The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-10

sands of reinforcements from Upper California
to Col. Walker. To all appearances. in
deed, the republic of Lower California will hold
out The exigency suggests the policy to the
| President of the United States of Withholding
the Gadsden treaty from the Senate and of
sending the General back with larger instruc-
tons. He might now be successful in getting
Lower California at less than cost We COM
mend the subject to the special attention of the
President and Secretary Marcy. Strike while
the iron is hot.
Mere Sea let Marks Discovered Over
wheIming Evidence against the Pr e,ident.
The home organ of Gen. Pierce, the Concord
| Patriot, has come to the Presidents rescue
with every facility for procuring evidence if
any existed to refute our charges, with their
own files to refer to, and plenty OF witnesses
convenient to be summoned if they could only
say any thing In his favor. The Patriot fails to
| adduce one title of testimony to exculpate
| Gen. Pierce from the accusation Of having ia
| vored the Wilmot proviso and written free
| soil letter in 1913.
The Patriot alleges that it was the unani-
nous wish of the Democratic State Convention
| which assembled at Concord in 1913, to nomi-
nate candidate for Governor, that Gen Pierce
| should be their candidate but he positively
declined" 1t strikes US that peremptorily re-
| using 10 run on the same ticket with Gen
Cass- although desired by the whole State
| Convention to do so-was rather back
banded way of showing bis friendship for Cass
1t is true that Gen Pierce did condescend to 20
into the Conve ntion and make one of his sophie
morical iourishes in favor of the democratic
candidates. But what Of that 1t amounts to
nothing at all more than has already been
| stated ia the HERALD. 1t simply shows. as we
have shown before, that General Pierce pro
fessed friendship for both divisions of the de-
mocracy, and was all Thugs to all men,
But look at this fact The Patriot does not
produce one word or syllable written or spoken
by General Pierce at that time Disappearing
OF the course Of the barnburners or their candi-
dates The Patriots defence is not merely
feeble and insufficient but it is total failure.
so entirely weak as to go far to establish our
view of the case.
But this is not all We come now to piece
Of testimony which seems to Us so conclusive
as to decide the matter in the mind of every
body. II there IS solitary reader Of the
HERALD who still entertains doubt that Gen.
Pierce's letter to John Cochrane and others
free soil committee--in 1913, was a regular,
thorough-going, out-ani-out free soil letter we
think that every such doubt will be removed
by reading the documentary evidence which we
| here produce.
The Concord Patriot, in the article to which we
have already referred, speaking Of the campaign
| If ls49, ana o. Gen. Pierce says No one wilt
deny that he then, as long before aud ever since.
! exercised great influence in the politics Of
this State" In this the Patriot is right, for as
| small a man az he is IN the Presidency, Gen
| Pierce was nevertheless considerable of maa
IN the little State Of New Hampshire Now, il
| Gen. Fierce, according to bis own organs state
| mont, had such q potent influence over the
| politics Of New Hampshire, and if Gen. Pierce
was not free soiler and a Wilmot proviso
| man, how happened The Democratic State Con-
vention Of New Hampshire to adopt the follow
| ing resolution, WIZ
| AsTl-sLAvEsY RESOLUTION OF TIE yEw HAMPSHIRE
DEMOCRATIC .C0NvsNfIlS.
|
| cratic parry the most important IS an abiding ad
heTence TO the olmprcm!ses OF the constitution as
the anchor OF safety 70 The Union itself while az the
same tue none are more opposed than 0urseires 10
the co1tit UdaCe icder circulation OF SidreY and
thot are cU oTyos SO great trd 10 The progress of
c,rihcotoa and human ty, whenever q proper ,ece-
sion stsil arrive, aud by every Ire con 5 ent
with the c Ientu'i0n ana Us 7uprcmses and thst
Se deem the imputations Of our opponents on that
subject too false 30 be worthy Of regard TOO fiy0-
lous 70 be worthy OF ans ser, too Inconsistent coming
as they 90 from men who oppose the concession OF
| en- hours respite from labor 10 our VA wniJe Ia
loreTs \ oth, 20 rise TO point where they may BE-
reached by CIV Other tine ut than sop'auos Pr
'fe dciue u our Solemn cone ction, as the dcp,o.
craze party hare he,CfCt0c done iut aeakCr srtrerg
nor iHc0fmt0 Tg strsfVds sG0td hereafter eTls, IN
any territory : hch may be acquired by or annexed
TO the United States ami that ace 8ply0re of he poes
Of or ddeg ties Z" O., geSs -, taror Of ths Fttmn
| precise.
| And again--the L. gisature Of New Hump
shire June 50, lS47 pissed also the following
!, resolutions -
Reso we'd by The Senate and House Of Repre- ,elts.
lives N general court eohveneG-
That 10 all territory that shall hereafter be iied 10
acquired by the United States SheIe slavery does
re- exist 81 The tine OF such addition or requirement
ieihcr slavery nor involuntary servtudu, except for
The punishment OF crime, whereof the party has bse,
| duy convicted, ought ever 10 ess st. but the sane
shf ud ever remain free; AID Ws are Ggporcd 10 ri
| crfe"S'on Of StorrV ore any Su.h terrst5ry: and
maj 're also Gfyvors ne cote Of Senator's stl
| mot groc 50.
| The Apo9e was presented in the U1ited Stata-
| Serate, Dec. 20 1871, AMI sas si<4cd.
EosEs NnRKIr. Jr, Speaker - lie House Of RcP.
HAIRY hgBtRp, Prtsideht Of The Sen .te
Approved, June 30, iSt7.
JAniD W, WILLIAMS Governor.
Mcssrs Norris and Williams arc tho ,rnsent