The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-04-11
CONNECTICUT ELECTION.

CONNECTICUT ELECTION
1t would be well for the people of the South,
and particularly that portion of them who have
hitherto acted with the Wing party, to OBJ
serve the position Of parties in Connecticut, and
the results of the late election AT the commence
ment of the canvass, the Democratic party as
sembled in State Convention repudiated and re-
jected the Wilmot Proviso. Their candidate for
Governor, the eloquent and gallant Seymour, is
also well known to be opposed to that miserable
humbug The Hon. Isaac TOuoey, one of the
purest and most talented men in New England
late Attorney General of the United States, and
a successful candidate in the late election for State
Senator, is also opposed to the Free-Soil heresy;
and so were the other Democratic candidates, so
far as we have been able to learn their opinions;
while, on the other hand the Wing party, in
their convention, passed resolution adopting the
Wilmot Provso one of the cardinal principles
of Wing faith. and nominated candidates for the
office of Governor and other State offices, who
were known to be in favor Of the Free-So doc
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ON that ground Thus one of the main issues in
the election was the Wilmot Proviso-the WAiss
enabfes' the people " the South to
see clearly which party in the North Is truly the
NATIONAL rARTY, and which the SECTIONAL PARTY.
They can now see clearly which party is in favor
of carrying out in good faith the compromises and
guarantees of the Consttution-thus maintaining
the equality and rights Of the States-and which
party is against the spirit OF the Constitution and
State rights And the Wings of the South can
now, and must soon, determine for themselves
whether they will still continue their alliance
with the SECTIONAL WING PARTY Of the North, or
the NATIONAL DEMocRATIc PARTY of the Union.
They will soon be obliged to choose between
their party afliuiies and predictions, and their
own constitutional rights, and the best means of
preserving them. To the Wings of the South,
the Connecticut election liz full Of warning and
admontion.- Washington Union.
This is not the first time that the central organ
of the Democratic Party has invoked Slavehod-
ing Wings to unite with the Democratic Party
and on what grounds Do Southern Wings
sympathize with Democrats in relation to public
measures generally Is their alliance invited
for the purpose of carrying out the principles of
Democracy? What say the Ohio Statesman and
Indianapolis State Sentinel to such an alliance
With the Berriens and the Badgers of the
South, and the Websters Of the North, on the
Baltimore Platform, shoulder to shoulder with
the Democracy they would begin to feel as if
political millennium had indeed come, in which
the lion and lamb could lie down together, and
the very innocents of Democracy play harmlessly
Hunkerdom united by more solemn compact
than that which bound together European des-
pots, to trample under foot Freedom and its sup
porters.
But, the organ does not tell the whole truth
Connecticut was politically revolutionized by
the Democrats, one year ago, by taking advantage
of the Wing detection from the anti slavery cause,
by turning to party account the excitement in
favor of Free Soil, and coalescing with Free-Soil
men in the nomination and support of stanch
Free-Soilers for Congress The three worthy
Democratic Representatives now in Congress hold
their seats by the Power of the Free.Soil Prin-
ciple.
This year, the leaders of the party modified |
their policy. They saw that the adhesion of the |
Wing Party to the policy Of non-action recon-
mended by General Taylor, and the conduct Of |
the Wing members of Congress in regard to |
Roots resolution, had weakened their anti slavery
strength, and aiienated permanently large body
of men devoted to the Free Soil Principle I'm
der such circumstances, it was deemed perfectly |
safe to discard in their State Convention the
Wmot Proviso; provided that, in the operations
of the Party in the several Districts of the State
such overtures should be made to the Free Soil |
meu as should secure their support. This was
the policy pursued. After having in State
Convention refused to adopt the Wilmot Proyiso,
and thereby furnished the Washington Union
with fact calculated to win favor and power for
the Democracy in the South, they took care to
form such coalitions in the nominations for the
Legislature as to secure the advantage of Free
Soil support, and return a majority of members
In view Of this STATE of facts, the Washington
Union congratulates its Southern friends upon
The result of the election in CONGRATULATIONS
!. as a decision by the Democratic Party of that
State against Free Soil, and calls upon the South
I'm Wings to unite at once with Party so emf
,ently national 50 pariotcally hostile to all Sec
ional issues
We hope the Free Soil men of Connecticut
will not suffer their good to be evil spoken of.
Let them at the earliest moment acquaiut the
public with the facts of the election just as they
re- so that 1t may be known on what Principle,
nd by what means Democratic triumph has
'een achieved in that State. II the victories
hey help to gain are to be heralded all over the
ountry as victories over Free Soil, we should q,
dvise them hereafter TO administer feeling re-
luke to a Party that can make such a return for q
heir aid q