The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-09
From the Manchester ~. H. american, dug. 7
OvershOt.

Rumors were afioat that, for some days, some-
body had been busy among the hills of Now Bos-
tom and around the precincts of the "small farm"
obtaining signatures to paper to the effect that
General Pierce, when at New Boston, last winter.
did what he could to prevent the Atwood men from
going for Martin-or, in other words, proving that
he did not utter the words attributed to him in the
reports made at the time. At last the document
was ushered to light-a very windy production,
with one hundred and eleven names appended to
it. Some of the individuals we know, and are not
about to charge them with presenting to the pub
lie IN intentional falsehood but do protest that
there is no reason why their memory should be
summoned to controvert the records Of the pencil
at the time of the delivery of the speech. Do VIC
not all know how treacherous 10 the memory re-
spec ting words or phraseology But il seems to
us that in attempting to drug the Democrats re-
port they have gone so far that 1t will prove an
antidotc. They have given little too much poi
son. Let US see their statement. They cay:
1--WE were all Of us present on the occasion re-
ferred to- and are, therefore, able to speak posi-
lively in regard to the truthuness of that report.
qualification, tissue Of talsehoods from beginning
to end In tDhoe and IN part, IN substance and de
TAIL entirely and grossly false, and was 80 de
nounced by those Of us ,oho saso 1t, at tho time OF
imputed to General Pierce is correct, and most Of
shado,o Of TRUTH
We know not the author ofthis Pathological par
agraph; but, whoever be may be, we congratulate
| him ON his fel:citous gas.
Now, do these men of New Boston, Manchester,
| GofIstown, and Nashua know to what they have
appended their namesf They tell US that "t0'fh.
out any quail fcation" the report ia ga tissue OF
falsehOo 10 from beginning to end" Now, gentle.
men, the report states that the meeting was held
on the I'd day of January, and that notice OF it was
given by handbills; are these things "without
The slightest shadow of truth - It states that the
meeting was called to order by Captain b. Fetch
er, and first addressed by B. F. Aver, esq ID
that "a tissue of falsehoods!" 1t states that Gen
| eral Pierce complimented his young iriend,'
and stated that there was no other place where
he could have been induced to make political
speech at the present time; is that iaIse states
that General Pierce alluded to the fact that he was
| born in Hillsborough county, and that he wac
| among the friends OF his father; ia that among your
ttissue of falsehoodsl II stated that he alluded to
the fact of his being at Meredith when the report
| came that the Compromise measures had failed,
and to HE remarks on that occasion, (Which we
| have heard him do twice;) is that lie! 1t states
that the General alluded to Mr.. Webster, and to
| bic taking dinner with him NJ Lower Franklin
| was that "without the slightest shadow of TRUTH?
II states that General Pierce spoke OF his aid In the
appoin tment Of Atwood as State Treasurer, and
| signing his bonds, 1--WE have heard him do the
same; is that part OF the ''tissue None OF these
points relate to the sub ect-matter OF the contro
versy, although they are part OF the report; bo
ofcourse, gentlemen, you include them, when yor
| say, "We do not hesitate to pronounce 1t, withou
qualification, tissue Of falsehoods from beginning
! 10 end"
| Honest men of New Boston Did you know tt
what you were affixing your signatures? Wher
you affixed your names TO the pleonasms o
Messrs. Campbell, Aver, or whoever perpetratet
them, did you know that they were statement
which could not, in the nature Of things, be true
Let it be remembered that we have purposely no
dwelt upon the portions Of the speech relating u
the Fugitive Slave Law. II has satisfied US to SHOW
TINT this document, which has come to will
such flourish Of drums and trumpets, cannot, i,
many points, be true. From the fact that n par
Of il 10 Misrepresentation, our readers may info
what they pleaeo respecting the whole.