Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-24
The Rebels, Friends.

We took occasion last week to give an ex'
 tract from rebel paper, ir which it'was dis | tinctly shown that the last hope of the rebels 1 hung upon the successful maneuvres ofrthe | eopperheadi faction in the North. to divide
 public sentiment and neutralize the effec'ssol l our recent victories. This is no less the for.
 lorn hope of the rebels now than were their
 strong presumptions of aid from the samc
 quarter at the very outset of the rebellion. A
 letter from his Ex-Excellency Frank Pierce
 has recently come to light, from among the papers of Jeff Davis, which was addressed to
 that rebel chief in January, 1860, which clearly
 shows that at tkat time, as now, the Northern
 copperhead was in full sympathy with the Southern rebel.
 It will be seen, too, that the letter duplicates
 one Seymour crhos. Il of this State. It is
 no more than we have been led to expect. No
 wonder that the rebels got up the war under such encouragement, and no wonder that they still hang their hopes on the assured sympathy of these men.
 But hers is the letter:
 CLARENDON HOTEL, Jan. 6, 1860.
 My DEAR FRIEND :: l wrote yuu all unsatis- factory note day or two since. have just had pleasant interview with Mir. Shepley, whose courage and fidelity are equal to his learning and talents. He says he would rsth- CT fight the battle with you as the standard bearer, in 1860, than under the auspices of any other leader. The feeling and judgment of Mr. s. in this relation is, 1 an confident, rapidly gaining ground in New England Our people are looking for "the Coming Man." One who is raised by all the elements of his character above the atmosphere ordinarily breathed by politicians. A man really fitted for this emer- gency by his ability, courage, broad statesman ship and patriotism. Col. Seymour (Thos. H. arrived here this morning, and express d his views in this relation in almost the identical language used by Mir. Shepley. It is true that in the present state of things at Washington, and throug bout the country, no man can pre- dict what changes two or three months may bring forth Let me suggest that in the run ing debates of Congress. full justice seems to me not to have been done to the democracy of the North.E < do not believe that our friends at the South have anyjust idea of the state of leeliuS HWI JiuS at tuis lHouicHG to Ihc PilCh Ol intense exasperation between those who res pect their political obligations, and those who have apparently no impelling power but that which fanatical passion on the subject of do- mestic slavery imparts. WITHOUT DISCUSSING THE QUESTION OF RIGHT,-of abstract po,cer TO sEcEDE, IhdUe nerer belieued ttat actual disrup- ton of the Union can occur aoithout blood and # utrough madness of northern abolitionists flat dire calamity must come. the Jfghting ,0iH not be along Mason and Diron's lne merely. IT WILL. BE WITHIN OUR OWN BORDERS, IN OUR OWN STREETS, BETWEEN THE TWO GLASSES OF CIT HENS TO WHOM IHAvE REFERRED. THOSE WHO DEFY LAW AND SCOUT CONSTITUTIONAL oBLIGA- TONS, WILL, IF WE EVER REACH THE ARBITRA- MENT OF ARMS, FIND OCCUPATION ENOUGH AT HOME. Nothing but the state of Mrs. Pcrce's health would induce me to leave the country now, al- though it is quite likely that my presence at home would be of little service. I have tried to impress upon our people, especially in N. H. and Connect cut, where the only elections are to take place during the coming spring, that while our Union meetings are all in the right direction and we'll enough for the present, they will not be worth the paper upon which their resolutions are written unless we can overthrow political aboitionism at the polls and repeal the unconstitutional and obnoxious laws which in he cause of "personal liberty have been plac- ed upon our statute books. I shall look with ]eep interest, and not without hope, for deci- led change in this relation. Ever and truly your friend, FRANKLIN PIERCE.
 Hon. Jeff. Davis, Washington, D. c.