The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-15

7IE ELECTION IN THE STATE YESTERDAY.
THE TslscaApHc RETURNS.
TERRIBLE BLOW TO THE ADMINISTRATORS.
DC, &c.s Ac.
Our Concord Correspondence.


CoyooxD, N. H., March II issa
As the election approaches adj parties are rr,uaux
approximatng the ideas laid down In the HxsAp - a..
the real issue The Patriot ard tie rest OF the tdm
mers, cannot bsd the people regard e great
that the Nebraska bill ID tile main questioGto be vosev
upon; and al the State ofeee, Maine Hqusr laws and
everything eise which might otherwise be oonsidersa
important, sink into nothnsness BY its side In
previous communications I have drawn . chart
Of the campaign, and have marked out tie posr
TORS Of the leaders nearly ~ they could b. d.
fined. 1t is very difficult to find New HamsshsI.
politician when arg important question Is to be oou-
sidered, and the administration party have held ns,
meetings for the very good reason thst their leaders
are afraid to go before the people on the Nebrass
question:
The abolitionists held meeting at Dover "a wtxr
placc) last evening" the subject under discussou be
the Nebraska bill. The speeches were made BY ANA.
Tuck and Greeley, of the Tribune. The Town Hall v>s
well filed, but there not immense amount Of ca
thusiasm The speeches hashed editions Of those
recently made in New York. There is considerable dis
aecton in this part of the State and aminoined to
ths opinion that the administration will lose twenty ar
thirty members Of the House. II that the hard
working democrats of who expected
the nspectorshps in the Custom all "shely
ed and the appointments given people from tho
interior some Of whom had never seen a seauost Ma
indignant disappointed individuals thereupon refused -
work at all in this election The Nebraska matter mag
work them up but 1t Is than doubtful The dis.r
fection widely spread at time that the com
mtees refused to call any or to nominate A.
candidates.
The leading men here, supported by Mr. Pierce are
playing the game with the Nebraska bill that the
have played with all important questions where slaves
element for the last sixteen years The ouir
white spot in Mr. Piercss historyand great deal Of
capital has been made out Of thatwas his action In ne
matter of Atwood The facts about the matter never
correctly stated in print In the election Of 1861
John Atwood received the democratic nomination for
governor He catschsed by the aboioniss a. to hs
opinion upon the Fugitive Slave Act He wrote mild le<-
ter in which he refused to acknowledge the justice Of s
act Some Of the democratic leaders got news Of th
movement and they succeeded in inducing him to reoan
the letter. But copy Of 1t had been taken and It as
published in Of the Manchester papers The Pierce
clique became very much frightened and Atwood v,s
sent for to Concord He talked for several dsyas
but the abotionist got hold Of him again. he wrote
the very strong letter against the law which caused ~
overthrow. Thus will be seen that Mr. Pierce wouaA
willingly have pardoned Atwoods Hrst departure from
the faith, but the second was altogether too Hagrank
General Pierce almost deep in the mre Of abss-
tionism Mr.. Atwood He favored the wilmot provss
and went beyond Of the abolition orators in II
support.
The best informed people here seem to agree In ~
opinion that the House win be very close. The cos~~
between the wings and abotonists being perfect thsv
will elect in many towns which have before been cose
and where generally, nobody had majority on the ae
trial. and by union they defeat electors in mang
towns where the democrats One or two sds-
Affected antiPierce men, and two anti NsbeasLa
in town might turn the whole election The ID
mnisration party, however ID hopeful they say tAak
all the ordinary indications be depended upen
there Is every to believe that the sun win -
down next Tuesday after battle fairly fought and woa