The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-02-28
Correspondence OF n.e Vermont Transcript
Letter from 1NeW Hampshire.
PARTY POLITIcs--GREAT REPUBLICAN
MEETING IN COScoRD-7SPEECHEs BY
SICKLEs AND NYE-MISERAL SPRING
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| SlCkLES AND NYE-MISERAE SPRING
| IN CONCORD, &C.
PHENIx HOTEL, CONCORD,
Feb. %, 1868.
| There is just now scarcely thought
word, or work in New Hampshire but
| but what is closely connected with party
politics.
| As this State takes the lead in the
elections, all the others are watching
for the event, which it is supposed will
give a sort of prestige to the winning
party that may be Of great service ia
them in their doubtful states.
Clever politicians from all parts of the
United States, are gathered within these
boundaries night after night, addressing
crowded audiences. Whatever time
they can spare from the work of getting
the people into a fever-heat they spend
in vilifying each other. Both parties
have condescended to stale tricks and
disgraceful devices, that they can only
excuse on the plea that "all is fair in
love, war, and politics. The Rev.
Henry Clay Dean, of Iowa, seems to be
a favorite whom the Republicans delight
TO decorate with as many titles rs their
vocabulary can suggest, the ehiefamong
them being 1.-The great unwashed.n The
Sinclair party call Wolcott Hamlin OF
Dover, who is one ofthe great Republican
guns, "a flop-doodle orator of the regular
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to and fro. 1.-THE mud which they throw
at each other with such apparent gusto,
were spread upon our streets it would
soon make an end to the fine sleighing
that we have been enjoying so long. |
have seen enough of both parties 10
know that though in public their lam
guage concerning each other Is some
what wanting in courtesy, behind the
scenes they are on as friendly terms as
need be. The seat at the head of our
table, when not occupied by Gov. Har-
riman, is frequently filled by the Secre-
tary of the Mozart Wing, who represents
that funny" feature of the Democratic
party in New England.
The largest meeting ever held within
doors in Concord took place Friday even
ing in Phenix Hall, TO listen to address
es from Mai. Gen. Sickles, and Senator
Nye of Nevada. After brilliant speech
es, the meeting closed with three cheers
for Gen. Nye, three for Grant and Har
riman, and three more for the fiogging
that is to be administered to the Democ-
racy on the 10th Of March.
Gen. Nye illustrated his speeches by
many telling" anecdotes. In reply to
ali attack on Gen. Grant, he related the
story Of the attack ON a celebrated New
England clergyman, who met his accu-
sers by asking them if they had seen a
dog barking at the moon; "oh, yes" they
with a sneer. "Well, now,
my friends, please tell me if you ever
heard of a dog getting near enough to the
moon to bite ns"
week, Henry Wilson not only made q
good point, but accurately described |
what the Republican Reconstruction
Party have been so long and laboriously |
to accomplish, when he |
said, 1--WE are all in favor of Restoration,
but we want the revolving States to come |
to us loyal end first, not rebel end! We |
want to annex the rebel States to the |
United States, and not the United States |
10 the Confederacy."
While the masculine world is buried |
IN politics, the ladies are constantly |
ivailing themselves of the special priv
leges to which they have for the past
eighteen centuries been entitled, during |
cap year. We read Of sleighing parties,
Of balls, of oyster suppers, etc., gotten up
under the supervision of the fair sex, to
which they invite and escort the fortu-
nate fellows of their choice. How many
have popped the question, we shall not
know until the next census returns are /
made. In ancient Saxon law it is enac-
ed: "Albiet as often as leape yeare
1othe occure, the woman holdeth pre-
.ogative over the meme in matter of |
love and matrimonee, so that
when the ladie proposeth it shall not be
awful for meme to say her nea, but shall |
receive her PROPOSAL in all good cour-
,esie." There is no record of this law |
having been repealed, and so we hereby
declare it in full force. Young ladies |
md gentlemen will govern themselves
accordingly.
Franklin County must not think it
aas a monopoly Of the new discoveries
If mineral springs, for there is farm
'ome three miles out Of Concord, ON
which are springs SO numerous and 80
various in their curative properties, that
Mr.. Smiths Sheldon group is quite out
lone. The owner of all this LIQUID
health is DR.. Hall, whose faith in the
efficacy of the water is such, that he has
erected a commodious first class hotel in
proximity, where he and his
amily are now living, and which he
Expects to I'LL with guests the coming
summer. If he dops mt within a fouy