Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-03-23
THE ELECTION In NEW HAMPSHIRE

THE ELECTION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
All the elections in the North and in the
Northwest prove most conclusively that the
Abolitionists have gone into the Know-nothing
organization, and that Abolition sentiments,
Abolition men, and Abolition views, rule, reg
ulate, and control the Know-nothing move
ments. The people of the South should con-
slider these things carefully.
Prejudices must sometimes prevail, and they
will have their influence but when facts and
figures are presented which show that the
Abolitionists control the new Order, every
Southern man, no matter whether he be a
Wing or Democrat, ought to pause and be-
come circumspect.
We all know that in all the elections in the
North and Northwest it was perfectly clear
that hostility to the Southern States was the
chief it not the only, bond Of union which
connected those who made war on the Demo
cratic party. But the other day, an election
took place in New Hampshire, which proves,
if figures can prove anything, the real, actual,
composition Of the Knowpothing party, and
the slight impress it has made on the Demo
cratic ranks. The figures we present relating
to this election are taken from the Boston
Post; and they substantiate and sustain most
fully all that we ever said on this topic.
The figures of the Boston Post were made up
before the complete returns Of the New Hamp-
shire election we're received. However, only
nine towns had to be heard from and the ag-
gregate vote Of those towns amounted last year
to only FIVE hundred and eighty votes, so that
we may take the present returns as final to all
ntents and purposes. The remarks we pre-
sent, founded on the New Hampshire election,
ought to be considered by the people Of the
South, for they teach things which arc Of vital
importance to the dearest interests Of the peo-
pie of the Southern States.
At the last election in Massachusetts, the
vote was 57,82S. At the recent election the
vote was 64,627, the increase being 6,799. We
give this entire increase to the Know.nothings.
Let them have it. Giving them that then the
returns show that three other tickets we're in
the field, to wit
The Democratic, which lost only $3.50 votes
The Abolition whig which lost just 1888 votes
The Free.soil Abolition l0,059 votes
Total, 26,l27 votes.
When we add to this the increased vote which
we have mentioned, the sum total is 32,926
votes, the cract and precise rotc which the
Know.nothing candidate received
After looking at these figures no man in the
South whoisnota bigoted partisan, or besotted
fool, can fail to understand that the composition
Of the Know Nothing party ofthe North forces
it to be abolitionist in oil its sympathies, ten
dences and purposes. But slight impression
has been made by it on the democratic ranks
in New Hampshire. Only nine per cent
amounting to only 1850 voters has been seduced
and led off but the wing and free soil aboli
ton vote has gone almost as one man into the
Know Nothing organization. The figures show
that 23,447 Wing and Freesoil Abolitionists
have united to form the new Order, whilst
there are only 6,7s9 men who cannot be de