The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-03-18
Now UomDshirc Election.

The annual election in New Hampshire
occurred last Tuesday. The returns came
in slowly, and for day or two it was
supposed that there were no election oil
Governor by the people. The latest fig
ures make out the reelection of q overnor
Straw, (Rcpublican) by small majority
The leading Republicans Of the Manches-
ter District claim the election Of Hon.
Austin Y. Pike. the Republican candidate
for Congress, over Hon. S, n. Bell, his
Democratic competitor. But it is con-
ceded on both sides that the vote is very
close and may require the official count
to determine the result The Democrats
however, claim Mr.. Bells reelection oy
a small majority. The other two Con-
gressional districts went Democratic with
out doubt.
The Abnscd Statesman Ris"> 20 Ex-
plain.
A complimentary reception and dinner
was given Oakcs Ames by his towusmen
and ladies to the number Of $50, in the
Ames school-house at North Eoston, last
week. Dr. George b. Cogswell presided
and when the cloth was removed well
coined Mr.. Ames to his home with a
brief speech highly laudatory Of his course
and expressive OF continued confidence in
his honor and integrity. He announced
that the demonstration was made ire
spective of party, and he felt that he ex-
pressed the sentiment Of all when he said
that, "While others sought to cast stig-
ma upon their representatives. fair name
and reputation, his constituents looked
upon him as that noblest work Of God
an honest man.. He closed with the
sentiment-"The Hon. Oakcs Amc7, like
gold from the cruciblc, he has passed
through the fiery ordeal and come out
brighter and purer."
Mr.. Ames responded us follows: My
friends and neighbors | should be less
than human not to be gratiied and happy
at this great gathering oi'wy constituents
to show their confidence and faith in my
honor and integrity. am not in the
habit Of speech-making, as you all we'll
know. nave, as you arc aware been
the principal subject Of abuse for the last
six months. The press Of the country
has been full Of what has been called "the
Credit Mobilicr scandal The whole Of
tense If oilensc it can be ca,led-is in
selling $4,000 Of stock to ii mer bers
of Congress at the same price ! paid for
it, and at the same price | sold the same
stock TO others; and if the parties pur-
chasing the stock had simply told the
truth and said they had a right to pur-
chase it, that would have been the end Of
it. But from the fact of their denial the
public suspected there must be something
criminal in the transactions and to find
out what the crime was, Congress APP
pointed q committee to inquire il Oakes
Amos had brioed any members OF Con-
gress. The result was the appointment oil
the notorious Poland committee. That
} committee were engaged nearly three
months, and the result Of all their labor
was to badly damage the characters o.
} some of those members for truth and YER
) acity, but the object Of their committee
to see if Cakes Amcs bribed any member
, was admitted not proven. But that com
; mittee made the wonderful discovery tha
| sold stock for less than it was worth
but the parties taking the stock and keep
ing it were very innocent, aud that | hat
the extraordinary ability Of giving men
bride without their knowing it.
Mr.. Ames's speech was received will
: applause and cheers.