Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-09-15
s~Tbe tol!ouiag additional testimony


II any thing more we're nccded-wil rende
conclusive ia the opinion Of all unparalleled
men the fact Of the delivery Of Pierre $ New
Boston Speech as reported at the time :,
Mr. Foss Brcwnlow. an anti Scott man
SAYS: ave have never doubted the accuracy
! Of Parson Foss report Of that speech As
| to Foss having been II the Penitentiary fol
/ stealing. that is all stuff. and shows. only
what lengths heated and blind partizans will
60 to, to blast the reputation Of man who
dares to sprak thrsttuth aud act indepen
IDENTIFY. The following testimony. touching
the material points in controversy, viii sat.s-
| ~ the most seeptica! among us
Mr. Foss, it will De rerollerted. is . clergy
man efthe Bsptis, uouination. Intelligent.
pinus, aud in good standing and We very
much doubt whether this large and most res
pectahle body Of christians will calmly sub
nit to the vile SANDERS thus leaped upon the
una frnding head u one Of their rthy miu-
is.ers Brownlow further says '.1rhe Dem
ocrats were taken ia when they nominated
Pierce, and they aim to stick it out witt,
stamaehs staut. fnding he is uiolrut ami
Starry man The evidence is conclusive
that tie sonth has no friend of her rights in
him and that man mus. he hopelessly given
upto party prejudice or recklessly audaeious
WHO assumes to reject the esi,lcnce.
Mayors Office. Manchester. .7ug- "a. 1852.
Having been intimately acquainted with
Rev 4 7 foss Of this city. dusiag the LIST
seven years ! can most cheeriully state Tai
he always has sustnied an unblemshed MGR
al character aud is regarded il nur cnnimun,
itv as clergyman Of ability. Intelligence. aud
piety. iREnlRlC shirIl.
Mayor # .Nmchraer. " II
Cc6ste,Un. ". II Dug O. le52
THIS is to cer,iy. that Rev Andrew ]
Foss is a member OF the Baptist church in
G,ifstown, n II il good aud regular stand
ing and is a minister in regular standing in
the Baptist denomination.
Sisned J. W. POLAND Pastor
JESSE 4. PLUMEe, Oh. Ck.
We, Abraham Cochran solomon VI Alc
Curdy. aud James NcCurdy, ciiiseDs Of New
Boston county Of lliiisborongh aud state Of
New Hampshire, d.r"se and say. that We
were at political meeting ia this town on
the second day Of January. 1862, at which
General iyrce made a political speech; and
we further SAY. that we saw reiuit of said
speech immediately alter III tie Manchester
Democrat and we then Thought the report
faithful statement Of Gen Pierce remarks on
tile slavery question, and our attentien tav-
ing been recently called to this subject. we
say that according tn our hest terullcction,
the repur' on the part relating to slavery aud
the Fugitive Slave Law, is correct.
ABRAHAM COCHRAN,
SOLOMON ~. McCURDY.
JAMES McCURDY.
State OF New Hampshire.
HilIsborough, 50.
On this 9Th day oil July. A ID. 1852, per
onally appeared the above named Abraham
Cochran, sol man Nj. McCurdy. aud James
MeCurdy. aud made solemn oath that the
foregoing affidavit BY them subscribed is true;
before me,
JOS. COCHRAN. Jr.. Justice n he Peace
|. Daniel Andrews, OF New Boston. in the
county Of iillsboruusl, and State of New
HAMPSHIRE deposc aud say that was pres
ent al political meeting holden in this town
on the second day OF Junuary, ls52. which
was addressed by General franklin Pierce
and further say. that | saw the report OF
said speech made By y I Fuss, aud then
believed the report to be irue aud correct
report of said speech. aud spoke Of it as be
ing such al the time aud never heaId aux
person say that they ddaitcd the correctness
OF tie report uuil is became necessary to-
contradict it to save General pieree's credit
with his Southern friends.
DANIEL ANDREWS.
Sworn, July 2s. 1852 before
JOS. COCHRAN. Jr.,
Justice # he Peace.
I, Cyrus W. Campbell of tie tuwa OF
Goil,town courty of iiilshcrougli, aud safe
Of New Hampshire drpnse aud say, that
was at political meeting h"ldcn at New
Boston IL said county Of Il,llsbornngh and
site Of New ilampsoi.e, on the second Of
January, lS52. which meeting was addressed
by Gen Franklin Pierce. and while can,o,
recollect any precise words do rec,llert that
he spoke a his dislike of the Fugitive slave
Law; and rccrllect that after returning /
said to nmher OF individuals that he. Gen
Pierce was us good an abaliiunist as myself,
it he would only stick
c. w. CAMPBELL
Sworn, July 81. 1852. before
JOSEPH COCHRAN. Jr,
Justice n Tie p ace.
J. Rodney NcCollm Of New Boston in
the County Of Ilillsborangh. and State Of New
Hampshire, dep'se aud shy. that was pres
ent at political meeting holden in this town
an the second of Jannary. 1852, which was
II idr,ssca BY General fraukln Fierce. aud
while | cannot uaw testify to the words used
| do rccollect that he spike 81 decidedly
against slavery aud the Fugitive lave Law
that | then thought, aud made the remark to
a number CT persons. that he, Gen Pierce
wac ms strong an anti slavery man as any
we had about here
RODNEY McCOLLOM.
Sworn. July y l752 hefrc
JOS. COCHRAN. IT,