The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-22
President Pierce in lsas.

In an article which appeared ia the New York Herald
OF the 10Th instant. the editor makes what he terms
Surprising disclosures OF General Pierces Free soil cor
respondepce and opinions" As have ohipg 10 fear
either in regard 10 the interests Of the democratic party
10 the political personal reputation OF President
PIERCE in consequence Of these any other "disco-
sures OF the Herald, choose to put at defiance the
utmost malgny OF that journal, and TO challenge the
production OF The evidences which IL Processes TO
base its charges, We venture 10 affirm that President
Pierce will never complain OF breach OF confidence on
the part OF any man who publishes political letter
written by him. II John Cochrane, the executors OF
Mr. Atherion, or any other living, the executor
OF any man dead, has letters OF General Pierce which
sustain the allegations Of the Herald they need hesi
ilae to bring them forward We make this declaration
under the conviction that there investigation which
can be made into the anecedens Of the President which
win result in covering his ASSISTANTS with the odiam
Justly due to caumny, and in fixing him more firmly
in the confidence and affections of the people. We
intend TO go into this investigation in due time; bu,
for the present we choose to content oursei with
branding the charges OF toe Herald unmeaed false
hoods and that our readers may exactly wha, we
mean we quote so much of The Herads article as sets
forth ns specifications Il is as follows:
"our readers viii recoeot that some time ago We or
Geed reward Of Ave bundled dollars for certain free
soil letter OF General Pierce written In 1919 sym pathztng
with the Van Barren Buffalo movement We have bee
expeotng that letter and other similar letters rom the
same source and disappointed shalt soon
he enabled 10 SPREAD lsw of Them in black and white
before our readers In the time have ssceus
tho following facts In the matter,
After the ratification OF the Van Buren, Buffalo ticket
and platform by the iree-soers OF this city 10 ls.s
committee OF correspondence appointed aud from
that com mee letters addressed, behalf OF the
Buffalo nominations and lree-so principles 10 various
influential democrats in different parts Of the conntry
formerly thu political friends Of Martin Van Barren neud
ing General Pierce among the number Various letters In
reply were written the committee, and among those
ceiyed letter from Gen Pierce, expressive OF his sym
patty with the political fortunes Of the Buffalo candidate
and his peculiar friends and pnsans. This letter now
possession Of John Cochrane, cha OF the aforc
said OF ISts At that time the political repu alton
OF Gen. Pierce purely provincial, and his letter. AFTER
hasy examination by Judge Waterbury, and perhaps
OF the committee, aside with be tc OF
considered supefnuous Other letters how
ever were published 10 the Evening Pos--one from q G
Cambreleng In psriioplaFas calculated to have some
weight and ins,ence 81 the We challenge n
denial Of these facts. We challenge denial OF the let
ter of General Pierce. DOR allegation is specific The
letter exsrs-t Is among the political archives OF John
Coehrane aud expect yet 70 be able produce IT, and
other letters OF the the same
writer all sympahzine with elder Van Baren lore OF
less his ttesoherous upon The Buffalo platform
That there may be mistake "a 10 the issue made
up fepeai that the foregoing Is false from the begin
ming 10 the end