Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-16
The New Hampshire Election.

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The result of the New Hampshire election
should cause not particle of surprise to those
who are familiar with the figures OF the LITTER
nal Revenue and other taxation Of the Govern
meut, the mere creature OF the down-East mo-
nopoIists and money lords The only wonder
is that tho Democrats ever succeed in polling
a respectable vote in that section.
The report Of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue for 1875 shows that from all sources
Maine pay, iutu the Treasury SLOT, 26l.90 a
year for internal revenue; Massachusetts,. 81
CO. 9l.l5; New Ham pshire, 1928, 8l2 80 !;
Vermont, s5S, 25l.s5 Rhode Island, $751;
?67. 50 sum total from all sources, of 3d.
500. 5S5 20 being $3,672, 665 81 less han Vlr-
GINA for the sale and manufacture OF tobacco
alone pou1s iuto the lap of her paterna govern
meut. The tariff statistics present 40 equally
favorable showing for the New Englanders who
are not the people u throw such rich plums
into the gutter aud vote in a party who will
make them bear some of the burdens OF gov
erumeut and not take all the benefits; get some
of the kick as well as the coppers.
Such figures present US with 40 INTEREST," Dg
commentary upon the length breadth and depth
# h. marvellous, disinterested love these pso-
e bear their country. Ii was not always So
We do thiuk we remember to have heard of a
| time when the exigc ncies of war ir Nation,
as they so delight to cali it, was " .siug caused
| their trade aud commerce to anguish aud their
| pockets to suffer. We do think it has been
| breathed into our juvenile aud wondering ears,
thar then. when the shoe pinched them. when
it was their o1 that ,oas gored these lusty
| patriots were GOT quite so p4trlu tlc-on the
contrary, that they were slightly the reverse.
| We would not meution these sad little hstori-
cal "reminiscences we're it DOT for the Affection
ate wish We entertain to explain to them what,
| for people ordinarily so interestingly bright
| aud acute, they seem strangely slow at COM
pretending. We would gently remove, if W.
could, those dark msts which suddenly cloud
their clear nteillgences when called upon to
| consider why il is that the Western and South
ern people do not think the National lrgsls
ton quite as lovely as they do. BY degrees, and
in the most persuasive aud delicate mauUer
possible, We VI. u d lead their unwilling and
perturbod minds back to the Hartford Cou-
vcutop, and then mot rudely reminding them
that the Invader is DOT now pressing our soil,
or his hand 6riog our capitol at Washington,
or hi: blood red f X sweeping our coasts, We
would softly murmur to them that they ought
t. know how il is themselves
Tie Bclknap National Disgrace has only
caused these people to damn his fol y 10 con.
Tossing, and bless Marsh cu,cDcs. 10 running
away. That folly aud that cu,euess are worth
5000 Radical majority 10 New Hampshire
that and nothing more.
We confidently believe, however, that the
people of the great Yves, will give convincing
proof that they are of different kidney they
who get the kicks and 80 few ofthe coppers Of
the joint concern. Il.