The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-30
By EXTRAORDINARY EXPRESS.
THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION.
White surry Saddied-Polite Epithets-The
Middle of the Tyler Party discovered-The
Way to make Voters-The Result
Thanksgiving-ClayM instreIs.

Ah"hAs&iVAhS-Cloy Ministries.
HARTFORD, CITY HOTEL, March %.
Did you ever see two rampant colts, saddled,
brldled, and backed, ready for a startl-if SO you
can form some idea OF I high melted state OF
parties in this region of Connecticut at the present
moment. Every thing is prepared for action, and
waiting for the word "go," which will be given on
Monday next, and il will then be pull Dick, pull
Bob, and the Devil take the hindmost. Every
scheme and expedent are resorted to by both par
ties, and their presses are filled with short cut para
graphs, headed in full faced black, with captions
such as +" locofoco lies"-" federal DESPERATION
" the bugle blast"-"whig bait for abolitioniss''-
" come home, come home''--.ppe laying in
Rocky Hill''-to the polls to the polls''-''down
with them"-'up and at them"-'' rain or shine"
" Tom Benton, Cleaveland, and the Devil''-
"Harry Clay, Baldwin, and destruction, Nc, &c.
Meetings are held almost every night, and the
whole State is flooded with travelling wing cleo
tioneerers, under command Of Major General Ho-
race Greeley, of the Fourier Division. There was
to have been grand wing turn out in this city
last evening, at which Col. Thayer of New York,
arrival by the tain from New Haven, the whole
affair was unavoidably postponed until future
day:
pers. The wings have two daily prints, called
"The Connecticut Courant' and "The Daily Jour
nal" The democrats one chrlstened The Daily
Times, "-the abolitlonists a weekly, bearing the
title Of ''The Christian Freeman" and last, and
may truly say, least, the Tyler party weekly organ
with the Understanding name of ''The Patriot and
Eagle" The abolition press Is ably edited by VIM;
II. Burleigh, who is now travelling the State and
lecturing on slavery and Blrney, and bitterly OPP
posing Clay AT every Jump. AS an evidence OF the
tone Of this abolition press, give you the gst OF
several miscellaneous articles in the last number
ming with "The great duelllst of the nation''--
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Slavery"-"Blr-
ney and Freedom" &c. &c. The Tyler organ is
puny affair, although an old paper, but the very
name of its editor, "P. b. Goodsell," betokens
that he has made pretty good bargain in loaves
and fishes in defending the administration. Some
few weeks since II made slight demonstration IN
favor of Cleaveand, the democratic candidate for
governor, but shat article In the Madisonian, IN
structng the Tyler party not TO vote for Van Buren,
men, because II would add to his chances OF noml-
nation at Baltimore, has closed its mouth, and not
word of commttalsm has been heard from it
since The last article in the MadlsonIan may call
II out tomorrow In opposition to Cleaveland, but
nous perrOns.
Talk of '.making VOTERS" as we New Workers
term II, by naturalization! stepped over to the
City Hall to-day, where the select of this town
were assembled, and saw fifty-nlne 'freemen"
manufactured in almost many minutes. The
laws governing elections In this State compel every
man either TO do military duty, serve as an active
fireman. or be possessed of property that will rent
for 81 per annum, and, therefore, those that
have not complied with the TWO first re9ul-
-tons must be possessed of the last. This
would seem at first TO be nothing more
holder before he could be admitted voter and
" freeman. But u is easily managed. Wealthy
party men OF both sides who are owners OF real es
tate, draw up deed, which is placed in the hands
Of some one Of their active friends, who enters
therein the names of Tom" Dick,"" Harry"
and twenty Others II he pleases, and thus they re-
present real estate that rents for 81 per annum,
comply with the letter" of the law, and are adj
mltted as "freemen" As soon this ceremony
is over, and their names are registered as entitled
u vote, the deed is torn up or stuck In the re,
and thus is his ridiculous law evaded in its "spl
rlt," and made a matter OF burlesque and mockery.
Common sense and the advance of republican prln-
ciples should induce the coming Legislature to re-
peal IT altogether, Is mere nullity on the sta
tue book OF the State.
The result in the State on Monday next is doubt
ful indeed. The wings talk with great confidence
and are backing their opinions pretty freely with
their money. The whole influence OF the party Is
Exercised to bear upon the manufacturers and those
in their employ, and their opponents are charged
with principles OF free trade more ultra than any
South Carohnian ever dreamed or imagined. My
Impression, produced from close observation OF the
movements ot both parties, contrasted with prevl-
results and sustained by private information, in
duce me to the belief that the rhigs wW carry The
State, which opinion will certainly be confirmed
or contradced on Monday next!
On Sunday next the proclamation OF Governor
Cledveland, who has appointed Friday OF next
week as day of Humiliation, fasting and prayer"
WI be read IN all the churches OF the state, and
cunning shrewd Yankee of the democratic party re-
marked to me this morning that its moral tone,
christian spirit, and tervent appeal 10 the provder OF
alrearthly and heavenly blessings, GO would not set
Cleaveland back id bit in the election"
While on this subject must refer to something
that looks like offset IL seems that in the town
of Preston, in this county, a certain minister Of
''the old established ORDER has taken rather open
ground in favor of Clay and the wing ticket, and
has been detected in purchasing and circulating
Clay Song Books, which it is alleged were obtain
ed by forwarding an order like the following -
" TIMOTHY BAXTER, Bookseller -
SIR-Please send by bearer
dozen Village Hymns
l do. Church Psalmodies