Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-12
A Champion Worthy His Cause


The Ncm Hampshire Patrtot is the organ of the
Democratic party in the town of Concord, the
residence Of Cen Franklin Pierce. 1t is frc-
quenty referred to and quoted by the papers Of
that party throughout the Union. We have al
ways entertained the opinion that it is in the
confidence Of Gen Pierce, and have been assured
that it occasionally contains articles from his
pen. OF this, however, we are not certain. Its
earnest and feeling advocacy of him warrants the
opinion at least, that it receives his approval and
encouraging support. Perhaps our readers will
relish "a touch of its quality" Here it is:
"THE BIGGEST LIE YET.-Some paper has of
fered reward for the bigyest lie of the campaign,
and member of Congress from Ohio, named
| Bell, can safely claim the reward. In late
speech in the House, THIS MAN had the BRA
ZEN INIPUDENCE and MENDACITY to declare,
and to quote figures in support of his DELIBER-
ATE LIE, that in the election in this State, in
1851, the Democrats cast more than two-hirds
of the votes given for governor. This WlLFUL
FALSEllOOD was uttered for the purpose Of
proving that the Democrats had it in their power
TO adopt the amendment abolishing the religious
test, which required two-thrds vote. To ap-
precinte the REVOLVING IMPUDENCE AND
MENDACITY of this FELLOW, it is only neces-
y
Democrats were in minority of more than 1900.
Every man who heard this BRAZEN BLACK
GUARDS speech was aware of this fact yet he
stood up before them and DELIBERATELY
UTTERED THIS WRETCHED LIE"
Having nothing to do with the FFre-poiHtisms in
the above, (and all who know Mr. Bell may be
sure of his indifference TO them, we will proceed
to the matters of fact involved.
| Mr.. Bell is here charged, first, with asserting
that Tie Democratic party in Nstc Hampshire, in
1851, cast more than rco-thirds of the ootes for
qoveraor; and, second, U1tnrring hence that that
party had the power to abolish the odious reli-
gious test. This is the whole allegation against
him.
For what Mr.. Bell said we refer to the Con-
gresional Globes report of his speech. We there
find the following:
"There were two Democratic and one Whg
candidate. The Democratic candidates received
30, 100 votes; He Wing candidate did not recrice
one.thud Of the Ootes, as he got only lS4S4."
In preceding paragraph Mr.. Bell had said
"My statement is Of course based upon the
information have received through the news
papers of that State"
Did any newspaper of that State afford to him
data for the above statement? careful cx-
animation of the following, from the National
Tntelgencer Of June 10, 1852, will answer this
question. Indeed it covers the whole ground:
The very day lin March, 1851 when the peo-
pie OF New Hampshire rejected the amendment
to their constitution which proposed to abolish
the property qualification and the religious test
an election was held for governor, at which the
Whig candidate received only eighteen thousand
votes out of n pol Of ffty-seven thousand. The
vote was as follows: THE Wing Almanac gives
| the same figures.
For Mr. Sawyer is 49,
For Mr. DinsmOOr (DeuI ...... q ,l23
For Mr. Atwood, (Frocso Dem ).......... l2Oso
57,6la
| Mr.. Atwood was the regularly nominated Dem
ocratic candidate until within few days Of the
election, when, owing TO his Freesol predilec-
tions, he was thrust inside, and Mr. DinSmoor
substituted in his place. 1t is not probable,
therefore, that Mr.. 4. received the support Of
many Wings: indeed, Il IS reHdered certota TINT he
did not recctUe Meir support tram The fact that on
his occasion Mr. Sdwyer's cote cds nSariy Tie same
III amount as he Wing cdndidate jor goceraor had
rcceivsd at the ScUerat dHntdt elections immediately
preceding Mat cf 1851.
Now, in contrast with the above vote, we insert
from our own columns Of the 3lst March, 1851
the returns of the vote on the several constitu-
tiona amendments submitted to the people
These returns were originally copied from the
Ne,c Hampshire Patriot, and profcssed to give the
complete vote of the State, with the exception of
one town.
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