Daily American telegraph., 1852-09-27
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Pierce spoke, was held on the I'd Of January.
8. He pretends merely to remember :" the drift
and substance of his speech how, then, can he
say, with any confidence, that report Of GER
tain words, as uttered BY Gen. p, lis false and
A. He admits "an abolitionist present" pro-
posed question to the speaker, and that he (the
speaker) replied. In this respect, he agrees ex-
actiy with the two Democrats" He admits,
also, that the question respected the fugitive
| slave law, and that the speaker replied on that
subject; why does he not tell us what ha said ?
He contents himself with q mere pegaton--"it
Is wholly ant1ue that he pronounced it contrary
| to moral right" What is this but affirming that
he, Mr.. A., does not rscollect such language?
5. Mr.. Campbell really makes no allegation;
all he says is, 81 need not tell you that the ac-
count is n tissue of falsehoods from beginning to
end" There may be several reasons why man
need not tell this or that; one would be the fall
sity Of the statement, if made. But the Ian
guage is, i" ] need not tell yon," j. e. Mr. Nor
ris-thus intimating that be (Ir. N. knew all
about it, which no one asserts.
6. But suppose we take Mr.. Campbel's state
ment as positive what does it amount to? Is it
not more feeble than the loose and negative tes-
timony of Mr.. Aver? The reader will observe
how quick he lodges off to another subject as if
unwilling to dwell on this and will note, also, an
important hiatus in the letter Mr. Norris what
whole truth, and nothing but the truth"
But in the Republic of July 29th we find satis-
factory proof of the correctness Of the reports rs
given in two Democrats" as follows:
Letter o, jfesrs. Tuck and Perkins
"WAsHINGToN, July 2s, 1852.
Z" TO the Editor Of tie Republic:
"The undersigned have read the articles which
have appeared in your paper on the subject Of
the remarks upon slavery alleged to have been
made by General Franklin Pierce, at New Bos-
ton, New Hampshire, in the month of January
last. With view of shielding General Pierce
from the responsibility Of the remarks imputed
to him, our colleagues in Congress, Messrs. Moses
Norris, .jr. Charles II. Peaslee, and Harry Hib-
bard, have published a letter, intended TO dis
credit the two newspapers in New Hampshire
the Manchester Democrat and the Independent
Democrat-in which a report Of General Pierues
speech was published at the time. Their letter
was published in the Republic Of the 9th instant,
and we call your attention to the following para
graph, contained in the same.
They (the Manchester Democrat and the
Independent DcmocraD IT e known to us to be
now, and to have long > cen, avowedly and Bit
terly opposed'to the principles and organic ion
of the Democratic party generally, and psrtidu-
larly vindictiye an! RenddcioaS in regard to Gen.
Pierce before and since his nomination, at Bal
timore. Their character is such as to render any
contradiction Of their unfounded statements an
unnecessary labor, wherever their reputation is
known "o
| ION the subject of the ant-slayery resolves
instructions to members of Congress, the anti
slavery professions and pretestations now at
| tributed in the public papers either to General
| Pierce, or to cur colleagues, we have nothing to
say. But when our colleagues in sort of Off
cal communication, seek TO protect .any man
from what they consider q grave charge, by at
i II. A..
| OF government, of two respectable newspapers
in our State, and, consequently, the reputation
Of the conductors Of those papers, we deem il
our duty TO indicate our own judgment in the
premises.
"The wholesale charge Of mendacity and in
fanny Of reputation, wherever known, contained
in the above extract, has astonished us and WILL
we doubt not, astonish all the people Of New
Hampshire whose political luminosity has not got
the entire control Of their understandings. If
the above villifcaton Of the fair character of
George G.. Fogg, esq, editor of the " Independ-
ent Democrat" and Of John Ii. Goodale esq.,, edi-
tor Of the Manchester Democrat" had first APP
Peared in any New Hampshire newspaper, we
should not have thought any notice required
from US. But being made here where MIR Fogg
and Mr.. Goodale are but little known and in n
semi official manner, we think il demanded Of us
TO enter upon the record our denial Of the justice
Of the charge made by our colleagues. That the
| papers in question have been 'nali lignant or
mendacious,' or that their character is such as
| to render any contradiction Of their statements
an unnecessary labor, wherever their reputation
s known, we deny emphatically and positive
| y as our colleagues have made the charge and
for the decision Of this issue we appeal TO the
sober minded people Of New Hampshire Polit-
| cal hostility and partisan differences Of opinion
may destroy the judgment Of ssme men but we
have confidence that the great majority Of the
people Of our State will form just opinion, and
condemn the attack which our colleagues have made
John II. Goodale, Esq, has always professed to
be a Democrat, and through his paper has given
efficient support to all the Democratic nomina-
tions for the Presidency since 1910, and has al
ways had at the head Of his columns the names
Of the Democratic nominees for Congress, iuclud-
ing the names of our colleagues for the seats
which they occupy. In lS4S he made "a
spirited a fight against John Van Buren. Henry
b, Stanton, and many others Of the present sup
porters Of General Pierce, as did any one in our
State. He has, for a year past OF more. been in
a controversy with his late Democratic brethren.
Our colleagues say, in part Of their letter not
published above, that his paper has long been an
abolition organ. We not aware that Ar.
Goodale has advocated any sentiments on the
| topic Of slavery, since his paper ceased 70 he
an acknowledged organ Of the Democracy, dit
/ ferent from what he advocated bef1e. We be-
! lieye he possesses fair reputation wherever he
is ksown which his reviler cannot mar or destroy.
We are still more surprised At the attempt of
our colleagues to brand with discredit the repu-
tation of George @. FoPg, Esq, the editor Of the
Independent Democrat NIr. Fogg was brought up
Democrat and nrdently supported Mr.. Polk in
1914 lie disbelieyed in the policy or constitu-
tionality of the annexation of Texas in the ne
cessty Of the Mexican war, and in the general
legislation Of the last few years in regard to
slavery. Consequently he is not, and has not
been for years, a Democrat, in the present accep-
tation of that term. But he is a gentleman Of