The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-25
CONNECTICUT.
OUR HARTFORD CORRESPONDENCE.
HARTFORD, Conn. Sept. I3, Il

CONNECTICUT.
OUR HARTFORD CORRESPONDENCE
Hartford, Conn, Sept. Is, 1862
Politics III Coanectic1d-Bricf RecieW of the HIS
tory Of Parties for the Past Tueaty Years TIE
Leadership of Me Demoeracy-1hs Whig State
Convention and ITS Nomination, for Electors TIE
Free Sol C0nrentfon-Dentocratic Coaeeut,oa
and The Electoral Ticket Presidential Ca,scass,
and thc Probable Result in Connect,cut-- Caicu1a-
hom Of the Chances and the Vote.
Our State politics are Of late assuming brisker
aspect Three parties-the wings, democrats, and
free soilers-haye electoral tickets in nomination,
and are working as though they all expected to be
successful Mass meetings are being called, Scott
and Graham and Granite clubs being formed, ami
the land of steady habits is fast being trans
formed into great and fercely contested political
battle field The wings are moving heaven and
earth, working now much harder than their oppo
nents, who, with much better Judgment are waiting
until the eve Of the canvass before making any very
decisive movements. The wings are flooding the
State with every possible kind of real and ina gnary
political currency, and are pulling every wire by
which they hope to gain vote. They have
assessed every poor fellow, who is unfortunate
enough to hold an Office under the present whig ad-
minlstration, in amounts varying from So to 81 00O
for the purpose of forming corruption fund, with
which 10 carry the State. They are working very
strongly to get the Irish vote, but their efforts have
as yet been crowned with very ill-success The
Pilot and CT are the Catholic papers most exten.
siyeIy circulated among the Irish here, both of
which, between Scott and Pierce, appear to prefer
the hitter. Bishop O'Reilly, and the Catholic cler-
g5men of the State, also said to oceupy the
position, and the prospect now is thet the
strength of the foreign vote will be tbrown FOR
Pierce The efforts OF that fugIeln of Horace
nh ~
thsn injning, General Pierce, thus illustrating tie
old al age that
Cwses. like chickens, always home to roost
IL the democrats get the Iiieh vote, rhs State is
sure Tor their nominee otherwise, in doubt. Al
though claimed to the contrary, Connecticut is now
democratic State. For years it has been growing
So until now with fair fight and a full vote, the
democracy enjoy heathfa majority. For the
twenty years Just passed, tie government of the
State has been equally divided between the wings
and democrats Of the aggregate number of votes
cast for Governor within that period, the democratic
exceeds the whig between five and six thousand
thus showing handsome preponderance in favor
Of the democrats; while before that time the State
was essentially democratic Within that time though
the State has in every instance voted for the wg
ddates for President except in 1886, when il gave
its ELECTORAL vote to Mr. Van Buren. But this IS no
argument why Connecticut is not going to vote for
Pierce and King, but rather in its favor When
the State has given its electoral vote to either
party, the State government has been in the hands
Vt that party as, for instance, in SO. it demo-
cratic, and voted for Van Buren, and in 40, whig,
and voted for Harrison. For the past four years
popular vote has been democratic, the Legislature,
and six Of the eight Congressman Within that time,
there have been radical changes over to the demo-
cracy. Hartford. for example, that four years ago
gave three hundred whig majority, is now good for
two hundred for the democrats. Last spring it was
claimed the Maine law influenced the result but it
is not so, unless in favor of the wings; Hartford
the only city in the State where, through its in
fha hfa1uo d 0lu
while in New Haven, Middletown, Bridgeport, New
London, Norwich, New Britain, and many other Of
the larger towns, they suffered severely. The ag-
gregate vote of the five cities mentioned, will be
than thousand greater for Pierce than it was
for Seymour. Thus it will be seen, upon considera
ton of all the circumstances, that the chance of the
democrats, for Connecticut, is far more than ;
that the probabilities are strongly in their favor
This, however, may be said to be, not so much ow-
ing to the unpopuarity of the wing candidate. to
the skill with which they are drilled and managed
General Pratt, of Rocky Hi who is their leader, is
able and accomplished tactician. Since he has
assumed the reins of party government, each sue
cessive year has behed democratic prospects grow
ing better and better, until now, when the party
take handsome lead Of their opponents.
The Wing State Convention in this city was n
sorry affair, ut the best. Not half the towns in the
State were represented, and enthusiasm or
courage was manifested. The few that were IN at.
tendance appeared to labor under prestige Of do
feat, and to regard the case already fat cd one
occasion, is composed of men who will add 10
strength to it-men who were never known out Of
their respective localities They are:-
j 1s' f. T u siSans' State at large.
First District. r. Flynt
Second Chauncey Jerome.
Third !" William Fisher Ms!;
Fourth Nelson L. White
The Free Soil Convention, which assembled here
last week, was tolerably well attended. The Eve
thousand votes which were given Van Buren, in lS4S
have dwindled away until nothing is left but the
old abolition or liberty party, who will poll in the
present canvass perhaps two thousand Fl We hundred
votes The convention placed in nomination very
respectable electoral ticket, composed of tho follow
| ing gentlemen =
S zeba, ooi Plockway, Estate atlargs
First district John p. Ingraham.
| Second do. George Read.
Third do. William Field
Fourth do Lewis Beers, Jr
The democrats held their convention in this city
| on Wednesday, the 18th. One hundred and thirty
| two, out of u hundred and forty-o one towns, wer
represented 1t was the largest business convention
ever assembled in Hartford. Senator Toucey an,
representatives Seymour and lngersoll, mad
able speeches before the convention, which wa
characterized by the greatest enthusiasm. Iher
appeared a marked determination on tho face Q
every delegate to carry the State for Pierce an
King. The electoral ticket is an able and popula
one. The gentlemen composing 1t will great
strengthen it in their respective localities 6ishou
weakening it in any way. II is headed by
S Nathan mnf s.la n seymour State at large
FIRST district-Aivsn p. HYDE
Second do. Charles Parker.
Third do. SnmuN Bingham
Fourth do. VIM. +. Tayler.
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