Year: 1871

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rel May Affect the Election.
CoNCoRD, March 10, 1871.


There Is but Just the least visible political excite
ment In New Hampshire, Notwithstanding the elec-
ton is less thau week distant It is, In fact the
most quiet campaign of any that has been here for
years, and this In spite OF the OF Presi-
dental contest ana In the face or the pending OF
some Of the most momentous public questions that
have attracted public attention before or since the
rebellion. The parties nearly balanced In nu-
merical strength that the tranquility OF the campaign
seems still more strange. The democrats have not
had half dozen ratification meetings In the state
all told, and the republicans have shown an apathy
nearly equal.


The leaders OF both parties claim, however, that
while there has been no excitement there VIII
still be heavy vote. The republicans insist that
they VIII elect their Governor by majority OF
about seventeen hundred, and they base their car
culatons upon complete canvass OF the Safe,
VIII ch has just been finished to-day. The demo.
Gratis 90 not yield IN their calculations to even this
feeble triumph OF their opponents, and neither do
they tak 80 confident OF carrying the state as they
did a few weeks ago. Judging from carefully ma
ttred opinions OF the leaders OF both parties it
seems as IL republican victory was more than
barely possible. The only point which the demo-
Gratis anticipate with any degree OF certainty Is tho
election OF Samuel N. Bell OF Manchester, for Con-
gres, in place OF General Aaron +. Stevens OF Ma
snua, and the republicans generally fearful that
their aLtlcpanons VIII be realized. The republic
cans VIII probably win In botn Of the other Congress
sonal districts.


1t s not Impossible that the fight between Senator
Summer and the Executive may have more OF an ln-
nuence upon the election tnan is now suspected.
The particulars of the differences and Its
causes have not yet been thoroughly pro-
mugated throughout the State, but before
the coming Tuesday the Intelligence viii uudoubt
edly have penetrated the most remote Interior towns.
In conversation with some OF the members OF the
Republican state Committee this evening. learned
that there slight fears that the OF Pres
dent Grant may work disastrOusly to the republican
p&fty here One OF the gentlemen Of the committee
said he was both panied and surprised that an insult
had been offered to the very party itself by one
whom the party had trusted and honored.


New Hampshire, he said. honored and revered
Mr.. Sumner for his life long devotion to principles,
and he hoped that her yeomanry would vote for the
principles which he espoused at the coming election.
Notwithstanding such votes would strengthen the
administration which had sought to degrade the
Massachusetts Senator.


1t is clear that the republican sympathy OF New
Hampshire Is almost wholly with Mr.. Sumner, and
1t will be strange If some OF those who have been
such radical Grant men do not manifest their
disgust by wheeling straight into line OF the demo-
cratic party.


II the campaign had been one OF those lively ana
enthusiastic ones for which New Hampshire has
been so renowned in years past, there s not the
slightest doubt but ths Grant-Sumner affair would
have produced a political whtrlwind that would
have been decidedly fatal to the dominant party of
the Granite State. One prominent democrat-a
member OF the State Commlttee-expressed the
hope tonight that such might be the consequences
now. sN.@UN


George G. Fogg, one OF the most prominent and
influential republicans in the State and man who
has represented the party In places OF hgn trust,
comes out very bitter against Grant In the Monitor
this evening, and the decided stand which he has
taken has thrown gloom over his party associates
and inspired feelings of confidence IN the hearts of
many democrats who were hitherto respondent.
Mr. Fogg first audes to the affair as an outrage at
length consummated, and goes on as follows:-
The intelligence that majority OF republican
United states Senator's In republican caucus, have,
under dictatlon OF a republican President who never
voted republican ticket until he voted for himself
craftsmanship OF the most important committee the
Oldest. abest. most eloquent and most learned who
read with amazement throughout the country. In
that Senate there is to-day but one truly historical
all that great struggle which has saved our nation
ana made u free. the blow aimed at him
pro-siavery opponents and applauied the less un- IN
manly assault OF BROOKS, VIII find that they have not
much struck the heart OF their great colleague as
they have recorded their own degradation In the
hearts OF hundreds OF thousands OF republicans all
over the country, to whom the reputation and
services OF Charles Sumner are precious as the
apple OF their eyes. They will find hundreds Of
thousands OF republican breasts barred to receive
the dagger with which his assassns vainly fancy
they have wounded hs life. We have not time
we In the mood to say all we feel
In regard to an outrage which has no parallel In
the history OF the Senate or OF the country. The
only thing which furnishes q parallel was the re-
movai OF Senator Douglas from the chairmanshlp
Of the Committee on Territories on the demand Of
President Buchanan and his slave-driving allies,
because that Senator would not assist them in
forcing slavery into Kansas and all the other
territories. against the Will OF the people. That act
in Its results made Buchanan 9 denomination lmpos-
Siule and led to the overthrow oil the democratic
party II our present imitators OF Buchanan and
lngs Of history we would entreat them tOp pause and
learn wisdom.


The foregoing, coming from such man as Mr..
Fogg at this critical time, cannot fail To be without
injury to the interests OF the republicans Tues
day. and II the trouble between Mr.. Sumner and the
Executive Is not fixed up the majority which the
republican committee anticipate will be most ma
terally reduced, and with sudden envening OF
the campaign during the three or four intervening
days before election the mantle OF victory may pos
sibly tall upon the democracy. Truly the political
situation OF New Hampshire Is most Interesting and
critical.


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