The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-12

We give below some extracts from the large
New York dailics upon the New Hampshire
election:
The Herald concludes a characteristic leader
upon this elect on In this wise. ltsays; "While
the copperheads have crippled the Democracy
the name of Gen. Grant as the Presidential can
didate Of the Republicans has been tower OF
ment Of Andrew johnson has not hurt them. and
has perplexed the opposition, and the best thing
Mr.. johnson can now do to save himself is to
resign his office and let the radicals have full
swing in the executive as in the legislative de-
partment, In order that the country may be fully
enlightened as to their schemes and purposes.
the problem OF their own destruction before No
vemher, especially with sold Ben Wade" as pro
tenn President OF the United States"
The Tribune has the following: "By common
consent, yesterdays election In New Hampshire
was expected, from the st. John to the Pacific,
to strike the key note OF the Presidentia contest
of 1903. As the first State to vote In the current
year-as State very equally divided and ever
sharply contested-as q state peopled by emf
nently intelligent and Independent freemen-its
decision was awaited with an anxiety utterly
disproportioned to her material weight in the
| councils of the Union" Again this paper says :;
mightiest eXertions, polled its last vote. Had a
| thousand more meetings been held, and ad.
dressed by the ablcst speakers of both parties,
we presume the majority would not have been
| varied hundred votes"
Upon this election the World holds the follow
Ing encouraging language:
"Overcome by superior numbers, but not de-
| mOraized, the Democracy of New Hampshire
will enter the Presidential contest with stout
| hearts and reasonable hope OF redeemlng their
| State from Radical thraldom. Let the Radicals
take warning that the fight will not be closed
until the old Granite State wheels into the
Democratic line, and joins the party that carries
| the flag and keeps step to the music of the
| II was last year. Only few more months are
| needed for its full accomplishment"
| The Times dscourses thus upon this election.
| 1t says: "There Is no doubt that the present New
| Hampshire election, being conduct ted exclusively
on national issues, In ciosel y-contested State,
| and after the most vigorous campaign, may be
taken an indication OF the highest signi &c
In reference to the drift OF public sentiment and
| its bearing upon the next Presidential election
and the other general elections Of the year II
| must be remembered, however, that the Repub.
lIcans, even in this New England State, have only
been able to hold their own and that very slight
| change would have reversed the result. There
Is still reason for the leaders OF the party to act
| with temperance, decency, and common-sense.'
MR. JoHN A. BRooKs, a Democratic member Of
the Kentucky Legislature, who resigned his
place for the alleged reason that he had become
Republican, now says that he was drunk ant
did not know what he was doing, He declarei
that he Is as sound Democrat as ever.
HoRATIo SEYNoUn's presence at the Demo
cratic State Convention, AZ Albany, Is regarded
AS an evidence that he win stand, notwithstand.
ing his numerous cards declining, In advance
the Presidential nomination.
The bill submitting to the people OF Wiscon
sin an amendment to the constitution comforting
suffrage upon females, has been indefinitely
! postponed In the State Assembly.
APAPER has been started In California for tn,
special purpose Of advocating the claims of Gov
, Haight for President.
LAFAYETTE and Hardeman counties, Tennes
see, have gone Democratic The town OF BOLIVIA
gave only one vote for the Republicans.
SENATOR HENDRICKS, of Indiana, requests hi
friends not to present his name rs a candidat
for the Presidency.
GEN. VAN WYcK's bill In regard to the tls