New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-09


party which on y poed one vote out OF lI6-one out OF
l29 of their own party vote for the measure
What chspce has truth Of ever rising again, when
crushed 10 earth with such mercess audacy as this
What wonder that letters are forged for General Scott
which be never wrote, when
"FasehoOd puts on the face Of simple truth,
And MASKS in the habit OF plain honesty,
When she intends most yilisiny"
THE VOTE AGAIN.
The vote in the whole state was, for Dinsmore,
" tPlerces candi6ate). 425
For Sawyer, (Wbig). ,i5s
For Atwood, Free Sold
Atwood had been the regularly nominated Loco.Foco
candidate and 90 the two Loco-l Ocos carried 30i4
majority of about two.thrds the Wing vote. And
vet the vote on the Constitution was:
Fer Catholic Emancipation.
Agairtt .24,Sn
II nu,. be remarked ths In this vote, as in 1852, the
great majority of those who voted for Catholic Enamel
patton Wings Indeed, the vote against Catholic
Emancipation is Just about the vote which was cast for
PeIces candidate for Governor.
TIE CONVENTION REAsSEMBLEs.
The Convention reassembled on the 10th of April,
1sj2-and here we meet with more Loco-Foco forgery
'-' A SANDER REFUTED.
Mr. Chamberlain, the Wing candidate for Governor,
and warm friend of Catholic Emancipation was In Ia
vor of having the Convention adjourn, and therefore
oppo sed the proposition to submit any further amend
menis to tire people The people had become 90 exa'
peroted with the Convention, and tired OF It's de0era
that Mr.. Chamberlain SAID II would
for Catholic Enar pston for century, to crowd IL
back pom them then but this WAS what the LocoFoco
party seemed want TO do up the business at once go
Is forever to exclude oher chances OF future redress TO
Csthocs; and because Mr.. Chamberlain thus spoke,
he has been accused of opposing Catholic Emanclpa
ton whereas voted for II in all s stages, aud when
CONTRARY 10 bis nd ce the sub ct wss forced upon the
people az ain at the next eectonwhen az he oretod,
i was voted down receiving about 600 votes less than
the previous year-be town 10 which he lived (heene)
did not give single vote against II, but gave ga votes
for It, This the slsnderers of Mr. Chamberlain know
The Concord PGu i0f of Jan 3, le0l says tha Dds
prape que.0n phetker the Contention hare the authority
10 make any further amendments Gtterose no~ mGac shdH
hare Teen acted npon by hs people And yet now they
abuse and SANDER Mr. Chamberlain Tor taxing IN COZ
rect view of this grave question
NEW DISCUSSION ON THE TEST.
Well the Convention two days In session, (June
Is and ~ and in that time speeches were made upon
this Catholic Emancipation by Messrs. smith, Cnaui.
berlaip Bell, Eastman, Woodbury., &C, &C; but not
one word did Franklin Pierce say during the whole
"'''' GOV. DINsMORE'S MESSAGE.
Nor Ia this ALL In June, 1851, the Legislature assem-
bed and Perce candidate being elected Governor de-
livered bis message 10 the Legislature II Franklin
PeIc. had asked MIN TO put in paragraph expressing
regret the failure of the last trial. and urging support
In the new Trial ordered, he W uld undoubtedly have
done -but no. In place OF any such thing we have the
following paragraph rejoicing over the defeat OF Cs'ho
lie Emancipation, which was undoubtedly seen and APP
proved by Mr. Pierce before II was delivered:
is apparent from this decisive expression says O0Y
Dipsmoej Of the popular WILL the present Constitution
i. in the ain eney satisfactory large majority OF the
monte This result also indicates the instructive Lesson
hch may be useful for guidance hereafter hat no ma
,.i or inortsnt amendments to the Constitution be
expected lind acceptance with the people, when ssny
thing more than decastOry OF their kOn sentiments ahu
that il unsafe 20 assume knowledge of their Opin
ions wien they have been distinctly pronounced
An exsmin alton and discussion OF the principles
And forms Of the fundamental law not without their se
If they ether purpose than to bring more clearly
ysw the great merits OF our old and well tfed oohsutuon
ard to give the people smother opportunity to yer tfr
nh MI QchU
that is not direct approval of the people in reject
ing Catholic emancipation then am ignorant OF what
language means.
LOCO-FOCO STATE CONVENTION
Ia the same month dune, lsjl) the Loco-Focos OF
New Hampshire held State Convention at Concord 30
Nominate candidates for State officers to be elected the
following March, when me AntCs,h c lest TO be
tried again. Til Convention passed series Of re'ou
tious rejoicing In the defeat Of Catholic emancipation
nere 10 the first resolution
PoIrcd That the representatives of the people In Con-
veDtoD assembled congratulate each other upon the sgdi
TRIUMPH of the Democracy of New. Hampshire all the
forms and combinations OF hostile forces win winch tney
have Obliged contend In the recent state election
That behold with pride and JOY ful satisfaction the Demo
cratic party coming out from the midst OF the penis whc
encompssed il cto0Rs the enmty OF open foes and
the reschey supposed friends itsstrengh unlmpared IT'S
dignity uncompronlsed as ho"oT untdTHAhed ana u.s.
mental docyihes uHcidngcd
Now here we have the whole LocoFoco Pierce Party
of New Hampshire represented in State Convention and
taking counsel Of Franklin Pierce at Concord Just sitter
defeat Of Catholic Emancipation at the previous elec
tion and lust after a of amendments had been
srdered 10 be submitted the people at the time
when ii cir candidates would be voted for and yet In
their ng string of resolutions on almost every SUBJECT,
they found not rcGm tor sisge word 10 favor OF Catho.
lie In aucpson but reolced that their Fundamental
doctrines had been Unchanged.
THE DEMOCRAT ON PIERCE \ CO.
Indeed 50 well kr own II that Franklin Pierce and
his party were opposed 70 Catholic Emancipation, that
Tie Concord Democrat published 10 bis IN city and OF
by him in aconspicuous edit )rs published
aTlp iglJe NJ 5a, Coaren,,au s directly ,yaceabe 70
fose Htli0 ieodes PIERCE. Ahcroa q Co., rbo u0e de-
teJDnci hat opd cithcr be otyay sHDseTt tet u me"
Idyaan tieus be- iotdt ras, d6JrtiOa They sue
co,dcd, ard 90 tycn tel9H1s ne hoHoT'
NOTHING DONE.
Wei from April leJl TO March, l-52, Catholic Eman-
cipai u before the people Of the state during
that period {. eleven months, FIaOkln Pierce never
opened MS mouth D favor of the measure. Neither he
IoT bis Tencs called any public meeting 10 advocate H.
They tba II had been voted down, two 10 one, the
laz eecticD ard that, therefore, was Incumbent on
every friend Of liberal sentmn TO bead every energy
! 10 iis favor DUrfg that ims any quantity OF resolu
lions dawn up and passed 90 abstract questions
d. eds OF meetings held anf the very air loaded with
VI MT suDg Qualifications Of Democracy" yet during
that whole tine meeting, resolution, no speech
! for Cath Ole Emancipation
TIE QUESTION AGAIN SUBMITTED.
Well, March 1852 approached. The regular Loco
Foco candidate for Governor had committed suicide,
and the Pierce party nominated Noah Martin for the
post thus sde vacant. The election held for State
officers At the time, three simple amendments
the Constitute submitted 70 tine people The first
Was for Catholic Emancipation. The second was for
aboishing Property Qualifications, End the third an
easier mode tor future amendments. The first amend.
msDt reeds rs follows:
l. Re0ird That belief in the doctrines Of particu.
lar religious sect shs be required test for hoeng office,
or be entitled TO preference whatever under the Con-
stuion. And this eDdment shall be effected by striking
nom H. IN Part ID section ith the words shall b. OF the
Protestant r,son and o ction 18th the words Who
s rot Of the Protestant religion and from section 4A thu
wO6s and unless h- shall be Of the Protestant religion "
and 10 the Bill Of Rights article 9Th, the word Protestant"
The fClloTingis the result, by Counties throughout
the State