The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-08-26
POLITICAL.
A sCATHING SPEECH.

injecting of wings at New York on the 9th
lin which lie laid down The following asser
lions, and so earnest was be in cha'leng
ing IA investigation, that he announced ht
would deposit. in the hands Of SiIEoT DRi
PER one hundred dollars, TO be forfeited
and given up to any one that would prove
/ that in any one Of these propositions ht
mis-sta,ed the facts. The decision to be
lef. 10 ROBERT EMMET.
|. Franklin Pierce did not speak at all
in favor Of Catholic Emancipation during
the whole time the Catholic test was be.
fore The Convention.
2. lie had nothing to do with "bringng
lorward'' the subject. The resolution
aboishing the test was drawn up by Mr.
P rker, November II, whca it was discus-
sed in Convention.
8. 1t was known throughout Ne.
Hampshire that Catholic Emancipation
was faaHy defeated BY an overwhelming
vote. some S or 10 weeks before MIR. o.
Conor spoke in Tammany Hall.
A. When Religious Liberty needed a
champion, Gen. Pierce vas foand-wan.
ting. Though c1tcr Catholic Emancipa-
ton had been carried in Convention, he
found time, while making speech on the
Property Qualification, TO excuse and apol.
opize for the test bigatry, by saying it was
dead letter and blank, which vas simply
stating that Catholics would pefJure them.
selves 10 get into Office, BY swearing L
support Constitution which expressly
shuts them out f.om effiee.
5. That SO far from all his "antecedents.
being right, his father. Benjamin Pierce
voted 10 put the AniiCatho'ic clause into
the Constitution, and voted for the Alien
and sedi,ion laws Of old John Adams.
6. That so far from Catholic Emancipa-
lion falling only for want Of ,wo-ihlrds
vote. il had cot one fifth Of the votes cast
throughout the State at the same election
for Governor, and did not come near Of 4
simple majority Of the small vote cast on
this question.
Z. That in place Of there being any
high confidence ia New Hampshire, o.
Catholic Emancipation being carried, The
general opinion is. that unless wo draw a
line around New Hampshire, saying, that
while the plague spot is on her, and the
ship is unpurified, no man, captain nor
crew shall land, and thus, b. the defeat
Of Gen. Pierce, bring his bigo,ed party to
their senses, the Catholics in that State
stand no chance Of being emanelpa'ed tor
half century.
s. And ia a war, in fine, That tho father,
Beniamu Pierce, was red hot enemy oi
the Catholics, and supporter Of the Alien
and Sedition acts and that Franklin Pierce
the Young chicken, learned to crow so glib
Ii from the old man, that he raised not
voice in favor of aboishing bis !ather's
bigo,ry during the whole time the subject
was under discussion in a Convention OF
which he was leading member and Presl
dent.
Mr.. Robinson proved these propositions
by the record, and added
Now, then, here is the Constitution OF
the State Of New Hampshire, fostering in
its bgo,ry in religion and ars,ocracy in
property, under the blaze Of the Equinox Of
the 10Th century, and unchanged, and
without attempt to change it, from l1a2
To ls5O-afd vet for over hall century
Tdurinr which time Benjamin Pierce was
member Of the Legislature, Councillor,
and Governor,l and Franklin Pierce, for
over twenty wears, was the leading man
Of the party in power, mamber fthe Leg
islature, [,he same year his father was Gov
enor. and Speaker Of the House of Repre-
seniaiives the two preceding yearsl-ior
over drearv half century of penal laws,
no member of the Pierce family made one
single speech urging the justice ot Cath
olic Emancipation. Nay, more It will be
seen that bare majority Of the people
could have ordered the Constitution amend
cd every seventh year by "a simple ma
iori,y, and ,rere boundto vote every sew
enth year whether the Constitution should
be amended. -Four times did these seven
wear trials occur since Franklin Pierce
was elected member and Speaker OF the
House of Representatives, yet dumb as On
oyster aud dark as dungeon did he keep
himself. Thus did he champion the cause
of Religious Liberty. Well may every
Catholic say 10 Mr.. Pierce, in the Ian
rnarc of Israel's inspired Proverbist--"Be-
cause I have called and ye refused :
also will laugh at your ca
lamity; win mock when your fear com
eth"
Let us see what this New Hampshire
enormitv is. It is an enomity in the eyes
Of all men; not only Catholics. but liberal
of all sects. 1t is the venal
and test idea Of The House of Brunswick
and G uelph Ii is the enormity which
the British Tory Administration OF Pee! and
Wellington Yielded to the Irish Catholics
in 1920, when Franklin Pierce FIRST took
his scutin the New Hampshire Legislature,
New Hampshire Locolecoism remains to.
day moro bigoted and besotted than British
Toryism was % years ago, and LORD
Roden, Tresham Gregg, or Lord SOM
Russell, has stronger claims than Franklin
Pierce has 10 true Republican votes, tor
their parties (Tories though they beJ open
cd The door of the British Parliament 70
Catholics. when New Hampshire refuses 10
opcn her Legislature. II Thomas Francis
lleagher should get nominated there, il
Cbas Carroll, Of Carrolton, the last living
siener Of the Declaration of independence,
Ind chosen TO reside there, or -four presen'
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court Of tht
Z. s, Hon. Roger B. Fancy, should choose
IN live tbnrp nna and nm wOul1 no eycu4