The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-04-12
THE ELECTION IN NEW HAMps'
SHIRE.

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The Ouch have taken Hollandn-
Il 70 say the little republican State ofNew
Hampshire, with Il Republican, Governor
and arepublicati Legislature has agreed III
the recent election 10 continue under re-
publican rule, notwithstanding the Bel
KNAPP, Babcock, Gran. flare up III ils
camps. Surely this little affair Of iselknap
would not disturb the equanimiiy Of our
wooden nutmeg" friends among the
'Grantile' hills. Have they not listened
for tliela ten years 10 greater wonders
tl,an4 this 2 Have not whole. States been.
|plundered by high officials ? Have not
lhesoveeign States been destroyed by the
military power III the time OF peace
Have not Governors, congressman, State
Treasures, NIL been impeached--indiclr
and driven into obscurity, on account of
crime, fraud and sWindling on the most
gigantic scale !.
Then Why expect sudden alarm among
our study New England States? Allthis
has ro.effect, wnen Blaine OF Waddell
Phillips cries out, Rebel, Kukllx, JeH
Davis, Union, &c. These are the apiates
which lull to sleep these Christians, Union
loving patriots Of New England. Tile
New York Herald says, thiselection has
no more signiliamce than il Township elec-
Lion III New York. That paper says, the
majority il 50 small that little money at
any time can change the result, and in
this ease tile Republicans had the longest
PURSE. We expected but little from This
state; and therefore We lave no cause Of
surprise Or Disappointment. Returns how
ever SHOW that the Democrats have made
d gain IN The Legislature.
We are glad TO see it stated that Com
gresham Hill denies that lie las
been preparing s2eech defending the
right Of secession. a Washington cors
respoudent.of llie Cincinnati Enquirer re-
port him as making this picturesquec cons
ment Oh the subject: 4 see the radical
papers are calling on men, now that tile
New Hampshire election Is over, 10 make
The speech on SECESSION that l.ave been
holding back on account of tile New
Hampshire election. This isa most in-
fernal lir; was amused to see even a
paper III my own Stale calling OH me, IL /
had such speech, TO suppress il. This i
"A lie started BY tile raas over tllere!,
and he nodded his head toward Blaine's
side Of the house. Fact of II Is, never
had amy such speech PREF ared. | could
not deliver 4 secession speech without
stuldfying The recordo my life. have
made hundreds rf speeches against se-
session, but never one for it. | always
fought lanccy aud Rhett. During that
debate the other day / sat ind looked 1t
Blaine while lie was speaking. Itseemed
10 me that the spirit Of Yancey and Rhett
had found hahiintatiun III lis holy, aud
there was only one thing that shook
my belief In tile doctrine Of ihe trans.
migration Of souls, aad that was the con.
.enptible litileness Of the mans nature,
which drove him to seek refuge In ils.
Yancey and Rhett were bitter opponents,
but they were too manly to he little or
dishonorable /! All sections o. Iii is .outry
have favored secession, but the issue ii
now dead forever, und ~ one but mad.
man Or fool would attempt 70 revive IT,
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Washington. March 2s. Articles ofim.
peachment against Bolknap will bs reported
Thursday.