Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-20
The issue in New Hampshire,

The National IEttVigsHceT, in the article which
follows, undertakes to show, upon Democratic
thority and does show most conclusively- anti
Southern grounds upon which the Democracy OF New
Hampshire conducted the late canvass in that State
We invite thcattention of Southern to this expose
of the duplicity and double-deang of the Democrat
ic party OF the country. Southern Democrats are
all the time swearing that the Nebraska bill is and
was intended TO be, a measure for for the extension
of slavery while those Northern Democrats who
sustained and voted for the bill tell that they
tanned and voted Cor it upon the ground Of its being
a =" measure in favor of freedom But we will not
,ietain the reader from the htelligeHcers article,
meaning 10 notice hereafter the choice Democratic
extracts, which it contains
THg IssrErN New HANPsHIRE-0ur reports from the
New Hampshire election show that Democracy of that
State have been again defeated although compared
last year. they have considerable increased the= vote tor
Governor and added their numerical strength in the
legislature. This result - OF course oyuly received ~
the democratic journals every where, and the Union
Of this city. referring to it in eIu,ant strain
III the victory has not been cOmplete-whch
permitted to anticipate-the power VI sound prne
pies sustained BY an Intelligent intrepid gcDmproni sung
ddrocdcy, las been sgnaly illustrated. We enable
announce that ,o" the direct Hdti,Hdi ISSUES presented
10 the Presidents recent Messages Congress the New
Hampshire Democracy has poei larger than ever
before in the political history OF the State
proper respect for the peculiar preogatiyes OF the
Union, authoritative exponent OF the principles
and OF the Democracy Restraints from attempting
any calculation of the national issues presented in the
late Presidential Messages But evidence Of the
net in which partisan presses often portray things
suit their views, and thus instead of frankly
ting facts their readers lis misleading them
append few extracts from Democratic Journals pub
-ed u New Hampshire 10 show the grounds upon which
the Democrats Of that state during tue late canvass
tanned some Of the national issues alluded by the
Union" IL will be by these extracts, copied FROM
D a Il.
bill and it prominent feature, squater sovereignty,
regarded and advocated IN New Hampshire ouly "a
measure for freedom
We begin with an extract from the DAILY Evening Ga.
zette published Portsmouth, which adOrns its editorial
columns with the vi the Democratic nominees for
State officers, at the head Of whom the How John 5.
Wells for Governor The leading editorial article in its
number OF the ia instant IS devoted u synopsis OF
speech just previously delivered by the llou C. L. Wood.
bury, aud glowing encomium upon he ucdity Of stye
aud logic which he used IN showing the prospect
of free territory wherever it open the competition
Of free aud slave labor
Here is extract
"c peculiarly felcitous in exposing the inconss-
tences OF tue AbOlitOniss who had ia former times
hementy opposed the Missouri compromise geograph
ica limit OF slavery and who with yet greater vio-
lence denOunce it, repeal though that repeal opens South
well a. Northern territory the ing Of free in
stitutOns. lie trumphanv cOutendcd that where thera
open unrestricted rivalry between free and slave
labor the former must inevitably win Kansas would bo
tree territory, because slave labor there would be- com
he emnd~ u-, had been equally open 10 free and sIay,
labor. and yet hal excluded slavery by dcc1eI H.
most unanimous expression Oi the popular will The non
savcholdug States, he told us, had millions Of TO-
habtauts than Southern States and enterprise cneg
aud 10 proportion. Upon hs topic the d3ngushe,
orator dwslt With much force Of illustration and copou
I argument In this connection We may remind reader
shat the extreme NDuttern h1cH DoBosed The hIttas
NJrdska bH becdHse hey forssaU That ~ 1sritabs oBsy
aton roaid H,rs ne aiaissioH Of Oos, Trriforics a
Fire Sfatss The Hon Jere Clemens Of the most
dent friends Of the peculiar institution took strong an
impregnable ground for this very ,anst the bill
denounced IL being the under the meal and warn
c hs allies against he adoption empty concession wa
made 20 the South but AL tn resulting real advantage
would accrue ~ thc nOn-slavohJding shtct His predc
ton Is becoming history Raus1s vheH oiqjHsd uiit
ahHifSd free Sfofe from the p.spoudcrence q
-harp' rifles, but from the superiority Of free over sav
labor FROM the superior energy industry and economy o
4 The Northern over the Southern character
The Southern Democracy cannot iiil % appreciate N,
compliment bestowed upon them u the concluding portio
Of the above extract.
I'VE have -tll happier illustration. Of the unity
OF Democratic Faith, NOfth aud South in the extract.
b. "mch follow roriri from the Lancaster Coos Democrat
b. sLNft' Eyftv-ioN.-The great aud leiiing Oiiec
~ voc A'oIhpni.t Republican kuOn. N0tings or hao
F'"W h-rlb'rans mot properly is proclaimed OF
D. Them 10 Doe ~ prevent the extension VI ,sgery But the
sr cannot dol WHY B.m-e tIe oeope Sho siII .ei
fr in thc Tcrto.i- OF uie nit.d state m ,,s,,,tJ,.
W bg do,ag hsas,ires when the war with wc,ic, ~,
d. "gun on account OF uub-aa Wesir,n insults aud AZ
IN Getnn-' % va 500 by the abolition di.uuons- IT th
q. N"ih 2" Toe '"it'horrri var. bsciu4c Hfy af4 if
" object wa t0 extend 4tv.ry"
be- "NoN, what e'-tne re-utof coo. .G,I ,bh,rrsI war
,n 10 gave as between five aud -y hunl.pI th,.,I anna,
w oo- oi territory with every ilr., Of Innate AMI pr,
ul,uo', van 20. untold tud apfrreuG, iaexhpustbl
De- riches Of California. b. tli-i moie fl,i,e 49, ll ,l
he territory The Jui' p's-e'si 1T rIc b. doiro of a.
, var aud" Co. shp' 81 .preiI the eni,n ipe,.t,
o. our Gov rnm'nt The institutions u eyery ptrt ,
"a W." '4H TERRITORY Hrr settled lul G,.l ant s. m
nd q" y ' gr 's.' 4H bs 'l.s f,rio,g No, wa. r, III,
In ying cI'n''t vs. Fm.,sl, q .illy .bYt Of ,,n,
~. htn4on u"t initiated agtiu-t eoUIg. .rr..s an
's r''s Wa iai'e aud tue result has proved itso