The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-02
By EXTRAORDINARY EXPRESS.
THE CoNMECTI0UT ELECTION.
WINDSOR, Hartford Co., }

WINDSOR, Hartford Co.,
Saturday, March 30
New Pins and New Girls-Thc Tariff and
Danbury shocmakers---Manufa uring
TOwDs-COncluslO0.
This town lies a few miles to the north of Hart
ford, the seat of government at the junction of the
Connecticut and Windsor rivers. 1t is beautifully
situated and the inhabitants are of the most indus
trious class, while the girls look as bright as pins
newly manufactured.
As have before stated, the Wings here, as else
where, make the question of protective tariff the
turning point of the contest and when it is known
that upwards of five thousand workmen are en-
ployed in the State, in the manufacture of wooen
and cotton goods alone, and over two thousand in
hats and caps, besides the Danbury shoemakers
and the workers in iron, cutlery, &C., scattered
all over the State, it will be readily seen what an
influence such position must exercise, when
every press, and every speaker and spouer of that
party charge the Democrats with radical free trade
doctrines and desire to defeat every principle of
protection, IN order to secure the votes OF the
south for Van Buren,.
have spent a leisure hour in looking over the
election returns OF last spring from the principal
manufacturing towns OF the State, and find the
following result lin Hartford county, about the
centre of the State, where the manufactures are
various, but not as extensive in some other
counties, the five principal manufacturing. towns,
excluding this city, gave ll05 Democratic votes
$50 Wing, and rs Abolition; thus showing ma,
jorty of 279 for the Democratic ticket. In New
Haven county, bounded south the sound,
the manufactures Of which are principally 10
iron, in six manufacturing towns the e, result
was 22ll Democratic, 2243 Wing, and 50 Abo-
litlon; thus showing nearly balance OF par
ties In New London County, at the east end,
bounded south on tn, Sound, IN four principal
manufacturing towns, the vote was 1888 Democra-
tic, 955 Wing, and III Abolition; thus giving De-
mocratlc majority of l56 over both tickets. In
Fairfield county, the town OF Danbury that contains
Wing and Abolition while Bridgeport, cot
ton manufacturing town, gave 400 Wing and $50
Democratic. Wlndham county, at the northeast
end of the State, which gave the largest Abolition
men are employed in cotton and woollen manufac-
lures, the four principal manufacturing towns
gave 1861 Democratic votes, 675 Wing and 1S5
Abolition thus showing Democratic majority
over all of POS votes. In Litchfed county, al the
north west end of the State, bordering on New
York and Massac husetts, the manufactures OF
which varied, eight towns gave 1876 Wing votes,
1867 Democratic and la Abolition thus show
ing about balance of political feeling. In four
of the principal manufacturing towns in Mddlesex,
through which the Connecticut river passes to Its
mouth, the Democrats had majority of 1872 votes
over all others. In Tolland county, the region Tor
the manufacture OF hats and caps, IN which bus-
ness over 1000 persons are employed, SIX towns
gave 1926 Democratic votes, 9S5 Wing and 30 Abo-
liton and in the town of Vernon, where there
are ten wooen and six cotton factories, with ovel
300 workmen, the vote was, Wing 1914, Domocra,
tic 100, Abolition l, The inference to be adduced
from this review of the past contest, Is that the
question of the tariff was not fairly before the peo
pie of the State a that time, and being satisfied
with the law as it then existed, they exercised
their political rights without much reference t.
aught except State politics. The political horizon
presents different aspect at this present period,
however the question of the alteration OF the pre-
sent tariff, and further modification or reduction OF
duties on various manufactured articles is now
fairly presented, and if the Wings do not carry the
State at this time they never carry it for Hen
ny Clay-that is certain. Both parties are saLgnne
and will remain so till returns satisfy one OF them
to the contrary. Yours, e.