The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-07-28
LETTER FROM Ex-pREsIDENT PIERCE.
HILLsBoRo, IN. H.) June 20, 1880.

LETTER FROM EX-PREsIDENT PIERCE.
H1LLsBoRo, on. H. June 20, 1880
Ny DEAR SIR: Your letter from Balti-
more directed to me at New York, and for
warded thence to Concord, has at last reach
ed me here, and will not lay itaside with.
out saying word in reply Your rejection
as delegate was, in my judgment, a clear
violation Of right, but it must have gratied
your friends on the spot, as it has me since,
to observe that the wrong perpetrated in
your exclusion Yves not more palpable than
your vindication ofsound principles, and of
I your claims to seat YVES conclusive and
triumphant.
1t was vain to hope for harmony after the
action of the majority upon the report of
the committee on credentials. 1t could hardly
have failed to be understood generally that
such action must terminate the existence of
the Convention as body representing the
Democracy Of the Union, and eventuate in
the present condition Of the powerful and
patriotic organization which has so long up
held the equal rights, and yindicated in
peace and in war the common honor of these
confederated States. There has been, in
fact, no nomination made in conformity
with the established and recognised usage
of that organization, and hence sound faith.
full men Will find nothing in the proceedings,
so far as the nominees are concerned, to bind
their party fealty Under these circum-
stances it would crafty me exceedingly if
our friends IN all sections of the land could
unite earnestly and cordially in the support
of Mr.. Breckenridge and General Lane, and
thus insure for our caused signal victory; but
this cannot even be hoped for. What, then,
is to be done with result so repugnant to
our wishes? Its Of less consequence to
discuss who were right and who wrong Upon
the question of membership in the Conven
ton, than it is to determine how the Demo
cratic party, which tinted is uvincible, can
avert the calamity of an incorrigible breach
If division is at present inevitable, it may be
we'll to inquire whether it is to be perma.
nent. Is devotion to principle, to the equal
rights of the States, and to the integrity of
the Union, to be sacrificed to any object of
personal ambition or, what is worse, if pos
sble, to the blind control of passion, Of which
we have already had too much? Have the
doctrines and Sentiments of sectional fanati
csm, which eliminated last year in the arm.
ed invasion of a sister State with the avowed
purpose of exciting Instruction, ceased to
be dangerous? Where is tie evidence of
change | do not perceive 1t. 1t certainly
is not to be found In the Want of concert, so
apparent among the great body of odr coun,
rymen who are opposed to the principles
md policy of which Mr.. Lincoln aud Mr..
llainlin are now the representative men.
Willie it would be culpable weakness to
ntermit effort for the right, there is neither
wisdom nor courage in turning from full
rev Of tie eu barrasshent which beset our
1art3; and the dangers which threaten our
country. The only manly idea on which to
ct is, Things are bad and may be worse, but
With the blessing Of God we will try to make
heni better" Atal events it is no time for
elimination and recrimination among those
Sho expect hereafter to need and 20 have each
he support Of the other. 1t ciHnot mend
be past; cannot help the PRESENT. and cav.
Tot fail to be disastrous to The future. lie
sho taxes d dititrctit view and acts upon it
fill only accdmdate harvest Of regrets by
ttefing sentiments to, be explained, Qualified,
r recalled jtnlcs4 indeed he is alfeads at
ne ''halfway house," twhcTe so many have
topped temporarily bcforc,) only to resume
is march and take his place in the ranks of
hose whose opinions and action have been ,,
q direct antagouism with this own. um
ot without hope that the sterling Democra.
y Of the Keystone State viii be able unitedly
0 support the electoral ticket already nom.
mated BY thcb, without regard to the pref
renee of the Individual hohintes, but with
satisfactory understanding as to the man.
er in which the vote Of the State shall, in I
crtan contingencies, be cast and that their !
Samplc may be followed by other States,
nd thus some thing like unanimity be yet
ocured. Should a policy like tits, at once
oncilatory and just, be pursued, we may i
ell be animated by fresh hope and conf. q
cnce. Q
Iexpcct to be in Boston next week, when '
'e can interchange thoughts more fully and
than it is possible to do by '
'tter. In the mean time, if you see the ed
tors of the Post, Especially Colonel Greene v
Ill you express to them my thanks for the .
lell Considered, able, and dispaSsiohate arti.
lc in which they grappled with the emergen- =
y of divided National Convention, and for f
he characteristic promptitude with which !
hey assumed aposition which I am confident !
mplc time for reflection will fnlly Justify. \
Very truly, your friend; n
FRANKLIN PIERCE. q
Hon. B. F. HALLETT, Boston, Mass.
THEY ACT IN CONCERT. Douolastae