Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-07-28
Letter OF Ex-PresideDt Pierte.
HiLLsBoRo' N. H., JUNE 80, }seo.

HiLLsBoRo' N. H., JUNE 29, $500.
My DEAR Sir Your letter from Bal.
tmore directed to me at New York and for
warded thence to Concord, has at las,
reached me here and will not lay it aside
without saying a word in reply. Your re.
joetion as a delegate was, in my judgment,
a clear violation Of right but it must have
gratifed your friends on the spot,as it has
me since, to observe that the wrong per.
petrated in your exclusion was not more
palpable than your vindication of sound
principles and of your claims to seat was
conclusive and triumphant.
1t was vain to hope for harmony after
the action of the majority upon the repor,
of the committee on credentials. 1t could
hardly have failed to be understood geu.
orally, that such action must terminate tho
existence of the Convention Us body rep.
resenting the Democracy Of the Union, and
eventuatc in the present condition of the
powerful and patriotic organization, whioh
has so long upheld the equal right, and
yindicated in peace and war the common
honor ofthesc confederated States. There
has been, in fact, no nominatton made NJ
conformity s0iDt tie established aud rec
ognised usages Of Mat organization, and
hence sound and faithful men will find
nothing in the proceedings, so far as the
nominees are concerned, to bind their pay.
ty fealty. Under these circumstances, It
would crafty me exceedingly if our friends
in all sections of the land could unite earn.
estly and cordially in the support of Mr..
Breckenridge and Gen. Lane, and thus
ensure for our cause signal victory but
this cannot even be hoped for. What then
is to be done with result SO repugnant
to our wishes Il is of less consequence
to discuss who were right and who wrong
upon the question Of membership in The
Convention, than it is to determine how
the Democratic party, which united is in.
yincible, can avert the calamity Of an ir.
recoucilable breach. Ifdivision is at pres.
cut inevitable, it may be we'll to inquire
whether it be permanent. Is devotion to
principle, to the equal rights of the States
and to the integrity Of he Union, to bo
sacrificed to any object of personal ambi
ton, or, what is worse, II possible, to the
I blind control OF passion, of which we have
already too much Have the doctrines
and sentiments Of sectional iNnaticism which
culminated last year in the armed invasion
/ Of sister State with the avowed purpose
of exciting insurrcction, ceased to be dan.
/ gerous, Where is the evidence Of change
in the direction Of sounder and more con.
scryative opinions l do not perceive it,
( It certainly is not to DC found in the want
Of concert so apparent among the great
body of our countrymen who are opposed
to the principles and policy OF which Mr.
Lincoln and Mr.. Hamln are now the rep.
r,s.ntativr nGn.
While it would be culpablc weakna IS 70
in,crnlt effort for the right, there is nei-
ther wisdom nor courage in turning tgoh!
Il fail view Of the ADVERTISEMENTS which
teset our party, and the danger which
threaten our country. The only manly
idea on which to act Is Things are bai
and may be worse, but with the blessing
Of God We will try TO make them bitter,
At all syentsit is no time Tor elimination
and recrim nation among those who ex-
p=et hereafter to need and TO have each
The support If the other L cannot mend
} the pa - cannot help the prcscnt--and
: cannot fail to be disastrous TO the tutIrc
He " ho takes a different view and acts
upon il viii only accumulate u harvest OF
regrets by utt ming sentiments to be cH
planned, qualified, OF rccailea, unless III
deed he is ready at the halfway holse, ~
(where so many have stopped temporarily
betore) only to resume bis march and tako
] -, IL G 81
ions and action have been in direct antag.
onism with his own. am not without
hope that the sterling Democracy Of the
Keystone State will be abla unit,dly -
support the electoral ticket, already nom
t mated BY them, without regard to the
preference of the individual nominees, bu'
) with satisfactory understanding as to the
e manner in which the vote Of the STATE shall
t in certain contingencies, be cast; and that
their example may be followed by othe!
States, and thus something like unanimi-
ty be yet secured. Should policy like
this, at once concilatory and just, be pur.
sued, We may well be animated by fresh
1 hope and confidence
| expect to be in Boston next week,
: when we can interchange thoughts more
fully and satisfactorily than it is possible
. to do by letter. In the meantime, if you
see the editors of the Post especially col,
Greene)will you express to them my thanks
for the well considered, able, and dispas.
: sionate article in which they grappled
with the emergency of diviled National
n Convention, and for the characteristic
promptitude with which they assumed d
i position, which am conf lent more am
pie time for reflection will fully ju,tify.
r Very truly, your friend
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
Hon. B. F. HALLErT, Boston, Mass