Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-08-04
More PROOF.

The Republic Of yesterday contains several doc
Nmants that cannot fail to tell. The first is a
statement sworn to by the Rev. Mr. Foss, one of
the gentlemen who tspoSted the New Boston
speech. The Republic says she is preacher of
the Baptist persuasion man of good character
aud unlupeaehed veraclty." 1t will be seen that
de swears point blank n the truth of the report
made 0y hun on the same day, from notes taken,
when the speech was delivered. That Is teStimo-
ny OF the highest character. and cannot be over
thrown except proving that FoSs is notorious liar
and of infamous character. His testimony is
strengthened by the fact, that he could have no
motive sixmonths ago to represent Gen. Pierce as
Free Soiler-as he was not the pthought flor the
Presidency.
We subjoin his affidavit.
The next document in the Republic, is letter
from Mr. Goodale, Editor of the Manchester De
mocrat, who says he employed tworespactable per-
sons to report Gen. Pierce's speech-& that those
reports agreed in every important particular-and
that the accuracy of the one published was never
QUESTIONED until done by the "Unon" recently
fIe says this report can be fully substautiated.-
His letter is too long for insertion this morning.
1t viii appear to morrow
The third document is from MeSSrs Tuck and
Perkins, NJ CPS from New Hampshire, who GER
tity to the good repute of the Editors whose char
acters have been asSsailed. This also will appear
Tomorrow
Messrs. Aver. Campbell s Co. are too slow
with their certificates. Their poor friends in this
region are in a state of awful distress. We feal
these documents will be the end of them.
AFFIDAVIT.
I.'Andrew L. Foss, of Manchesteriu the coun
ty of Hillsborough, and State of New Hampshire
md hat dovo If Ionu
attended political meeting at New Boston, il
said county. which was addressed by Gen. Pierce
that went there for the purpose ofrepOrting TIT
speakers, and that tie report Of the speech OF Gen
Pierce, wherein he declares that he ''loathed thu
Fugitive Slave law, Sc, was furnished by mt
to the editor of the Manchester Democrat; tina
the samc was written out by me on the evening
after the meeting from notes taken on the spot
and that the facts therein stated as published il
said Manchester Democrat, and also in the hide
pendent Democrat, are true. distinctly recOl
iect that Gen. Pierce said, among other things
that he had "most revolving feeling at the civ
ing up of a slave; - thathe ''loathed the Fugitiv
Slave laws" and that the same "was opposed t
humanity and moral right"
A. T. FOSS.
STATE OF New HAMPSHIRE,
.,lerimGck S.. July y, 1852.
Personally appeared Andrew L. FOSS, and mad
solemn oath that the above affidavit, by him sub
scribed, is true. Before me,
JACOB S. HARVEY, J. p.
This is plain, direct and specific swearing-an
it must-be met with swearing of the same sort
and by persons of good character without induce
ment to lie, to be overcome. Affirmative testimC
ny, according to all the authorities, is ten time
as strong as negative.
When MeSsrS. Aver, Campbell and Co., com
with their denials-as they are pledged to dc, the
must not stop there they must tell us what Ger
Pierce did say.-Rich. Whig Of The S0h uh.
"HoME VIEws."-The Union of yesterday ha
certificate signed by so or 100 names, denyin
in general terms TIE truth Of the published report
of General Pierce's speech in New Boston las
winter. 1t is pretty much such statement q
that of MIR. Ayer's-already published 1t goes ii
to no particulars-and OmitS to inform us wha
Gen. Pierce did say. These men certify (they
not swear) under very different circumstance
from those under which the reports were made
They are trying to bolster up Gen. Pierce so as
secure him the vote of the South; some or all {
them may hope to derive some personal benef
from his election. Such was not the case wit
the reporters last January. They had no mosiy
to m;srepresent him-certanly none to represen
him as Free Soiler-if he was not one.
These gentlement must mend their hold. TIL
weight of testimony is against them. Pierce's pre-
vious speeches, and the whole series of anti-slave
ry resolutions of the New Hampshire Democracy
OF which Pierce is the embodiment, are in favor
the published repOrtS-b of 3lSt