The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-09
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
TUESDAY NIGHT, NOV. o, Is47.
The Convention la New Hampshire.


The New Hampshire Patriot and the Keene Repub-
lican, exposing the 'consummation OF the coalition
between the federasts abotonists and independents"
The theatre on which this disgracefu work perpe
trated the Wing State Convention, that held at
Concord on the Goth ut And more
ridiculous piece of mummery exhibited. Ii will be
noted that Nathaniel ]. Berry, who had gradually as
sumed the badge of abolhonism, had been nominated
the abolition candidate for governor The object of the
wing convention to nominate him their candidate
also But the acting governor General Colby stood in
their way twas necessary to get clear OF him. to put in
their substitute Their first step to soothe his pride,
and they accordingly adopted resolution expressing
their 'u confidence" in his qualifications and renom
mating him their candidate for governor. This
carried with the gravest face in the world, and his nom
nation prevailed The game, however, began to show
itself:
The ballot being insisted on the question taken, and
the dsnay of the regency" evidently carried ;
whereupon Col Cutter of Portsmouth, arrested the decs
ion, and doubted the vote, "foake IL certan he said
Ihope" continued the colonel that the vote will pass
by accaaton and receive the unanimous support OF the
convention, is well known that it is the wish of the
wing party of this State that Gov Colby should be
ddae and they icish other But if after the
ton has nominated him. he shall choose decline,
DO So"
sod Kit" the pronunciamento man, next got the floor,
and remarked 81 agree with the gentleman from Ports
mouth, and | hope Gen. Colby will receive the vote of
every member of the convention them If he Declines the
convention select ANOTHER MANI!
The Governor Colby had been
forced to decline, and this parade of n nomination
tied there by the wire pulers blind the
eyes of the party 1t was mere deceptona fraud upon
the people, and the most outrageous insult Governor
Colby that ever an honorable forced endure
But their course being determined upon, they ''went it
blind" considerable difficulty with
members OF the convention, of whom be
gan the trap into which they be dragged the
resolution forced tn rough by standing vote, large
number retaining their seats.
committee then appointed to bring in the victim
They retired to the roundo, where Governor Colby had
been kept by his masters walking back and forth for full
half hour In about five minutes the committee returned
bringing him with them He was introduced to the chair
man, and then delivered himself of his selfsacricng
speech, in which the Governor pathetcaly told them:
81 have felt liberty decline any office that may
lido not noc jsl al H6eryfO do So IHere Gov G. mani
tested much emoton] But the time has arrived when it
the opinion of many wings that the party should be uni
ted and PATRIOTISM ~ feel DO my duty
to concur in this wish and respectfully decline the nom
wing party and know that they will not be dictated by
sos % S Be n aS@e "s ea~asa e sa COY coy g
evidently overcome with of his situation he
sunk back into chair, and concealed his face with his
hands. ]
The guillotine had fallen, and the head of the victim
rolled at the presidents feet
vote of thanks Immediately passed to Governor
Colby for his "magnanmous course' and the name of
Berry, the abolitionist, substituted in his place
Thus the coalition is formed and if it should happen
what do expec that Berry will be elected govern
shall have another proof of the success of this dark
coalition in the Granite State, Hale led the way, and
Berry would follow and again would see some of
the southern wings hurahng at the election of the abo
iton- wing. The whole scene of nomination was dis
gushing 1t is difficult to say which is the worst--the
shameless coalition which has been formed, the hum
bug trickery by which the nomination was effected
The democrats OF New Hampshire and despsed
the game which had been played upon them. Among
other papers, the Newport Argus of the Doth ult de-
nounces the coalition in the most indignant terms:
Thus (says the Argus) has the alliance been confirmed
and ratified at last These factions first separated
by the strongest political hatred have been drawn together
by the cohesive attractions of Office alone The old federal
party has voluntarily merged itself into abolitonisn Its
past loyalty Great Britain and its present devotion
Mexcoal that has been, and all that it has hoped
be-is surrendered to faction comprising
half of its numerical strength. This operation dis
poses of the triangular system which has characterized
every political in the State for the last eight
years. and gives tho democracy great advantage Of fighting
all their enemies in single body. We hit them
all at blow; and if the democrats will but avail them
selves Of their present advantageous position their
at the next election will show gain of thousands.
But why is it, it be asked, that the federal party
have deserted the entire chain of federal measures without
bidding, and plunged into abotionism without
invitation The may be found in the fact de-
monstraed by the tariff and other democratic
that the old federal platform too rotten to afford safe
foooid They that the manufacturer, for whom they
recently predicted ruin prospers under the democrat
c tariff They that the farmer also thrves under the
tariff in unexampled degree of prosperity They
that the independent treasury is the best system
yet devised for conducting the fiscal affairs of the govern
ment In ne they that every feature of the democratic
theory of government has accomplished all and than
promised and that the entire chain federal
measures have in consequence fallen to the ground and
that all their prophecies proved to be false In this d
lemma what be done ''To be- be- that's
the question " and hundred and fire of hundred
and foryone federal delegates voted seek safety the
abolition party BY this they have tactIy surrendered
all their federal heresies and acknowledged only the
one idea of slavery and that them. In this
last change of political creed it is remarkable that they
have not assumed We only account for
the spposion that they change their
party name as often they change their principles
lhowever to be in bad the souI of fed
eraism nhabiting new body, and nothing but its nam,
remaining Such words subtreasury and national banb
protection and free trade, internal Improvements and ma
nona debt and all the issues upon which they have
y stood until they could stand longer are suddepv
stricken from the federal creed These words ore NOT 10 h
found in the resolutions Of the late federal convention Con
eai and sweeping deuunciaions against the admnisr,
ton is their nearest approach the old issues diydino
from the democracy There not a sentence in the ,h
proceedings by which the convention could be dstnos
ed from an abolition gathering Out of the II resolnton
ght OF them are devoted to slavery and the war They
but sereoyped repetition ofthe old abolition thunder Of
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