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New Hampshire Politic>----Thc Union
Convention.
BURLINGTON:
FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY ., 1868

New Hampshire Politics----Thc UnioI
Convention.
They have had third State Convention
in New Hampshire tonominatc State officers
The first was under the auspices OF the cop
pcrhcadr, and breathcd out in full measur,
denunciaiions Of the National Administro
ton for pretty much everything it had done ol
was likely to do to put down the rebellion
and save the Government. The rebel, and
their Infamous practices and purpose were
of small consequence in their eyes only
tho-c who were resisting them were
rcckoncd blamcworthy. Ia short, that
Conycnti"n-calling Itself the DenlooH;-
ic State Convention - shovel - perfect
harmony between it and JEFF Davis. that
we arc quito sure the convention might have
held its meeting in Charleston or Richmond
without let or hinlrancc FROM the rebcl au-
thorities.
The Republican state Convention wa CUT
spoken in it, dcunciation Of the rebellion
and all that pertains to it, and aus decided in
its determination to,nnd 10y the Admiuisira-
ton. and it, war measures gcncrally-the
Emancipation proclamation OF Frc.idcut
Lincoln with the rect.
The Third Convention, held at Manchcstc
ON the 18th inst. was called a Union Conven-
ton and from the tenor Of the spccchcr and
resolutions it appears to have been undcr
the control of men who called themsclyes
Douglas Democrats' in ls60-ofmcn who
If not vet ready to ioin hand in hand with
the Republicans,avow themselves as ready ns
they are. to give al their power and influence
against the rebellion and for the preservation
or the National unity. \ few paragraphs
from the speech IF Hon wv. &. Ct,Es, the
President of tire Convention. on hi- taking
the chair, will indicate hi- position. aud We
suppose that oc those who were acting with
HIM
We are for the Government or against 10
for the Government purchased ly The blood
Of our fathers and represented 10y tho @i'I-
ioue old FLAG of the Star. and Stripe, or We
arc svmuathizerS with the rebellion against
the Government hcrt the world cycr saw.
Now. /, for one. am for my country ami
IL. government all lmaul~ 1W 1000 rH-
conditional I ni1n man.
Nv friend, and neighlpr- -1u nc1r vIt-
ucs> that ever since the iall ol Sumter ] have
done what could in my poor Way O. aii Che
Administration 20 put down thc rebellion
Though did n't vote for Mr. Lincoln aui
never acted with those who elected him. yet
| regarded il as my most solemn my most re-
ligiUus duty to aid the constitutionallv elect
cd President in III. efforts @ save the ma
tion.
In this I was not singular 7 only fol-
lowed the lead of the great lights 90 The
Democratic PARTY. as Douglas, Cas-, Dix.
Holt. Andy johnson Butler and hnrt of
the leaders If our then great lartv. hst ]
was acting with the grcat ua- of the T'9Ilr
Such an army a. Europe never saw has vnl
unteered to save the country. The people
were unitcl IN the defence of their hhcuc>.
contrary t. the expectation Of the rcl'ri-.
II auv one ha- a peculiar ground oi COM
paint d-dlli~l tltf EffAlAiH o. - ftt'
Iartv.who have maintained to th, fullest tx
tent all the constitutional rSht ot the South
even as they claimed them aui yet tfi- rt
bcllon +, AZ much against them anl their
highest welfare as a-'io-t the E'ru''io'n
party.
t. this general uprising of the North
against the rebellion OF the south thcr" were
some notable exception, men Of character
men of position, who had never before been
silent ON the great questions of the day
They had po word in condemnation of the
rebellion. They condemned not JEFF bayi,
nor hi- iulam1Gs acts ThuSh publicaily ri-
lent thcy ha,c been privately active and
TODAY. the iuduencc Of the kriShts 'i The
Golden Circle. .ecrut institution in t.ar r,i-
81 interest, /. t,lt in every state col t't
North.
Look at the result In,tcli IF l"itcl.
We have divided Nmth. ID they say We
are divided because of the acts Of the admin
i.tration, it, suspension of the labca- corpus
act, its selection and rejection of generals, ,l;s
proclamations and especially the proclama-
ton of emancipation? Aye, but did not
these men, the Brights, the Nallandighams,
the Fernando Woods, not t. come nearer
home, occupy precisely the same position
at the breaking out Ofthe rebellion that they
do to-day And where is there patriotic
statesman Of the Democratic party, who came
to the rescue of the administration at the fall
of Sumter. who does not sustain 1t now p
There is not one.
Everybody knows that there is but one
substantial question before the country, and
that touches the very existence of the Gov
ernment. 1t is not a question Of generals
nor Of proclamations. The people want the
country saved. and they are not going to stop
and hagglc about men and measures.
Gen. jackson saved >c~ Orleans in spite
Of the fine of Judge .l put down null
i6eation though -, r1 thought he
acted unconstitutirs,l', To-day the great
est complaint again Mr. Lincolni- that he Is
not more like Gen. Jackson.
While our ~,luiers are fighting away, We
have got t. a"ct the foe at home make
no charge Of disloyalty against the Demo
cratic party Of this State. know them to