The New York herald., 1868-02-21
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE CAMPAIGN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE HERALD.

MCAl CUkhtKuNueNCe W nc hIhAlu
The Great Political Race In the Granite
state-Ienry Clay Dean Vanqnished oy One
Of the Yeomanry-A Democratic Revival In
Republican Observation-Disclosures Nott
stump the stnte-(senerai Sickies' Engage.
ment Suddenly Terminated.
CONCORD, Feb. 10, 1885,
The people up here in New Hampshire care but very
little about what is going here elsewhere except
bs events which are likely 10 have an influence upon
their State election All other matters, in their Judg
ment. dwinde into insignncance when compared with
the mighty war Of politics going on u their midst Not
even the shocking railroad accident which occurred just
over their boundary this morning, and hurled three
four unfortunates into eternity demands more than
momenary thought regret amid the eXcitsments and
incidents OF political strife existing in every nook and
Of the state. II is estimated that not less than
hundred mass meetings OF kind another Will take
place during the present week. The most rural and
most inaccessible little villages have their rallies with as
much regularity asthe cities like Concord Manchester,
Nashua &c The general rule is two each week by each
party; and in all cases they largely attended, and
the interest and enthusiasm manifested Of the most
intense character
In the progress Of the campaign II becomes daily more
apparent that the result OF doubtful The
general sentiments Of the people accord with the
prophecy Of radical triumph; but the democrats
and undoubtedly many OF them viii 90 it under the in.
spraton that they will certainly win. The Patriot one
Of the leading democratic journals OF the State. comes
out to-day in long editorial upon tho situation, in
which resrates very forcby former declarations that
the republicans will surely be defeated closes up in
this way 1--WE only say our friends that the
skies Frightening the signs encouraging and tbs
prospect more than hopeful Earnest. energetic per-
severing work to the end will surely bring glorious
victory. To this work urge our friends. They
we'll how to do it. Let them address themselves
to it with will TO triumph aud the result win be gIor
Gus to them and . blessing to the country
There have ono ''scenes" occurred at some OF
the meetings during the present week which worth
relating. few nights since the ndOmitable Henry
Clay Dean Of Iowa. addressed large meeting In one OF
the towns In the western part OF the State He pitched
into the republicans with much iorcs and eoquence,
and At the conclusion OF one OF his howery
tences asked II there was republican IN the hall. II
there was he would like to have him stand up and tell
HIM how he felt. No responded, and he repeated
the request two three times when at length vener
able farmer in the rear Of the tall stood up and an
speaker had so eloqaently abused. "we,S said Dean
win an air Of triumph '.now do you feels" We'll
drawled out the tler OF the soil loud and clear II don
zacty know but It pears as 81 felt ike sound egg IN
bushe OF rotten ones Shouts Of laughter and rounds
Of applause we're willingly awarded, even by the Old
mans opponents, and il hardly necessary TO add that
the meeting came to an early conclusion.
At republican meeting in Thornton few nights ago
there was also an exciting incident Tho audience had
been addressed by local speakers and when they
hsa finished prominent man in the town. who has
always been republican, stood up and denounced his
party considerable length, and expressed his deter
Ininati0n the democratic ticket this year. The
mans Tyford, and the next day he had crcu-
Lars distributed his fe low citizens giving IN detail
his tor joining he conservatives the principal
stated being the reachery of tho republican party
their repeated violations OF the constitution and usupa-
ton OF power perpetuae their CONTROL and tho bur-
densome taxes which the people are laboring under.
1t is denied by the democrats here that they have
invited Valiandigham to stump the State and the only
KNOWLEDGE they have OF his inten,ion to Is that
conained in OF his letters to coppehead journal
in New York. Tney think 1t doubtful il his presence
here would be expedient. Doote and Hendricks will
soon be here, however; also Voorhees,, OF Indiana
Among others OF the democratic orators already in the
fed Montgomery air, 9. G. Burr, Of New YORK
Colonel John A. Thompson. OF New York, aud a multi
tude of local politicians. The principal republican
stumpers OF the week Creswel, or Maryland; May
nard, Of Tennessee; Nye, Of Nevada Donncy. of Min
nesota, and Governor Hartman. The latter speaks
about every night General Scklcs and the Republican
Stale Committee could not to terms. The Gen.
eral did not propose TO tak for nothing, .and AS hs
price too high for the managers the engagement
was brought to cose and his name does not appear
upon the oils.