NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



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another form of ropud'mtion, in entire harmony with 



r and conduct of tho men and the party 



who. at tho time of thuir in.tuo, denounced those 



,n worthier raj,'*. 



nut tho burdens of the excise, tariff, and all 

 other public taxes, should be BO adjusted and appor- 

 ti"ii.-l tut to bcur mainly upon luxuries und occumu- 



'. ,-.iI:li, uiul us lightly as porisible upon labor 

 mi'l articles essential to tho support and enjoyment 

 of \\l\-. 



5. That wo demand and expect of tho General 

 < >.: in-lit the most rigid economy in the piihlio 



lituros, und tinnnosa. integrity, and impartiali- 

 ty in tho execution of the laws. 



8. That we are in favor of the abolition of tho 

 franking privilege, and also of abolishing the enor- 

 mous expenses consequent upon the publication and 

 dist ri Imtion of vast quantities of worthless documents 

 and reports. 



7. That the nominal restoration of the former re- 

 lations of any State to the Union, accomplished by 

 fraud, und followed by a predetermined violation of 

 the fundamental conditions of restoration, accom- 

 plished by violence, bloodshed, and new acts of revo- 

 lution, is null and void, and that, as in the case of 

 Georgia, Congress is bound by appropriate legisla- 

 tion to enforce the conditions of reconstruction, to 

 maintain a republican form of government, and to 

 prevent the murder of white or black citizens for po- 

 litical reasons. 



8. That tho action of the Democratic Legislature 

 of New York in rescinding the ratification of the fif- 

 teenth amendment to the national Constitution is a 

 blow aimed at impartial suffrage, a stop alike subver- 

 sive of the peace and liberties of the country. 



9. That the leaders of the Democratic party who 

 advised the slaveholders to rebel, and promised and 

 endeavored to aid them, even by bloodshed at the 

 North, are moral traitors, and are equally responsi- 

 ble with Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee for the 

 precious lives lost in defence of the Unionyand for 

 all the sufferings and sorrow caused by the rebellion. 

 With such a record, they have no right to ask an in- 

 jured and indignant people to intrust power and 

 authority to them or the party which they lead. 



10. That t in view of the wide-spread and alarming 

 ravages of intemperance in our State, we hail the re- 

 vival of the temperance reform as calculated to arrest 

 the evil and arouse public sentiment to demand a 

 strict enforcement of the laws. 



11. That, in a republican government sustained by 

 the affections and votes of the whole people, the in- 

 terests of the laboring classes should be first consid- 

 ered in the legislation of the State and nation, and 

 all measures honestly proposed and wisely designed 

 to promote the moral and material prosperity of the 

 industrial classes should and will receive the ready 

 and earnest support of the Republican party. 



1*2. That the welfare and prosperity of the commu- 

 nity should be the controlling motive and induce- 

 ment for all legislation. State or national ; that neither 

 railroad nor other wealthy and powerful corporations 

 should ever be permitted to direct or control it to 

 tho detriment of the great body of citizens ; and that 

 corporations should only bo created or sustained 

 when they subserve the public good and are managed 

 in the interest as well ot tho people as of their stock- 

 holders. 



13. That we are in favor of renewed efforts to de- 

 velop the resources of New Hampshire ; hi favor of 

 promoting the extension of railroads in our State, 

 and of legislation for tho abolition of free posses and 

 for the reduction of fares and freights. 



14. That we commend to the people of New Hamp- 

 shire, for reelection, Governor Onslow Stearns. His 

 administration of the State government has been 

 able, honest, and economical. We pledge him our 

 undivided support, and a triumphant reelection by 

 the people ho has faithfully served. 



15. That we pledge to our candidate, Charles P. 



Gage, thU day nominated for Railroad Commissioner, 

 our cordial support. 



The Temperance party met on January 12th. 

 At tliis meeting there was a disagreement, 

 which ended in partial disruption. A consider- 

 able number opposed the nomination of party 

 candidates for the highest offices in the State, 

 as unnecessary and unwise, especially in that 

 the candidates for Governor in both tho Re- 

 publican and Democratic tickets were temper- 

 ance men, and the Republicans had inserted a 

 resolution in their recent platform in favor of 

 t.-iii|orance reform. They recommended the 

 appointment of a State Central Committee "to 

 look after the matter." The largest and most 

 influential portion of tho assembly, on the con- 

 trary, urged the necessity of a separate organ- 

 ization and ticket, as the only hope left to tho 

 party of realizing its purpose. They averred 

 that the resolution in the Republican platform 

 "hailing the revival of the temperance re- 

 form" meant nothing, except to lull the tem- 

 perance men into inaction ; and that long ex- 

 perience had too plainly demonstrated that 

 the cause of temperance hod nothing to hope 

 from either Democrats or Republicans, as par- 

 ties, since the appeals repeatedly made in its 

 behalf to both those parties in the past two 

 years had been either utterly ignored or re- 

 jected with scorn. This sentiment having pre- 

 vailed by a large majority, those who opposed 

 it withdrew from the assembly to the number 

 of thirty or more. The action of the conven- 

 tion became then harmonious. 



A motion to nominate the Rev. Lorenzo D. 

 Barrows for Governor, by acclamation, was 

 opposed by himself. He recommended that 

 the convention should unite upon some other 

 person more fit for that office than he was, 

 or proceed to the nomination of a candidate 

 by ballot ; but the motion was put and car- 

 ried, nevertheless, and he so nominated, when 

 he accepted. Henry D. Pierce was nomina- 

 ted for Railroad Commissioner, but he de- 

 clined, or rather deferred his acceptance, 

 by offering this resolution: "That the State 

 Central Committee be instructed to confer 

 with the Labor Reform Convention to be held 

 at Concord, on January 28th, in relation to the 

 nomination of Railroad Commissioner, and State 

 and county officers, whenever nominations can 

 mutually and acceptably be made," which was 

 passed. 



The resolutions and platform of the Temper- 

 ance party, as unanimously adopted, were as 

 follows : 



Whereas, The evils of intemperance, coming direct- 

 ly through an illegal traffic in intoxicating drinks, 

 have come to be the most wide-spread and insuffer- 

 able of all evils in our State ; and 



Whereat, These evils are increasing among us, aug- 

 menting fearfully our taxation, robbing our State of 

 men her young men compared with which gold is 

 trash, pouring poverty, ignorance, and domestic sor- 

 rows into the laps of households ; and 



Whereat, Both the legislative and administrative 

 departments of our State government have become 



