New-York tribune., 1876-03-11


excellent reasons for believing that Gov. Cheney
VIII have what in Ncw-Hampshire is considered
fair maiority-about 1.000. Tho Republicans ap-
pear TO have entirely recovered from the effects OF
the Belknap exposure. Their orators talk about the
matter without hesitation, charging that the dis
graced Secretary and all his accompces were really
Democrats, and holding up the appointments OF
Taft aud Dana rs evidences of the good intentions
of tie President. Mr.. Dana is well know here,
and needs no one to speak for him.
aud fortunately ox-Gov. Noyes of Ohio
is on the stump in the State to
ten, What everybody in the West knows, OF the
high character and ability Of Judge Taft. am not
sure but on the whole the Cabinet scandal has
helped tho Republicans. The rank and hle Oh thel
voters were not influenced by 1t, and wou1d not pe
if the whole Cabinet sent to JAIL but the leaG
ers got alarmed for fear that some hundreds or
thousands Of THEN most intelligent and independent
adherents would stay away from the polls out OF
disgust, and they therefore redoubea lheir eAoi'S
in all directions. legitimate and illegiiimate,
TO increase their vote. But these hePaD
Hcans who do their own thinking and act OH their
own judgments did not look ON the bad Belknap
business ia the way it was feared they would. They
were rather glad than otherwise that it had come
out because they believed il would powerfully tend
TO divorce the party from Grantism. All the less
OCCASION" said they, for putting the Democrats III
power for DOW the Republican party VIII be
reused 10 throw of the incubus of corrupt
personal government, and it will nominate
Tor President a nan under Whose admin
i,tTaton such scandals viii be impossible" After
they had turned the matter over day or two III
Their minds they felt better and better, and seemed
tu care more fOr Republican victory III AeW-hamp-
shire than ever.
III this scandal had TOt come ont they reasoned,
"a triumph for our party here might have encouraged
the politicians 10 nominate some man lIAe morton
or Conkliag: now such contingency is not TO be
thought of. The Cincinnati Convention Will give Us
BIistow or some other candidate Of high character
and rosoluie purpose to reform abuses, and the
grand old party viii De completely pursed OF
thieves Such arguments as these | have heard
from the best Republicans ia every locality have
visited. OF course men capable of taking this view
OF the situation are not numerous in a State where
tie mass of voters are bitter partsans, supporting
their narty whether it be right wrong; but they
comprise the only element that could have been af-
fccted by the BcikHap exposure, had II Dcen ten
times worse than it was. l think tina: Gov. Cheney
himself might tIiriy be classed with tiAis element
He is quiet, unaSSumng man. with no snowy
qualities but with excellent Judgment and of an
irreproachablc character found him in tho count
in.-FOOm of his paper warehouse IN Manchester yes
terlay attending to business Just Is If there were no
campaign i'm pTog7ess His views upon the future of
the Republican party and upon the men and prac-
ticos that have 80 Gflcn brought it into disgrace
might not accord with those OF tie pro-
fcssonal politicians who are managing his
campaign, but / am sure they would be
approved were / at liberty to print them, by ali
honest and independent Republicans who value
principle above party. Gov Cheney does not make
speeches; neither docs his opponent, Capt.
Marcy. Indeed it seems TO DO considered rs
rather improper here for candidate for
the executive Office to make speeches III his
own behalf. This is exceedingly hGh-tOncd, but
when ii il borne in mind that there is no hesitation
abGuf buying voters like caIde in the market the no
tion appears ridiculous. Portsmouth, is the home
of the Democratic candidate for Governor. He is
retired sea captain. who owns several vessels, and
lives in handsome old fashioned doalle franc house,
in one of the many narrow and crooked streets of this
picturesque las-ccntury town. In person he is tai
and stout, being over six feet high with breadth Of
beam 80 correspond. He is frank and hearty in his
manners, benevolent in disposition and popular
with all his towHsfok lie has two sons, saor5, a;id
he recently sent one of them to sea in command Of
line new slip built for him, and means TO put one
on thc stocks soon FOR the other. The only things
said against Capt Marcy by his political opponents
are that he is not an educated man, and that while
in Congress during the war he got somebody to
write him violent copperhead speech which he
never delivered, bHt had printed IN The Globe. Al
though conservative in his opinions 10 the verge OF
Bourbonisln. hc IS no worse in that respect than
nino-rentls OF the New-Hampshre Democrats.