The New York herald., 1868-02-23
TIE CsnPalCy IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Or TIE HERALD.


A Multitude of Campaign MeeiIngs-Iierry
Clay Dean on His Mmscir-Generai sicktes'
ketireu usent from the Field.
CONCORD, Feb. 20, 1868.
The number o! mass meetings which are being held In
all sections of the State this week Is perfectly over
whemtng. In this I'M mediate vicinity politics OF one
kind and another served up IN sumptuous s.y.s
las. evening to some hvo six thousand voters and
two.thrds Of as many OF the ssx who are not
voters Genera. He, OF Missouri, held forth before
repub eau audience in this city, and Pittsned
Montgomery BAR addressed . large aud enthusiastic
gathering of democrats In Dover the campaign was
also formally opened last night the part OF the repub
leans the speakers being Gelera Nye Of Nevada and
Walter Hamln, of Dover; and N Nashua and MAnches
ter there were also large mass gatherings Of the rad
calls Horace Maynard Of Tennessee being the
at the latter meeting aud Samuel Up,or 81 Massachu.
seits and Repre- sentative Donnelly OF Minnesota beng
the principal speakers ss Nashua A, the republican
meeting in Manchester man named Bear, from Baiu-
more, who styles himself the Buckeye Blacksmith"
followed after the regular speakers Hs said tha. no
held position in the Bal imore Custom House. and that
few days snce he vas wal cd upon by agent Of the
President and asked subscribe $40 the New Hamp
shire democratic campaign fund, TO which request he
peremptoriy re. used. Upon being informed that he
would be removed he said he concluded the
President the trouble Of dscbarging him. he started
forthwith 10 stump the State OF New Hampshire 10 be-
half OF the republicans, and he would then and there
ohalien 20 democratic stumper to mect him
at any time ami any place during campa gn and
dicuss the 1--we issus OF reconstruction taxation ana
negro suffrage.
There came near beng general fracas At democratic
meeting in sandwich last night. The irrepressibs
Henry Clay Dean the chief speaker, and In the
course OF his remarks he gave uterance few words
which stirred up The bad blood OF one his hearers.
An interruption of the speaker by the disatcted auditor
was the result, wheeup0n Dean seized cudge jumped
from the platform and marched towards his adversary
who was in tho central OF the hail he latter i'm.
mediaey imped out Of his coat and vest ana avowed
his determination to chaw Dean any other spec,.
men OF Iowa beefsek he could bring the incidental
language between the two bong IN the meantime
fofcble than righteous AT tbs polut Others in the
meeting interfered, and the speaker willingly accepted
their ADVICE ant went back TO the platform and the
who had aroused his ire rstred, and the meeting
brought 10 an eud shortly after.
In my last letter inadvertently tell into
gardiug the cause Of Genera, Sckes' departure for
home which attributed to his not being able agree
with the Republican State Committee terms for
whch he would remain as he did not propose SPEAK
without bong paid for his services am assured that
this statement Ia entirely incorr CT and that General
sickles lett for reasons prvate nature. The commit
tee was perfectly satisfied with his campaign here and
regretted his departure