Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-04-03
New Hampshire Election.

The Boston Atlas, and other federal prints
are heraldihg the result of the recent election
In this State in flowing capitals, IS great
rictory--not that they have triamphed them
selves, but that the defeat or discontinue OF
the democracy is always reckoned as great
rictory for, whggery. Indeed, all the victo-
ries ever achieved or enjoyed by our WING
friends have been but temporary successes, re-
sulting from discussions in the democracy
But let us look at the result of the above cleo
ton, and see in what the great victory con
ssts. ...f. g..
The whole vote for Governor will be about
IS, e00-an increase over last year of abont
2i0G-and a decrease from that of 1913, (when
the largest vote ever cast was thrown,) of
5000 3
In.2lS towns Dinsmoor, democrat, has 81
l35yoes Sawyer, whig, 1S,434 Atwood,
pseudo-democrat) l2,OS6. Nine small towns
remain to be heard from These towns gave
last'.year, Dinsmoor, 1872 Chamberlain, &c !;
Berry As. Their vote this year will reduce
Gov. Dinsmoor's minority to about 5000.
OF the four members of Congress elected,
two are democrats, and two, Messrs. Tuck
and. Perkins, were elected by a union of the
wings and aboliiionists.
The democrats elected Messrs Peaslee and
Hibbard, were members of the last Congress
Rspresentdtiues-the following is the result !;
Democrats elected, 1879 ; tederalists and aboli-
tionists, 1870; Atwood Democrats, Is. One
town only remains to be heard from-Clarks-
vile, Coos Co, which is supposed to have
chosen democrat. Counting this member,
the House will stand l40 democrats to ll3 all
others, giving a majority Of three against us.
Thus if t1co only of the Is Atwood men go
with US the democrats viii have majority IN
the House, while in joint meeting of the two
Houses we shall have majority over all be-
fore the vacancies in the Senate are filed
Adding the seven democratic senators elected
10 40 representatives, the regular democratic
strength on joint ballot Will be III; while
with the two WING senators elected added, tn e
opposition strength, including Atwood men,
viii be l45 The vacancies in the Senate are
filled by joint ballot, before the election of
Governor takes place, and if the democratic
candidates are successful, as there can be little
will be $50 !; that of the tederaists, conceding
them all of the Atwood democrats, AS
Hence the election of Mr.. DINsMooR Governor
seems TO be certain.
Hon. Greeneaf Clarke of Atkinson is elect
ed 10 the Council in the LIST district; Hon
Joseph II. Smith, of Dover, in the ID, Hon.
Samuel Bulterfeld, Of Andover, in the 80, aud
Hon. Simeon Warner of Nhitefed in the
5lh-all democrats; while in the 4th [whig
district there is no choice The Legislature
will fill the vacancy by joint ballot, and Mr.
Huntington, dem, will doubtless be elected
We are indebted 10 the Portsmouth Gazette
for these particulars.
Considering the circumstances attending this
election, the above result must be highly graf
flying 10 every democrat in the country. fit
affords any ''crumbs of comfort to the wings
and their free soil allies, it can only be ac-
dependence which renders the ''smaIest IA
vors'' as grea: benefits TO be thankfully re-
ceived.''
The victory that was achieved by the demo-
cratic party in repudiating the vacillating
weathercock At,cood, was glorious enough, in
itself. Defeat under DINsMooR would have
been far preferable to success under Atwood
but our friends have escaped even this result.
Let whiggery rejoice at the election of free
soAerS-they are but true to their instincts
but the democrats of the country have to re-
joce that the sterling politics of New Hamp-
shire remains unchanged by this successful eff
fort to vindicate the national character of the
democracy.