and harbors, and other works
of internal improvements by the Federal Govern.
ment.
shall be re,dy to verify the foregoing on oath
JACOB s. HARVEY. ,
SUTToN, August 6, 1852.
The undersigned we're present at political
meeting in Bradford, January %, 1852, which was
addressed by Hon. George w. Morrison and Cen
era Franklin Pierce and will state that our recollec
tons Of the remarks Of the speakers respecting the
improvement of rivers and harbors by the Federal
Government, agree with the foregoing statement
above set forth by Mr.. Harvey. We distinctly
rccollect that General Pierce took ground in de-
cded opposition to the prosecution Of such objects
on the part Of the General Government. He treat
ed it as being Federal policy, which the Democracy
Of the State had constantly opposed; said that no
person elected to Congress from this State q
Democrat had ever supported such measures. and
that Messrs. Hale and Tuck were justly obnoxious
to the charge Of Federal sympathes for doing 90.
he apparently attached great importance to this
subject of river and harbor improvements, and
his remarks throughout were characterized by I'M
compromising opposition to the same.
TO the truth of the above statement we hold our
selves in readiness to make oath whenever called
upon to do 80.
PHILIP N. LITTLE,
GEORGE w. RICHARDS.
SvrToN, August 6, 1852.