The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-07-25

DctOW W. COPY tEOui tnc DOotOh AOsts euo Az
mirabIe letter OF Ex. President FRANK PrKRoE,
to the Hon. BExJAxn T. HALLEr, the author
Of the Cincinnati Platform, who was refused a
seat in the Baltimore Convention, to which be
was regularly elected. because the sickness and
death Of his wife prevented his attendance at
Charleston, the alternate Delegate being per-
mittod to retain the place and 10 misrepresent
his constituents.
The letter breaths the right spirit, and COM
ing from one so highly eulogised by the Doug.
las press in times past, should teach the Rule
or Ruin faction, who support the Illinois Sena-
ator, that private friendship should ever give
way tothe demands Of public duty;
BoeToN, July 13, 1860.
| III The Editors ofde Boston Post
| GEETLEMEN:-I have seeu in several political
presses, conflicting opinions ascribed to Ex-
| President Pierce in relation to the final action
Of the Baltimore Convention; and had the op-
portunity, at-an early period, in friendly cor.
respondence, 'to learn the views ofthat eminent
citizen in o crisis so important TO the Democ-
racy and the Union, which know his iurther
reflection has fully confirmed, I am happy to
say thatI am at liberty, without infringing on
tprivate courtesy to send the letter to you for
publication. Very truly yours, &c,
| B. +, HALLETT.
HInLssoRo, N III June 2S, 1860.
MY DEAR SIR:-Your letter from Baltimore
directed to me at New York and forwarded
thence TO Concord, has at last reached me here,
and will not lay il aside without saying word
in reply. Your rejection;as "a delegate was. in
my Judgment, clear violation Of right, but it
must bave gratifed your friends on the spot, as
it has me since, to observe that the wrong per.
petrated in your exclusion was not more palpa-
BILE than your Nindication of sound principles
and OF your claims to seat was conclusive and
triumphant.
1t was vain to hope for harmony after The &C
tion of the majority upon the report Of the Com
mittee on Credentials. 1t conld hardly have
failed to be understood generally, that such &C,
tion must terminate the existence of the Con
ventionas body representing the Democracy
ofthe Union, and evenluate in the present con-
dition oil the powerful and patriotic organiza-
zation which has so long upheld the equal
rights, and vindcated in peace and in war the
common honor of these con Moderate States -
There has been, in fact, no nomination made IN
CONFORMITY with Che established and recognized
usages Of that organization, and hence sound
and faithful men will find nothing in the pro
ceedings, so far as the nominees are concerned,
to bind their party featy. Under these cir
eumstances, 1T woEld crafty Inc exceedingly il
our friends in all sections Of the land would
unite earnestly and cordially in the support T.,
Mr.. Breckenridge and General Lane, and tb us
ensure for our cause signal victory; but this an
not even be hoped ior, What then is t., he
done with result so repugnant to our wi She's
1t is Of less consequence to discuss, who. wert
right and who were wrong upon the Question
ofimenIbership in the Convention, the n it is t.
determine how the Democratic par'ty, which
united is invincible, can avert tie calamity O
an irreconcable breach.
I If division is at present inevitable, it NAV bt
well to inquire whether it IS not. to be perma
nent. Is devotion to principle, to the equa
rights of the States and to the. integrity OF the
Union, to be sacrificed to any object of persona
ambition, or, what is worse, If possible, to th,
blind control OF passion, Of which we have al
ready had too much? Have the doctrines anc
sentiments of sectional lana,icism which culmi
mated last year lrl the H.rmed invasion Of SIS
ter State with tine ayowed purpose OF exciting
'nsurrectlon &c asei to be dangerous? :. here
is the evrdenc e of change in the direction o
sounder and more conservative opinions? | d.
|
IN tbe want of concert, so apparent among tn
great bod y of our countrymen who are opposes
to the r,rir ciples and policy of which Mr.. Lin
coin az ID Mr. Hamln are now the representa-
tive n ZEN.
w hle it would be culpahle weakness to in
ter, nit effort for The right, there is neither wis
do IN nor courage in turning from a full view O
t.ie embarrassments which beset our party an
the dangers which threaten our country. Th
cnly main idea on which to act is. "Ihings ar
i. Dad and may be worse. hut with the blessing
Il God we will try and make them better" A
all events it is no time for elimination and re
) elimination among those who expect heieafte
= to need and to have each the support Of tn
US other 1t cannot mend the past-cannot hel
es the present ard cannot lail to be disastrous
the future. He who takes different view an
acts upon it will only accumulate harvest
to regrets by uttering sentiments to be explained
IA qualified or recalled unless indeed he is alrea
/; at the "half-way house" (where so many la
stopped temporarily oeore,) only to resume h
III aich and take his place in the ranks OF tho
n whose opinions and action have heen in dire
a antagonis,n with his own. | am not wirho
No. hope that the sterling Democracy of the Ke
stcne State will be able uDitediy to support Il
w electoral ticket already nominated by thel
Nv without regard to the preference OF the inc
ne vidaal nominees, but with satifactory unde
es standing as to the manner in which the VI
=. Of the State shall, in certain contingencies,
cast; and that their example may be follow
W by other States and thus something like an
n nimitv be yet secured. Should policy Ii
al. this at once conciliatory and just, be pursue
Y we may we'll be animated by fresh hope a
~ confidence.
l expect to be in Boston next week, wh
Ter we can interchange thoughts more fully and 81
TO- isfactorily than it is possba to do by letter.
tAs the meantime If you see the editors the
(esperially Col. Greepe) will you express
ere them my thanks for the well considered, al
the and dispassionate article in which they grapp'
on, with the emergency Of divided National Cf
.es vention, and for the Characteristic promptit,
with which they assumed positilon VIII cl
'sn am confident more ample time for rehect
red viii fully justify.
got Very trul.-, your friend,
;n FRANKLIN PIERCE
e Hon. B. F. Hallett, Boston. Mass.
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