Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-15


of that State, no candidate for the Legislature
should receive our vote, 1t matters not to what
party he belongs, unless evinoing Willingness
to wipe from her escutcheon the foul blot of
despotism and dishonor combined, involved in
the continuance of Maryland's present policy
with reference to the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal.
The Result in New Hampshire.-W have
private dispatch from Concord, New Hamp-
shire, of yesterdays date, announcing Wells,
Democrat and Metcalf, Republican Know
Nothing,) have, each, about 80 900 votes, and
Goodwin, (Whig,) has less than 1000 Inthe
House, the Republicans claim a majority of
thirteen. From all the signs, We feel as con-
fdent of the election of Wells by the Legis-
laturs as Of Metcalf.
On Tuesday, We predicted that there would
be a victory of the friends of Pierce, and his
constitutional theory in relation to African
slavery, which would be a moral triunph in
every respect. 1t is realized. The Republi-
can Know Nothings have been routed in one
Of their strongest holds.
This New Hampshire contest has been fought
wholly upon the constitutional theory of the
Government and relations of slavery, EN-.
bodied in the Kansas and Nebraska bill, and
President Pierce's recent messages to Con.
gress. The straight Wings have uniformly
voted for Republican Know Nothing members
of the Legislature. There has been no avoid
ing or shrinking from the issue It has been
a siDgle-handed contest of Democracy against
all the ,sms. The Democratic party, in their
last State convention in June, solsmnly az.
proved, by resolutions, the Nebraska Kansas
bill declared their belief that Congress had
no power to impose restrictions respecting
slavery upon State seeking admission into
the Union and proclaimed their uuqualifsd
appreciation of the policy and oil the official
acts Of President Pierce. Upon those issues
the Democrats have gained, in one year, more
than s'ght thousand in the popular vote, and
reduced the opposition majority in the Legis-
lature from one hundred and forty-one to
what the Republicans claim is thirteen.
This gain, so unprecedented, is made in a
State which can cast only about sixty six
thousand votes. The vote cast on Tuesday
last is greater by more than $4,000 than that
cast in the lest Presidential election, when the
Democratic vote was q, 1897.
New Hampshire, we take it, is certain to
vote in November next for the nominee of the
Cincinnati Convention, no matter who he is,
provided be represents the great principles
Of the Kansas and Nebraska bill. Such is
the moral of the result Of this election.
P. S. We have just received another private
dispatch from Concord, saying that there the
chance of Wells to be elected by the Lsgisla-
ture is to-day deemed the best.
Another Stirring Letter.-Mr. Clingman,
of North Carolina, has addressed to his con-
stituents an able letter on the topics in issue
just now, the character and prospects, ends,
aims, &C., of the three political parties into
which the country is divided. 1t is paper
replete with perspicacity, research and power
full reasoning, such as cannot fail to fall on the
North Carolina public mind with great force.
In it, he shows the precise character of slavery
in British India, and that it is far worse in
its main features than American slavery He
traces the Vaccinations of our Abolitionists
to British influence, and argues to show that
they are, at best, enemies Of their own Govern
ment and allies of Bri ain. He then takes up
the Know Nothing party and shows that in
the approaching contest, those in the South
who support Fillmore and Donelson will be
practically but strengthening Abolitionism by
dividing the opposition to it; oontending too,
that the only opposition to Abolitionism at the
North that can be relied on, is that of the
Democratic party. To prove that point he
recurs to the history Of the late contest for
the Speakership, wherein the Northern Ma
tional Know Nothings indirectly aided and
sbetted the triumph of Banks as against
Aiken. His concluding argument wherein he
explains the position and mission of the Demo
cratic party, is an eloquent and very able
tribute indeed, to the integrity of its organize
tiOns to the rights of the States and sections
as guaranteed by the constitutions. We re-
greet that want of space preoludes US from
quoting from this letter at length.
Improved Fire Arms.-It is very evident
that interested parties will endeavor to induce
Congress to undertake to choose between the
many patents for improved small arms offered
for the use of the Government, and also to
prevent the War Department from converting
as many as possible of the muskets now on
hand into improved guns, as 10 contemplated.
OF course, the drumming gun-men desire
that every dollar of the three millions, pro.
posed to be appropriated to obtain improved
weapons for the army of the United States,
shall be expended directly among themselves,
and are moving Through tho distant press
especially to accomplish that end by direct
Legislation of Congress. 1t is fortunate for
the public interest, however, that the mem.
bers have sufficient sense to comprehend that
the Ordnance branch Of the War Department