Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-03-24
New Hampshire Election.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
From the N. Y. T.ibune.
New Hampshire has not become Democratic
Ihis vote means mainly, if not wholly, Republi-
can apathy, born of over-contiience and the con-
unuons triumphs Of sixteen years. and Republi-
can disaifection, engendered by local qusrrels,
liquor, and the unwise and untimely Sumner
trouble 1t is not by the continuance of such
causes that parties are saved and if the lesson
Is TO be learned in time for 1872, it has not been
gwen us a month too soon. Let US take it for
warning and incltement; AMI close up the ranks
From the y Y Times
The election Of Democratic Governor in New
Hampshire may turn ont to be one Of the most
salutary events for the Republican Party which
mas happened in some years. 1t points out the
road on which We are travelling. 1t may, in
the hrst place, open the eyes of quarrelng Re-
puohcans TO the mischief they are really doing
In The next place, it may serve to warn Republi-
cans everywhere that the apathy into which
they are now sinking has 3 tendency to prove
titsl to the principles for which they have been
eontending for 20 many years A reverse Of
this kind Is wholesome lesson, and if it arouses
hepuhlcan leaders to the necessity Of coming out
and dong sometliHg, instead of growing at each
other from their tents, we may have a cause to
De thankful hereafter that the tonic was admin
is'erei in time to DO good
From The Boston Journal.
Troubles in the nominating conventions threw
their shadow over the whole campaign the
will Of the people was in some cases thwar;ed
rather than consulted the distribution Of local
patronage proved an incumDrance to party eff-
cheney, as 1t is apt TO do in msiority Of cases
and the temperance question, which is generally
nuisance IN politics, after having menaced the
republicans with its independent horn last year.
gored them with the prohibitorY horn this year
OF greater importance, however, have been those
causes Of defeat which have G1wel from Wash
iugtou to New Hampshire. Whatever the fu-
ture may develop, the nation now does not call
Tor the annexation Ct san Domingo and 10 in
voive our good standing as a government by
sending our navy on domiueering expedition
into foreign waters, snd 70 embroll our whole
political situation by forcing an unpopular AMI
premature issue IN Congress, Il a b!uuier but
little better than political crime And then
comes the appearance of an executive attempt 10
punish and degrade a senator who is. more than
any ether, Identified Ia the hearts OF the masses
wi;h the moral strength Of republican principles
Ia mas been ssii by ccrtlu Organs that this
event bus not had tine % reach ami impress the
We are .f,l LIVING i, The ,;,-,as tsf.-e r,if,,ls
and ;e.egrspts; We can tell our LEGISLATORS in
Washington that tse1ty-fJur hours VII. suffice
20 instruct the people o.. New Himpslirein in these
days as well rs the pCcre # any citv in the
Unioa.
f.ou to 4 bag Journal
We nave 70 desire Co s'r=s It over. or to break
tlc force OF any jus. weigh, 70 when it is en,i-
tlei. l- does MT signify that Nes H4nrshire
als lenouucel her allegiance g. re-,gt.i.l5 min
ep'7y Brt !, r-sy alI shori serve as q use.
fIl warning a-ains- in.aps-te I.sleriqrs AMI
.01lah contentious co 'sied to isaoa'- t1e har-
uonv aai filter awar the s-rsr.t1 O.. The r,rt,
Tho NeW Hsmr.lirc election d.ss st menace
sine supremacy q the rselb.ictn pl--v. BUTT
docs teach the inro-tsa.e # wiz. uri-e. and
hlrm.ui1us counsel
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