The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-13

Testi0eRy DO strong ~ Need BE.
B~Daw We coDy from the ..rnh Tesler," the
Iesser Of sl.e Rev Wil,,sm Nc Donald, spon the
much moosed point, Of how Gen. Pierce stands
upon the ..Catholc Test qaession. tits a
bold, manly and strait forward defence Of one
Of the purest ~ well a. Of the '.best abused"
men, in the land II rejects the hiehsst credit
upon this Rev gentleman, and win be caicula-
ted, II ruth shall prevail, 70 rem,ve In the
minds Of many, false impression sss to the
course and character Of Gen Pierce, SANDER
and dctrac.ion map work injustice for time, bu,
truth and vir,ure will inaBe end pr vail. The
reacsion, when il takes place, viii be overwheim-
ing.
Il will be rec elected that some weeks ago,
we publishcd letter from large number Of
which was this R,vy gen len,n's name, setting
forth .he ,ru. pssition Of Gan. Pierce upon the
sTes,' question. To overcome the effect
Of that letter, the WING leaders have invented
and put in circulation an affidavit, attached
to which are the names If portion OF
these same men, denying that they signed or
knew anything Of the letter and denouncing
Gen Pierce, as an enemy 10 the Test" Amy
educ ,trd lrshman, who Will scan the names
attach d 70 that affidavit, will detec, in the
au'hogrophy, the fraud attempted to be played
! off upon the people
And even were there no cause FOR suspicion IN
the au'hography Of the names, It certa My
cannot be presumed, that man holding the
| position OF. the Rev. William Mcdonald, would
lend himself TO fraud, such as is pretended in
the affidavit, to have been perpetrated in the
| aid letter Ills character and position a. q
religious teacher, must rescue hun in the minds
Of the great mass Of the people, from suspi
cious SO revolt ing to justice and christianity,
| Ru', that we may be in no doubt as TO the
ecnu,nenrss Of that letter, and the position o
Gen Pierce, let Us peruse the following private
letter from this Rev. gentleman. :"
LErT<K FROM FATHER MCDONALD,
| We have been requested to insert the follow
ing letter from the Rev William Mcdonald, o
Concord N. H. 1t was not originally intended
tor public alton, but has been drawn out by th'
/
and General Pierce.
| Manchester New Hampshire, !
! August 2ist, 1852.
con ,ider il not only fair, but an act of graft
ttude 10 Franklin Pierce, 10 exeulpate him fIon
any implied or expressed ldness in aGvocntin,
the abolition Of the New Hampshire "test.'' J
! .ay an act If Gratitude, for assure you, Their
10 not another man in America, who more cor
daily d-tes,s bigotry and exclusivena'ss thai
he nor was there one in the Cupventsn Of thi
State, who 40 emerge i:ally endravored to st
cure the removal Of the test" In thu tow
meetings, called prbftssi ,naliy for its abrogalo
or retention, he nsnd allekis brilliant eloqnenc
4 TO induce the citz n, to vote for its repeal
lreprat--the Catholics Of the State owe hin
a deep debt Of grail ude, which lie has uninten
l,ionally and Ere quently imposed on them
When the Catholic Churches in Philadelph;
were in fans, he was the leader in Calling
town meeting in Concord, and therein pleade
the cause Of the Catholics, and particularly tn
Catholics in Concord.
When some three or four years ago, emissarie
from . New York Society, sympathislng wit
the Portu guese, (who were said TO be prrsecut
ed) visited Concord, and called meeting t
raise money, Pierce stood mp and fearlessly pro
nounced their history q forgery.
These, and many other kindred facts, in tn
Nhistory OF Franklin Pierce, you may l.arn f.
lfhe Concord Catholics, showing the disinteresi
Nd honesty Of the MN, and that his aid an
sympathy were rendered before he, or any on
ever dreamed Of his being nominated for tn
Presidency.
/ remlin, sir, yours truly,
VStiItAN N.nONAtn