Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-27


From postscript published in the three Wing papers OF
this city yeserday-which taken from the Washing
ton RepuLlic-i seems that Rev. Mr. Foss who has be-
stirred himself with commendable Industry Tor several
weeks back has succeeded in obtaining davits OF eight per-
sons-,vo and what they are knownto the substantial
correctness Of his SANDER upon Gen. Pierce. To the ai
davis of these eight unknown persons, he prefxeS
two certificates apparently from respectable 10 hs
general character The Mayor Of Hisboro, certifes his
"unblemisfed moral character ability, intelligence and
pey the pastor and clerk of the church Of which he is
member certies his "good and regular standing" as a
member and minister of the Baptist denomination
Ii 10 be observed in these certificates that Mr.. Fosss
yeracity mentioned; and the world is left by the
ceres OF his character TO infer from what IS certified
his general ruhiuness; and infer from that inference his
special veraciy in the report OF General Perces speech al
New Boston Against these nfcrcnces the world has 10
weigh the statement OF the hundred and thirteen re-
spectacle persons who present at the same meeting
heard the speech and have conradced under their sign
manual Rev Mr.. Fosss report Against these differences,
South has weigh not only tho contradiction BY these
one hundred and auditors of the speaker but the
uumpet.toEgued fact, that Rev. Mr.. Fuss is avowed
nboltonst and necessarily hostile 10 Cen Pierce, whom
the National Era denOunces as an "unTdrtrtng aty ana
supporter Of the Siare po,rer,'
or the eight persons who swear the substantial cor
rec mes of Rev Mr. Fosss report but full give report
their own il be Observed that there arc few persons
In the world dpraved and lost 10 TRUTH who could
not in The time which Rev. Mr. Foss has had TO operate in
procure eight witnesses sustain his statement against
the contradictory testimony Of aswhole community. The
character of these eight witnesses indicated by The spec
c dccara OF OF them: 81 said 10 number OF nd-
viduas that General Pierce good a6olitonist as
uvsELr if he would only Stick
Its not sonable require better cfuation of the
one hundred and thirteen General Pierce (among
judges and clerks Of the Court representatives. of the
Legislature State Senator'S the sher Of New Boston, &c.
than the sdavts Of eight aboitionists coupled with
lifcae of Rev Mr. Foss's general character There
citizens Virginia increduous enough refuse believe
aooionis oath We are inclined 10 think this rule
wise and just We shall certainly apply il in this case
where the lapse of several weeks the testimony of but
eight persons avowrd aboonsts can be procured 10
contradict the intelligent testimony OF hundred and
| thirteen respectable citizens.
When we saw q cincher printed above This postscript
supposed that least hundred OF abolition a iavits
had been procured and that the "cLiScHER the oath
Of Fred Douglas himself. We suggest Wing
emporaes that they estimate and rely upon abolition
testimony above n other the best they pro-
the affidavit of their prince and bravcthe rrascibc
| Fred.
After all the boasts that have been made what this
rebutting testimony would be- 1t s really impregnabc
proof Of the falsity OF Rev. Mr. Foss's report 10 sec
i, sustained by 50 pful fragile, contemplate prop
as these atidavits.
MAYORS'S OFFICE, MANCHESTER, Auo. II, 1852
Having been Intimately acquainted with Rev. A. T. FosS
of this CITY, during the last years cheerful
~ that he always has sustained an unblcmshcd moral
character and Is regarded in community clergy
OF ability, Intelligence aud pety FREDERIC SMIrH,
| Mayor of Manchester y. II.
GorrsrowS N Fl, ArG.9 1852.
This certify that Rev. Andrew T. Foss is member
of the Baptist church in GoisSwn n H. in good and regn
lar standing and is minister in regular standing in the
Baptist denomination J. w. POLAND, Pastor
JESSE T. PLUMER, CHI CPk.
We Abraham Cochran, Soloman NJ. McCurdy and James
MeCutdy citizens of New Boston, county OF Hlisborough
ana state OF New Hampshire depose and that We were
az pnca meeting in this the second day OF jan
uay 1872 az which General Pierce made political sperch
and we iut'ner say That report Of said speech i'm
nedately after IN The Manchester Democrat and then
thought the report faithful statement of General Perce
remarks on the slavery question: and our attention having
recently called 10 this subject say that, according
10 our best recollection the report the mar relating 10 sa
| rery and the FIlgiiire Stare Lac is correct,
ABRAHAM COCHRAN
/ SOLOMON NJ McCURDY
| JAMES McCURDY
STATE OF New HAMPSHIRE, Hiisborough, IS: