Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-08-14
Further Accounts of Gen. 2ierce's
Remarks at New Boston.

Boston Meeting last January, as published in
the Concord and Manchester Democrats
| that he 'loathed the Fugitive Slave Law" had
"au utter abhorrence in the giving up of a
slave" SC. &c. The Washington Weekly Re
puJiic of the 9TH inst. comes to us with an
overwhelming mass of statements to prove the
correctness OF the report as contained in the
New Hampshire papers. Before, however, re-
remark that a friend showed US the New Or
leans Courier a few days since, in which we
perceived 4 certificate signed by one hundred
names. This certificate is taken from the Bos-
ton Post. 1t makes Il general denial Of the
language imputed to the speaker on the occa-
sion alluded to; but it seems very singular to
US, that in this certificate no ~alLusion is made to
the truth or unh"uth Of q Mr.. Foss making some
inquiries Of Gen. Pierce relative TO The Fugi-
tire Stare Lac, and The anSuerS receired, which,
in fact, is the only point brought forward to
prove Gen. PlERcE's hit ed and opposition to
the Fugitive Slave Law. The evasion of the
certificate Of this important point, disrobes it
nearly, if not Of all of its strength. In the
reply attributed to Gen. PIERCE by Mr.. Foss,
it will be recollected that he commenced giving
his personal views and feelings relative to the
Fugitive Slave Law by saying, IF I MUST
speak" &c, evidently bringing to the mind the
conclusion, that although he might previously
have been pleading for the constitution and the
laws, vet, as an honest man, the cOnrictionS of
his o'rn mimi must be acknowledged, "h0ugh
the Hearens should taN." The Republic con-
siders this certificate of general denial as a lame
affair, and asks
Do these gentlemen deny that Mr.. Foss was
| present at the meeting and that he took notes!
Do they deny that he add essed questions to
Gen. Pierce!
Do they deny that these questions are cor
rectly stated!
Do they furnish US with Gen. Pierce's re-
plies!
To none of these ~points-the main points at
~issue-does the certificate aIlude and this eva
sion should make it powerless and ineffective
as a refutation. 1t must be recollected, too, that
great events are pending upon the truth or fall
sity of the replies made by Gen. PIERCE to
Mr.. Foss at New Boston, and it would be ye-
ny singular indeed if extraordinary efforts were
not made to crush such evidence but when
such efforts have been made, as appears by the
hundred names certificate, and made subse-
quent to the affidavit of Mr.. Foss-who swears
to the truth Of his report, and which is the only
oath yet taken in the matter-and no ~aiIusion
whatever is made to the only point requiring
contradiction, what are We to think
The first document which we will allude to
is this affidavit of Mr.. Foss, and as it is short,
we shall give it entire, together with the re-
marks Of the Republic preceding it. That pa
per says
This gentleman, Mr.. Foss, we understand,
is a preacher of the Baptist persuasion, a man
of good character and unimpeached veracity.-
We dare say that Mr.. Foss is quite as ultra in
his notions on slavery as any one of the gen.
tlemen that we have named. The Union may
think this a sufficient cause for not believing
him on his oath. We do not:
AFFIDAVIT.
|, Andrew T. Foss, of y Manchester, in the county
of Hillsborough, and State of New Hampshire,
depose and say, that on the 2dday Of January, 1852,
/ attended a political meeting at New Boston, in
said county, With was addressed by General
| Franklin Pierce, that | went there for the pur-
pose of reporting the speeches, and that the report
of the speech of Gen. Pierce, wherein he declares
that he "loathed the Fugitive Slave law" &c,
was furnished by me to the editor OF the Manches-
ter Democrat; that the same was written out by
me on the evening after the meeting, from notes
taken on the spot and that the facts therein stated,
as published in said Manchester Democrt, and also
in the independent Democrat, are true: | dis
tinctly recollect that General Pierce said, among
other things, that he had a most revolving feeling
at the giving up of a slave )" that he 'loathed the
Fugitive Slave law" and that the same was OPP
posed to humanity and moral righto
STATE OF New HAMPSHIRE,
Merrimack, SIS, July %, 1852.
Personally appeared Andrew 7. Foss, and made
solemn oath that the above affidavit, by him sub
scribed, is true. Before me,
JACOB s. HARVEY, J.P.
The next testimony furnished by the Repud-
lie, is a letter from Mr.. GooDALE, editor of the
Manchester Democrat. He AYERS that he has
always been a Democrat and that he is now OPP
posed to Gen. SCOTT. He thus concludes his
letter:
As the election for 1852 approached, Gen.
Pierce expressed a desire to address the citi-
zens of New Boston, where Mr.. Atwood re-
sided, and which had given him a vote of 24l
to 40 for Dinsmore, the opposing Candidate
DESTROYS to obtain a correct report of General
Pierce's remarks, | requested two gentlemen of
intelligence and high character to report for
me. They did SO, and the report of the one
which was published in the Democrat of JAM
uary 8, was substaniated in every particular
by the report of the other. The accuracy Of
the report was not denied by a single paper
.,.;l IL, r,,ont manifesto Of tho WASHINGTON