The Evansville journal., 1844-04-18
THE GREAT wHIG VICTORY IN CON-

THE GREAT wHIG VICTORY IN CON- [
NECTICUTi is thus no ticed in.the New York
Express:
The Wings of New York were yesterday elec- |
tri6ed by the returns from Connecticut. Itwas
a great battle ground, where the fortunes OF
Henry Clay were first to be staked among the
New England people, and all eyes, therefore,
In surrounding States. were Eturned upon this
battle ground, to be Waterloo for one or the
other party. Tne Locofocos were in power
there. Theremost popular man was up for Gov
ernor. The State patronage was theirs. The
Abolitionists were their allies. They lodged
all principles and clung only to power Gori-
ously then, have the Wings discontinued them,
Eedeeming their own State, and thus saving, we
trust, the Senate of the United States, to the
Whig party, and for the administration OF Henry
Clay,
Seldom or never have the Locofocos conducted
a contest in so rascaily manner, as in Connee-
ttent. In the first place, they have no where
manfully defended their Free Trade principles,
but have constantly attempted to deceive their
party respecting them. They were tariff men,
when vote to be gained by it, and they
were Free Trade men where there was popu-
lar clamor for Free Trade Even so far did they
90, in many parts ofthe State, as to represent
their party as the friends OF the existing Tariff,
as il is, and to establish the fact, held up the
vote in the United States Senate OF Mr.. Van Bu-
ren's right-hand-man, Silas Wright! In the
TO iniure Mr.. Clay, were the most unblushing
aud the most shameful we have ever heard
According TO their accounts OF Mr. Clay. the
majority Of that stad and religious people have
sanctioned the elect ion of ssa murderer "a
pambler.o "a iSabbeth- breaker,'' an unprinci-
pied, aba andoned wrertch." whom God and man
condemn, and whom even the elements meet as
piring to power with augures and omens horrl-
BILE TO relate, such that even Amos Kendall ex-
claim Roresco Teterens!
cort, of n
Clay, the distinguished posts he has SLED, the
long continued devotion of his own State, could
NOT preserve him from a recklessness of assault
unparreed in the annals of politics, unless II
be in the assaults upon Gen. Harrison, "the
drunkard - ssthe sot,'' s'the foo,' .'the de-
baucheen of 1910. These falsehocds, however
have told in Connecticut. Many people OF ths
Puritan Commonwealth can hardly comprehend
case in which a duel can be excused. Many
100 cannot even imagine that state of society
where if a man lives at all he must live with
and have slaves. This charge of slaveholding
and this 100 of duellng have been urged will
prodigious force by the very men who support
ed General Jackson through thick and thin. AM
who would support him again. Thanks, how
ever. to The intelligence, and the sagacity of tn
people they have seen through it all. Connec
ticut is again wheeled into the Wing line
Locofoism runs bowling with terror from he
borders.
men OF Albany, of Richmond, where do yo'
hope 10 make beginning in this campaign c
1874? Maryland and Connecticut are jus
where they were in 1840-sound, ineorruptible
invincib;e Wing States. Where do you hope
do batter than you did in 1910? Pray tell I
where. and when you intend to begin. Her
you are on the eve of your great National Cor
ven ton, with, the same routed candidate yo
had in 1910, and not one more State to stal
with than you had then, nay minus the strengi
of Mr.. Calhoun. If you had driven Connect
from Aho line of M
had a State for a start; but in the strength
Clay's name against Van Buren,, we have rou
ed a Van Buren, Governor, secured the o.
Senate, and given start TO the Wing ball th
will keep il .'a rolling on,' ga rolling on"
the end.