The New York herald., 1868-03-08


was Chamberlain 800, Pillsbury III.
Town Election in Illinois.
At Joliet, H., the democrats have elected their
entire ticket by SSs majority.
The New United States Senator from Mary
land.
The Baltimore sun, March T. referring to the elec
tion of Hon. George Vickers, OF Kent county, as
Senator from Maryland, asserts "that judicious
lection has been made in this case can hardly be
questioned. Mr.. vlckers is q man Of sound con-
servatsm in politics. temperate in tone and action,
and Is known as an able lawyer and gentleman OF
refined courtesy. He was originally whig but has
acted for some years with the democratic party. He
has never, however, sought political preferment but
was chosen State Senator from Kent county, and
served in the last Legislature but declined reelec
tion last fall. Though not aspiring to be orator,
Mr. vckers is yet q very good speaker and debater.
He resides at Chestertown, s about sxty-fve years
Of age, and is universally respected by men Of all
parties. No man in Maryland will suppose him not
worthy to enter into the United States Senate"
The New Hampshire Election-speech Of Ex.
President Pierce.
An immense mass meeting was held in Eagle Hall,
Concord, N. H., the night Of the 9Th inst II was
organized as soldiers meeting. The ladies packed
the gallery an hour before the opening and crowded
in large numbers on the floor. Half the seats were
taken out, and the hall was packed throughout by
people both standing and sitting. General M. T.
Donohoe presided, and there were on and around
the platform sixty-eight soldiers officers Of all
grades, and privates who participated in the late
war. Hon. James X. Doollttle, Senator from Wis
consin entered amid tremendous and long
continued applause, the band playing 'Yankee
Doodle.n He spoke Of the folly Of calling the
democrats ''dsloyal" when they had certainly
furnished at least one-half OF the men and
means for the war; Tonight he had met a
soldier who had stood side by side with his (Mr.
Doolitte's) In the war. He declined to discuss
impeachment, as he would have to take action on 1t
In the Senate and proceeded to show that President
Johnson's policy s identical with that recommended
by President Lincoln, General Grant and Senator
Morton. At the close Of Mr.. Doottles speech there
were loud calls for ex-President Pierce to take the
stand. After some delay he did so, and was re-
ceived with deafenng applause. lie said:-'1 thank
you, ladies and gentlemen, heartily, and the chief
object in answering your call is to express my
thanks to the noble Senator from Wisconsin, who
has, from the first, In these dark years Of unparal-
eled peril to the republic, bravely, consistently and
eloquently defended that constitution which is the
basis OF our liberties. He has stood like break.
water between the foundations OF our fair fabric
and the waves Of usurpation which have dashed
and are dashing against them. I cannot
consent to mingle any thoughts emotions
of mine with the array Of facts, cogent reasoning
briancy and pathos OF the amazing speech to
which we have all listened with such intense interest
this evening. We have risen Il trust we have all risen)
above mere party objects, into higher and purer
atmosphere. I rejoice that the victory before us
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triumph achieved by earnest conservative men OF
all parties uniting their strength in great struggle
TO rescue the constitution from the hands OF the
desroyers and restore true fraterna relations pros
perity, with all its comforts and peace, with oil Its
joys to the blessed Union, now shattered, but let
be thankful, not yet utterly destroyed"
Mr.. Doottle spoke to great meeting at Lacona
and another Of 1900 at Franklin on the 5th.
Mr.. 0'Gorman had one Of the largest meetings Of
the season In Smiths Hall, at Manchester,son the
night OF the 9Th.
4. s. Cleveland, Of Hartford, had large meeting
at Northwood on the afternoon OF the 5th some 900
being present from that and neighboring towns.
Concord correspondent Of the Boston Post, March
l. declares that there is no denying the fact that
change has come over the radical leaders in this
state within the last two three days. They begin
to realize the fact that there Is conservative party
in New Hampshire that will on Tuesday next chal-
lenge them to a contest for the perpetuty Of the
Union and the constitution. They have carried on
great game Of brag for the past two or three weeks
but they have now hauled In their horns consider
ably. Rollins, who Is running the radical machine
ostensibly for Grant and Hartman but really In his
own interest as prospective Senator is seriously
troubled, and has recently sent on to Washington a
tremendous caii for help; Governor Hartman, who
has been on the stump for several weeks, looks as
though Il was uphill work, and wears q countenance
fearfully elongated"