Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-09-11

saw the report uf aHid speech nude by A
T. Foss, aud then belived the report Il
be TRUE and correct report Of said speech
and spoke of II tis being such at the time
and never heard any persof, say tha
they doubted the. correctness Of the repor
until it becan1e necessary to contradict i
to save Gen. Pierce's credit with his South
ern friends. DANIEL ANDREWS. I
Sworn, July rs, 1852, before .s
JosEpH CoeHHAr. JF., Justice of thepeace
| 7, Cyrus w. Campbell, Of the town D
Gofstown, county Of Hillsborongli, ant
State of New Hampshire, depose and say
| that / was al a political meeting holden al
New Boston, in said county Of Hillsbur-
ough, and State Of New Hampshire, on
the second Of January, 1863, which meet
| ing was addressed by Gen. Franklin Pierce
and while cAiiiiot reccollect any precise
words, do recollact that lie spoke of Ills
DISLIKE OF the Fag:livs Slave law and ]
recolIeet that, after returning, suid to q
number of individuals that lie, Gen. Pierce
| was Ms good all Aboltionist as myself il
he would only stick. 81
CIV. CAMPBELl4
Sworn, July 81, 1862, befors @
JosEpH COCHRAN, Jr., Justice OF the peace
/, Rodney McCoIlum, Of New Boston,
in the county Of HiIsborough. and State
of New Hampshire, depose and say, that
I was present at a polite meeting holden
in this Town on the second OF January,
1859, which was addressed by Gen Frank.
lin Pierce; and while Tcaniiot now testi.
fy to the words used, | do rcollect that he
spoke so strongly against slavery aud the
Fugitive Slave Law, that then thought
and made the remark to number of per.
sons, that lie General Pierce) was as
strong oil anti.savery man as any we had
about here RODNEY McCOLLUM.
Sworn. July 27, 1862, before
JosEPn CoRcnFAN, Jr., Justice ofthe peace
I, L w. Griffin, Of Pepperi, In the
county of Middlesex, Commonwealth oi
Massachusetts, certify and say, that / was
at New Boston, IN the county of Hills
borough, and State of New Hampshire,
on the second of January last. aud that
heard the epeeches of B. f. Aver, Esq,
aud General Franklin Pierce, and that /
heard A. n. Foss ask him several ques-
tions, and heard General Pierce's replies.
distinctly recollect Of hearing General
franklin Pierce say that he had The most
revolving feeling at the giving up of a
slave that he loathed the Fugitive Slave
law, aud other expressions of similar i'm
port concerning slavery and the Fugitive
Slave law. E. w. GRIFFIN.
Sworn, August 10, 1862, before II
RoBERT MOORE, Justice Of the peace
/. Nathan Hall, Of il New Boston,
county Of HiIlsboronght and State Of New
Hampshire, depose and say, that attend
ed d political meeting holden ID this town
on the second day Of January, 1852, at
which meeting General Franklin Pierce
made political speech, and T. distinctly
recolect that he spoke OF slavery and the
Fugitive Slave law as moral wrong and
revolving to his feelingis. a. s.e IS. ,si
NATHAN HALL. "
Sworn, July 90, 1852, before 4 I
JOS. COCHRAN, Jr., Justice Of the peace
We. Robert Warren and William +.
Warren, of the township Of GofFstown,
county Of Hillsborongh, and State of New
Hampshire, depose and cay, that we were
present al q political meeting holden III
New Boston, in said county Of Hillsbor-
ough, and State of New Hampshire, on
the Cd day OF January, 1862, which meet
ing was addressed by General Franklin
Pierce, and we distinctly recollect that be
said. in answer to questions propounded
to him. that the Fugitive Slave Law was
opposed to moral right and to humanity,
aud that his feelings revolted at the idea
OF giving up a fugitive slave.
ROBERT WARREN. q
VIM RI. WARREN.
Sworn, July 27,l652, before ,vs.a
john COCHRAN, Jr, Justice of the Peace.
4 /, Sandy Smith, Of New Boston, county
Of Hillsborongh, and State of New Hamp.
shire. deposed and say. that on the I'd
day Of January, 1852, / attended q polite
al meeting in this town, which was ad-
dressed by General franklin Pierce, aud
I distinctly recollect that he spoke Of
slavery and the Fugitive Slave Law as
morally wrong, and odions to his feelings,
but which Ire thought should BE- submit
ted 10 for tlie present 10 preserve our Ma,
tional Union.
Il distinctly recollects that he said mo
man abhorred slavery more than he that
he never saw q human being in bondage
without feeling his heart revolt at it.
atss y ~ SANDY SMITH.