Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-09-30

without feeling my heart revolt at it: but he said
we must submit to il as an evil for the sake Of
preserving the Union.
DAVID KELso.
Sworn, July 20, 1862, before
JOS. COCHRAN, Jr., Justice Of the Peace
| /, Charles M. Fisher, Of New Boston, in the
county of Hillsborough, and State OF New Hamp-
shire, depose and say, that on the second dny of
January, 1862, was present at political meet.
ing holden at said New Boston, at which meeting
Gen. Franklin Pierce made political speech, and
| distinctly recollect that he, Gen. Pierce, spoke
Of slavery as morally wrong, and as repusiye to
his feelings He said that he never saw a humna
being in slavery but he felt his heart revolt at it,
He further said that we ought to submit to the
Compromise measures for the sake of quiet, and
that our national Union might be preserved.
CHARLES NJ. FISHER.
| Sworn, July 20, 1862, before
GEO. A. FRENCH, Justice of the Peace.
| !, George w. Clark, of New Boston, ounty of
i Hillsborongh, and State OF New Hampshire, de-
pose and say, that on the second day of January,
1862, attended political meeting in this town,
which was addressed by Gen. Franklin Pierce,
and recollect that he spoke of slavery and the
| fugitive slave law great neral wrong, and as
odious to his feelings. He said that no man alb
horred slavery more than himself, and Tint no
man would do more than himself to abolish sia-
y,
stitution that he thought we ought to adhere to
the Compromise for the sake Of the national
| Union.
GEORGE W. CLARK.
Sworn, July %, 1852, before
JOS. COCHRAN Jr., Justice Of the Peace.
I, Phinehas Dodge, in the town of New Boston,
county of Hillsborough, and State Of New Hamp-
shire, depose and say, that attended political
meeting in this town, on the second day of Janu-
AIRY last, which was addressed by Gen. Pierce,
and distinctly racoIlect that Gen. Pierce spoke
of slavery and the fugitive slave law great
moral wrong and revolving to his feelings, but to
which we must submit for the sake of preserving
the Union PHINEHAS DODGE.
Sworn, July 27, 1862, before
l. JOS. COCHRAN, Jr, Justice Of tie Poace.
/, Jacob Baily, of the town of New Boston,
county of Hillsborough and State Of New Hamp-
shire, depose and say that attended political
meeting in this town on the second day of Janu
ary, 1852, at which Gen. Franklin Pierce made a
political speech, and distinctly recollect that he
spoke OF slavery and the fugitive slave law as n
moral wrong; and, according to the best Of my
recollection, lie said that he Ioathed the fugitive
slave law, but that We must submit to it for the
J.. sake of preserving the Union
JACOB BAILY.
Sworn, July 81, 1852, before
JOS. COCHRAN, Jr, Justice Of the PeGcs.
l. Samuel Dane, of the town of New Boston,
! in the county Of Hillsbereugh, and State of New
Hampshire, depose and say, that attended po
litical meeting holden in this town on the second
day of January, 1852, which was addressed by
Gen. Franklin Pierce, and while cannotremember
the precise words which he used, do recoect that
he spoke of slavery and the fugitive slave law as
q neral wrong, and as repulsiye to his feelings,
but he thought he must submit to it for the pres
ent 10 preserve the national Union.
SAMUEL DANE.
Sworn, July 2s, 1852, before
JOS. COCHRAN, Jr., Justice Of hs Pence,
I, Stephen Whipple, of the town of New Bos-
ton county of Hillsborough, and State Of New
Hampshire, depose and say, that ! was present
at a political meeting holden in New Boston, on
the second day of January, 1852 at which Gen
Franklin Pierce made a political speech, and
distinctly recollect that he spoke Of slavery and
the fugitive slave law as great moral wrong,
and as repulsive to his feelings, but to which in
the present circumstances we must submit for
the sake of preserving the Union.
STEPHEN WHIPPLE.
Sworn, July %, 1852 before
JOS. COCHRAN, Jr., Justice Of the Peace.
Comment on such mass of irrefragble evil
dence would seem to be unnecessary, but never
theless we will point to some Of the prominent
facts as being worthy of particular attention.
The reader will observe that the against
General Pierce is not attempted to be made out
by one broad sweeping statement, signed by Il
multitude Of persons, but each witness tells the
story for himself; and obviously without concert
or communication with the other Witnesses The
reader will also observe that there s in the evil
dence one Of the highest characteristics eff truth
full narrative, viz exact coincidence ne to all the
essentials, with diversity on immaterial points.
There is moreover great fairness and candor
manifested in the statements where they do not
recolect the precise words they say 50, and where
they remember language which would operate IN
favor of General Pierce. they give him the bene-
fit of it, And above all the reader must remem.
Der that these statements, unlike those adduced
on the other side, made under the snlemnity
of an oath They come from witnesses who are
prompted by no motive TO deceive, and we regret
that this cannot be said Of Gen Pierce and his
friends. They without the slightest interest
in the matter, and probably most of them would
prefer the election Of General Pierce to General
Scott They appear only to vindicatc the truth
of history, and there stands the record, placed on
high ground, beyond the power of art, chicanery,
and malice to obliterate or destroy.
! But there are some parts of this testimony
which we deem Of very striking character, TO
which we must in brief terms, point the atten-
ton of the reader We have, in the first place,
witnesses referring to the report ITSELF and swear
! ing TO its substantial correctness one of them
adding that be never heard it doubted until ii be-
came +" necessary to contradict it TO save General
| Pierce's credit with his Southern friends" An
other witness was so strongly impressed with
General Pierce's Z" home views" on the subject of
slavery, that he said to n number Of individuals,
after returning home, " that he General Pierce
was as good an abolitionist as himself if he
would only stick - and another, that he "was
as strong an anti-savery man as any we had
about here" We submit. was not the language
attributed to General p. by Mr.. Foss adapted to
produce exactly such impressions? Then we