The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-11-19
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

At the recent democratic state convention,
held at Concord n. Fl. Hon. John u. SIN
clair was renominated for governor. Beng
sent for and introduced to the convention he
was received with immense applause, and
spoke as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION. i have
come before you, in obedience to yonr sum
mons, to acknowledge the appreciation OF
the high honor which is involved in my third
nomination for the office of Governor OF New
Hampshire, to thank you for your kindness
and partiality, and to pledge to you IN return
renewed and devoted activity In behalf OF
the great cause which underlies our State
and National prosperity. | come, too, to
ioin my congratulations with yours upon the
great awakening of the people, from one end
of the continent to the other, in constitution
| al liberty. The people, at last, are aroused
| by the perils which surround them. Decelv-
ed, misled, betrayed, carried away, by ap-
peals to passion and by all the arts OF the
| demagogue, they have been brought to the
| brink of the precipice; and, to-day, they turn
upon their deceivers and hurl them into the
| ABYSS. Again is there hope Tor constitution
al liberty again the Union based upon the
constitution looms up before us; again the
precepts and warnings of Washington and
| Jefferson are heard above the howings of al
Infatuated fanaticism again the watchword
of adams and Liberty" comes to US almost
as voice from heaven; again, and, for 1T
let us be profoundly grateful to Almighty
! God, love for this Union, veneratlOn for thu
constitution, detestation of tyranny, appreci
alton of both individual and state rights have
taken strong hold of the minds and th'
hearts of the American people. From Maine
to California their voice has proclaimed II
thunder tones, the Union and the ConstItu
ton must and shall both be preserved. New
er more shall be heard the tinkle of the lit
tie bell-the signal for consigning free Amer
lean citizens, without trial or accusation Il
the dungeon or bastile. Not again sha
congress interfere with the reserved right
| of "the free, sovereign and independent
| states" which form this Union, or usurp tn
! power to regulate the elective franchise witt
in their borders Not again shall be toler;
t ted the idea that the oath to support tn
seeks outside of that sacred instrument tn
means fits destruction. The people declal
! that there shall be equality of taxation, an
that thew will not submit to the exemption {
4 nearly one-thrd of the taxable property
e the country: they will no longer tolerate tt
n horde of off ce holders almost numerot
and quite as destructive as the iocusts
: | Egypt, the spawn of a corrupt revenue sy
f tenn and a worse than useless Freedmen
# Bureau. They will no longer submit to Il
Y expenditure of hundreds of millions OF dolla
: annually to keep states out OF the Union al
o force upon them the doctrine of negro equs
u u itv. They demand that the corruption an
v extravaganza of the past seven years shs
: be superseded by faithfulness and econon
a. in both state and national government
c They announce in the most emphatic ma
ner that this is white mans goveramer
m u, to be ruled, controlled and occupied by viii
1f men and their decendents forever. The
&c yearn for that prosperity which can only IL
ID low peace and good will throughout our BE-
y ders Needing thus the voice Of the peoF
in -inscribing upon our banner the constlt
d ton and the Union, equalization of taxatlo
81 retrenchment and reform, we enter upon
n, contest. and on the second Tuesday OF Mar
It. next the democracy of New Hampshire
the democracy of the Union will send gre
81 ing that the home of Stark, of Langdon,
r.. Woodbury., and both of the Pierces Is gle
ously redeemed.