Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-06
CONNECTICUT ELECTION.


Baldwin (WhigD Tl3
Cleveland (Democrat,) 90 600
Gillette (AbolItionD l,5l2
II will be seen, from the above, that the Wing leads
The Democratic Candidate 46S votes, but falls short
O44 of bavit majority all, which requires tc
elect in Connecticut The Herald supposes the Wings
will have majority in the Legislature which elects
the Governor in case the people fail elect and that
Baldwin (Whig,) will be elected ultimately. 1t classes
the Legislature as follows:
Wings, ITO
Democrats, "a
Doubtful
And that towns entitled to 20 representatives will fail
10 elect
The Herald closes its article on the election as fol-
lows
rhe result. of this election, thus far obtained is of
most exciting and interesting character. Compared
with the election for Harrison, in 1910, it is very evil
dent that the Wings have lost ground considerably In
fact both parties in Connecticut nearly ba-
anced than we ever expected to see them. The gene
raj result Of the whole, and its moral effects will be to
give additional interest and keenness to the approaching
Presidential Election 1t is very evident, lha. MIR
Clay be elected for this office, his friends will have
TO work harder than they ever yet have done. When
we find the Locofocos in Connecticut to poll an i'm
mense increase since $780, the reasonable chances
that will throw the whole country INTO the hands Of
the Van Buren, party, at least increase their chances
in some respects
The New York Journal of Commerce, (Whig, but
vet it's statements may be relied on dated o'clock
p m. yesterday, says:
"By the Steamer Belle, Captain Peck, we have re
turns from nearly the whole State, except Wlndham
county hig friend in Hal tlod, who came passen-
ger the boat, kind enough TO make out for US,
while board, summary of results, far
tsned which suboin, for eGt Of time TO pre- pare
digest ourselves OF the details which have reached US
before the necessary hour OF going to press.
alt will be tina, Roger s Baldwin (Nhg) has a
r. ~
sons in nearly the whole Stale except Wndham
~, which last year gave a majority against him
600 1t is still doubtful whether there is an election
by The people, but If not, there a chance for
him in the Legislature. Passengers in the boat seemed
to understand that both branches OF the Legislature
will be Wing Of this, however, cannot speak
from own knowledge. We take it the results will
be close throughout"
When the above news reached here this evening we
saw Wings eated that they Rugged each other in
the street. We went home clamly, took chair, and
then soliIoquized as follows If the Wings
ry Connecticut what State can they carry Their
majority in it at the Inst Presidential election was G24
Now their majority is 90. If they lose 6000 in every
G00G0 what will they lose in 1891 ,G09-the number
OF votes given at the last Presidential election An
swer, 239,lSl. What wos the Wing majority at the
last Presidential election, Answer, l45, $685. without
making any deduction for South Carolina, which gave
popular vote The Legislature appointed the cleo
tors in that State Ii is believed she would have given
at least 10 0OO Democratic mn oriiy, which would re-
duce the Wing majority to 1913 $685. which deduct from
230, l6l, and it leaves 100 4e6 for the Democratic ma
iorily at the next President al election This satisfies
u.s. and did not go into calculation TO work
out how many votes the labors of the administration
have gained for The Wings at this election ard how
few voes carry for them in the fall when there
will be appointments in Connecticut TO confirm.
Globe, .3pril 3.
four friends have fought yaliantly and we'll may the
tln
mocracy Of Connecticut They have been partially
borne down by the superior and arts of the
my-but though defeated, they are not overwhelmed
though fallen they will rise again. "At all events, (says
the Pebeian when we recur 10 the fact that IN lSlO
the Fedcralis,s had about 5000 ma ory in the State
and near 5000 in 1871 and that in 1872 and 3 there
election by the people, the result is truly graft
FLING TO the Democracy. National questions were
brought to bear at this election, and the result graft
flying indeed TO the Democracy of Connecticut and me-
only to the Democracy of that State, but TO the Demo-
cracy of the Union The prospects of Henry Clay must
indeed be discouragng if the Wings cannot carry Con-
nccticut a heavy manufacturing State; and we congra
ula,e the Democracy of Connecticut for their noble cf
forts in this contest. They have fought the battle man.
ully-thc enormous profits of the manufacturers have
been freely expended in order to secure triumph, and
the result is election by tie PeopieNo rictOry lor
Henry Clay Although we have claimed this State
for Mr. Van Buren,, now think it at least doubtful TO
Henry Clay next fall If the State of Connecticut, with
all her manufacturing interest, cannot elect Wing Co.
by the popular vote, the Wings may well aban
don all idea OF nominating II. Clay, and seek for
more available canddae-whch they probably will do
But it will be remembered, that the Wing papers of
this city-ihe Courier the Commercial Advertiser the
Ez press and Tribune published simultaneously The
of the election in Connecticut caution 10 The
Wings cf Connecticut requesting them 10 beware oil
pipe Tying by the Democrats The simultaneous ap-
pcarance aud the fact of this pretended caution, evil
IDENTIFY having been furnished from the for
all Of these papers, conclusive proofs that the sys
tenn OF fraudulent voting was intended, and no doubt
carried out, By the Wings The letter Of Cassus NJ
Clay copied in all the Wing papers just the
eve of the election, and the result was the Abolition
ists many of them, voted The Wing ticket the fall
ing off in the Abolition vote will show. Under all
these circumstances the result is far from gratifying
the Wings; they calculated upon large majority and
they have failed TO secure the popular vote. Well
done, Connecticut"
The Wing Orator Of Connecticut boosted the other
day OF their complete organization in that State-and
no wonder; for, with their long purses sweeping the
factories of New England for operative voters and their
panic clamors about the Tariff and Texas and the
peai of the Madsonan to every friend of Mr. Tyler,
to oppose the Republican, ticket and with all those appli
ances which freely sent out from the city of
New York, and elsewhere, the gallant Democracy OF
Connecticut have been barely beaten.
Bnt if they have been defeated, it we'll becomes the
people of Virginia TO notice the course of argument
which is Piled by the Wings of Connecticut Who are
the allies Clay and the Feds of Virginia. They the
Feds of Connecticut. And what the topics on
which they principally relied for success? Precisely
those which most deeply Interesting to all
the South. They eleconeered upon high, protective
Tariff They attempted to raise panic upon Texas
The Wing presses of the city of New York (the New
York American, the Tribune, and all that llk) poured
out paragraph upon paragraph TO excite the preudces
of her voters They told them, Substantially, "lf you
vote the Republican ticket, you bind yourselves to the
reduction of the Tariff and TO the ration Of Tex
Upon these issues partly they relied and therefore,
their triumph has been achieved at the expense of the
dearest rights Of the South Such, people of Virginia.
are the natural allies Of the Wings of the South, and
the followers OF Henry Clay. Choose ye between
them and the Republicans. If they gain capital upon
these questions in Connecticut, do not suffer them 10
retain it at the expense of the South
The of the Madisonian is calculated TO defeat
its own object How it expect to gain friends for
Mr. Tyler among the Republicans, when it has been
doing all in its power 10 defeat them in their struggle
with the Whigsi
The New York Express is so much delighted with
the victory in Connecticut that it evident it was
alarmed about the result. 1t is transported beyond