The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-12
New HAMPSHIRE.

We indebted to talented citizen of the north for
the following coup dea of the condition of parties in
the Granite State, and take the liberty OF laying it be-
fore readers. We say, with Charles Surface, we
OF too communicative disposition to keep such good
thing to ourselves.
We assure correspondent, however that when we
said on Tuesday evening if it should happen (rrih
do not erpec) that Berry will be elected governor, &c.
we had idea that he stood the chance of such
elevation Indeed we esteem the intelligence and patriot
ism of the people of New Hampshire highly to sup
pose them capable of such self-immoation.
81 you have article in the Union of Tuesday in
tmang that you deem possible that Berry, the present
nominee OF the odds and ends of federalism in New
Hampshire, may carry that State in the next election
which takes place in March, admit no such possibility
This is the true character of Berry He man of very
limited capacity and education, and never had pron
nent standing as man OF talents with any party in New
Hampshire III, by chance he should be elected governor
he has not the ability to write message of two sentences
in length in ttolerabe English He was demo
to some inferior Offices But, being ambitious beyond his
merits and capacities, he aspired to seat in Congress-
which he failed in obtaining at the hands OF the demo-
Gratis He therefore concluded to turn renegade became
an independent democrat" and Joined the forces of
John p. Hale. Hae's party, calling themselves "nde
pendent democrats in order the better TO succeed in the
reachery which they meditated against the democratic
cause, for the want of better nominated Berry for
governor. This was in the of 1876 and thus
in that election, the democratic party of New Hampshire
had to contend with three distinct parties, separately
gained, with full sets of candidates. but all fighting for
the same endthe overthrow of democracy These three
parties were the federal party proper, the aboltonists
and the "independent democrats organized the abo
ton platform. Indeed, all three proiessed aboonism
Shat year Gas it requires majority all to elect in
New Hampshre) the democratic party failed to elect their
candidate although he received plurality OF 900
votes the highest opposition candidate In the cleo
ton OF 1917 the abotonsts dropped their organization
and joined with Haes "independenf' renegades in the
support of Berry, who received the nomination OF both
factions The ederalists the time kept up their
distinct organization. The democracy in that election,
therefore, had two candidates to beat instead of three
and they succeeded The two factions of abolition fed
eralsm completely defeated, and the democrats
covered the ascendency every branch of the govern
ment OF the State. Now for the next election in March,
grel factions of federasts, aboonsts, and renegade
democrats All of them have united in the nomination of
Berry. They have thus accomplished what the demo-
cratic party of New Hampshire desired they would
complsh-they have concluded to fight the democracy
under banner and candidate and he very weak
one They have thus developed their identity OF princ-
Piles and purposes; and the people of New Hampshire
derstand them They find them to be only separate bat
talions OF the old anti "moa treason, federal par
ty now united and fighting under flag and
mander And, mark my words! they will now be beaten
by the democracy of New Hampshire by majority of
from 5000 TO 5000 That is their smanest destiny"
sona flourish the soil of the Granite State and
their leaders never committed worse blunder than in
uniting their several factions under the old well known
black flag and thus disclosing the coven foot From this
day forth, federalism ga dead cock in the pitt New
Hampshire"