Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-02-03
rhat :. EreesoiI,, letter.

That IS FreesoiI" Letter.
The Washington Union has published the follow
;na letter which it received from Inr Waturbury'
and which the N Y. Herald has deferred laying BE-
fore its readers 1t explains itself
q Rennetf ESQ., Editor of the Herald:
SIN The Herald recently stated that after the
r.,;fcation of the Van Buren, Buffalo ticket ana
platform by the freesoilers OF tins city, In 1910
telter was received from Gen. Pierce expressive OF
his sympathy with the political fortunes OF the na
falo candidate and his peculiar TRENDS ana PaIu5 |
sonsn This statement is substantially REITERATED
in the Herald of to-day. And on both occasions II
is alleged and realleged that have some knowledge
of such letter. / must therefore request you "
uublish this communication
remember reading letter from Gen. Pierce 10 Inc
committee of arrangements of the meeting hed IN
the Park, in this city, on the 18TH OF jury 1910 "
which STEPHEN Allen was president, 10 Fesporu W
the action of the convention of the Democracy OF TINS
state held al Utica on the 22d of the preceding June
which convention nominated Mr.. Van Buren, LOT
President and General Dodge for Vice Presioent.-
That letter which was written nearly mon'h pre-
vous to the Buffalo convention was IN reply " on
of the printed circular invitations OF the commtee'
and ony stated that he Cen Pierce, had received an
invitation to attend and address the meeting IN ths
cy and that he declined to do so. what became
of the letter do not know have some OF 'ce leV,
ters then received, but none OF the merely 1oFmdl
ones nor have the one from Gen flerce since
the period of that meeting. | am, however qune
positive as it's contents, from the tact tnat the
high reputation for disnterestedness which Genera
Pierce enioyed, his intimate personal relations WIN
the lamented Silas Wright, and his firm and hearty
support in Congress of the great radical measures
which distinguished the administrations OF Gen Jack.
son and Mr. Van Buren,, led 10 hopes that ne would
give the weight of his influence in New Hampshire:
and the aid of his talents the support OF the radl-
cal Democracy in their practical protest against inc
action of the Baltimore Convention in rejecting the
delegates and sencing the voice OF the Democracy
of this State And the letter OF Cen Pierce was one
of the most significant indications then presented that
the radical Democracy of New York. in the prosecu-
ton of that contest would have to rely mainly upon
themselves If so uniform and distinguished a DEM
Gen. Pierce had given any encouragement 10
the movement it is hardly necessary to add that TINS
letter would have been promptly published, as were
those of the Hon. Greene c. Cronson and others.
never heard of any other letter from Gen Pierce at
any time during that Presidential canvass to any Of
the supporters OF Mr. Van buren anu am very
confident that no other letter received from
Gen Pierce by any committee forming part OF their
organization in this city.
!, Yours, respectfully,
NELSON j. WATER BURY.
New YORK, January %, 1854.
Yesterdays Union also published the following let
ter of john Cochrane which clnches the nail OF the
New York Herald's SANDER:
LETTER OF JOHN COCHRANE, ESQ.
New York, Jan. %, 1854.
Dear Sir Il see by this mornings Herald that |
am referred to authority for certain statements
which appear in your editorial upon President Pier
ce's FreeSol letters and opinions. You will permit
to explain the extent of the authority you pos
ses from me, and the circumstances which warranted
my communication. This propose, that the state
ments made by me may not appear to have been
volunteered, and that the you have committed
may be the more easily corrected. 1t is eight or ten
e days since that gentleman called upon me, in your
behalf, with inquiries for letter which you had
proof from other sources General Pierce had written
to Van Buren, ratification meeting held in the Park
e in city in 1848. My reply was, that remem-
hered such letter was received and that thought
it was still among my papers, and that would look
for it, Upon his expressing his opinion that it would
be found to have favored the object of that meeting,
told him. very distinctly, that thought not; that
! had distinct recollection of its contents, but
that my impression was that the letter expressed
kindly personal Renaissance of the gentlemen, Tin.
dividualiZing one) understood to have acted with
the radical democracy of State but disapproved
y of our course and position. l referred to Judge
Waterbury, the person who would probably recol
If lect most distinctly the contents of the letter AS
supposed that should succeed in my search for the
letter, said that when found should assuredly pro-
r, duce it. My impression of the character of the let
d ter repeated 10 this gentleman, substantially
e have stated, at the several times when he subse
l. quenty called. ! have since heard Judge Water
bury's statement of the contents of the letter and
= as expressed my belief in the accuracy of his
memory, am now more inclined to rely on his re-
collection than on my impression.
J. The meeting to which the answer of Gen. Pierce
re was addressed was meeting held in the Park or
lie the 18th day of July, S48, to respond to the nom
nation of Martin Van Buren, President and Henry
Dodge Vice President of the United States made
j. at Utica the 22d day of June 1948. The Buffalo
convention was held subsequently, the 9th O
August, 1848. The committee of which | was
chairman, and to which the letter of Gen. Pierce
:" was addressed did not emanate from the Utica con
+ venton, but from the radical corresponding commit
ID tee of the city of New York
rs mn haC IL
Re mistaken, it, understanding from me, as you say
l. that the reply of General Pierce sympathzed ant
concurred fully in all the movements of Van Burer
and his Free Soil partzans." have no such recol
re lection and could not have expressed myself
III for my only impression of the character of the iette
as was, until my conversation with Judge Waterbury
al and as have always answered when questioned
that General Pierce expressed kindly personal re
membranes of persons enrolled among the radica
d. Democracy of the State of New York, but disap
proved of their object and action. | should adj
that its exclusion from the list of letters from prom
lnent and distinguished gentlemen published, whe
to any the least favorable included has AWAY
ID confirmed my impression that General Pierces ette
was decidedly against
of address myself to you in O confident relianc
that you will correct the of your article of
IN day and for that purpose, perhaps. the better wa
would be to insert this communication in tomorrow
es Herald Please to obige me by doing so.
s. Yours, respectfully,
I'd JOHN CoCHRANE.
It. JAMES G. BENNETT, Esq.
to IMPORTANT RUMoR.--The New York Times Of YES
20 terday says