Year: 1869

The First Republican State Movement for


Democracy


The republican party of New Hampshire, re-
presented in State Convention at Concord on
Thursday last have nominated their State
ticket and platform and their three candidates
for the Forty-frst Congress for their approach
ing March election As the first State in the
field for the new political departure of 1869
the platform Of this convention is of some i'm
portance, particularly as New Hampshire was
the first State to nominate General Grant for
the Presidency and the first by the popular
vote to support his claims against the field in
advance OF the national nominating conven-
ton.


Governor Hartman, President Of Che Con-
vention, in his opening address, said ITO
our splendid organization last March, and to
the victory which we then snatched from the
jaws Of defeat, the republican party of the
nation owes its great triumph" and, in truth,
while it was most earnestly contested fight
in New Hampshire as the initial tes. election
OF the campaign, the result was generally re-
garded as marking, under the banner OF Gen.
eral Grant, decided popular reaction against
the democratic indications of 1867. But what
does General Grants election mean? Cover
nor Hartman says:-''It means that the fruits
Of the war are to be gathered and garnered !"
''it means liberty and equal rights for all
and forever" that for subduing the great
rebellion the republican party ought
to have lease Of power for q quarter Of
century, and that the liberation of four mil
lions Of slaves ought TO give it another quarter
of a century; that the party has the power to
perpetuate itself, and that the greatest OF all
It's victories is the last il has achieved in the
election Of General Grant to the head of the
civil government of this land This will do
for the retiring Governor.


Among the resolutions adopted was one ''in
favor Of impartial suffrage for all loyal citizens
in the election of members of Congress and
Presidential electors, and calling ''upon Con-
gress to secure it by enactng the necessary
laws or by sending TO the Legislatures of the
States the necessary constitutional amend
ment.' This means that New Hampshire IL
for impartial suffrage, restricted or universal.
and expects this thing to be carried out under
Grants administration, and it Is still probable
that constitutional amendment providing for
universal suffrage, negroes and all, will be
adopted by Congress before the close of the
presen, session, for submission TO the States,
and that this will be a leading issue Of the
State elections Of the present year.


Another OF these New Hampshire resolu-
tions proclaims shat the people have EN-
phatically declared the inviolability and sacred
ness Of the national debt, and that 'they will
tolerate no form or device of reputation" but
that, 'ior the purpose OF tightening the heavy
burden Of this Indebtedness and restoring
the business of the country TO sound basis,
the government should adopt all possible
means to make the paper dollar Of the United
States worth dollar in gold, and to fund the
outstanding obligations Of the government in
new bonds, bearing lower rate Of interest. :"
A funding bill is, in short, as far as the New
Hampshire republicans are prepared to 20 at
present On the important question Of Tho ma