Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08


From the Nashua Nv. H) Gazette Jan, 8, 1852
Enthusiastic Meeting OF the De.
mocracy at New BOstOn----Gen.
Pierce's Speech.
On Friday last there was large and en-
thusiastic gathering of the Democracy at
New Boston, to listen to Gen. Pierce 1t
is we'll known that Mr.. Atwood recently
made a speech at New Boston, in which he
took occasion to assail Gen. Pierce in very
strong language, accusing him of being
sort of dictator and general wire-puller.-
Being thus attacked in town for whose
Democracy Gen. Pierce had always enter
tanned the strongest feelings of regard, and
attacked, too, by man for whom he had hith-
erto cherished friendship, Gen. Pierce was.
as it were. compelled to repel these attacks
spon his character. A just regard for his
own character compelled him to repel these
unjust assaults.
B. Fletcher, Esq, of New Boston, pre-
sided over the meeting B. f. Aver, Esq,
Of Manchester, preceded Mr.. Pierce in
some appropriate remarks upon the Conn
promise and the corporation Legislation of
the last session. Hs took up the sgeeci1 Of
Amos Tucl = the late Abolition Coayen-
ton, in which that gentleman openly advo-
Gated The abandonment Of the individual j.
ability principle as applied to corporations.
He showed, to0 most cOncluslyely, that
large proportion of the Atwood renegade
Representatives in the last House voted
for the passage of nearly all the corpora
ton bills of that session. Among them
were Manning of Lyndeboro,' Baxter and
others.
Gen. Pierce then occupied the attention
of the audience for two hours and half in
one of the most powerful and effective
speeches we ever heard him make. 1t was
a most triumphant vindication CT himself
from the charges and attacks made by Mr..
Atwood, and the Abolition and Federal
press Instead of being the enemy of Mr..
Atwood, he proved to the satisfaction of ev-
cry candid mind that he had been through
out the best friend he had, and that if he
had listened to his advice he would have
avoided the slough in which he now is
After paying beautiful tribute of respect
to the high character of the people of New
Boston as shown throughout their history
to the noble patriots of that town, who stood
shoulder to shoulder beside his own father
in the time that tried mems souls; to the
remnant of the revolutionary patriots who
vet remained among the living, the venera-
bic Abner Hogg. ESQ, and Mr.. Bennett,
he passed on and dwelt briefly upon the i'm
portance of the Compromise measures OF
the last Congress. He believed the Union
could not have survived the overthrow OF
those measures. When he heard Of the de-
feat of what was called the omnibus BILL
he felt himself totally unnerved, for he be-
lieved one of the most alarming crises the
country had ever experienced hung impend-
ing over our beloved Union. But when
the people, shortly afterwards, arose through
measures should be enacted, and when their
agents in Congress reversed their former
votes and passed the same measures ser1u-
tim, feeling of joy spread through the
country, and almost all felt that the Union
was safe One of those measures, the Flu
gtive slave law. General P. declared, en-
braces no single principle more obmor-
'O"o " tftC ANOfHG t/Gt|G h'eC L " {, o"cC|
Slare lar of 1893, under which we have
lived for more than half century.
General Pierce then reviewed the course
of Mr.. Atwood in relation to the events of
last year, giving minute history of all the
transactions with which he himself and Mr..
Atwood were connected. There never was
day, said he, when [ was not friend of
Mr.. Atwood He was in favor of his ap-
pontment as State Treasurer, signed his
bond for 100000, and got others to sign
1t. He was his friend throughout, while in
volved in the difficulties of last winter
tie aided him all he could to extricate him
self from the unfortunate position into which
he had been misled The second letter of
MIR. Atwood, in which he stated that he con-
s!dered it ''his duty as patriot and Chris
tan to stand by the Compromise measures
as a achole," was Mr.. A. S voluntary act
That letter received his cordial assent at
the time it was written, and when about to
separate, Mr.. Atwood shook hands with
r. uen Pierce, and said, II shall 7,ever for