The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-04-17
Letter from Ex.Prss. .dens Pierce


1hs following l..,sr from e.. r. .esissat Pierce 70
Tire late Senator Psaree, of kasyind, Ia regard to
arbira,y arrests hss rsves before ts.n fub.ishsd.
ras position aAsuEsd by sx P. saijsnt Piesss q
manly ind ds,:dsd:
CoNcoTD, II. n. Jan Is 1854
NY Dssv Ss; ] rsad With upusual intess u and
sAtsfaesisn rhs 6ssAts which cecurrsd IN the Sen.
ate on The l6.a u.simo. seoa the resolution Of Mr.
us;snsnts and thoughts which tbs occas N ellei:.
- from y3u. Ny ecns iet;ouS end sympaah;es are
with yeu thoroughly when yoa say, 4, mot be-
lieve that u dnnrisonment upon lessrss d. eaek.O
THIS Union brought Egsthsi sga.u A object, Of
all others to ne the most dss.rAble, II Il 30 pas-
eibis"
In my estlmatlou, tbs mover Of the ipq 1lry Do.
serves .hs gfsutaAe Of frssnea evsry~hsrs, and
only ut'ess truth With foess whsa hs dseArss that
''ths power. without charge. without examination,
without OPP at1n;sy Ct reply. 4: the c:tck OF The
telegraph, - a<fres! . man II poseeSblo portion
OF the county and is1pgison him Il '.oe The -
tass far would seem TO have bssn Ecarceiy moro
toused by current events Of sais character than II
was yes.s aso whsn ~ received accounts 81 smi'
ias ordsrso ~ aas fA,ns q tas nov
Il VIII appear hereafter, whsn hissory shal. be
wS:en up, that ct .cts period Of tie Keprb 10 the
constitutional safe guards Of psrssnai 5eety could
csrn swsSt sway.
Tss EeczsssrY 0: State, On Tho so.h ultiuo four
days sfssr tae dssa.s In which goa partc' 'p.tsd
addressed n rE>iai note 10 ne. whicn seems 70
tasr the sreuadlsss su.pici.ns, rosn waich IN
thcss t,nes, ei,izsns erd laols 10 u z Ia Yepusa
taon, If rcs IN 'oes Of liberty. I rrp:tsd witnGut
delay, snd. % far e. en Pc finally ST f,c;ed, msy
tr;st, 0sl leave the matter in qaistEe upon tho
Aes Of tbs oepar .msas Il il 10Y beiist, ho ~sver,
that recent r1ea-ure haa been ffsugat With moro
mischief than the Issuing OF l.t1fs Dc e0ehst and
mt arrests ard Inn 2r,so2nen.s In violation
Of the provision, Ct tae Constitution; and that tho
esrl;er the s. s:sn Is Hsctua.7 CHECKED the bettsr
Il VII be Tor the Government and ths country, a.
we'll - for The suhjscts CT opprezs Tbs sv3en
Is abondant to shoH that TIM Plea Of 1scssstty ex
cspt In the pFosencs o. Immediate neghoorh 9od OF
ncs. .iie armss. whsse tho adaiinistE.tion Of Law.
under its nsus! fo-ms may be lass!tst!s suspended,
Il not oasy ped by n, nass 0s tbs peo.
p'o Uaioo, without .ecu'ity for personal liberty,
tie restoration II which theyiook with earnest
desire and hope. Nothing perhacs. could xprsA
mos o!es:ly ,hsif views On thiI pjint than the
language OF the geeas modera tts or!Aa. who died
q. eampssat VII ssSsIt s period leaving h. YORK
prng-sss Of British hosrty, Mr. Msosulsy says
We have besn. tsught By long exDsrieacs. tina:
We cannot without danssr suffer any brssch Of The
without tie Tss OF evils fem which Imagination
rcc3ils employ byseel force As a check on mis-
soysram set II Ia evidently GU, wisd ,c 20 keep all
o,nstsu,io:si checks ca nisyoveScuels ls Ia tbs
highest stats OF ef sieney-t7 watch win ieAlousy
tbs hss: beginnings OF eucroecarceEt, and to
suffer Irregularities even when s.ra!sJs in .hsm
selves TO pass unchailengsd lss. thsV scquIre the
fo.cs of pyessaeEta" Who IL cur Land viii .fi m
&ha: snY othsr doctrine Ia worthy Of those vsho
hold t.tir rights raier solemn. written chsr.erG
X il cheering 20 know that IL i;r2 has be.a moved
Ia the right quarter anc that anls and felrisss men
a,e stirred ty ssnze o: what Is due to our fellow.
cas BIS, who have bsaa tmpKizSned W .:nout IL.
siSarle,t Ct causs aEd discharged without sxpana,
,ioc; aud yet more to euoh xre Still Ia c5naas.
mtnt, and prec:a3ed by guards Gnd prison bolts
ffcm tho privilege Of tho 6raa: vri: OF liberty"
aad thu, of co aro1tiaS ba:ose compel .nt 1dcisI
ti5unsi su yses hon Of c-tno. which th3 est OF i'm
p.isoleat Itself iaplies OF tbi, Latter clsss ts.
lieve, from nay knowledge Of tho EsU, arc cot few
woc,hy soas ef Maryland, who lore the Cnioa as
you co, aud who have s:ziveu net to destroy, hut
TO press-vs L.. If fes from sny taiut Of crsr,e, g
take thsnl 20 te they will deri7s unfe Ing ca.
Faaiss sor sndarsnie from ths e,1sciousnsss that
they HAYS never no1rshsd thei. maujy strength
to strike siout blo-vs at the foundation which III
fathecs iaid:ns. they havs uev:r nssSicip ated Ia
iinea Of s.tloa or ia hta :tog Ut .-ancss c.c Ala
ted TO encourage egsi easion upon the rights aad
jnst:us'ous Ct sovereign Siaes-to foster sectional
6ssegas and All ao,i!y, CT t, iaaus arste cordlo:
between Differ. nt parts OF tie Jcne e1sra.fon, aud
thas to weaken unity OF fcs!ng, iatsr.st aud Sur.
pose II CT the o:hac hsad, they are gully, tho
that nay t-, as It q ouid DO Bat now !cas Ia sush
6ursnce. ssisaost hsarsaS, to be their sllosmSut
am. very truly, yonr fr.ena,
FA.kLlN PIERCE.
Hon Jem:s 4 Psards q. g. Senator, WAsalag,os
D. O.