New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-06
,,r. Rcsir.es ard HE Tradacers--The New
Hampshire Test.

on Ihl0Cic pawn
Democracy la place Of meeting MS a'su'"oa
fairly and openly, the Pierce presses nave as'sn.u
him with personal abuse and v'tupsreton' hafoiy
ever before equsll.d in political Controversy III
this country.
Mr.. Robirsou. having been absent some TINS
from the CITY. had not seen the numerous ana
,als,pons attacks upoa hin, till hi' return,
few davis since. To mere personal end vulgar
aims, he did not deem it necessary to reply. Az
ANONYMOUS asssant, in The Ner- York Her@e
of Aug. l3. signed " Hickory Switch, puonsned
a lorg article, probably prepared by ffahsna
Pierce. or his fi nds, at Concord, ~ H., SO 'n de-
ns,tsd from the regular Loco-Foco course OF per-
sor.l abuse. as TO pretend to meet his arguments
Mr.. Robinson therefore. on his return pre-
pared reply to this article, foolishly snpposins
that The Herald would be guided by any 'p'"s
Of fsirplay
On Friday evening, Mr.. Robinson took his re-
~, TO The Herald office, and delivered IL ntc the
hands of Bennett, who retained it till Saturday.
when Mr. Robinson called again and received from
Bennett he answer that he would not publish II.
Mr.. Re- binson said that Il was very hard to admit
an snnoym nous personal attack and refuse to hear
a temperate reply, signed by responsible name.
He also made to Dir. Bennett this offer That no
would Law the hundred dollars, which he had Pue
up on the truth Of the eight propositions Ia MS
authentic speech, on Mr.. Benefits desk, aud IL
he did not prove that Hickory Switch had fai-
siied facts and records, he would allow Mr.. BEN
nett 70 dispose Of the money at his pleasure, and
that he could ieare The decision on" HcsoTy
Sritek's" Ealsekoods 10 ar Bennett himself.
This very fair offer Mr. Bennett declined, and
Mr.. Robinson. unable 10 obtain a hearing, or even
an investigation Of the ficts in the case, took
back the manuscript. We give place 20 Mr..
Robinson's reply TO" Hickory Switch, omi'uas
the Introductory part, which these remarSs rem
der unnecessary. Mr. Robinson will perhaps re-
Div further to the generality OF his assaiiaass as
soon as be can find time.
MR. RoBlSsOSS REPLY.
To the Editor Of The Aetc- York Herald
NKw.YosK, Friday Sept B. 1852
now tufn TO "Iiickory Switch Why was
he afraid to give his name , No honest man rea,
sons from behind mask. Let him come out ana
the money is his if he proves that have stated
what is unsustained by the official documents.
Instead however, OF selecting any one OF these
propositions, according to my offer. he deals in
Q, neraliteis and without submitting the decision
70 any referee claims that twelve OF my lesntl
propositions are false! But L Will follow nun
through his twistngs.
The first point he raises is that Benlsmin
Pierce, when he voted TO retain the sixth article
in the Constitution of 1892, providing " Tor the
support OF public Protestant teachers, so voted
for the sake of extending the protection OF the
laws TO "every denomin alton OF Chntlans.' L
have not said nhy he voted to keep the Anti
Catholic test in (; 1 only said he DID rote to keep
il in and this {" Hickory Switch acknowledges
is true. | doubt the truth OF his assertion thas
in 1872 there was neither Catho'; nor Jew IN
New. Hampshire nor would that alter the princ-
pie even il It were
The next point attempted to be made is that.
on the fourth day of the Convs alton, Ben amin
Pierce did not vote for retaining the words, shall
be OF the Protestant Religion, IN the itb scion.
The writer, however acknowledges that Benja-
min Pierce is not recorded among those IN favor
of Catholic Emancipation. The records show
that he was present, and every one voting IN favor
OF striking out the odous distinction IL record
ed, and three more than the official number inter-
lined; yet Benz. Pierce does not appear among thu
orr final ecorded friends Of Catholic Emsncipa-
ton nor oDg the inteIlmiations. In such
a contest this, IL does not need inspired author
ity to prove that he who is not for us is against
W, par iculaly We find that on previous sec-
ion he voted TO retain the word Protestant"
The next assertion Of Hickory Switch" is.
that in my spt ech | asserted there was no anti
Popery clause in the original Constitution, till
Ben Pierce put it in. | never said So what
said appears as follows, on the 4th page of my
speech IN pamphlet.
"Ths first constitution was formed In Exeter In
l776, and vas called the Temporary Constitution
read in manuscript, and found Ia as,i Catholic
est so that we had no bgotry t after the Rs you.on"
All his remarks on this mead, therefore, go for
nothing they 60 TO upset what never said.
1t il not worth while TO bubble about whether
Benjamin Pierce voted to put the Anti Catholic
test in the Constitution Of 1892, or voted against
striking it out When Convention is called 70
form entirely Constitution and a Com
hit tee report draft whether original or copied
from part OF the old Constitution and a motion
is made to strike out any portion those that vote
against striking out, vote to put it in.
lie M xt denies my assertion that old Benjamin
Pierce voted for the Alien and Sediti0n Laws. lf
he will look into the'ohcia report Of the proceed
iDgs Of the wHampshre Legislature, in 1799
OF which Benz. Pierce a member, he will find
the Alien and Sedition resolutions in fail and that
they were uadhtm0usiy adopted, June H. 1899.
Ii takes some hardwood to deny so plain histori-
cal and recorded truth as this.
tie says that | asserted that franklin "Piercs
never made any speech on the subject at ALL" 1
never said SO. What | said is contained ia the
first Of the eight propositions. If any of Mr.
Pierces friends show that he spoke in favor Of
striking out the Anti Catholic test ehie that sub
ject ras before The Convention, will forfeit tho
cum mentioned.
His next point is, that it was not Mr.. Parker.
(Whig,) OF Nashua that brought forward the sub
jet of Catholic Emancipation, when il was dis
cussed NOV. Is, 1850 as have stated IN propo-
sition Number2. Indeed, he roundly ssserts: 'It
does rot appear by the record that Mr. Parker
had anything to do with either bringing forward
or favorIng the resolution"
crave special attention to this. have the Of
fetal report complete, in my room in this City,
where any one interested can see il. Nov, just
look at the following extracts. and then judge DO
tween Hickory Switch p" and me. the leading
debate when Judge Woodbury. made his great
speech on Catholic Emancipation, took place Nov.
-, 1850. Now, here two extracts verbatim
from the report Of that day - proceedings:
"On motion Of Mr.. PGky, Of Nashua, the Conysn-
don resolve self IL 10 the Committee Of the Whole ON
the Report OF the Committee Property Quaf ,aions
and Religious Tests, Mr. SAWYER Of Eashua ia TIA