The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-22
From the Concord nv. H., Statesman.

Democratic Harmony In New Hampshire.
1t is understood that no small amount of hard
feeling exists among the friends of Hon. John s..
Wells against those by whom his election to the
Senate was frustrated. Outwardly there ia no.
thing but fair weather; but notwithstanding pa.
cifc appearances there has at no time these twenty
years existed such hostile feelings among the lead
ers of that party in this State. The friends of
Wells, they say, would have made no complaint
had his case been fairly adjudicated upon; but they
allege that General Pierce had no right to inter
fere in the Senatorial election and personally 30
licit votes for Mr. Atherton; that but for this Mr.
Wells would have been chosen that only by in.
trigue was the election postponed from June to
November, and by the same means was majority
carried against him in the caucus, where the tug
of war took place.
Beside this hard feeling among the friends OF
Mr. Wells it is understood that the hostility which
has long existed betw the knot of village poll
ticans at Newport and the bloomsbury gaug''
at the capital was never SO intense as now The
namesake of the great Edmund Burke threatened
some time ago that if the Regency, or 'sBlooms-
bury gang" did not conduct more in accordance
with the ''usages of the Democratic party" he
would commence in Concord the publication of a
newspaper, which would straighten things out,
by upsetting utterly and forever the dictatorial
crew who have their home here This rod is un-
derstood to be still kept in pickle by the Com
missioner of Patents, but without producing the
least possible effect upon the Concord junto They
have, 1t is said, been quite busy in collecting ev
dence of political heterodoxy in the ex- Commits
sioner, and are prepared to give him a14broadsde
30 soon as he opens his ports to discharge gun.
1t ia altogether superfuous to affirm that the
display of these unamiable feelings amongst tn e
various ciques on the other side awakens the mos
poignant sorrow in the Wing party.
ssLet dogs delight to bark and bite,
For tits their nature to,''
exclaimed the good Dr. Watts in one of his
"Hymns for Infant Mnds;' but let not the sshar
monious Democracy" peck at each others ewes
bite each others flesh. and make up faces at mem.
bers of their own household 1t is very distress
ing sight.
FUaIrIvEs RETuRNED-Aboutt two years ago our
citizens were surprised by the announcement that
five negroes, belonging to the estate of VIM. Tefft
deceased, had runaway. Search was made, but
every effort to recover them was Intellectual A
short time aince information was received that
these slaves were residing in the neighborhood oil
Oberlin, Ohiofand were anxious to return to their
former homes. Accordingly MIR. VIM. A. Tefft,
accompanied by coored man formerly belong
ing to the same owner who has purchased his free
dom, repaired to that abolition den; and this week
returned home, bringing with them the two negro
women, voluntary refugees from the cruel favors
of their real enemies-the Abolitionists. The 9TH
ers would also have willingly returned, but were
prevented by the Abolitonists, who forciby de-
tanned the two children, the man staying behind
with the intention of bringing them back with
him, if possible The reason given for their wish
to return is, that they were suffering from want o.
food; not being able to obtain enough work to ge
eatabIes. We have no doubt that many more O
the slaves who run away from their masters would
gladly return if they could raise the means.
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