The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-11-07
h ew Hampshire Correspondence.

h ew Hampshire correspondence.
CONCORD, N. H., Oct. 20, 1860.
Ed. TIMES: I ime flies-events thicken We
got most handsomely whipped in the Maine
election. In 1855, then the Fillmore ticket had
some 5000 votes, Buchanan some 80 900, Ere.
mont 81 1000. In the last election the Bell
ticket had some 1000, the Douglas ticket about
So 900, the Republican ticket about 10000;
giving the Douglas ticket about $4,000 over
the vote for Mr.. Buchanan in 1886. My in
formant, an officer Of high standing under
Pierce, says that in his section IL out of every
% Breckinridge men withdrew their vote from
Stewart, the Douglas candidate for Governor,
and that large majority of them voted for
Washburn, the Republican candidate. Is not
venal, human nature the same in Pennsylvania
and Indiana? If the Democracy of the Union
find themselves doomed, they can read "upon
the wall" that they owe it alone to the prurent
venom, the hyocritical treason, the malignant
spite Of the present "paraletic administration
and its time serving, "weak in the knees" pol.
icy. 1t is almost compensation enough to
know that by the same storm Bigler, the imbe-
cile, Fitch, the perjured braggart, and Bright,
who has by the power of his position gone from
position next to beggary to that of the mil
lionaire in ten years, have all been engulphed.
Like vessel on a reef or drove lee shore, stran-
ded, their fate will be warning to others
You already know that the regular Convention
Of the party in this State met in due form, and
was Douglas to the core. The call made no
allusion to any differences in the party. 1t was
expected that there would be one of the incest
little family jars that was ever seen. Strenuous
efforts were made to get in some of the sbolt.
ers." Our meeting was called in the sanctum
of the only disunon organ we have in the
State, but our men invaded that den and elect
| ed a straight-out Douglas man. The same feel.
ing pervaded the State, and as q sequence our
| fighting men were present from all parts of the
State. Finding no enemy there, all went as
"merry as a marriage bell" The business
was done up with perfect good feeling, and our
gun on the stump, Huntman, made q brief
speech which took the whole Convention of
i.o feet whom he asked why s',he evil d.e;gu. et
men in high places went unprnished, while the
great and consistent champion of popular SOW.
ereignty was beaten with many stripes" 1t was
the same when he proclaimed that Democratic
stomachs were no longer to be filled with the
milk-sops aud husks of old alien ard sedition
federalism. Enraged at the small show, the
"BrDkenles" party Gas our boys call it) deter
mined to astound the world with a mass meet.
ing, colporteurs traversed the State to obtain
signatures for a call. Advertisements were
scattered far and wide that the trains would
run at half fare. 1t was announced orally eve.
erywhere that the immortal Yancey and Dick
inson would cetainly be present. They adver.
tsed that iancey, Dickinson, Gushing, Whit.
ney, Butler, and many more speakers would ad
dress the people on that occasion. Your cor.
| respondent wanted to see Yancey and thought
here would be an iten, for the readers of the
Times, and so though some thirty miles away,
with irons in the fire that needed looking after,
he took the night train for the Capital. The
meeting was called at the Representative Hall,
at ID, A M. At twenty minutes before eleven
your humble servant entered the hall. There
was no fire. 1t was as gloomy, as chilly rs
Dante's He'll. At this time there were Just
! eleuen men and boys present. By.and-by others
came in, and at last the renegade Burke was
els cted President, with the usual list Of other
officers. He made a short speech, said things
were looking dark, but this party was founded
on the doctrine Of equality ard must some time
be resurrected. After he had made his speech
and the business had got well under way,
counted this mighty half fare Mass Convention,
including boys, Republicans and Douglas men,
reporters and all; it comprised just fiftyf no
more, no less. No wonder that the Convention
looked sombre and oppressed, with the destines
OF SO great an empire resting upon 90 few
shoulders. federal office-holder moved that
VIC SlisiT oCicCt u CUuluitbec Vi I'VE 10 nOml-
nate an Electoral Ticket and a State Central
Committee. Here the apple of discord was
exposed. warm debate ensued. Six or eight
speeches were made. by which it appeared that
about one third Of this immense assembly want
ed to vote for Douglas. Burke put in his oar,
and the vote was taken; the motion was carried
two to one. Thereupon AnsOn S. Marshall, u.
5. District Attorney, moved a committee upOn
resolutions (Which he had had in his 20 ,ket for
y mOnth). He, Of course, was made Chairman,
marched his associates out of the Hall, read
over his documents, and then marched them
back again. Meanwhile the antiquarian had
carried motion that the nominating commit.
tee should also nominate a State Ticket and
present distinct issue to the regulars Things
began to look spicy. In came some 20 divini.
the Republican State Officers. The whole
crowd now numbered, at the highest count, ITO,
OF which one.half were Republicans, about q
dozen Douglas men and few boys. Marshall
put through his resolutions. The Electoral
Ticket with an old fossil with son in the Gus
tom HOuse) at its head and bitter.r0ot doctor
who wants to reach the exalted dignity of
country Post Master, at its tail, was adopted,
and then came the music. Jennes, a disap.
pointed office seeker, who was nominated for
Governor, moved that SO much of the report as
related to the State Ticket be referred to the
State Committee, with instructions to call
delegate convention probably thinking, like the
ancients, that it was inconvenient to transact
business in such an immense crowd as was pres.
ent,) if they thought best. Three other
speeches, ut length, supported him. One stood
on the fence and two went for the State Ticket
After an exciting debate the amendment was
lost, IL to ~. The tug of war now came on
the main questionable acceptance of the re.
port, and now the old stagers put their best foot
forward. Four speeches went against State
Ticket, while two were in favor. "Long the
doubtful battle hurry" Those who opposed
the ticket argued that it was dropped-there
was a chance to get back into the regular Or
ganizatiOn. But a crusher was put on this by
Gen. Hunt. one Of the electors. Said he, "Do
my friends Drs. Eastman and kittridge think
this old organization will ever forget or forgive
the part they have taken in this convention
l came here opposed to State Ticket, but we
have gone 80 far We cannot retrace our steps
No, never. We arc all marked men. This
day 3 record will appear against us. Iteu the
gentlemen that the brand Of Cain is set upon US
all. 1t can neuer be e6aced." tremendous ap-
plause in which your correspondent, who has
faint memery of the Scripture, coinciGing with
the General, heartily joined.) This clincher
ended the debate. The vote was taken, the
affirmative prevailed, which vas twice disput-
ed, divisions ordered, and finally resulted Ia the
acceptance Of the report by 2l to II. So after
much toll and trouble the boilers craft was
launched upon the boilers ocean, to 90 down
IsevDn hakk e.