The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-10-07

Gen. Pierce has sustained the obnoxious clause in
the constitution Of that State; but quotes the argn-
nents of few, very few political partisans Of
Gen. Pierce who did advocate the rescntiou Of the
clause. lie makes mention of the postivc efforts
Of Mr. Pierce TO effect repeal Of the religious test
but condemns him for not bein, able to exercise the
influence his political friends, this ques
ton that has been potent in other matters. This
aulacous liar makes up tissue of flsch pods and in
famous differences into the shape Of a speech. This
speech he Aahi0s from the stlnp am,ng the Irish
population who cannot of course BE- expected to know
our public n,u very well, AMI tn, Wing leaders and
Wing journals who have too much personal pride to
do this dirty work themselves, encourage him on,
chucklng with satisfaction over their creed, that all's
fair in politics. But they may be sure their sins will
surely find them out.
Now, as for our individual opinion Of Mr.. Picrcc's
sentiment upon the test clause, though had never
heard read word upon it, for against, we
should have more question than OF our own scati-
men upon it. Having been raised in the same State
and school Of politics, with Gen. Pierce, are alb
soutely it by instinct. that he holds the
test in contempt, every natural born democrat docs
everywhere. We would as soon expect our parson
to put the question to his deacons, edo you believe
in roast-beef and plumb puing. as to question the
general faith of out and out democrat like Genera
Pierce. Who have been the Underwriting advocate.
of the rights and privileges of immigrants from land,
of political oppression. They have always been the
! Of NJ b,S
Of the chiefs.
But there is another view b. taken Of this New
Hampshire question, which strangers to that State
altogether overlook. We mean the impracticality o
the question. New Hampshire is State outside o
the Of immigration, in its locality, and on ac
Count Of its peculiar qualities of soil and surface is
less inviting to foreigners than almost any State Of
the Union. The fact ia that but very few foreign
crs have for the last fifty years directed their steps
that way. The test clause not the hndlance--
day there, scarcely mootcd, and in later
years, it has perhaps up except in the
periodical conventions for revising the Constitution
If it had been question of any very important polit
cal bearing, all this slicve-ga CANNON thunder would not
have been reserved for this day, when pcrchance
Son Of the Granite State is before the people 70,
their first choice Franklin Pierce is as incapable
undemocratic act, his political opponents hav,
shown from the earliest history OF our Government
their dread Of 'acn'' votes and their periodical at
tempts to exclude immigrants from participation il
elective franchise.
The following statement from Gen. Pierce himself
not aware, has been Published in this mcrid
ian.
LETTER FROM GEN. PiERcF.-The fpllowin.
letter in relation to the religious test in New Hamp
shire, written TO John L. Warren ESD of Coop
crstown, New York:
CoNCoRD, (N. H. July Is.
My Dea, Sir: II is impossible that charge should
embrace more direct attack upon truth, than tina
with which The Wing papers have teemcd in relation
to sentiments upon the rel ,ous test contained j,
our State Constitution which was adopted in 1892
and never amended since. The charge is contradict
cd by every word and act Of my life having rcferenc,
the question, any form, directly or col!aterally
advocated the call If the convention for the amend
ment of the constitution, which assembled in Novem
Der 1850, and the most prominent object in nv ow,
mind, to strike out the unjust and odous provis
ions, commonly called the religious and propert,
qualification tests, from our fundamental law. Ii
haste, Your most ob't serv't,
(Signed) FRANK PIERCE.