The daily union., 1852-08-12
THE UNION THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST r. 1852

adopting a resolution TO abolish IT, which resolution
was 10 be, OF course, reported TO the convention for
defnlye action by that body. At this moment Gen
Pierce spoke, grouping his brief remarks upon the prop
erty test into the same speech, but dwelling principally
upon his objections to the religious test
Sd The third and most material OF this series OF false
hoods in the above brief extract the ayerment that 10
the speech made by Gen Pierce The only reference he
made 10 the religious test that il had been dead let
ter"
Here the closing references made by Gen Pierce
10 the religious lest They settle the question of Gen
Pierces opinion 10 the religious test and they also SET
lie the question TO the alsehood OF the statement
above cited:
"The religious test in the constitution had undeniably
been stigma upon the State home and abroad IL had
been repeatedly named TO hm-and in for
egn andas unworthy OF the intelligent and liberal spirit
Of counlrynen Although he had at times felt keenly
the reproach, he had uniformly referred, he had
doubt other gentlemen had done to other parts OF the
stution illustrating the and free spirit of
fathers aud 10 these least for many yearsa blank
The great question of religious toleraon was practically
setted and settled in manner 10 be reversed
while we retain present form of government,
than thirty years ago. The provisions claiming the
attention ofthe committee could hardly be said involve
question They had been tho subject OF discussion
in every yceum, every academy debating club every
opinion and public feeling uniform and decisive
The subsance-if substance they had-having long
since passed away, he eioced that the proper occasion
had at length arrived to dispense with the form"
One specimen more of Robnson's speech, and we have
done with it;
"A set of wire pulers have put up for President
the United States the leader OF New Hampshire ocofoco-
sm-perhaps the bigoted and brutal lump Of stupidity
in the universe. The question Of Catholic omanc patton
comes up appeal from the democracy of New Iismp
shire the people of the United States. Every who
for Pierce for his party, and fasten the
stigma forever the Catholics Those that against
him for Catholic emancipation. That's Just the
question at the next election"
Waving the brutality Of the language here used let
regard only the monsrousness of the fasehood Here
| are the facts:
"Not only (says the New Hampshire Patrio) has Gen.
eral Pierce omitted any duty in regard this matter
but has failed, when the question of calling
venton has been before the people, TO urge them
for the sake OF aboshng the religious and property
AT the election in 1850, when the question calling
convention before them he urged IL for the purpose
of aboishng these In 1851 when the amendments
first before the people, he spoke In favor of them AT
the last election, when the amendments aboshing the
tests again before the people, he made public
favor of them In 1874 he advocated the call
OF convention in speeches and with his pen The
papers Of that year show that both General Pierce and
Judge Woodbury. made urgent appeals the democrats
and strong efforts get full in favor
of revision So it was on previous occasions In 1874,
the ballots printed at the Patriot office had the
.Yes question, Shall the constitution be amended
Ii was done by General Perces advice, and for he
abused by every whig and abolition paper in the State
Thes estaenents will be verified in that will
prove beyond all question that General Pierce has
been actively engaged In movements contemplating the
expurgation of these obnoxious tests"
In the face of all this, the beer out every
who votes for Pierce votes to asen the stigma forever
on the Catholics 70 Is such document ihisor these
but specimens Of its general teno-worh further
refutaion' On the contrary, let it fall into the sewer
the parest OF all the wreched Roorbacks" which the
despair of by fair and honest is ex.
torting from the managers and the tools Of the whg
party.