The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-17
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
TIE CAMPAIGN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF Ia1 HERALD.

and the Republicans Not so Flush-Ex.
President Pierce Among tho Campaign DIE
rectOrs-ElectiOn WnEers-'TbOu Art so
Near and Yet SO Far''-HOw tho People OF
the Rural Districts Enter Into the Cam
paign-General Sickles Kissed by some OF
His Female LIsteners-Their Removal from
the Hall by the P0iice-Sickics and Coch.
rane serenaded by Soidlers-Opinions of the
People ON the Johns0n-Granr Corresponds
MANCHESTER, Feb. Is, 1858.
The democratic anaconda seems TO be having des.
perate struggle with his political enemy in New Hamp.
shre Both tightening the coils around the sQuirm-
ing body OF their opponent, zach taKcs MS turn IN
grooming under pain and visions OF death, and each
takes his turn in smiling and deiightng al the fancied
real brgh tening Of his prospects Of victory. Both
parties already made canvass OF the Stale, and
the result indicates that there Will be- incr ease OF
about thousand the total vote OF last year. and
1t 10 generally admitted that the greater portion OF the
newly made voters viii vote the democratic ticket
They therefore argue from this that they
will carry the state by about = thousand
majority. On the other hand tho republic
cans, while admitting that most Of the new voters
their side. and sincere In the be-
lief that the minority who will 20 with them will DO
sufice nl together with those upon whom they can
rely, TO them the balance OF power During
the Intervening time between and election many
which way Co. in OF this it is in contemplation
by both parties make another canvass which will be
completed two three days before the time for
voting II buncombs speaking Is OF any account there
certainly ought 10 be many converted both sides,
for there never before has been much sloquence
ed upon the air during the past week.
and during the remaining fortnight or 60 OF tho cam
psgn the supply will be doubled and .embed in quantity
and very likely correspondingy improved in quality
In the matter Of II VIII probably appear a. the
time OF election that the democrats will BIO liberal
than their opponents and this fact Affords The RADICALS
rsseptatlve Rollins, Of the republican committee, havs
each spent much time in Warrington soliciting FUNDS
but their efforts were not so successful As they desired
Sinclair the democratic gubernatoral candidate has also
lately visited the capital and the result Of is MISSION
financially, was complete success He also obtained
some five thousand dollars in New York. The largest
snge donation coming from Of the chief officials
~ the Custom Mouse Ex-Presdent Pierce, Sinclair
ann ae.U Gay n p0An civ ,sw met sas
two hours couuc In the Manch tsier House on the
matter of how 10 expend iher funds to secure the best
resats. The President does not take public part
in the campaign. but in private way he ls very actvo
and influential aud he Inns also contributed largely 10
This CITY viii course 60 democratic BY several hun
ded majority account OF the great number Of adopted
citizens employed In the mills, macy Of whom have
been aud being natursIzed daily by the democratic
ORGANIZATIONS. At the last city election democratic
Mayor elected by three hundred majority, and inres
before the election bes freely offered OF Two
~ that the republ cans would carry the city.
Among the late HAgers made here on the present oec
OF 500 Mr.. Joshua Good
-in, Of Boston, stalk ne that amount against similar
sum offered by Manchester man shat Sinclair would be
elected con ernng tho numerous bets being made on
result OF tho election the landlord OF the Ciy Hotel
.es rather amusing story. he says that segning
party TO the city from adjoining town Few
pgs since and after driving through the various
sect OF tho city came to his hotel Tor supper While
enjoy ng tue rcplst the conversation turned upon
prooaos result OF the election There at the
table confident beyond all doubt that Hartman
would DO elected and another an equally earn
A
bot OF ten dollars offered by aud quickly taken
lord and the supper resumed. A few
later tue Hartman man asked the supporter
Of sinclair II ne didn't wish to double the ber
.Yes," replied the democrat, al Will double treble
eating this piece OF meat" ana SO saying ne raised
grappe with his mascators IL slipped from the fork
10 she noor iminedat swallowed by 8 half
eject upon the supper party ana the cnagrn Of the
democrat well DO imagined, out his onndonce
the election was not shaken for he immediately doubled
tho wager
/, is rather amusing to those unaccustomed rural
life IN New England TO witness the earaesness and
enthusiasm with which tho people engage IN the cam
pagn The politicians, as might DO expected, arc very
active, but it s not them alone who give
such sparkling 70 the contest IL Ia
the rural por,ion OF Ihe community, those who
i've distant from the town village, and WAC
ANTICIPATE with eager Joy the mass meetings
BENG held Ia their midst II is thing for
a whole neignsornood-nen, women aud children--to
turn out en- nage I'LL an old pung or a wool sled al.
scn II tho rear OF four MALI dozen horses and
with the Thermometer ali the way from fifteen TO twenty
Ave degrees beo% Zero, arve n distance OF twenty
miles 10 listen to stump orator Of their peculiar
vieNs; and ~ the close Of the meeting, say
eleven oclock, WITH tho mercurY still descending drive
twenty mios home again. Occasionally band OF
Inu.ic accompanies them, but frequently
compares kept lively ny the vocal efforts
tho younger Ruths and JonathaDs the avore seec-
tons bsins "Jonn Browns Body Rally Around the
Rag, Boys,n Tramp, Tramp, Tramp &c. The female
poTuou OF Tho community to enter INTO the excite.
ment Win much visor tho other scr, the audiences
genoraily being rsf aud hail. aud II any OF the
speaker thing which does not exactly Correspond
10 their views The emnine are not reu ant 10 express
tnoir dsapprubat,on with Kisses a party Of nnlf
dozen in Smytnc's Hal last evening in
ner by themselves, erdpted General Sckes per.
sstently thai tue chairman OF the meeting obliged
10 call upon police 0ncer 20 remove them
About three hundred soldiers belonging in this city
and vicinity rendered Generals ochrana and SIcgles
at the Clsy Hotel last evening Both gentlo-
mon acknowledged the compliment and urged upon
thsr comrades 10 consider and believe that the
principles wBchsthey fougn for ia the hed those
which tbey SHOULD uo~ MAINTAIN and uphold by their
ballots. II they voted Tor SincAr they would bs de-
serers 70 tho OF tn UIoo pat II they voted for
Hartman lney would prove themselves ~ true 10 the
future IN toe pGs " all Of when they replied, 1--WE
will 10 IT, and We vii EJECT him too Botn ScsIcs aud
Cocurane accompanied by Adiutant General Nat Head
OF New Hampshire otL here this mornns for Lacona,
whore they viii spess THE evening under tho auspices
OF Tie GTsnt Club Ia that town
The matter OF tue correspondence between tho Pres
dem aud General Grant nGcn talked OF. Inc demo-
Gratis particular regard u ~ an Incident likely 10 help
their cause hefs. me republicans admit that In the
point Of thv General to be In toe
position, but Calm that he deceived by the traitor
Johnson who drew ha into It az far 40 no could bat
that when the General became convinced that no
beng used for m illegal purpose no mad ths nouor aud
manlness to act according to Jaw and IN obedience 70
principles OF patriotic Congress her than the
dirtctiOns VI tratorous President The democrats
dcny all This OF course and nsist that Il Is only one
instance IN many when goes TO show TO all sane
that Grant In only tool OF the rad Gals a
without anv opinions, and therefore never eN
and that he ha not the ability 70 represent
even republican parry. Nnetbpr his 10 tho
Stanton matter Justhabls or not be " likely TO DO
roundiy abused by tue democratic stumpsrs IN New
Hampshire during tbs pert three weeks
An Enthusiastic Democratic Rally In Man
chcstor--peecircs by Congrcssmnp Rosr, Of
Illinois. and Thomas ,. Gnrsi1, Of Boston.
hlscHEsrsa n H., Fsb. Is, 1868
The republicans bad their grand povvov here last
evening. and 10. pxbt the democracy had tbsrs Tho