The New York herald., 1871-03-13
Apathy Among all Parties Over the
Election TO-MOrrOw.
Effect Of Summers Displacement on the Re-
publican Majority.
General Opinion Unfavorable to the Action
Of the President.
Probable Election Of q Democratic
Congressman.

MANCHESTER, N H.. March 12, 1871.
Although there is but single day intervening
before the State election there Is still the same
apparent apathy and indifference which have
characterized the campaign from the beginning
Such
LACK OF EXCITEMENT
pending political contest has rarely II ever been
known in New Hampshire, and the cause OF 1t Is
an enigma which the politicians on neither side
can satisfactorily explain. 1t is true that both
organizations are usually active In making new
voters and arousng the old ones to sense OF their
duty on Tuesday, but there is an entire absence OF
that enthusiasm and hury-bury which have made
former campaigns IN the Granite State 80 famous.
The existing
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GENERAL GRANT AND
SENATOR SUMNER
and the removal OF the latter from the head OF
committee with which he had been 80 long identi-
fed, has caused but trining ripple OF commotion,
although 1t Is an act which both the republicans
and democrats severely rebuke. That 1t will
affect the republican prospect OF the election
more or less there Is not the slightest doubt, Even
the republicans themselves admit this. But they do
not reckon that 1t VIII draw away sufficient votes to
defeat the election OF Mr. Pike their gubernatorial
candidate. A few democrats differ from this pro.
phecy, but tle majority Of them are not sanguine Of
gress In place of General stevens. With
y, -. 4 Red HOT CAMPAIGN,
however, think the democrats could have turned
TINS GrantSumner lmbroglio to such an advanta-
geous account to have swept this State There are
about ], 500 voters In this State who are welded
either to temperance or labor reform hobbies and If
they should happen to fall over the democratic side
of she fence In consequence OF the political troubles
81 ,ingron, the result Tuesday night naay be alto
kcfker direrent from what the sangune republicans
anticipate. have talked freely with the leading
politicians OF beth parties about the row between
the + xecutive and Mr.. Sumner and It's probable
eject here and In Connecticut. Mr.. Rollins, chair
man OF the Republican state Committee and mana
ger OF their forces for years, does not believe that
the erect in New Hampshire Will be perceptible.
He deplores the circumstances though and thinks
that 1t VIII rebound to the full strength Of either
the administration or the republican party. The
article In
DEFENCE OF SUMNER
and condemning Grant, which Mr. Fogg published
Friday evening and which / then forwarded to the
HERALD. has found an approving response
everywhere in the State, and---the demo.
Gratis will distribute 1t aJ the polls Tues.
day. Although the politicians endorse its
sentiment they regret that its utterancc was not
reserved until after the election. Before the article
can Committee waited on Mr.. Fogg and pleaded
hard nd eloquenty for Its suppression. The latter
was inexorabe, however, and would not be per-
suaded from telling the people Of New Hampshire
about what he regarded as most monstrous out
rage; one prominent @ republican M IAN told me this even
never would have been republican party. and am
wandering from the truth in asserting tnat thus
cans OF not only New Hampshire but of all
New England. He further declared that while
,hs sSs Winch wod end his mgas Ss
existence he did not think 1t would be damaging
to the republican organization. as many believed
"Men may pass into oblivion" lie said, "bat\ \the
principles OF great just, political party are imper
ishabe." He, like most or the others, feared that
MAJORITY WOULD BE DIMINISHED
In consequence OF the unfortunate row, bus he diu
not believe they would lose the State Every effort
trouble from being circulated in the or the
State, and he believed nothing Of an lnnammatory
days editorial Of Mr.. Fogg, OF Concord. the
republican papers here IN Nashua, and in
hold all expressions OF opinion, but their illusions
In the news columns have been Of the very briefest
character He did not say so in so many words,
tee was acting as o sort OF q
CENSOR OVER THE PRESS
until after the election. Since yesterday morning
have been in Concord Nashua and Manchester, ana
have searched in vain for republican who sustalns
senator. All whom have met nave manifested
O silent Indignation towards the Executive,
and l have II from reliable sources that
tons Of the State where the news OF the
trouble has been promulgated In detail. Sum-
ner Is their pet political IDOL aud they seem unwi
ling TO go back on the veteran. | asked one man If
he did not think It requisite for the President to
have confidential friend az the head OF such an
committee as that On Foreign Relations,
at time like this, when there are so many grave
foreign questions pending. He did not think, ne
answered, it was necessary that the chairman
should be personal friend OF the Executive as 1t
was that he should be a statesman and one familiar
not only with foreign diplomacy but with the diner
between this and foreign nations which we are
now trying hard to ADJUST. Mr.. Sumnerhe believed
which General Grant had thrown him. And the act
was one which might not result disastrousy to the
party alone, but TO the interests OF the American
nation In the settlement OF matters to De brought
tleman at the close or the interview denounced
General Grants act as simply the result OF
PERSONAL SPITE AND MALICE,
and this circumstance was no less deplorable than
the act ITSELF As have before ntimated, the demo-
Gratis are mighty elated at what they regard q
timely quarrel between the Executive and the
earlier they would nave infused some extra spirit
into the campaign and had fair show OF
carrying the State. The State Committee
are far from idle or inactive, even
now. They have arranged for public meetings In
all the principal cities and towns tomorrow even-
a text for the argument prophesying the death OF
republicanism and the resurrection OF democracy.
They have also arranged for the gathering In OF all
voters temporarily absent from their homes, and
one OF the democratic committee informs me that
upwards OF thousand transportation tickets have
already been distributed for this purpose. circu
city tonight which win be scattered as far and as
widely as possible between now and Tuesday. The
document says
We are now upon the threshold Of the most Important