NEW HAMI'SIIIKi:. 



a small pi-nviitauv of load. Silver, copper, 

 galena, and chloride of silver, arc found ; the 

 la-t three kinds mentioned an- rich in -ilvrr, 

 and a'-u!idant. Tho 'ore assays from $50 to 



' per ton. 



I'll.- fmaiirial ail'nirs of the State present no 

 from tin- previous year. Polit- 

 ically tin- State otliccrs In-long to the Republi- 

 can party, and a large majority of the Legisla- 

 ture is of tin- -aim' part v. 



NKW HAMI'SIIIKK. Airi-iciilturc is the 

 predominant interest of this State. More capi- 

 tal is invested in it than in all other interests 

 combined, and the great majority of the people 

 are eiiu r a_ r ed in it-> pursuit. The improved lands 

 of the State comprise upward of two millions 

 o t acres (and the unimproved a million and a 

 quarter more), divided into 30,000 farms, 

 averaLrin.tr l- : > acres each. The exhaustle-s wa- 

 ter powers of the State, and her unlimited tim- 

 ber-lands, have dotted townships with some 

 development of manufactures. Around these 

 germs of industry population and trade have 

 clustered, thus furnishing a ready market for 

 the surplus products of the neighboring farms, 

 and adding to the value and magnitude of do- 

 mestic industries. The progress in manufac- 

 tures has not, however, been commensurate 

 with the natural resources and facilities of the 

 State, and in consequence capital and enter- 

 pri>e have sought other localities, thus retard- 

 ing the growth and development of the com- 

 monwealth. New Hampshire now ranks as 

 iirth State in New England in manufac- 

 tures and mechanical products, while a proper 

 use of her facilities would give her the first or 

 second place. 



The Republican State Convention met at Con- 

 cord, January 8th, to nominate a candidate for 

 rnor. General Walter Harriman was 

 unanimously chosen as the candidate for Gov- 

 ernor. The following is an abstract of reso- 

 lutions reported by the Committee on Resolu- 

 tions : 



Tho first renews the pledges of fidelity to the 

 principles of liberty. The second compliments 

 Congress. The third recognizes the struggle 

 of Irishmen for liberty. The fourth notices the 

 prostration of the Democratic party, and its 

 causes. The fifth declares in favor of aiding 

 disabled soldiers. The sixth recognizes the ser- 

 vices of Governor Smythe. The seventh ex- 

 presses confidence in the nominee. 



The resolutions were unanimously adopted. 

 After the appointment of a State Central Com- 

 mittee,' the convention adjourned. 



The Democratic State Convention also met 

 at Concord, January 16th. Some 500 delegates 

 were present. John G. Sinclair was renomi- 

 nated for Governor by acclamation, and the 

 following series of resolutions reported and 

 adopted : 



1. Tlmt the Democracy of Now Hampshire adhere 

 to tin- time-honored i>rim-ij>les of their party as taught 

 l>y the lathers and approved by experience, that they 

 insist that the powers of the Federal Government are 



limited by what 10 expressly granted to it In the Con- 

 stitution, and that all other powers not so granted 

 are reserved to the States and the people respectively. 



. hut tin- iv_'ulati"!i of the elective franchise in 

 the States respectively belongs to them only, and any 

 iiitc-rli-n-iiee with the matter by the Federal (i 

 mi-lit i^ usurpation. 



8. That all tin: States of the Union have a right to 

 repn-sciitiitiu in Congress, and any attempt to deny 

 such representation is revolution. 



4. That the Supreme Court of the United States 

 havr manifested, by their recent decisions, a respect 

 for the only authority which can ^ivc them or any 

 other department of the Government legitimate pow- 

 er and thereby have shown a fearless regard for con- 

 stitutional law and right. 



6. That we tender to President Johnson our ac- 

 knowledgments for his defence and support of con- 

 stitutional rights and principles. 



6. That an impartial imposition of the burden of 

 taxation and strict economy in the pecuniary atfairs 

 of the State are imperatively demanded, and for a full 

 and rigid investigation of the corrupt, reckless, and 

 unparalleled expenditures in this State for the past 

 five years, we pledge our earnest efforts. 



7. That we approve the proposition for holding a 

 National Convention, expressed by our brethren in 

 Ohio and Connecticut in their recent State Conven- 

 tions, and bv other organizations and the Democratic 

 press generally ; and we recommend the holding of 

 such convention at as early a period as practicable in 

 the city of New York a city eminently entitled to 

 the gratitude of every Democrat for her unfaltering 

 support of conservative principles and measures so 

 often manifested in overwhelming preponderance by 

 the suffrages of her citizens. 



8. That one delegate and substitute from each 

 county be selected by the State Committee to repre- 

 sent the Democracy of New Hampshire in such con- 

 vention. 



9. That all propositions which contemplate, direct- 

 ly or indirectly, the subversion of the executive or 

 the judicial branches of the Government, or the an- 

 nihmition of sovereign States, are revolutionary and 

 treasonable, and ought to be resisted by all men who 

 are true to the Union and the Constitution. 



10. That we pledge to Hops. John G. Sinclair and 

 George H. Pierce, the nominees of this convention, 

 our tull confidence in their integrity, ability, ana 

 fidelity to sound principles, and that we will omit no 

 honorable efforts for their triumphant election. 



At the State election in March the vote for 

 Governor was as follows, viz. : Harriman, Re- 

 publican, 35,809; Sinclair, Democrat, 82,663. 



Three Republican members of Congress were 

 also chosen. 



.The Legislature met on the first Wednesday 

 of June, and continued in session thirty-two 

 days. Its action was confined to State and 

 local matters. Among the most important acts 

 passed, was one for the preservation of fish in 

 the Connecticut and Merrimack Rivers, and 

 other waters of the State ; another appointing 

 a Superintendent of Public Instruction, and one 

 to codify and consolidate the General Statutes 

 of the State. The bill providing for a State 

 Normal School was indefinitely postponed, as 

 were also the majority and minority reports of 

 the Committee on National Affairs. 



The finances of the State are in a satisfac- 

 tory condition. The receipts from all sources, 

 for the year ending June 1st, were $3,093,813. 

 84. The disbursements for the same period 

 amounted to $3,038,399.36, leaving a cash bal- 

 ance in the Treasury of $55,424.48. The total 



