The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-03

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NEW HAMPSHIRE GENERAL PIERCE-TH
-a@'I,T KANSAS QUESTION. -''t.so'
The late speech of Mr.. Hale, in the Unite
States Senate, contains among other things.
thorough and interesting exposition of tn
doubling and twisting of the New Hampshir
Democracy, in years past, upon this vexec
lquestlon of slavery extension, which is render
ed important now because it introduces some
OF the anti-slayery antecedents of Franklin
i Pierce, whose course since he became Presi
dent has been tire other way. This chapter
ofthe discussion Mr. Hale begins with quoting
from a law passed by the late Missouri Kansas
legislature, which is in these words: r.
"If any person print write, introduce into,
or publish, or circulate, cause it to be brought
into, printed, written, published, or circula-
ted, or shall knowingly aid or assist iE bring
tlng into, printing, publishing, or circulating,
within the Territory, any book, paper, PAM
1phlet, magazine, handbill, or circular contain
lage lag any statements, arguments, opinions SEN
timent, doctrine, advice, or inuendot calculated
to produce disorderly, dangerous, or rebel
lous dlSaffection among the slaves of this Ter
rltory, or to induce such slaves to, escape from
the service of their masters, or to resist their
authority shall be guilty ola felony, and be
punished by Imprisonment at hard lal or for
term not less than five years." -s..-...,.. ...
A more atroclous enactment than this never
disgraced statute book 1t smacks of the
times of James the Second, and Of the bloody
circuit, held in that reign by the infamous
Jetrles, when lie and liberty were wholly
subseryient to the will ofa kingly and judicial
tyrant. The New Hampshire Patriot, which
has Tor half century been the central organ
OF the Democratic party of that State, and CON
trolled by the central clique, of whom Isaac
Hill was at one time, and Franklin Pierce at
later day, the ruling spirits; that paper in 1848
said that ilHoas'7 74.- ~ i's
The Southern people have NO RIGHT-na-
tural, moral, or politictl-to enforce Slavery
upon the new Territories. They have no
more right to go there and hold slaves, than
they have to do so in New Hampshire. THE
SHAREHOLDERS HAVE NO MORE RIGHT TO PLANT
SLAVERY UPON FREE TERRITORY, THAN WE HAVE
TO ABOLISH SLAVERY IN SOUTH CAROLINA sa-
This is strong language, but not stronger
than was used by the Democratic papers
throughout New England, at that time Their
purpose then was to defeat Gen. Taylor who
was Southern man, stakeholder and the
Whig candidate for the Presidency in oppo-s
sition to General Cass and Martin Van Buren,
About the same time the Democratic Conven-
ton in New Hampshire among others passed
the following resolution:
"ResolUed, That we declare it OUR SOLEMN
CONVICTION, as the Democratic party have
heretofore done, that neither Slavery nor inuoI-
atfatary servitude should hereafter exist in any
territory which may be acquired by or annex
ed 10 the United States; and that we approve
@I,o, ,ofo LII,
favor of the Wilmot Proviso."
During the whole administration of Gen.
Taylor and Mr.. Fillmore, the Democracy of
New Hampshire were dabbling in what they
now regard as the dirty waters of Abolitionism
The Legislature of that State, in 1849, passed
by unanimous vote, series of strong anti
slavery resolutions, in which it is declared that
Eve are firmly and unalterably opposed to the
extension Of slavery over any portion of Amer
lean soil now free" In 1845, in speech de-
livered in the North Church, in Concord by
Gen. Pierce, and which was reported in the
New Hampshire Patriot, he declared that
ale had only to say now, that he had al
ways said that he regarded SlaUery as one Of
the greatest moral and social eUiis-a curse upo7a
the aohole country; and this he beieUed to be the
sentiment Of all men Of all parties at the North" "
In the same speech, he declared that his op
position to the annexation of Texas was based
upon one ground alone, its slavery feature"
He was opposed sto the Reorganization, by any
new act of our Government, of theinStitution
of domestic slavery" As late as 1851, when
Gen. Pierce was a member of New Hampshire
convention to amend the fundamental law of
the State, he declared, ina speech in reply to
Dr. Batchellar, one of the most prominent
Abolitionists in the convention, as follows:
~ WOULD TAKE THE GROUND OF THE NON
EXTENSION OF SLAyERY-THAT SLAVERY SHOULD
NOT BECOME STRONGER. But Congress have
only re-cnacted the old law Of 1898. Union
loving men, desiring peace and loving their
country, conceded that point -UNwLLINGLY
CONCEDED IT-and, planting themselves upon
this Jaw against the out bursts Unpopular feel
ing resisted the agitation which is assailing all
who stand up for their country. But the gen
tleman says the law is obnoxious. WHAT
SINGLE. THING IS THERE, CONNECTED WITH
SLAVERY THAT Is NOT OBNOXIOUS? EVEN THE
GENTLEMAN FROM MARLBOROUGH DIR. Batchel-
llar) CANNOT FEEI. MORE DEEPLY THAN | DO ON
THIS SUBJECT" &
From the above extracts, it will be seen
that the Democracy of New Hampshire, fol-
lowing in the wake of its central organ and
it's leading men, entertained opinions in re-
gard to slavery, which if spoken, printed, or
carried into the Territory of Kansas, would
subject the person so offending to five years
Imprisonment, under the law which we have
quoted above, and which was passed within
the last twelve months by the Missouri Kan
sas Legislature; a law unparalleled IN It's afro
city, unless by others which are to be lound
in the same volume which contains this one,
and which had their origin and received their
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