Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-09-03
LONE OF FRANK PIERCE'S CALUM.
majors"


NJ Editor An Article in the Hartford
Times Of the 18th inst, headed rs above, and
copied from the Buffalo Cet, pGper edited Icy
IT, d. Magec, sets forth that W. j.. Robinson,
at party convention with closed doors IN tli.
city, STATED to an American audience that his
countrvmen were driven 20 the pol by their
priests, to vote the loco oco ucket--a state
ment VIGOROUSLY untrue"
Now, sir, It might d. 10 circulate such Il
statement N other places, hut 1t wont take in
Hartford, where the facts IN the case are known.
The meeting WAS not held with CLOSED dpot,,
out wa, open to all quite number q li-L-
men attended, and one in particular from a
neglboriny town in this State. who manutHc-
tnred the above from some remarks made ty
Mr. X. in the course Of his speech. These re
marks, other lrlshmGn present were not aa,e to
interpret ia the same hight in which this infor-
ner understood them. Mr.. Robinson, hi,n,,lt.
denied attcrward III It he mad ever sad az meant
to say any such thing.
Bat II he did actually make Use Of such Ian
Guage, &, ~ my firm belief tuat # Goccncy and
consistency were consulted Mr.. Nance uugit
10 be the very lat man ON She Amrucuu Com
tlnent to comment an such conduct, # NE would
only call to rund Ms l"ctu,2 before the Young
Mems Institute IN Hartford. two Yrrrs ayp. I'D
the Centre Church Lecture Il nan, with closed
doOrs, ,thlt Is, for lG0,e wac could nos paw the
entrance iec.j and before an American audi.
cncc, AS he thon- ht--bUt there wcre a few
lrI.h there. IN the course Of ligt lecture. lac
rmphatically stated that tic Irish were just one
degree above hGrbarIan>, expecting, 'u Gc sure,
that such statement would be- iuroytbiy re-
cclvcd. Again, N order t. leave behind hlm a
favorable and iaSunE Impression ON his Am"rj.
can audience, ia" last words, al the close Of hi,
lecture, were -"down with the Pope"
Again, when Nr. Magce published the New
York Nation, for eighteen months he kept con.
tlnually heaplng abuses on the Ca hulc Clergy
both III tins country. IN ireland, and IN Rome
lie accused lheRl II benz every thing but ccn-
tlemen and Christians. 4 tbs time, Mr.. Ma
gee assumed Che title of Catholic. and oven
now, he claIgas to be one ol' the man pillars Of
the Catholic Church, whilst Mr. Robinson is Il
Protestant and Is on V accused of on" state
ment originating in mistake, and that he de-
mes himself On consistency! where are yGu
Come forward aud unyel the hypocr1e
Now, Mr.. Editor, am not much Ola pchli
can, but am enough Of AN freshman to know
when my counlYmcn are iDsued, which is
frequently done in the columns Of the Times
for they are very careful to attack til" word
IRISH to every little thng, from the hilching OF a
hldHIers horse TO wrOnT post, TO an IRISH fra.
cas- in MIddletown-and they are very ready t.
abuse every lrishnan that docs not vote on thcIt
side-and they are very deIrous, above all, Ir
boast Of their newly discovered cousn,hlp with
and sincere love for, Old Engaud which they
are very careful to say hohHg about wAet
eiectioneering among the irish.
10 conclude, J honestly behcYc md sincere
iy say 1t TO my couH,rymen. that the greatest
insult ever offered to the lsl>h Catholics o.