Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08
am, with high esteem,
your most obedient servant
FRANK. PIERCE.
EDWIN DE LEON, Esq, Washington, D. e.

EDWIN DE LEON, S.sq, WaShIngtCR d. &.
In the question OF fact raised by Gen Pierce we
have no immediate concern. All we are called
upon to do is to give both parties a fair hearing
That have done, and that we shall ever do
The General does not remember to have seen
the reports OF the speech untll their republication
IN the ReDHb5ic some six months afterwards, not
wlthstandlng one OF the papers which contained
them, Is and was published III the town OF his re-
sidence! He then pronomces the reports gross
ly and absnrdly false" says that the two papers
which gave them ARE thoroughly abolition jour-
nas," and have long been unsparng in their at
tacks'' upon him personally. The issue, viewing
it as one of veracity, is between Gen Pierce the
New Boston orator, and the Rev. Mr. Foss the
reporter. who has made affidavit to the authenti-
city OF his report. in which he is supported by Mr.
Goodaie, editor OF the independent Democrat, who
are certified to be men Of character and standing
by Nessrs. Tuck and Perkins members of Con-
gress from New Hampshire. And furthermore.
whether Gen. Pierce has forgotten expressions
used III the excitement of debate or whether the
reporter wiltully misrepresented him. and after
wards peJmrcd himself to enforce the misrepresen-
tation. is a matter which ought to. and must be
settled in New hampshire.
Before proceed further, let note one ex-
preston: thoroughly abolition journals" One
would infer from this taat the purely democratic
journals, and Democrats proper, generally, We're
free from the tant of Abolitlonsm. We do not
think it viii be hard matter to prove that the
New Hampshire Patriot (Cien. Pierces organ.)
New Hampshire State Conventions. or New
Hampshire Legislatures, have been as ferccly alb
olition as the two papers roundly denounced-
let us see: IN February, 1918, the New Hamp-
shire FGtr.ot twill the Courier DARE dispute the
orthodoxy of Gen. Pierces immediate personal
organg issued an extra, of which the following is
part:
'.1Hc Slare,y Question-7he Course of the tro
/ "
which more gross frauds more base deceptions,
more palpabe, deliberate and persevering false
hood has been practlced by the Federal Abolition
organs and demagogues OF this State than that OF
slGUery and the position of the Democratic party
in relation to it. Every act of the Democrats up
on this question is basely msrepresented and de-
lberately perverted and all the arts ofraud false
hood and forgery are resorted to, to deceive the
people upon this subject. The desperation mani
tested IN this work plainly shows that it is only
by such means that they have any hope of success.
While every In their party present in the last
Legislature voted AGAINST THE wILMoT PRovIso
while every one of them Uoted against resolu-
ton declaring that 'wc are opposed 10 the ertensicn
! OF SLarery orer FREE TERRIToRY-whlle every one
of them Uoted against a resolution declaring that
IRE dppToUc OF the vote of Senators and Repre-
sentatIves IN taU0r Of the UGniot groUiso' while
these votes record, and while these resolu-
tons were voted for and passed by the Democrats
In that Legislature against the apdrdlleted eXer-
tons of the Federal and Abolition members to de-
feat them in the face and eyes of all this the Fed
eral Abolition leaders and organs have the brazen
impudence, the base and open depravity, to repre-
seat the Democracy 0htiS State as hostile to the WI
mot OUiso and false to their professions upon this
subjectr'
If the Patrjot was not thoroughly abolition"
we do not understand the meaning of words.
Now, what were the resolutions which the Pa
hiot so furiousy proclaimed its party in the Legis
| latuTe to be IN favoy of and the Wings againstz