Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-10-20

to ssrsify Ut a. az 81 asis ~sss satho!ics. /
could not do II. True. certified to the White
signatures. Bot they we're few, and ! knew all
Of them; whereas do not know half the sign
ers Of this Manchester document, admittin g
that all the names appended to it are names of
persons really existing. Secondly, because /
would. in SIGNING that paper. certify 10 an un.
truth, inasmuch as no true Catho ic would be
guilty Of signing paper publicly slandering
the name of any man, much more a man now
circumstanced as Pierce is.
| knew that, on reflection the two first names
on the first column, and the first Oh the second
column of signers will repent. if not before the
election excitement is over, at least after, for
having endorsed the public defamation of
man who has tried to befriend him and theirs
who has been acquitted, after thorough ex-
animation. of the charges they bring against
him, by the Catholic papers-by Brownson,
who says in the number for the present month
that Pierce is no bigot, and that he is well
known to have exerted himsef for the abolition
of the test; and that he has the most bound
less contempt for those who try to get votes for
Scott by laying on the shoulders of Pierce the
blame forthe failure of the revised constitution.
Archbishop Hughes tells Us that both candi-
dates are worthy of equal support. Nay, the
respectable wing papers scorn to notice this
new and false issue presented to Catholic 70.
tiers, and even the papers which started the
story, are beginning to own that it is not
true.
have something to say of the Concord doc.
ment. To be brief, they who signed it labored
under the same Misrepresentation, and were
played upon in the same way with those who
signed the Manchester rehash Nay, more:
MIR. Cooney is also responsible for the Concord
Gocument.-Mr. Cooney. all the way from AL
tany. Finding that the Concord town records
sustained nothing that Robinson had not alrea
dy twisted, and after consultation with certain
free soil notables, it was decided that another
document should be prepared By the aid of
partisan postmaster and certain mill agents. at
fisherv'lle,a few lrishmen were morally coerc-
ed to sign the paper. These persons assured
me that they knew not what the paper contain.
ed They would have caused the crasure of
their signatures, but did not think it worth
while, convinced, as ! am, that the document
will do no harm.
At West Concord Mr.. Cooney and his aboli
ton friends find a few Irishman The names
OF John Galaghar and John Lynch were in the
Concord certificate signed by me and two men,
also bearing their names, live at West Concord
These were asked whether they signed the
White certificates, endorsed by me- No. said
they. Go to Concord and you will find anoth-
er John Gallagher aud John Lynch The con.
coctrrs proiessed to know no such men in Con-
cord, and that no such men would be found
So that John Gallagher aud John Lynch, of
west Concord We're induced to give an afiida
Wit that they had not signed the White certfi
cate Their oath was an honest one of course
The John Gallagher and John Lynch who
did sign the White document live at Concord
know them, and know that they signed it.
They are ready to make an affidavit to this eff
iect. The Cooney certificate says that one
Halpin did not sign the White document His
employer is wing. and he together with
Cooney, persuaded Halpin to swear that he
did not sign that certificate II will be recol.
'ected that ! did not get up that document. /
SIMPLY certified that the persons whose names
were appended to it were Catholics, and that
believed the contents Of the letter to be per.
fectly true. find upon inquiry that Halp,n
when asked to sign the paper answered, ] will
Pus dows - nan's lesssalfx Ihi
Thess things prove Inst the triumph which
the Cooneyites supposed they had gained win
reference to these three cases is no sriumpA Al
all.
cooney went to most Of the Irishmen known
to be in Unemployment Of the wings, and as
matter Of course. fear, most of them signed
the paper. So far as know only one man re-
fused. His name is Connars The concoctors
| of the document coaxed and fiatttercd him
without success. The amiable and accomplish.
ed daughter of the employer of Connars also
endeavored to persuade him to sign the pa.
per- This was hard trial; but Connars, who
understood, it would seem, the contents of the
document steadily refused II was tronobt nm
| to be democrat was his constant reply.
| With reference to the Nashua and Dover GER
| tihcates, cannot speak from personal knovl
| edge, but j.! i be correctly informed. their his
tory is very similar to the Manchester and
Concord documents.
| From the above facts it will he evidcntto the
public that the Cooneyite papers protesting to
embody the Catholic sentiment of New Harm.
shire. with reference TO the test Uhe only mat
ter have at any time touched UPON must be
regarded as the production of few political
enemies OF Gen Pierce. They do no, in the
slightest degree, effect the ,rulhiulness of INV
testimony, as heretofore published In the
language of Brownson, Pierce is uel Sno,rn tn
tion of the test. So
II the democrats wished forest their ca @ N q,
the number OF signatures, they would. / doubt
not have procured an array Of signatures HAT
would overwhelm the Cooneyite documents u
Perhaps they would now, if they thought it
worth while. Respectfully Yours,
WIN MCDONALD.
Catholic Pastor of Manchester and Concord.
New Hampshire.