The daily union., 1852-10-15
From the Boston Times.
Irishmen, Look Out!-Base Frauds upon our
Adopted Citizens

From Boston Times.
Irishmen, Look Out! Base Frauds upon our
Adopted citizens. t,-
We publish below some facts in relation TO Cooney's
operations ct Concord and Nashua They throw some
light upon his operations elsewhere
FIsHERvILLE, Concord, N. H.,
October 8, 1852
To The Editors Of the Patriot 54ytH
Whereas an article has been published in the New
Hamp. p.hre Statesman, subscribed with the names OF
large number of countrymen, among which our
relative TO the action OF General Pierce upon the re-
gious test in the constitution of New Hampshire, and
the estimation with which regard him that
count and whereas signatures 10 that article
obtained through fraud and misrepresentation, and as It
opnlon calculated TO deceive that portion OF
countrymen who live more remote from and who know
less OF General Pierce than ourselves, well to in
ure him in their estimation, desire 10 make through
your columns the following statement, which we do vol
unfairly and without having been requested so to do by
any one. Lh
few days since we were called upon by MIR.
Cooney from Albany and gentleman from this village,
(whose will not expose, bat leave him and
his conscence,o justify the course he has pursued) and
through the decepons they practised upon were
induced TO put our names TO that article. 4W
Since signing il and learning what we had done. and
the trap in which we had been caught we have been dis
satisfied with ourselves aud wish TO recall what WAS
then done We called upon friend 10 write for us what
is here written
We wish further TO ada that we hold General Pierce in
high estimation, and feel grateful to him for the efforts
he has put forth rid the constitution OF this State OF
that odious test We are not now naturazed citizens
but so, intend 10 be, voices AMI
ouT votes should be for Pierce and King. ...sv
Respectfully, Gsh4
Patrick McAtdle. John Gahaghan. .aI5
Edward McArdle, Thomas Gahagban,
Michael Doyle, Parc OBnen,
Patrick Doyle, James Mctsili,
Edwin McArdie, Michael Flanagan,
Michael Connolly, William L1wler,
LtRtcnce Gdbaghan.
These include all but three at that place who
signed The Cooney document
From the Nashua Gsueue
rup n.er ro,un rvp,srn rha foIto,,;n, .,,,a,,.,,
from the Irish residents IN this place, in relation 10 the
mlneslo which appeared IN The Telegraph and other
wing papers IN this State about fortnight ago. and
which made various false charges in relation the
gious test and the OF the democratic party and
General Pierce IN regard TO that subject, publish in
Justice TO the lrishmen whose names were made OF
without their consent What is published below speaks
for itself. The whole matter is well understood here
and we should consider totally unnecessary to publish
these statements ii not that the whg papers other
States Publishing the document that appeared in the
Telegraph truthful statement In this case false
hood has travelled several leagues while TRUTH has
been putting lis boots . but the he will soon be oyer-
taken, and II will have effect except 80 plague It's
inventors"
OcroBER 5, 1854
SIR: VIII you do Us the favor to publish the follow
ing statements and the subscribed to them in your
paper There has been base attempt made place the
rishmen Of Nashua aud Nashville in false position be-
fore the public, and teyeral OF their have been
published IN the whig newspapers appended 10 state.
ment Of which they heard until il was in print,
and we lake this course TO couneract that ungenteman
ly effort
We have ourselves personally seen every man whose
| name Is Subscribed 10 the following statements, and
every oae fully understood the before his name
was given No tricks have been fesored obtain sig
natures No one has been urged to sign and yet no
one whom we have seen has refused TO sign.
Bycomplying with tae above request you will much
obltge your ob,dient servants, ~
Thomas Willis, John Bremen
Daniel Dempsy James Carrigan
David Kelly, John Laughlin
Mr. WHITTEMoRE. EEa
We the Undersigned, Catholic Irishmen, residing in
Nashua and Nashville, New Hampshire, having learned
that names have been published in the New Hamo.
shire Telegraph and other wing papers, appended To a
statement respecting the action OF the democrats marty in
this State and General Pierce in relation 10 the religious
est called, 10 the constitution OF this Stale feel our
duty TO state TO the public the facts connected with this
matter.
We never saw or heard OF such paper as III. one
above referred to toll after published in the news
apes and never signed authorized any person 10 sign
our names - paper OF tnat knd
we were, however, short time since, called ppoo
Oy one D0nahue, who understand, claims the fysJ
ol hs imposition and lac then gave us To under
Stand that he had petition TO the bishop o Boston or
church at this ~ win a resident Catholic clergy.
man, and for that Pbse told him he might uss our
names; but gave him or any one else leave TO
use our names in the way they have been used No pa
per was shown or read 10 US II had been we never
should have allowed names to be connected with