Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-09-28

adduce, that his memory is entirely at fault.
But here are some preliminary facts which the
reader should note:
l. The letter of Mr.. Pierce and those Of Nor
ris, hlbbard, Peaslee, Aver, and Campbell, in
Guiding the joint letter of the two latter, and
others, were all eoncocted about the same time.
The letter OF Norris & Co. is dated July 10Th
Ayers first letter July 10TH Campbells first,
also July 10th General Pierce's letter July 23d;
the joint letter Of Aver, Campbell, and others,
has no date, but was as we have before stated,
published in the Union July 30th The proba-
bility is, that that letter aud General Pierce's
letter were written and forwarded to Washington
at the same time. We are confirmed in this CON
lecture by the luct that the "Union several
times, before the publication of General Pierces
letter, referred to denial, under his hand of
the truth Of Foss's statements. Why did not the
" Union " out with il at once? Why has it been
kept back until this late day? However this
may be, nothing could more forcibly illustrate,
than the facts above alluded to, the futter into
which the statements Of Foss have thrown the
whole New Hampshire Democracy.
2, But it will be found, on examination, that
there is not only coincidence in dates, but u
wonderful coincidence in the forms of express
sions, train Of argument, and the whole method
Of treating the subject Thus, in all these etfu-
sioAs, (including General Pierces letter. great
pains are taken to present as prominent fact
that the &" Independent Democrat" of Concord,
and The Democrat of Manchester, are both
abolition journals in all there is the same sug
gestion of hostility on the part of the editors
against General Pierce and the Democratic party;
in all there is entire failure to allege any mo-
tive for making false statements last January
statements which tended powerfully to render
him popular with their readers and, finally,
there is in all the same reference to the knswI-
edge Of the vlcinage as constituting a sufficient
reason for remaining silent hitherto. 1t is diff
cult for the minI to escape the conviction that
these letters were got up by concert, and were all
the coinage of one and the same mint.
The General opens his letter with an express
sion of regret that his nomination should have
occasioned any disagreement between the editors
of that notorious dssEion organ, stThe Southern
Press" thereby not only manifesting his sense of
gratitude for the signal service rendered by the
fire eaters in nominating him, but also exhibiting
His high sense of the services which the editors
could, by their joint efforts, render III promoting
his election. No doubt he was deeply concerned
Mt any exhibition Of disunien among the dis
unionists.
Having despatched the preliminary topic, in
which considerable adroitness is manifested by
giving sort Of business air to his communica-
ton, the General comes down to the matter in
hand, and suggests that he did not remember
his speech at New Boston until it was republshed
in the Republic very likely But he does
not say that he did not hear of it. 1t is difficult
to believe that a report which he now obviously
regards as fatal to his character as q public
man escaped his knowledge entirely-was there
no friend to apprize him that a fatal blow had
bee aimed at his reputation? Where was b.
F. Aver?
But the General is in a hurry to proceed to the
ILL.,
once on " the gist of the whole matter" (as the
lawyers say.) Tile pretended report" says tae
General, as, and presume was intended to be, an
entire misrepresentation" 1t is obvious that the
words, Z" and presume t0as intended to be" should
be stricken out, as the General suggests no rea-
son for such presumption, and all the facts
known to the public tend directly the other way.
Indeed, the introduction of this uncharitable
clause, in our Judgment, weakeus the whole ale
gatien, and must, as we conceive, awaken some
degree of suspicion in candid minds. 1t looks
very much like an attempt to get rid Of an un
pleasant subject by clamor and abuse.
Putting out, then, what should not have been
put in, the sentence stands thus" The pretended
report an entire misrepresentation that is to say,
the report and the whole report, is false. 1t is
fabrication in all its parts, for the General is
dealing by wholesale" lie puts in ne excep-
tiOn, no saving clause. He does not say it IS
partly true and partly false, but that the report
as an entirety is false. 1t is not to be presumed
that the General would make such an allegation
without knowing what the report was; and if he
did then his ayerments are Of no worth. We
shall assume, therefore, that he had before him
las VIC now have The Democrat" of Manches-
ter, dated January s, 1882 being vol. 10, No. 40;
new SERIES No. $50, aud we will consider what
it is he has pronounced "an entire misrepresen-
tatiOn."
We Gee on the second page Of that paper, COM
menCng at the head of the third column, an arti-
Gle entitled thus-'Gen. Pirrcc AZ Ne1c Boston,"
and towards the close Of the fourth column, we
find it sigacd thus" IN DID, fashioned Democrats"
so that General Pierce has undertaken to say
that an account of an extcmporaucous speech
delivered by him several months ago-an account
which is about two columns in length, and of a
speech which is understood to have been two
hours and half in delivery, is can entire mis-
representation. This is rather hazardous for
any man. and particularly for lawyers and politi-
clans, who are notorious for short memories
After giving the preliminaries, the reporter
says the meeting was called to order by Capt.
B. Fletcher, who, on taking the chair, said that,
as Grncrgi Prcc nus uaccN, Mr.. b. f. Aver"
ftbc swift witness would occupy portion of
the time and introduced him to the audience"
Was the statement reported to have been made
by the chairman, that Gen. Pierce was unwell,
an entire misrepresentation? No doubt the
General would be very glad to have the public
believe that some other reports of his being un-.
uN are so,
The reporter then goes ON TO give some ac-
count of the oratory Of Mr.. Aver, but finally
brings our friend the Geneaal to the rostrum;
makes him declare there was no other place at
which he could have been induced to make q
political speech at that time " alude in very
feeling tones to the fact that he was born in
Hillsboro county" speak " of being among the
friends of his father" call "by name several in
dividuals present." and enquire @ if there was
any Revolutionary soldier present. according
To Gen Pierce nll this was an entire misrepre-