The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-23
THE CIRCULAR INQUIRY IN REGARD TO FOR

lar purporting to be requisiton upon the democratic
party for funds and signed Perrin M Brown, jrP The
opposition press which charged this circular upon the dem
ocrac party have made any retraxt of the error
OF copied our reiutation.
We publish below q letter written by the Hon O. j.
Faulkner which explains clearly and coneisey not only
the perfectly fair legitimate and honest character of the
circular Of the National Committee but also shows up
its character of the many low and insidous
schemes of the black republicans deceive and msead
the people of all classes whether native natualized
We commend it to the careful attention of readers
WAsHNGros, August 2, 1856.
DEAR SIR Your favor of the 9th ut inquiring of me
whether circular signed by chairman of the Ma
tional Democratic Resident Committee requesting the
posmasters to furnish list of the German, English
French and other Of foreign BIRTH within the
OF their respective Offices with view to supplying them
with documents, is genuine has been received
In reply have say that the circular referred to
ordered by the National Committee and is genuine doc
ument .. ID. ...... ..a a.a.eree " .#aE H#M. U@
The general object Of this circular was promote the
election of the democratic nominees for the presidency and
Its particular purpose was to counterfeit an nsdious
fort OF the black republicans to convince the oregnborn
voters that the democratic party which has stood by and
strven for their rights unworthy OF their support They
propose that the foreign shall be
throw the rights and institutions of the southern States
This circular is lawful and audab!e in its publication
and III issued In accordance with UNIFORM
usage of all parties 1t has been concealed but has
been ayowed upon all occasions, at present ..s.
The other circular to which you refer in your letter.
seems to have been issued by some anonymous scoundre
calling himself Perrin NJ Brown" He is alike unknown
and to the police Of Washington 1t purpors to be
demand upon the democratic party for money to carry
the campaign 49,
Perhaps one amongst the first copies of this paper
transmitted to by Of the postmasters the ID,
and published with authentic exposure of its audu
lent character in the Union on the 9th Of July, and
a1;atalv in fhala
Notwithstanding this exposure the opposition press has
persisted in publishing this circular genuine. They
have included in common censure both the false and
that which have avowed and announced to be
thentic. ""m"# r.. "
The necessity of appeal to the foreignborn voters
will be shown by the following statement of facts:
The black republicans and the ee-soil knownohings
have agreed to unite upon the election of Mr. Fremont
and in the repeal Of that legislation which the whole
sentative party North and South consider Indispensable
to the preservation Of the Union.
To carry out this common purpose, it has not been
deemed prudent by the conspraors to acknowledge
open union Hence the campaign is conducted by the two
wings of this abolition army, each moving upon sepa
system of tactics, but convergDg upon the
and paramount object of BOTH
The black republicans invite all opposed to the aggre
sions of slavery, without regard to their nationality
join them in crusade against that institution. ~.
They hope to deude the foregn-born voters with the
idea that it is their duty the friends of freedom
their votes for the overthrow of slavery. ., IS. t.
The knownothings appeal to the intolerance Of religion
and the preudces Of which exists amongst every
pe They call upon Protesants and the friends of free
labor to aid them in over,hrowing the Catholic religion
and slavery characterized by of the leaders of that
party atwin demons deserving common deestaton
Our foreign voters expected TO be the victims and
dupes of this nearous conspiracy will be shown by the
following from the circular of organization pub
ished in the New York Tribune and recommended to the
black republicans: ..,-....
aThere should be Fremont club in every village if the
township be large enough but at least club in each
township and central Union club in the county COM
posed Of delegates from each township club The club
should address itself to the following abors:
al To get list Of every voter in each village Of
every county, and his known supposed predlec
tons for President and keep this in book, noting the
changes any from time to time, and reporting to the
county committee
az To see that eoery has all the republican docu-
the club afford to purchase and especially The
Republican Platform, Campaign Life Of Fremont Sum
speech Report of the Kansas Investigating Commit
tee Let these be thrown into every voters door by per-
son in each village employed for the purpose.
and is snestss be Instructed upon The tonics most
suitable for the locality In places the foreign pote IS
Be udecepd in others the distinction pointed out be-
tween Fllmoresm and Amercanism In Others the Buch-
to be attended to- and the particular shape which
treason towards freedom may assume wells happen out"
as Make public every change Of tactics observed to be
made by either Buchanan Fillmore opponents OF free
dom.
40 Take care of the local newspaper favorable to
pubicanism, and add to Its campaign circulation"
When the Democratic National Committee saw this ne
IL
to couneract it 1t that the black republicans
registering all the voters, with note Of the prefer
OF each They had established system of village
surveillance under which any change Of in the
ter should be made known Immediately. They had pro-
vided that every voter should have all the republican
documents which can be procured. They direct that
speakers shall be instructed upon the topics most suited
the locality" They direct that such documents as the
Report of the Kansas Committee and Summers speech
shall be thrown into every voters door, by person in
each village appointed for that psrposs and of the
chief those instructions is that the foreign vote 10 b
nndeceiued IN some places"
When therefore the Democratic National Committee
knew that these deliberate and systematic steps had been
taken by the enemy OF every patriot 10 pndceiUt
the foreign poters and that particularly the kansas
port" with its stereoyped SANDERS circulated under the
sanction of legislative document, and the speech Of
Sumner with its infamous insults 10 the States and states
of the South had been translated into German and
other foreign languages and placed in the hands of every
foreign who would receive themwasi IL not the
of the committee that the andoe should follow the
poison and the sehood should be counteraced by
TRUTH
How could it be expected that eow-ctizens Of for
eipn birth could refute the ar Greeley the unscrupu-
ous Ford or the unbushing Giddings unless supplied
with the means Of detecting and oyerthrowing their ma
evolent slanders2 In compliance with this duty the
mtee has not only issued the circular TO which you refer
such will tend to prevent the Judgment Of
ideas upon the subjects involved In the present
contest in the minds of oregnborn friends and such
win make them continue 10 appreciate the blessings Of
this Union and to stand by Its true friends
Happily for the country the democratic party has the
entire confidence OF the foegnborn voters and has thus
by the adoption Of the plan referred TO- been enabled TO
counteract most dangerous and skul attempt to mis-
lead them
You viii thus, my dear sir, see why the particular cir.
cular TO which you refer necessary and you will
doubt endeavor far as possible make 1t eeotua for
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