Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-09-23

showed that the party attributed very little i'm
portance to the religious test. In fact Pierce
and his party adopted system of Represen.
taiion similar to the rotten borough system oil
Great Britain; for no orler apparent reason
than to defeat all amendments of the Consti-
tuition
FOREIGNERS NOT PEOPLE.
Dec. II. Gov. Steele, Qocofoco.) on this
subject of the basis of Representation, mo-
we'd that paupers and foreigners be not count
ed part of the people.
Mr.. Cass complained that two towns, du-
ring the building Of the Northern Railroad
had sent two extra representatives on the score
of the lrishmen at work on this road Jaw
fulD
Here now was a glorious chance for the
champion of Catholics and frshmen, but Mr..
Franklin Pierce was dumb, ard Gov. Steel's
amendment was carried by 102 to O..
Dec. l3. In the evening the religious test
on representation was stricken out bat no re-
marks from Mr.. Pierce.
PIERCE ON OTHER MATTERS.
Dec. 10. Franklin Pierce spoke two or 5
times on the Judiciary. In fact, Catholic E.
Emancipation seemed 10 be the only subject on
which his tongue was tied.
Dec. "a. Franklin Pierce spoke on the
calling out of the militia.
Dec. 20. Franklin Pierce opposed the cleo
ton OF Clerks of the Courts by the people,
and had that clause stricken out. The same
day he spoke several times on the election and
jurisdiction of petty judges. No subject was
too petty for his tongue but Catholic Emanci-
patton.
Dec. 27. franklin Pierce opposed district
ing the : tate into Twenty Senatorial Districts,
the ground that it would endanger his par
tvs superiority, and it was defeated. The
same evening he spoke four or five times on
petty Justices Courts.
CONCLUSION OF THE SESSION.
The Convention finally adjourned on the 81
day of January, 1851, and during its whole
session Franklin Pierce found time 10 speak
on almost every subject. trivial. petty. S iate
and National, and that, too, without descend
ing from the chair. but feUer once during the
whole session Of the Convention. while the
religious test was before the Conve alton, did
he say loord in favor Of striking it out.
And yet every lying sheet and Loco mouth
l. full of fulSOme praises on Franklin Pierce
for doing what he never did! What depen-
dence, then can naturaIzed citizens place up
on anything these people say
SUBMITTED TO THE PEOPLE
The question was submitted 20 the people
at the regular election held in New Hamp-
shire on the ID Tuesday of March. l85I.-
During the whole Of that time, from January
to March, no public meeting was called by
Mr.. Pierce or his friends to speak in favor of
Catholic Emancipation. They did not; he
did not We himself as much trouble to res
cue the Catholics from their disabilities as a
common humane person would take to extri-
cate fly from the meshes of a spiders web
The amendments We're submitted in the
form of fifteen questions, and the repeal of
the antl-C Catholic test was No. s. Let US
look at a few of the towns to see the unblush-
ing effrontery of Geo. NJ. Dallas and the
whole locofoco party. | take the Concord
Patriot, of March 27, 1851, which SAYS, in
announcing the result: Every position sub
NIT ed has been rejected By Uery large ma
jOrity." George NJ. Dallas says it was re-
jected for want of two-thirds vote.
THE VOTE.
| have given in the same towns, the same
year, for Dinsmoor, the Pierce candidate, a
man whom Franklin Pierce had put up against
Atwood, The regular Locofoco candidate. 1t
will be seen that in towns where franklin
Pierce rallied his party to vote by hundreds
for his candidate, he did not think it worth
while to secure a single bakers dozen for
Catholic Emancipation. Here are a few
towns.
On the eighth proposition, as voted for in
March, 1851, with votes for Governor given
at the same election, from the New Hamp-
shire Patriot of March 27, 1851: