The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-29

report of the speech of General PIERCE wherein he
| declares that he "oaihed the Fugitive Slave law
&C. >" was furnished by me to the editor of the
Manchester Democrat; that the same written
out by me on the evening after the meeting from
notes taken on the spot and that the facts therein
stated as published in said Manchester Democrat
and also in the Indepsndent Democrat, are true.
distinctly recolleot that General Pierce said,
among other things, that he had "most revolt
| ing feeling at the giving up Of slave;" that he
"loathed the Fugitive Slave law" and that the
same "was opposed to humanity and moral right"
A. It. FOSS.
STATE OF New HAMPsHIRE,
Marimack, 0., July %, 1852.
Personally appeared Andrew T. Foss, and made
solemn oath that the above affidavit, by him sub.
| scribed, is true. Before me,
$50. JACOB 8. HARVEY. J. p.
The next document to which we would ask
| the attention of our contemporary is letter
from the editor of the N anchester Democrat,
Mr.. GooDALE. 1t will seen that this gen
tleman AYERS that he has always been Demo-
Graf, and is now opposed to General SCOTT.
He AYERS moreover that t,ro reports Were made
of General PIERoE's speech, ,chieh correspond
ed in sve,y particular; and that the accuracy Of
the report in the Manchester Democrat ,cas
not denied by single paper until the recent
manifesto Of the Harrington Union:
Letter Of Mr.. GoodaIe.
MANoHksrEn DEmooa AT OFFICE,
July %, 1852.
Editor Of the Republic:
Sir: noticed in the Washington Union some
days ago statement that report of the speech of
General Pierce at New Boston, on the I'd of last
January, had been republished in your paper; and
the Union, on the authority of Messrs Norris,
Peaslee, and Hubbard, pronounced said report to
be totally false. and the paper in which it appeared
| to be "infamous."
AS you have no knowledge of me, it will be pro-
per for me to say that am Democrat-have
ever been an opponent of the Wing party-and am
opposed to the election of General Scott. state
this that you may understand that l write to you
solely to defend myself and maintain the truth.
Until the passage of the Compromise measures
l was in full fellowship with the bunker Democra-
cy, and had personal acquaintance with General
| Pierce. In common with portion of the Demo-
cratic party, opposed the Compromise, and in
| 1851 supported Mr.. Atwood, the anti Compromise
candidate for Governor. At that election the
| Compromise Democratic candidate was defeated
by the people by over 5000 majority.
In order to regain their power with the people,
General Pierce and his friends, after the election,
took especial pains to represent to the leading anti
Compromise Democrats that their feelings in re-
| gard to the inhumanity and wrong of the
Fugitive Slave law did not differ in the least
from those who had supported Mr.. Atwood /;
but that, for the sake Of the Union and the fulfill
ing the compact OF the Constitution, they deemed
| it best to acquiesce in it.
As the election for 1852 approached, General
Pierce expressed desire to address the citizens of
New Boston, where Mr.. Atwood resided, and
which had given him a vote Of PAL to 40 for Dins-
more, the opposing candidate. DESTROYS to obtain
a correct report of General Pierce's remarks, re-
quested two gentlemen Of intelligence and high
character to report for me. They did 80, and the
report of the one which was published in the De-
mocrat of January was substantiated in every
| particular by the report of the other. The accu-
| racy of the report was not denied by single pa
per until the recent manifesto Of the Washington
Union. As the Ds,aocrat had not only the largest
circulation in the city, but also in the county, it
would have been folly to have published any other
than true report of speech which was listened
to by hundreds 1t is no trivial evidence of its &C
curacy that its correctness was not questioned by
men of any party.
|
tisans who, induced by hope of reward and by
party prejudice, will stand ready to deny the
truth of this report but let thorough investiga
ton be made and it will be subsant ated in every
particular, and by testimony of such reliable and
| positive character as to convince every candid
man. When this is called for in suitable man
ner, am ready to furnish it.
Respectfully, yours,
JOHN H. GOODALE.
We submit to the Union that this affida-
Wit and this letter are much more effective and
reliable testimony than abusive language. But
we have not vet exhausted our documents. We
have this moment received a letter from two
members of Congress from New Hampshire,
Mr.. Tuck and Mr.. PERKINs-the first named
a DEMocRAT, and the latter WHIG. From
this letter we learn that the editors of the
Manchester Democrat and the Independent
Democrat are men of good reputation in their
vicinage Mr. GooDALE, it seems, has always
supported the Democratic nominations, and has
always had at the head of his columns the
names of the Democratic candidates for Con-
gress, including those of the men who now
seek to malgn him! Mr.. FoGa, it is averred,
is Democrat Of the same associations, and a
man as far above personal reproach as any one
in New Hampshire.
Such is the testimony of two highly respecta
BILE members of the House from New Hamp-
shire to the reputation of gentlemen who have
been SO wantonly and Indignantly assaied
We annex their letter without further COM
| ment:
Letter of Messrs. Tuck and Perkins
| WAsHINoroN, July %, 1852.
| To the Editor of the Republic:
| The undersigned have read the articles which
have appeared in your paper on the subject of tn,
remarks upon slavery alleged to have been made
| by General FRANKLIN PIERCE at New Boston
| New Hampshire, in the month Of January last
With view Of shielding General Pierce from the
responsibility Of the remarks imputed to him, ouI
colleagues in Congress, Messrs. Moses NoRRIs, jr.
CHAs. H. PEAsLEE, and HARRY HBBARp, have pub.
lished letter intended to dscredt the two ncwspa
pers in New Hampshirc--the Manchester Democrat
and the Tndependent Dsmocrdt-in which a report o
General PIKRcE's speech was published at the