The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-24


Letter from Hen. Edmuna Burke.
(Brom the Boston Journal, june 10
The Hon. Edmund Burke, formerly Commissioner
Chairman the recent Democratic State Convention,
has addressed letter to the democracy of New
Hampshire, in answer to the covert attacks of the
Patriot and of some Of the prominent politicians Of
his party, and in defence Of the resolutions In rela
ton to the Presidential appointments recently re-
iected by the Gubernatorial Convention.
He commences his letter with history Of the OBJ
noxious resolution which has caused 80 much excite
ment. He acknowledges that he drew up the
resolutions and states that the fifth was in the follow
ing words, as originally drawn
Resolved That encourage ourselves with the belief
the government Of the United States, will not in bis
future appointment oYsyook the old guard Of the demo-
cratic party No mutt rely for successful sup
port in ali the emergencies which arie in the pro-
gress of his administration; confer too many favors
on those who support the platform Tor one purpose and
for the great national democratic party, its principles
With regard to the object Of the resolutions, Mr..
Burke says
In drafting the whole series OF resolutions the pre-
cedng included my object to show to the world
that ut this crisis when there apparently DISPOSE.
ton manifested the part Of abandon the proud
position which the democracy Of New Hampshire had
long stood and which for them from the democracy
Of the Union the compliment Of having one OF their
number nominated and chosen to the Presidency Of the
United States, stood firm and unchanged 1t was with
this view that penned the whole series OF resolutions
And in order tina, they might not contain anything
which might be deemed exceptionabe. showed them to
several leading members of the democratic party in and
out of the legislature OF whom approved them all
without alteration ard only suggested striking out
the word FUTURE from the fifth resolution. And when
offered them to the committee am quite sure that
remarked that had shown them to some OF our demo-
cratic friends who suggested striking out the word fu
have the COMMITTEES make any alteration which they might
deem proper One gentleman alone-Mr Smith OF Dover,
thnk-was opposed to the fifth resolution entire And
after discussion and amendment with entire consent
they adopted by the COMMITTEES and ordered to be
reported to the Convention And it is fixed impress
vention r Robinson) moved their ad rpton In the
mittee after they had been amended by striking out the
been thus amended my mpre sion is that they passed
the committee without dissenting voice. the gentleman
hrst obectiDg to the fifth resolution acquescg In them
by his silence.
The assertion Of the Patriot, that the most offen-
sive portion of the resolution was stricken out In
the committee, and that large majority Of the
members of the committee disapproyed the whole
of it, Mr.. Burke pronounces false, and he stigma
tises this assertion furtive and base attempt
the part of the editor of the Patriot, Ito assah the
chairman of that committee by misrepresentation,
and to insult the remaining members OF it," Mr..
Burke continues:
But there other Misrepresentation in the article
Of the which it proper for me at this time 70 cor
rect IL attempts to give the impression that Messrs
Chase Of Conway, and Williamson of Claremont, disap
proved of the resolutions With its characteristic pro-
cvity to misrepresent and alsiy by Of inuendo it
sys-"Mr Chase Of Conway, also declared that he COR
daily approved of the course Of General Pierce thus at
tempting to give the impression that Mr. c. also dsap
proved q the resolution which is false Impression It
also attempts to give the impression that the fifth resolu
ton was abandoned and disowned by the committee,
which is also false and sanderous upon the intelligent
and honorable men who composed that committee. One
Of the most intelligent and able members of that commit
remarked substantially in his place in the Convention
that he did not consider the resolution involving
attack the administration but since it objected
TO- he would 60 for striking it out for the sake Of
harmony.
single gentleman composing it wished or designed TO
make eithe. covert open attack the admin
istration did not, and presume that others did not
But candoly acknowledge that did wish to have the
democracy Of New Hampshire present clean and straight
forward record to the wordto stand the national
platform ~ the third resolution asserts
that democracy had been overlooked and free
soers coatonsts and disuponist had been taken too
much into favor, the democracy Of New Hampahire
not ble for it. This ell designed to assert
made these statements frankly to the committee and
vowed there hat my only purpose was to pre- erve the
untarnthed This nov repeat and this will
aints whether not be regarded fctious
Pat lot And DO not hesitate to express the belief that
a majority Of the democracy Of New Hampshire, and also
Of The late Convention entertain the wish and de-
sire II not they are ready to abandon Their position
upon the national platform, and to become bye word
and q reproach throughout the Land.
Mr.. Burke then gives An account OF the fate OF the
resolutions in the Convention. He says, they were
furously assailed by Mr.. Samuel H. Aver, a very
smart and very exuberant little gentleman from Man
chester who seems to imagine that the defence and
protection of Gen. Pierce and his administration rest
upon his Herculean shoulders" whose motion the
fifth resolution was stricken out, "nobody Directing
and nobody caring particularly whether it was in or
out" He says that both Mr.. Aver and the Patriot
have personal grudges which they desire to satisfy
The former, Mr. Burke states enormously attributes
to him an article which appeared in the Argus and
Spectator, published at Newport N. H., the village
in which Mr.. Burke resides, and which commented in
very pungent terms upon Mr.. Ayers address on the
reception of Hon. Daniel Webster at Manchester.
The editor Of the Patriot is personally hostile, be-
cause
Argus aud Spectator the claims put forward by the ~
Pot0 TO the effect that it chiefly to the efforts Of
John George Chairman of the State Committee In
1851 that the State saved from the effects Of the
ueacheiy Of John Atwood"
Mr. Burke continues:
And who these personal assalans Of mine In the
first place we have Mr. Samuel H. Aver the euogst Of
Daniel Webster. Next VIM. NJ Butterfed. who has him
self been free soier, have been informed ans we'll
known Wimot provs1ist have been informed that he
the editor Of paper in Massachusetts, which
in New Hampshire would have passed for sound abo-
ton paper Certain It s that when at the head of
The Patent ONCE at Washington in 1s47. was written
to by very distinguished democrat then resident OF
this State for contribution in money and also in art
Giles for the New Hampshire Patriot to aid in rascuing
the Stat from the coalition OF wings and sbolitonst,
into whose bands II had fallen sent the 9ney and
the communications under the signature of "Mount
Washington The two last were upon the history Of the
comp-o nses Of the constitution touching slavery and
upon the general quetion of slavery and aboionism
the Patriot has since been compelled to advocate but
they the eced by its present editor Tho,e arti
ces subsequently, sent te the Argus and Spectator in
vhich payer they were published and afterwards copied
into The Washington Union
And third behind the scene, in this instance have
Johs H. George, the Chairman Of the State Co nmttee
youpg gentleman who in 1910 sir gDg songs as
informed, in hard cider good enough wing
for those times This is the sort Of stuff tina, has
10 make 1t may be a m after of wsnder Why
should condescend to bestow much consequence upon
them My reply ID that do it Because unfortunately,
they seem TO have got possession Of the democratic
ganlzation OF the State and deter for
the And2ement Of Themselves IL IL involves the
ruin II the democrat c party These persons ba,e
ceased to misrepressnt me. After the nomination Of
General Pierce they Joined 10 circulating story
understand that opposed to his nomination which
utterly false They have also circulated the story
increasingly that General Pierce my personal enemy,
which, H. General pierces written assurance Is true Is
utterly false General Pierce had any bat kind
ard friendly ofcea froD from first
twenty years ago. TO the present time. And knows
that have defended him from the calumnies Of ensmes
when it required some courage to do IL, and under cir
cumsarces in which those who at.ernot to shelter
Themselves under his in order 10 assa Others would
have Sunk away in very fear
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