The daily union., 1852-10-03
An Interesting Letter.


10 W. Editors of the Boston Pos,
GsNrLEmEs; In the Manchester American. and il
several other papers. have been published documents
or certificates, numerously signed, and intended as al
answer to the letter which l, IN conjunction WIN lev
CathoIics of Concord, addressed TO Mr. White, OF Mil
wauke, exoneraling General Pierce from the charge OF
inactivity or Indifference in relation to the abrogatiof
test .l.a
letter 70 show how those counter statements were man
ufaclated. Before doing so, must premise
ISL This is my fifth year in Manchester, Concord,
NC, and during that time have never, in any way in
terered IN elections Yet aenvely watched The move
msns OF the political parties in this State and particu
ary when the convention for revising the constitution
least one measure before that body Hence read aud
hed The daily reports oil its proceedings, From these IL
was evident iha, Woodbury. and Pierce exered them.
selves etrenuousIy for the removal OF the test.
Il q. When General Pierce was so Unexpectedly nomi
ateu ~ the Candidate OF patty. he was al once ac
cused, by certain notorious parsan OF being the pun
cpal u not the sole cause Of The failure on The part Of
the people, 10 abolish The test This accusation,
loundiDg TO honest men in this section OF The country,
who knew General Pierce had laboed zeaously in be-
half OF tie Catholics led me to wish that some means
might be adopted 10 dsabuse the Catholics OF the Union
OF The false impression which this most untrue charge
was likely TO create II was nothing to me how Caho-
lies voted but was not willing that party hacks should
be permitted with mpuny to trade upon what they call
the Catholic vote.
g. Yet il seemed to me that as the Catholic press
throughout the country promptly exposed this unworthy
that required under The circumstances. Yet,
to the aslonishment of all persons here in New Hamp
shire, who totally blinded by party ties, the
charge repeatedor the western market, suppose,
few persons this quarter would be deceived by the
story uness perhaps, such persons as are not only will
ling but determined to be deceived
MIR. White, of Milwaukee. wrote to some friend in
New Hampshire that this repetition OF the charge against
General Pierce was indusrousy circulated at the West
few Catholics in Concord, who supposed TO know
something about the matter, were requested to state what
~.
hie letter. AT this time knew nothing of the letter
But il brought 10 me. and was requested TO certify
that the appended 10 that document were names
OF Catholics living Concord. not only complied, but
as also knew that General Pierce had been shameluly
belied in this matter, added my testimony to theirs II
is true that do not fully agree politically, with the
party which has nominated General Pierce, but respect
the knew that he had done all that man could
do in our behalf and that hence be was grossly calum
mated. saw that the votes OF Catholics were made in
stock in the vilest OF all makeishe political mar
ket-and apart from the Indignation which a Catholic
would naturally seel nnter these circumstances, felt
that common gratitude required from ushe Catholics
Of New Hampshire-a clear recognition OF the Tact that
General Pierce had truly and zealously labored in
behalf, and if he failed 10 command the State in this
matter the fault not his.
certainly supposed that the natter very simple in
itself, would resi- here. No question would have been
raised about il if General Pierce had been nominated ;
no question will be raised about il three months hence
Ii seems, however, thai the document, signed by me- and
the unanimous testimony OF the Catholic papers. well
votes. Ii resolved TO mend The trap; Mr. Coon
ey. of Albany. Irish Catholic believe, visited New
Hampshire His object was to get up counter docu-
men, signed by Irish Catholics Another partisan, whom
need not name. also inlees ed IN this matter The
result was that documents, numerousy signed, were OBJ
aIaed from Manchester, Dover and other towns. As
Brownson in his number Tor the present month"; speak
ng OF this very matter says, the fools not all dead
yet, and brood is haiched every year. The per-
sons who got up these counter certificates regard the
Catholic voters FOOLS suppose | had determined TO
matter.
the documents in question: found not only that they
contained contradictory salemensa thing which did not
concern me-but that they intended mpeach.
OF the truth of the certificate signed by nay,
The documents nsnuae that signatures were not all
genuine OF course, my honor was here concerned
| know something about the manner in which the sig
natures Obtained in Manchester and Concord Few,
believe, OF the signets are voefs When state that
Manchester is whg cy-ihat ~ is supported by cor.
pora,ons, IS alive with factories, ioundries, and una
chine establishments-l suppose that state no
thing when say tina, many OF the operatives IN matters
Of his sort act under species OF moral restraint
What iodueement suhced 10 bring Mr. Cooney all the
way from Albany 10 help the Catholics 0. this State TO
settle their affairs, will not stop TO inquire. Per.
haps he is personally interested in the defeat OF Pierce
Perhaps Mr. Robinson is for he, also, although he has
no part or Iot with US kindly undertook journey from
New York to New Hampshire that we Catholics might
understand that had been badly treated by General
Plerce-a thing that did moi know before, and which
we canno with all The pains llJbnson has taken, M.
dersand now.
The counter certificates were, believe, written By
Proiestanls. Perhaps OF them was not independ.
emily OF external evidence there phrases and expires
slons 10 them which berdy their Protestant origin They
may have been, and probably were, copied by Catholics
An Irish nome the Pilot says, viii command any
any promse-itom politicians until No.
vember next Why Prolesants betay such tender in
iees 10 welfare, and why those Prolestsnls happen
10 be Interested in The coming ELECTION, is phenomenon
which do not profess 10 explain.
The person who was employ ed in this place 10 obtain
signaiures from the operatives is person OF whose
equvocal Catholicly will not now say word. Few
Of the sgners understood The import OF the paper which
IN The prtsencc Of their employers Two persons in
shop-to give only one lnslance-wee morally forced 10
sign Some were told that the document was petition
for the establishment OF the tan.houf system. Ohets
told that the mils would be stoppe9 and they in
consequence thrown out OF work, II Pierce eece
pet Others were told that il was document leyelled
at English influence. Some told that II was a pc
tton Tor equal rights. O,hes signed Il SIMPLY because
they were asked 10 do so. We need not wqndeI ~ all
tins, Messrs Editors, for such thirgs frequently
also among persons who claim 70 be better informed
The monster pso,s we so often hear OF are, am er
suaded got up IN similar way Petition bearers COM
monty lind tha, The general run Of people will sign any
paper am confident, after investigation oil the matter,
tna not more than half dozen persons knew lust
what they were doing when they signed the Cooney
documeni; know that some here rsfnssd 10 sign The
paper, and yet losnd ihsir names appended TO H.
Nevertheless, there were intelligent and respectable
Catholics whose names were required, but who would
not sign The paper Yet these were requisite SO
the concoeofs, after most OF the namea had been OBJ
sned changed the whole document, as the first OF
an Objectionable character lew names were obtained
10 The second document and then the bulk al the sigma
lures cert rGnJsrred by the ooncocors OF the paper
and without leave, TO the document call ii nsm
document because it differed in several very material
respects from the old II was different document
Therefore, nearly all the signatures 10 the document