New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-23
= Clerical Renentaace.

The following Is the letter which Tue
Hunker leaders in New-Hampshire extort-
ed from their candidate for Governor on
hearing that he had written to certain lead
ing Free Sellers the letter already pub
lished
10 ae E6ltoys If the Y. y. Patr;st:
GE.TLEmEx: Having bad my attention called
to letter purporting to have been written by me
and addressed to John Il y hite and others ana
published in the Independent DeRocrFf OF tal5
date. wish in Justice TO my political TRENDS aaa
myself 70 make brief explanation.
had received the letter from the gentleman
snoken Of. and intended to make well considered
md candid reply. Down to Friday last, the org
inal was within ny control, and not III the n2l1s
ne tha gentleman who wrote to me and at taat
time was making notifications, and mad others
to propose, in reply. But having become satlshed
that the design was, and that the eject o! tue
corresDoDdence would be, to create agitation
Jeer,ad il nv dntv not to put forth even the sub
stance oil that reply without more cateiui ana He-
Ih4rste consideration Of the present attitude OF
tho country. and OF all the measures OF |hcu tn7
q Fugitive Slave Law formed part " I'm TINS
tiAv1 DESTROYED the original letter which was IN
NV own Handwriting, fully believing t.Iat no copy
OF my rough draft was III existence
wish now distinctly TO state, taas Wiisl s't.I
u m
Lew was said regarding 1t as an Isolated ln9a,
su,e believe that there are features eHbfaced
h that law to which many persons IN me rec
States do net give their cordial assent S1lli IL
was not passed as a single measure, but iofineH
link in series Of measures OF compromise anu
conce skion Il.
imminent dangers which evidently threaten the
neroetuity of our Union and the peace OF our De
ioysG conutrv. shall stand by those compromise
measures as q whole. with firm conviction that
such is my duty as patriot and CHRISTIAN
will this 20 be distinctly understood to be my an
slteyable position as a candidate before the people
OF his State an with respect yours TINY, nc
Ae,r-B Boston. Dec. H. 1856 JOHN AI"ooD.
This letter excites emotions not only of
pity for the writer, and of contempt for his
yascilIation, but of Indignation at his dis
Nervousness. Tt may have been folly
on his part to answer the Free Sellers as
he did, but can thet Justify him in speak
ine of his own letter to them as 'ParPort-
iog to have been written by meF' Can
the man who viii stoop to such dodge as
this be fit for even a Foco Governor /!
= This new letter purports to have been
written at New Boston on the 18th by Mr..
Atwood. We have good reason to believe
that here are three distinct false pretenses,
-tbat it was in fact written for Mr.. A. at
Manchester on the 18th, and his signature
to it cxtorted by menaces Of political ruin
and given with great reluctance, under
pledges which have not been kept The
quibble about regarding the Fugitive Slave
Law as an isolated measure and as one
of SERIES is one which only desperate
necessity can have driven any one to resort
to. Mr. Atwood's own case proves that IN
New Hampshire no new law for the re-
clamation of Fugitive Slaves was neces-
sary. The Hunkers at Concord had their
fugitive caught, handcufled, ringbolted and
hamsfrung within twenty-four hours after
they started on his trail. Who could ask
for d process moro summary than shnt