New-York daily tribune., 1844-03-12
Connecticut

Connecticut
So far as we may Judge from three days travel
and observ alton among them, the Wings of West
ern Connecticut are wide awake and preparing
to do their whole duty in their approaching State
Election. Their organization, though not COM
plete, is better than it usually is three weeks be-
fore an election they appreciate the Importance
of the contest in which they are engaged, and
especially of securing such Legislature as will
take care that no more Senators are sent from
that State to betray the interests of Connecticut
and Of the Union by opposing Protective Tariff
and voting to despoil the States Of their rightfu
interest in the Public Lands. That Litchfeld
and Fairfield Counties Loco last year. will both
give decided Whig majorities now, we have
strong confidence, and also that Baldwin will be
ahead on the popular vote of the State for Cover
nor Yet our ultimate triumph is less certain,
since much of the Wing strength is concentrated
In the great towns-New- H,sven and Hartford,
casting 4500 votes and giving 1000 Wing ma
iority, being balanced in the House by any four
small Loco -Foco towns which do not cast 1000
votes in all. Add to this the potency for mischief
Of the Political Abolitioniss, almost all seceders
from the Wing ranks, but now animated by the
most phrenzied malignity against u.s. Their organ,
which profanes the name of christian Freeman,
has almost abandoned the sub lect of Slavery to
deal out anathemas on Mr.. Clay and the Wing
party; and, though it pretends, to keep up APP
not be mistaken in our conviction that the trl-
umph of Loco Focoism this Spring is the object
nearest its heart. In every town where the Abo-
htionists can prevent the election OF Wing by
their votes they will stand their ground till md
night; but where their absence will give victory to
the Loco Focos they will be scarce after the first or
second ballot To all practical lntents therefore
they constitute the right wing of the Loco-Foco
host, and the Wings will have to put forth their
utmost exertions to carry the Legislature, and
thereby secure to themselves the choice OF the
State officers. We trust, however, it is in them
to do it.
The conduct of the canvass by the Loco-Focos
is characteristic of their party. When Gen. Har.
rison was our candidate for President, they In
cidentally' abused him as u fool, dotard, 8
coward, who had voted to sell white men into
slavery &c. but they all the time complained
that we did not put up our real leader and give
them battle on the antagonist principles OF th'
two parties. "Mr. Clay is your champion" they
asserted; she is the great advocate OF you
views of National Policy; he is openly anc
publicly committed to all your distinctive mca
sures why do Mt you put him up, and give u
"a fair fight ON the real grounds of difference be
tween us 2" Well, we beat them on Harrison
and now have taken up Mr.. Clay, the very MAJ
they have SO often and uniformly told US W
ought to run, and whose nomination they SAT-
would give us clear contest of principle. Bu
how do they meet the issue they so eager
sought? In an open, manly contest for mea
sures Not they. They skuk as fax as posi-
Bile from their own chosen grounds of controversy
and make battle almost entirely by savage per
sonal attacks on Mr.. Clay. He is falsely held ~
to the People OF Connecticut as a gambler, advo
cate of eternal slavery, &c. and his interference
in the Clllcy Duel to prevent it's bloody consum
nation is most shamefully twisted into en-
couragemcn, of that duel, while the headstron,
and misguided man who himself fixed the bar
barous terms of that fight and chose the unusua
and deadly weapon which, though IN hand
wholly unskillcd, wrought his death, is represent
ed ss a victim to NJ Clay's hatred, althoug
Mr.. Clay did not know him from Adam, did no
know that duel was to take place until after tn
parties had gone out, and then, IN surprise an
deep regret, despatched influential friends to pre-
vent the fatal meeting-It may be that such per
sonal attacks as this will induce the Freemen o
Connecticut to vote in favor of running their owl
prosperity by subyertng the Tariff and despoilinl
their children by alternating the Public Lands, bu
we have loo great confidence in their sagscity
nd intelligence to believe i. beforehand.