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rHE ADpYTIoNAL pRooF.

Hampshire speech. already Published. !. seems
to rs overwhelmjng-an we suspect i IS 50 re
garded 81 the Democracy Of this region. But We
protest against General Pierce being Withdrawn
from the track He was fairly entered. and be.
must run, or his hackers mus par the forfeit. Il
contrary 10 all the rules If fair and honorable sport
10 start horse, break him down in the first heat,
and then bring forward fresh steed. No, move
cannot submit 10 any such iockeying as that
The Democracy staked their pile upon an4obs cure
and unknown Yankee and they must abide the re-
suit he is without speed or bottom, that's their
misfortune, not our faux.
We invite attention 10 the proof which follows:
FT0m tis Has4iagton Republic.
GENERAL PIERCE AND SLAVERY.
There is nothing TO be gained in controversy by
recourse To yilnperative language. The uRtoa
may exhaust the vocabulary of abuse, without per-
SHADING any one that The Repabiic cicuiaies slate
ments which it disbeeFes, or that It has any SYM
paihies with Abolilionsm.
We have published two reports oil General
Pierce's speech at New Boston. The UAioR at
tempts TO discredt these reports on the ground that
they come from The Freesoil wing oil the Democia-
CIV, and are therefore unworthy oil belief The
New York Post on the other hand Democratic
journal OF the highest ability and pretensions, the
organ OF the most Influential and celebrated North
ern Democrats-of the Van Bufens, Butler, Dix
Cleveland and host of others, without whom the
Northern Democracy is nothing and nowhere-the
EreRiag Post gives full eredence 10 the reports,
commends abe sentiments attributed by them to
General Pierce and calls upon us to produce fur
Their testimony of the same sort. The legislative
records of New Hampshire, the resolutions OF her
Stale and County Conventions, show that The De-
mocras proper of that State have for years held
the same language that is ascribed TO General
Pierce and the witnesses produced by the Uaion
To rebut the evidence OF the Manchester aud Concord
Democrats, are distinctly proved y have gwen
their personal endorsement 10 the same sentiments
and 10 stand in coaSnala casu with the witnesses
who are denounced bv the Union as vile and inia-
NOUS Abolilionists The difference that We can
fad between Mr. Norris and Mr. Hale is extreme
/ ~ Thin Mr. Norris disayaws his local sentiments
on the subject Of slavery when he reaches Wash
ington Nj Hale has the madness and courage
TO adhere to them. Mr. Peasee aud sMr Hubbard
do not carry OUT their convictions TO the same con-
cnsions precisely with The editors of the Manehes-
Ter and Concord Dealo.rGkss but they stand com
mitled on the records 10 sentiments Justly often
sive to The South as any.whch those journals have
avowed.
We have two or three documents of interest TO
/ submit 10 our contemporary this morning We de-
sire his attention to them One is an affidavit from
Mr.. Foss, the reporter Of General Pierces speech.
TEiS gentleman, we understand i preacher Of
the Baptist persuasion, man of good character
ard unimpeached veraeity; but as fanatica we
dare saw on the subject Of abolition as tho editors
/ of the Ercniae Past, as Rantoul, Floyd Preston
King, Molony, Campbell, Cleveland, the Van Bu-
ren's, Butler Dix, and the numerous antf-Com-
| promise men who are now cooperating with For
| syth:< Soule Venable, and Governor Brown, to
make President of the " CHOICE AND CREATION OF
the Secessonists and Fire-eaters, on 1he basis Of
the resolutions of $500 which are the bible OF Se-
/ cess ion and Modification. We dare say that Mr..
Foss is quite as ultra 10 his notions on slavery as
any one Of the gentlemen that we have named -
! The Uaoa NAV think that we have sufficient cause
/ for net believing him on his OATH We do not
/ AFFIDAVIT
I I, Andrew T Foss, of Manchester, in the county
of Hillsborough, aud State Of New Hampshire
depase and say that on the 2d day of January 1852
| attended political meeting al New Bosiop in
said county which addressed by General
Franklin Pierce that went there for the puypoac
ofrepafting the speakers and that the report a the
speech OF General Pierce, whercn.he dcelares-he
/ t'Ioathed the Fugitive Slave Law. &c, was fur
nished BY me TO the editor OF the Manchester Dem
ocrat; that the same written outlby me on the
evening after the meeting from notes taken on the
A spot; and that the facs therein stated as Published
A in said Manchester D1moerat and also il The hue
I pendent Democrat, are tIae. dist lily recollsct
that Genera Pierce aid, among other things that
/ he had 'most revolving feeling al the giving up
Of siave," thai he ioahed the Fugitive Slave
/ law !" THAI the Same . was opposed 70 humanity
! and moral right FOSS.
/ STATE Or New HAMPsuiRE,
I IlIatf1NidCh SS JaaH - l7O-.
4 Personally appeared Andrew ross ara mare
/ solemn oath that The Above amiavlt, by nm SUB
JACOB S. HARVEY, Up.
\ The next document 10 which We would ask the
\ attentiqh OF oar contemporary is aletef from The
/ editor Of The Manchester Democrat, Mt Goodaic
\ II viii be seen that this gentleman ayers that he
\ has always been a Democrat, and is now opposed
\ 10 General Scott. He AYERS moreover that ttro re-
i ports were made OF General Pierces speech, rhsed
corrcSpoded IN ercfy Pafitehtqr and that The a2cu
racY ofihe report in the Manchester Democrat trat
net denied bp single paper stHtH the recent manifesto
| Of the Washington Ca7oR;
Letter Of AZ Gankale
MANCHESTER DEMOCRATIC OFFICE, !
July DC, 1852 (
Editor .of Tie Pepn61ic:
StR:-I noticed in the Washington Union some
DAYS ago statement that report of the speech oi
General Pierce al New Boston on The 81 of last
January had been republished in your paper; and
The Union on the authority OF Messrs Norris
Peaslee and Hibbard pronounced said report 10
be totally false and the pa per in which it appeared
TO be "infamous."
As you have no knowledge Of me, il will be pro-
per for me 10 say that am Democral-haye ev-
er been an opponent of Ia Wing parly-and am
opposed 10 the election OF General Scott state
this that you may understand that l write to you
solely 70 defend myself and maintain the truth
Uuli the passage Of the Compromise measures
was in full fellowship with the Hunker Democracy,
and han a personal acquaintance with General
| Pierce. In common with portion of the Demo-
/ cratic party, opposed the Compromise, and in
1851 supported Mi. Atwood The anti Compromise
candidate for Governor. AT that election the Com
n Ia 2ato I'D