The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-30
The Pierce Denial.

We yesterday published letter from the
editor of the Manchester IN. II. Democrat, con-
tradicting the main point raised by the Union 5
defence of General PIERCE, and explaining the
circumstances under which the General uttered
his memorable anti-slavery and anti-Fugiiive
Slave law declaration. The last number OF
the Democrat, since received, refers to the sub
ject in the following remarks, which reaffirm
the entire accuracy of the original report. The
evidence we have already published leaves lit
tie room for doubt upon that head:
"Moses Norris, Harry Hubbard. and c. II Poas
Ice are out in letter, published in the Washing
ton Union last week, declaring the report pub
lished in the Manchester Democrat OF General
Pierce's speech made at New Boston, New Hamp-
shire, in December last to be utterly falso As these
worthless made statement about which they know
nothing, and therefore had no right to exprcss any
opinion, we shall 20 far enlgbten THIN AZ TO say
that General Pierce made no speech at Ne,r Bo'ton
last December, and tina, not in the habit OF
reporting speeches which were never made.
"But to show how political gamesters of q
smaller fry in their anxiety to get chance at
the pap, stand ready to give utterance to any
falsehood that will subssrve their purposes, we in
form our readers that b. +. Aver and J. Nj. Camp
bell have each written letter, which appears in
the Washington Union of the same date, and
In which they state that the rep ,rt in the Man
chester Democrat Of spccch made by General
Pierce last December at New Boston, ia a tissue Of
his hoo 10 from beginning to end Now VIC again
say Il at we have not, and shall not, waste any
words about Pierce's december speech But we dc
say th Al We published report of tho speech of Gen
eral Pierce made mt New Boston in January last
and the only one he has made there the past year
the entirc accuracy Of which never was denied
by any one until its appearance in a Washing
ton paper led southern men to demand an
explain ton of the dupiciy Of General Pierce il
saying in his letter of acceptance that he believed
he could 'sgfely cay that there had been no toord
or re, of his lie' in conflict with the Compromise
platform At the time of the publication of our
report last January, neither the New Hampshire
Psriof, Union, nor any other paper questioned itt
entire reliability, but men of all parties who were
present spoke of il a most faithful and accurate
report II the two above med persons were botl
present during General Picrce's speech, they mus
have been in a state of mind not fitted to enable
them to comprehend his language, or their parti
san real has led them to deny ,ohat they knoto 10 b,
true. Il Is too late in the day to defraud the pub
lie by false statements about this matter. OF tho
entire accuracy oil the report published in the Man
chester Democrat on the Sth OF January, we can
fully satisfy any candid man, North or South"
In another paragraph the Democrat no,
| tees the maneuvres that are on foot to bolster
| up the very lame apology presented by Cen
eral PIERcE's friends:
"Ths publication in some of the southern pa