The daily union., 1852-10-30
From the Albany AtIas
The Test Question and General Pierce.

V0c TEST question ana GeneraI FlcFcc.
The whg politicians begin to feel that they have blum
dered in their attempt to make capital out OF fasehood IN
relation 10 General Pierce Attempting 10 mount the al
tar with feet bsdaobsd 10 The mre Of politics they have
slipped and fallen The religious and secular press rep
resenng the sentiments OF the class they appealed To-,
have rebuked their proiane presumption.
matter now complain that they started the slander too
early; and il they had reserved it till the eve OF
election. all would have been well. In other words,
they own that their purpose was to deceive, and they re-
The plain fact OF the case clear for misrepesen
tation General Pierce found mboded in the cons,itu
t0n OF his State provision excluding all not Protest.
ants" from certain State ices, adopted long before he
was born. He attempted to procure lis repeal, and
brought out the politicians Of the democratic party against
il in the political conventions He succeeded in getting
the call OF convention TO amend the constitution. OF
which be was PRESIDENT which proposed an amendment
abr0gating the test On submission 10 vote of the
people, it faed with other amendments of getting the
requisite majority much the disappointment Of Gene
raj Pierce, who pleaded for the reform from the first day
il was agitaed to the very day OF election, when he I'M
poEed the citizens OF Concord TO wipe this stain from
their republican constitution.
But. say the artful pleaders for whggery. New
Hampshire holds to the test, and Pierce is OF New
Hampshire, and must be held responsible for IT As
we'll might they OConnel OF being subject OF
test.pescTibng government. though he passed his life
10 attempting to emancpaie his counirymen and his fell
low. Catholics As well might they say OF every Irish
emigrant, s'you have lived under government of mon
archy, and OF church establishment, and of arsiocrac
social organization all combining repess the freedom Of
true but my life at home has been protest against this
system, and my presence here is evidence OF my hosi
ity" So. too, General Pierce say in reference to
New Hampshire 'my life has been protest against this
wrong and OF all the living workers for its reform, have
been the most active and persistent"
II is against such man that the heartess and mem
dacious politicians Of the whig party appeal Him they
attempt to defeat by fabricated evidence and by vena
witnesses
The Boston Pilot cautions The people TO be on their
guard
Let readers be their guard against these tricks
he partisan documents of the numerous
that we can only give general directions about them IL
they read the Pilot regularly they need be deceived by
politicians. When notice document avorably, they
may regard IL as trustworthy. They should spt upon
document calculated ick them OF their votes
on the strength OF New Hampshire lie They should
throw Into the fire document coming from Geeey
Tribune office. They should reuse notice any docu
mont tending make them the presidential ques
lion In consequence OF local issue Tney should dis
trust most small Irish politicians Of both parties They
should be guided in their voting by general, American,
manly Catholic principles We endeayor weekly help
them in this II they follow these directions they
will cast nm intelligent honest whether thar b.
for Pierce Scott.