The Madisonian., 1850-05-02
Eola, near Vernon, April "a.


In the recent election in Connecticut,
three parties entered the feld-the wings,
the freesoiIprs, and the locofocos. The
wings and IrePsoiers claimed exclusively,
and appropriated to themselves as thpirown
property, all the doctrines Of WilmOt pro-
visoism abolitionism, and freesolism.--
They stood up particularly for all the ultra
views VIII ch have been put forward by Sew
ard, and the f eesoil members OF Congress.
The abolition portion Of General Taylor's
cabinet, Ewing, Collamer & Co., exerled
themselves, in connection with Truman
Smith, IN favor Of the whig party, thus
pledged and bound up as that party was to
the ulIraisms of the day, and leading ulti-
timately TO dissatisfaction and disuDion Of
the country. Thurow Weed, at Albany,
and Horace Greeley, at New York, both Of
whom have declared themselves in favor ol
disunion, in preference TO the extension ol
slavery to the territories, have also been
endeavoring 10 benefit the whig cause in
Connecticut, in connection with Genera
v ilson, and Col Baker, both members o
Congr and both ofwhom were ilineran
speakers in the recent contest. The whole
influence and force Of General Tay lori
administration, and Senator Stewards III
ira notions, were concentrated on that elec
ton in Connec tiCut, in order TO carry
Tor freesoism tTiumpbanlly, in opposition
TO their antagonists. The special freesoi
party were equally ultra in their notions
although the greater portion OF those VIII
have heretofore voted for that faction. aban
doned their old ground, and joined part @
their forces with the wings, on the q
that they represented their ideas eQuall
as well and equally as strong. On the olhe
, hand, the democrats OF locoloco party, al
5 thongh in some Of the towns favoring to
0. certain extent tie fanatical doctrines Of th
day, yet, according to the most anthenti
h accounts, presented the only platform ant
e the only ground calculated 10 support III
e principles OF the constitution, the union @
: the States, and the policy Of a fair compro
mise Ct the slavery question. The locofC
j. cos, whatever objections may be made /,
' many OF theitother doctrines, certainly as
sumed, in the recent contest in Connection
a more national, more patriotic and
4 more Constitutional ground than either III
whigs'Or the free soilers.
!. is, therefore, highly gratifying to fnG
# in this contest, that the good sense an
i patriotic feelings Of the people ol Connect
= icut, which has bee n, for some years pas
strong whig State, have broken the lie
; OF mere faction and party, and that the
! have nobly come out for tha. party whic
presented the best ground, and the mos
national principles in favor Of the union q
E the States and a fair compromise Of th
great question Of The day. Ii is no les
honorable to the people Of Connpcticut /
have thus expressed their opinions in til
recent election, than i is disrgracpful /
the cabinet at Washington, to Truma
E Smith, VIM. H. Seward, General Wilso
I and others, to have united III aiding an
! supporting that partyin Connecticut who's
: principles are those that can tend to n,
E thing but the separation and division
this confederacy, the destruction Of th
: union Of these States, and the invasion
E the principles Of the constitution, as the
I are bequeathed BY the fathers Of the Feyc
Y lutionto the present generation. t
. The general result Of this election VI