The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-14
New HIM oshire FL :ction.

New II I'm oshre FL :Ctlol.
The returns fto New II lmpshr9, which seem
now to be nearly al in. sho v that ,here is no cleo
ton of Governor by the people, the Republican
and Union tickets together being 700 ahead of the
Democratic ticket. Two Republican congressman
are elected ; one by IN ,rity of 300, and the
other by m i,rity of 500, while one Democratic
congressman is elected by m jOrlty Of - votes.
The council stan's three Republicans to two
Democrats, the Senate nine Republic ms to three
Democrats, and The Republican majority in the
House, will be at least forty five. The entire vote
is about 1000 larger than last year, n~twilhstand
ing the large number since gone to the war, and
10 1000 larger than the Presidential vote in 1860.
Some of the peace Democrats are erdeavorirg
to extrac. comfort from this result, on the ground
o Democratic gaos since last year, with how little
foundation, a slight analysis of the vote will
sbow.--It is true that the Democratic vote is
arger than last year, and the Republican vote
less. But the vote a. ainst Elstman Democrat
this year is just ab >ut the same as that against
S.ark, D7m ocrIt, lst the difference oRly being
that Hartman, the war Dem crat received more
votes this year than Wheeler, the war Democrat,
last year. The Democrat gain, then, con lists in
getting Democrats to The polls, who did not vote
last year, and no. in any change in politics Be-
sides, since last year, at least 5000 voters have
left the State for the war and it is no unf,r ost-
mate 20 say that Of these, at least 5000 would, if
allowed to, have voted agtinst EASTMAN, leaving
him in minority full as large as last year.
But in figuring out Democratic victory the
votes for Col Hartman war Democrat, are count
ed as Democratic, with how little proprietv, the
vote for Congressman, where only two candidates
were in the field, will show. Taking the Con-
gressonal vote as the basis,--where there was no
third party distract the attention of votcre -
and the Republicans have majority Of 700 in
the State, which, although less than last year, Is
by no means so much less as The absence of Re
publican voters who had gone to fight for the
Union with the bayonet, had led US to appre
bend. The election of Representatives and Sena-
tors where there were also bat two candidates,
proves that the votes for Hartman are TO be
treated, not as antiwar votes, but as given by
those who are heartily supporting the Administra-
. tion 10 its efforts TO crush treason
The result of this election, although the vote
is so close, is favorable to the Government and
against treason. Gilmore will be elected Gov.
ernor by the Legislature, ADD the State org'nz4-
ton cannot be used to break down or cripple the
National Admins ration 10 its prosecution OF the
war for the year to come. The contest has been
hard-foush' ONE, and the victory is not 50 de-
cisve as We could hlve wished and vet it is
victory, and New Hampshire for the year to come
wlll follow the Il &, and keep step to the music
of the Union" in spite o. the monry sent from
New York to buy up her patriotism, anl in spite
of the untirios labor' o; Poor Pierre, ho. not
satisfied with the evils be brought upon the ia ion
while President in bis constant Yielding to the
Slave Oligarchy, is still doing what lie cln to adj
vance The fortunes Of his old master, jeff Davis.