The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-19
promising, were Jefferson Davis, MDoaald.


Qlitnan and Their accession party of the South,
in their principles and intentions. Their doc
triues, il is true were as odious as those of the
aboltiopists; but they brought them out, aud
fought the battle upon them in open day.
We think therefore, that Mr.. Cutting and his
colleagues do not render full justice to the
Van Buren, free sellers of the North, nor the
secessiopisis of the South il they charge upon
them the mschiefs Of the present Cabinet
free soil and secession coalition. The open
and avowed enemy, who defines his posi-
ton and takes his stand upon it, is
entitled always to some degree Of respect and
admiration But there is another element in
volved in this business which Mr. Cutting and
his colleagues cannot too strongly condemn,
1t is that mean and dangerous element of
treachery. From 184S to 1852 there were men
high in the counsels of the democratic party
who were with the Van Buren, free soilers in
principle but who secretly co-operated with
their movements instead of manfully avowing
their affiliations. And we are now authorized
to say that Gen Pierce, as well as Marcy and
Caleb Gushing, stands responsible to the com
try for these free soil arrangements behind the
scenes controlling all their movements upon
the stage. And here we have some circumshn-
touching the accountability OF Gen. Pierce in
the premises
Our readers will recollect that some time ago
we offered reward of five hundred dollars for
a certain free soil letter OF Gen. Pierce, written
in 1913, sympathizng with the Van Buren, Bdf-
falo movement. We have been expecting that
letter, and other similar letters from the same
source; and if we are not disappointed we shall
soon be enabled to spread few Of them, in
black and white, before our readers. In the
meantime we have aseertaiaed the following
facts in the matter
After the ratification of the Van Buren, Buff
falo ticket and platform by the free sailers
of this city. in 1913. committee OF cor
respondence was appointed and from that
committee letters were addressed, in be-
half of the Buffalo nominations and free
soil principles to various influential democrats
in different parts of the country, formerly the
political friends Of Martin Van Buren,, includ-
L
rious letters in reply were written to the COM
mttee and among those received was letter
from Gen. Pierce. expressive of his sympathy
with the political fortunes of the Buffalo
candidate and his peculiar friends and par
tzans This letter is now in the posses
sion Of John Cochrane, chairman of the afore-
said committee Of AS. At that time the
political reputation of Gen. Pierce was purely
provincial, and his letter, after hasty exami-
nation by Judge Waterbury, and perhaps
some of the committee, was set aside with
that batch of the correspondence considered
superfuous. Other letters, however, were pub
lished in the Erening Post-one from G. c.
Cambreleng in particular -as calculated to have
some weight and influence in the canvass. We
challenge a denial of these facts--we challenge
q denial of the letter of Gen. Pierce. Our al
legation is specific. The letter exists-it is
among the political archives of John Cocbrane;
and we expect yet to be able to produce it.
the same letter-writer, all sympathizing with
the elder Van Buren, more or less in his treach-
erous venture upon the Buffalo platform.
We are further advised, that between the
years 1s4S and 1850 an interesting political
correspondence took place between General
Pierce, az Concord, and distinguished polisi-
Dian of New Hampshire, now deceased, having
i view the great object q the restoration, of
the Van Buren, dynasty; and those letters are
understood to be among the papers OF the de-
ceased party. But again, during the same
period Of time the New Hampshire Patriot-the
home organ OF General Pierce-aud the New
Hampshire Legislature, under the direction of
the Patriot made ne secret Of their hostility
to the compromise policy of Messrs. Clay, Cass
Webster. and other statesmen Of Congress,
while there was chance of successful resist
ance. When resistance had become useless the
New Hampshire democratic leaders and their
organ, and their party in the State, wheeled
contest they were with the Van Buren, faction,
and secretly plotting and working for its resto-
ration to power.
Such are the surprising disclosures which
have come to light concerning the political an
tecedents of General Pierce from lS4S to 1852.
They account for the Cabinet coalition which
he has adopted of Van Buren, free sellers and
Southern secessionists- account for the
speech upon which Foss laid such stress in the
late campaign-they account for the refusal OF
General Pierce to answer the inquiries OF Capt
Scott of Virginia, for the fraud of the Bal
timore Convention Of 1852, and for the
public disappointment in the fruits of the
election. Gen. Pierce was bound over to keep
the peace with the Van free sellers and
this is the plain and simple solution of the whole
my stery.
We submit, therefore, that Mr. Cutting and
his colleagues ought not to visit the weight of
their Indignation upon the bold and dashing
rebellion of the Van Burens and their free
soil platform of '4S, but upon the Sc
erpt AGENCIES concOctjn0 directip0 or an