Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-03-16
TRIUMPH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE DEFEAT OF
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'iloAPH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE DEFEAT 9
~ JOHN P. HALE
~ fafey mat "o have cXpacnced rlofo sincere ple
- sure 'hh IN recording the triumph Of the New Hamrsh
e OemocfncS by e!ecting Democratic Governor AMI D
Id mocfac Legislature, which will send sound Dumcca
The u 5. Senate insleaI ot tie abolio1is HAle. TT
OF satisfaction s the greue- when we rrc.c! that coal
er lion was formed between the Why's ana Free Sellers In Il
choice oi r.p'esen!avc with view IL the c.circton
lc Hale Th!s Is the fret State election tbs ycar and Il
Id news oi sGch Denuc,al.c victory will uspirit {;
:! true Democrats every where. As is well said by ii
y, Raleigh STANDARD, the Democracy Of Ncw Ham2.hi
e occupy ncbs position in this s,ugglr as n bs
e s'cemcn OF facts viii show. At the rgvlr State Col.
e venon ot the party held October 1850 John Atwood
ceScd oe nomination as the Democratic candidate Gov
tinor lhc Democrats In Ibis Cunrtn:ion endorsed lh
: cc'T'oEi.se n tll II. length nnd breadth, aEd TOOK lb
held on The broad platform Of the Constitution and cqua
gh but their candidate, John Awoad wro:o letter soo
: after tho campaign commenced in which he exp.essc,
himself strongly against The fugitive .ayo law What ra
the .scult7 Were the Sterling Democrats os that STATE
loss 30 TO The proper 10 ho adopted? No: for
moment, bn; Immediately the Convention which Rad
nominated Mr. Atwood rsasscH,tiej, his nomination
ras reroS1 by ro'e Of ro hundred and three 20 -o cry
a c1ndidc'er in flvor Of tis fugitive !Igs lc,
nominated This candidate. G,g. Dnsmo;e entered thu
contest aqninst both the Whig candidate md John Atwood
who rema!acd IN the nrd the Abolition candidate; and
The rc.ut that the Democrats failed 10 elect their
ddae by tie people bu, sucrrcdsd in dcng BY the Lcss
lature 4 bu!dcr wiser patriotic movement:
was made by any party than referred to in
relation TO Atwood and the history nj federalism In the
free States sInco tic adoption OF the iU!se, may
DO safely challenged 70 show anything Ike IT, Anything
like II, did say2 We m1y still stronger express
sionwe may assert and we do assert with confidence, that
noc Whiua has
endorsed the fugitive slave law announced the opinion
the wish that the compromise should be regarded as
| 6nay," arc i.repealabc.
The contcsI just decided Ia New Hampshire between
Noeh MsrtIn the Democratic caaddas for Govenor-Mr
Sawyer the candidate OF the Wings proper-and Mr. Al
wood, who again running the Abolition candidate
Both Sawyer and Atwood opposed the fugitive slave
Law, while Dr. Martin the Democratic candidate sus;ans
II alike expedlent and constitutional Tie Assembly
elected is 10 choose Senate. f six years IN place o The
notorious John r. Hale; and both Hale and Tuck Abolition
Wings left ,;.e;T in Congress stump The Stale.
In Of ,hs array Of strength against the De-
motracy and the binding efficacy OF the fugitive slave law
tie Democrats of that Stale recently Invited their Re
presentaves in The House-Mcasr5 Norris, Pcssiec end
Hbhardto visit the State and meet Hale and Tack before
the people In their Ct invtaton the members o the
Democratic Committee say:
:S4rs1y og!!oon is again 70 s front. 10 Gis!yrb
fr1Srl. hdTE-ff 81 HasE&?tIs - me tatgTty 0
hs Laor aud 10 ali e ids:riI pursuits o Tie NUIr and
by mist pres. ming the rusun md ! the leading
Of the Democratic faith t!c attempt "' be maze 70
duce tho specting, though hnncsl.odred uf the
parry, betrayal oi hose principles which They have gu
lurg cherished .nd mair:ulGcd"
Strong reasons weo urged uron asss1s Nortis Peasle
and Ho5ard visit tho Sn: ani ;a;e -Tl n the struggle
they declined 10 50, in able and patIioic letters
which We before The Letter of NJ pcGsi2s embraces
number Of topics bn It is noin'ed in relation tie
-, I,
is highly honorable the wrieE and The grea;
which I, Is devoted Among other things ta aays:
;o,o and no, bee -,s eXiinct lerc be h0 f>C
Of tho North The Surih ~ The East nor u
tbo Ws,, In cunirn1'sncon to iae OorocF'cy OF Inc
Urtox Ii Is the and pr!ao oi orr ?,'iy mat n's'ng
In m, assertion uf Slnr Gh'", ana -'fiC; eo'-
NJ ,hn I;uns!ulion IL sill! j. IN an .;fse hni
errn Characteristic degree national and united IN lS sp
and p"i'ics that II has 1?nonsa ,, ~ Tho n Of
our country w7ves In I" any. c't e
smallest IL, faction of any portion oi ie country ilets
,nw nnlrI irrion tnrn formed upon sectional or geo.
yrnnhicn yro,rs unknown 70 lhG cltca o. isass q ""
osty necessarily paIae themselves from " h' 'rcohls
sEsEoApEs They gn nrt iron inc universal ooulethoIn
nwr n, Democratic Republicans and assume an T''itGoc
~ hostility 10 their PRINCIPLES and c'sa"zaua And not
being with, suppornz, nor ni nir P1!' "'"! a''u u
cudinu 10 napirej teaching az 1iH,i H.
"The lraii OF the sOiIs"tis over 'htti al
We make tie following .st"c!s .:o"! a admirable ana
pa;,jnt,c letter OF Mi t:a5a.d:
ain New Hampshire is the first OF te 's'ies .! safe
c,ons which prc2cio tho P'esilsntLi cMn'et IN .So'e
ter She leads I'll in The Great campsai ns cn'uei.o
,nvrss n. even, with pdtonal mn1ItEnca rs progress
,; ha watched with anxious s1cade iroughnIl IN" ln
hs succrss of the Democracy viii oc naii oS o uel
rem in ether States Win y anu t ill., rn
,ure II will place New R,Hpsh'tr SIN hime' !" hrl ft
nsltion of the Standard Bearer oi the Dtrlorasy o. 4
rTo;os Our defeat while II dcprcsses our friends, Wo"t
rho hypes and urpirc ne energies OF our ehtncs
II wnuld arm them with fresh courage IN 'e ons iv me
,,tnned nosscs.iun OF executive power il would bc
,,f
Erd,,nl ca anon would herald II hrIH2h me lahu. :.
The foregoing co:.idea!!una ~ conc"isc indicate me
issues really involved in ms e"e,'pi' NV o. a'r.v
witch our oppuncnts dare not, ana cannot ';&Et A"S
have been tno rfi.n and o dlsas'!;usY r1:'S 10 ~ a..
,empts not 20 hc aware 81 tae ln''i'Y tpe''y ~ i
b hsore nr ppnpIc Hence il IA said that THESE Issue
m v;daJ and new ones attempted 70 he raised For ms
car,. the savary agitation is sough! tu DC tc''cn t
gged into tho arena as q" tis'tn ., @
III, Cn,nnrum 10 measures Of the last Congress, were
,doned ns settlement of the dangerous s'cons' coho
arty which had so long distracted the country ihoy were
cported uy shc Democratic dctss!rs ia cVh+ress Io
Ssw Hampshire and have been approved o. he peHloca
~ of that S.ae in camn9e WI: W. 80 n, y :, 's'
I Of lhs country. But the IuroTa nope ~ iac,lons aE'
Kan nn.t have some huo to hang uron ihe promise
ha yc beun selected az the most s"ojts's "
| that purpose. =, .o go. or ,bo land f. IL
=. e,, hond III unon by vluc o which Ilcse STATES are
c. Tree and happy people 10 we all owe al %'nGs.
proysIoas bound oy an cam 10 "ncy a'a - @ ~ l
u,v nf every MN o5:y them WITHOUT an"a'. ing
10 f,y,,iye slave luw 10 frame h' act wnch shouu
v 81 ys e.c, 10 shat o the cons a'in; can
orv.ins which they knew could not n2 cn'fc'na
xhich would render the law and IN" C1nsln'ioh hn!
r. i. one Of IN. Lnmpromisc mcasrrr+ wh!i! M "i "'"c"
nm. cnpId have been adopted In n" one 81 us pfovsn
Il mora suinsen Than The !nRi:ive slave Jaw oi
which wu. intro :uc.d bya Northern man passed "in1
onnositon in Congress, approved by "aeingon Shn mas
tiI the pre- time; for 1t Is not now !epeaieo
Tha, law Ind no ial by jury ind no pf"'sohs IesPecs
he rit OF habco, carpus q ri.hf "hc nei'ier Is" WIN
holds different from inc present statute. n
ioder This law OF 1892 mo=t of the prcsen! generation o.
! - hayo h,pn horn and lived No excitement has been
issi about H. Many fugitive Slaves haTe 0ecn returned |"
her masters by virtue Of i's authority No assumed Ea"
,s, n nv know has warned US It's cnofil!
those who wers concerned in liza
TN % imnosed certain duties In the cStradiIion OF slave:
@ i "f;c.rs holding their commisslona under S'n'e, ,ueV
Ths Supreme Court of th= Unite! States some
200 nnon cas-. raised decided that this eaure OF INT
law could not be con.u;ionay enioIecd mat u was og
,;naJ With Slno officers whether they would ac' III sue.
s.ss or NOT TIE Legislature. Of many OF INC Sotne,.
STATE. lhsreupon refused the use OF ns @ Gnu ~ pe d
S,e Officers under heavy penalies ifcm acting IN e ue
v,rnr up Of slaves Hence arosa the nsSess .o e M ~ H.
~ Iss1 WHICH imposed ;hese dn':"s upon lie oee'- u
- s,,sa ina,cnd of the States. This IS The maif a
essential difference between The Two enactmci:s. ,.,c
The country /. sick of this cause and han%cFoas .s
NJ sci ms l, has declared that II Is SATISFIED Win "s
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