Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-04-27
CONNECTICUT-GREAT REACTION %

/ CONNECTICUT-GREAT REACTION y
+ The Argus IS altogether mistaken, IN saying
that the resul, Of the election m Connecticut IS
damper to Us. We DID indeed suppose that here
vas some probability Of the success Of The De-
mocrsls. But all accounts went 10 convince "
that the chances were in favor Of tie wings
Wha' night had We 10 expect triumph from the
head quarters Of federal vhigsm. and it, ally, ab-
olltinn-m' Bot .he Argus has no such Just cause
to exuiI at this success Of the wings aud abolition
ISIS as 1t preIsnds Though defeated, the demo-
Gratis have gained largely On their federal oppo-
nenls' since last year. as the following statement
from The official returns will show
Total federal and conservative vote for
Governor IN 1888 as7sT
Total democratic vote for Governor 81 GAG
Federal and Conservative majority 1851
Total federal and conservative vote for
Governor IN 1889 1854
Total democratic vote for Governor 2f04l
1907
Exhibiting clear democratic gam Of 1854
vote, IN one year The democratic gam in the
,lern1n Of members Of the Legislature IS still
sreaier-ln fact, the democrats have more than
doubled their strength in the Legislature. In the
house they, this year, elected about 80 members
last year they had but 80. Ia the Senate there
are now democrats and IL lederullsts las, wear
there was but one democrat to twenty fedcrasls !!
Another such Pyuhus victory will completc;, run
The ederalists IN the " land Of steady habits"
While on the subjec, of the Connecticut cleo
noa We would call the attention Of our readers to
the eS,rac, OF the letter copied below, from an in.
telasent Young friend Of ours lie was in the mids,
Of the battle, sai his statements may be relied
upon
Ertract sf Letter from a gentleman in .Nep
Laaa1s c7asiy, ca 10 the Editors, .lprii 5, /.
a The Wigs have ruwed Us to the very extre-
NIFTY OF Sab River They have elected heir go
vernon and council and SIX members Of Congress
But thls IS no worse than was expected, We
were beaten last year by about 1000 majority +:
this year only little more than 1900. a great
redci'oa NsEt year Connecticut will return to
her old stand and give decided democratic ma
iorty. OF the manner by which the lcderalists
have achieved this GLORIOUS victory" it is useless
to descant They resoued to the basest means
Of bribery and corruption. In old Groton, we
gave 81 majority for - administration in Led.
yard 40. We have - state senator for
'bs district, and lost our Congressman by only 90
( votes! The democalic party have no5y sustain.
ed 'heU principle. and their cause so far as it coad
be dne without resort 10 money, and in few
short months VIII entirely dlsenihra themselves
and place old Connecticut in a conspicuous place
on the map Of Democracy. The days Of the
wings are numbered Its useless FOR them tt
indulge IN The belief that they can hold the
rens of Government long. They have learn
ed this l1Il many a tune by sad experience, an,
arc beginning to be more carelul-but nolwiIh
standing all their caution, they commit themseIye
honor" they h"vo dane, and thosoby loco tho ne =
election. In Connecticut, they have barely say
ed iher ticket and had they not tesorled to br
berry, they would not have done even ,hn,l Iii
, hard tor the democrats just now, but ave mu
grin and bear t'-and each one buckle on his a
moT more closely,and be ready at the next Eclectic
to break tho Iron CHAIN OF FEDl
RALlSM y The cause of Democracy can n
yer be subduedits principles are undertaking
:, ruth--as enduring as time. c. l.. ID.
" EXPENSES OF GovERNMENr.--ln nothing
II the dslngenui'y of the wing press plainly ma
e ,tesied, rs in then constant cry about the lncrea
OF government expenses. They know that ii
!" ia reasr Is, a great measure, apparent only
i, mai large amount oI TIE app oprlatIons for d
!, present lear, about one hail, is Tor occasions
eou,mgent, and extraordinary objects, no W
D. connected With the expenses OF the goyernmei
Take one or two items OF appropriations, to
- deducted from the regular government expense
r. SlU,0O0,u00 for the contingent calling INTO $,
te wee OF hity thousand men, 10 repe, II nccessa
tue aeS'esslohS VI "'eu' Dt'ain Aheie - w
no probability that this amount will ever be call
IN for, as 1t is almost certain that the dispute
rs tween tins country and Great Britain will be an
IN cabIy adjusted. Again, there is an item IN t
ur appropriations Of $5,lu0,UOO for the Pos, Off
Department, not one dollar OF which is paid
% the National Treasury,bui comes wholly from /
~ Post office ITSELF Deduct these items, aud ma