The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-08
The Maine Liquor Law-Great Defeat In
Connecticut.

The Maine Liquor Law-Great Defeat In
Connecticut.
The result Of the Connecticut election settles the
Maine Liquor law in that State, and will probably
settle it throughout the country. 1t settles, in the
same hash, Barnum Greeley, Rev. Henry Ward
Boecher, and the entire bunch of the motley tee
total Holy Alliance Notwithstanding the meetings
held in New York, and the meetings held in Con-
necticut, and all the agitation and humbug Of
Barum, and the aid Of the chief organ Of the abo-
Gtonists. which worked up into perfect frenzy the
fanaticism Of the blue lghts' Of the State Of
wooden nutmegs and pumpkin pies-notwithstanding
the boast Of the mighty Fire Annhlator, ut the
great cold water banquet in New York, that the
teetotallers had Connecticut in their pockot-not-
withstandng that he stumped the whole State, and
that the Fourrerte philosopher went there to help
hm-all failed and common sense has trumphei
over the combined fore es of humbug and fanaticsm
An excerpt from Barnum's speech at the teetotL
demonstration at Metropolitan Hall, the 18th Of
February last, will show how true prophet and how
sagacious politician he isl
In old Connecticut they were determined to have IT,
In that state 600 would turn the election either
way. hut they had Is there already pledged
go only for the man tina; would 90 for the Maine law.
The whole press q that State muEzed and they
afraid to publish anything relating 10 temperance All
that the oeotacrs Of Connecticut asked from the Legis
laturc to leave it to the people to determine whether
they would have the law not. The Legislature kept
putting them OF and cheating them for years-he
going to say humhuggng but that was peculiar to him
self (Roars laughter They said il unconstitu
tonal At length however the resolution was passed
but the democratic Governor Seymour put in his pock
ct and would not fign The result was that the demo-
would be doomed II they up Seymour the
election /" They had just three words against him
lBarnuml - Feeiee Mermaid, Woolly Horse and Hum
bug (Rcnrs Of laugter) He Gored in all that for it
his businees it brought gist TO his MILL but he
TOO big humbug 10 be humbugged BY the politicians
any longer. (shouts Of laughter)
This is quite rich when compared with the result.
Seymour had been put upb the democrats; and
though be put the Maine law in his pocket and
though heaven and EARTH and the place below,
were moved against him, he triumphcd, and the
wings because they made the Maine law the issue
of the election, and were led on by Barnum and
Greeley, anu the Tribune, have sustained most
remarkable defeat, not only in the case Of the Co
vernon, but the entire Legisature-there being
fully n two-thrds majority against them, both in
the Senate and the House.
IT is worthy Of remark that at that same festival
of the Holy Alliance Neal Dow, the Mayor Of Port
land, Maine presented by the hands of the Pre-
sdent, General Sam Houston, with a magnificent
gold medal for his services as the author Of the
Maine law. Yet yesterday morning, in the same
column Of the HERALD, Immediately under the to-
news from the connecticut election, was
recorded also by telegraph his defeat for another
term Of the Office Of Mayor-the vote being 800
for Paris, democrat, and only 400 for Dow, whig,
which is majority of nearly 400, and shows a
,narkable reaction in Maine
Thus will the Maine law "kil' the wings
wherever they take il up. Connecticut is whig
State, and has always gone wing for Presidents yet
now the party are defeated by their injurious con
ncction with this blue law. All has sgnally failed
and the champions Of the Maine law are now "no-
where" and the law itself is defunct--n thing Of (
the past. They have chosen their own battle 1
grounds State that has less Of the liquor interest
than any other in the United States--less, even,
than Maine. Ia Maine, the capital invested in the
manufacture. Of liquor was sl7 900. In Connect
cut, the capital employed Is only Sl5,50o, and
The amount Of liquor produced, only III 200 gaons
Here, then. was the most favorable ground, and
the most favorable circumstances fur success yet
the defeat has been complete. If such De tie case
in Connecticut, what muy bc expected in other
States where the liquor interest i grca, and his
numerous manifestations III truth. il knocks on the
he'd The whole movement, md viii knock the whig
,ar,y on Inc head throughout ibe country, Il they
stick To il.
What 4 tlc moral from tfis resalt "a tlis
Bloiu, Gquor law agttlon, Greeley an b'7mo,