The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-29
Eiee,Iops In New ENGLAND.

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Elections In New England.
A State election took place in New Hampshire
about ten days ago. and similar election will take
place in Connecticut on next Monday, and also one
IN Rhede Island on next Wednesday. These cleo
lions are important at this crisis, into which the
country has been thrown by the agitation of the
anti-savery question throughout the Union 1t is
true these elections are for State officers but the
several parties engaged in the contest conduct the
controversy with reference to national affairs
and national questions than to mere local or per-
sonal objects. Above all other issues, il U.s. perhaps
needless to say that the ant-slavery question min
giles in the movements. The recent sublime posi-
ton assumed by Mr. Webster on national affairs
not overlooking even the factIous course of Mr.
Seward, the demsgogue-afiect these elections to
agreat and singular extent
The election in New Hampshire, which was held
about ten days ago, terminated in the complete ri
umph Of the democracy of that State, by large
majority over the separate forces of the wings and
free-soilers. All the returns OF this election are
not received, but sufficient has been ascertaned to
know the general result. The controversy, pre-
vious TO Tie result, was conducted with special re-
ference to the important and agitating question
which has occupied the attention of Congress
during the last three months. The democracy OF
New Hampshire, through their journals, assumed
the highest position in favor of the Union, under
the MISUNDERSTANDING the WIlmot provIso,
and declaring themselves in favor of a far and just
compromise OF the slavery question, affecting the
new territories. The democratic journals-such
OF them as have expressed an opnion-nPprove the
position and principles avowed by Mr.. Webster. al
though he never belonged to their party associations
in times past The doctrines avowed in this contest,
by the wings, were more in favor of free soil and
abohtionism, although they hardly went SO far as
the free soil party. The wing journals endsavored
10 draw some aid to their ranks, by supporting the
present cabinet and the existing administration at
Washingt n; but this was so mixed and mingled
up with Wilmot provisoism, free soIhsm, and Sc
wardism, that il did not take much with the nelli
gent and sturdy people Of New Hampshire. The
free soilers, as a separate and distinct party, OF
course, adopted the ultra abolition ground, openly
and violently in favor OF Mr.. Stewards movement
IN the Senate.
The result OF this election, therefore, Is a very
significant fact, developing opinions on the great
controversy Of the day, by portion Of the indie
pendent people OF New Epgsnd. The result will
not vary much from being about thirty thousand
votes for the democracy, twenty thousand for the
wings, and about eight thousand for the free
soIsrs This, therefore, is the position, after
warm contest, on which these several parties en-
tered IN reference TO the great controversy in Con-
cress, to Mr.. webster's position, and also to Mr..
Stewards abolition ground.
State elsction will take place next Monday, IN
Connecticut, end similar one in Rhode Island,
on "wednesday. Candidates for governors, heu-
fentant governors, and other officers, have been
named on all SIDES. Three parties will enter the
field, completely organized with candidates, prIn-
ciples We've, purposes, and results, Wiz the de-
mocrais, the wings, and the freesoilers. The
democrats Of Connecticut and Rhode Island, in
the approaching elections in those States, assume
precisely the same national ground on the
slavery question which marked the course Of the
same party in the recent election in New lamp
shire. They declare themselves In favor Of far
and just compromise Of the slavery question ia
the new territories, without reference TO the VIII
mot provso, or any ultra abolition notions. The
freesoilers. on the other hand, assume the strong,
full, abolition ground taken by Seward, IN the
United States Senate, and are conducting their
operations with this view. The wings profess to
be favorable to the administration, but mix with
their avowals in this respect strong tendency to
the wIlmot proviso, and abol,onism, nearly SINH
lar in its stripe to that Of the free soil party The
ournals and stump orators on all SIDES, with the
recruits from the neighboring commonweaths,
generally adopt the ground Of controversy which
we have Indicated. The result, therefore, of the
approaching elections in those two States-Con-
pecucu, and Rhode Island-will involve, Ia a
great degree, the opinions Of that other portion Of
the people Of New England on the subject Of the
present controversy Congress, and the positions
assumed, respectively, by Messrs. Webster and
Seward, an the United States Senate. To great
extent, the cabinet and the present administration,
sltboueh alluded to in some quarters, seem to be
apparently forgotten by the press and the people
az large. At the last State election in Connecti-
cut, the democratic candidate for governor was
elected by a plurality over the wing and free soil
oppoeition In Rhcde Island, the last election ter
minated in favor Of tbs wing candidate.
This presents. therefore, brei but correc; view
Of the recent election in New Hampshire,
and a programme Of the approaching elections
in Connecticut and Rhode Island, touching
she public opinion of thcse portions OF New Eog.
land on the great question winch has been ag'a'ed
N Congress since the commencement OF the pre-
,ept session. and the grounds assumed by the
leading statesmen there on the same issue. rs lar
"a we understand the nature OF the contest IN Oon-
peciicui, the chances are decidedly IN favor oil the
democracy, whose principles and svowals are more
m unison with the practical sense Of the nation at
shs crisis, thsn The ultra views Of the free so'lsrs