The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-11
CONNECTICUT.
OUR HARTFORD CORRESPONDENCE.


OUR HARTFORD CORRESPONDENCE.
Hartford, October Z, 1852.
The Aspect ct Politics ~ coanec,ic,a- Great Whig
Meaisgs. and Great Failures-Iae Democratic
Meengs-Resuits Of the Tswn Elections Calculation o
The Presidential Chonees ~ Counties DC &c.
The political canvass is being con iucted with
great spirit in Connections. Never had we one
more lively and interesting Both parties are work.
ing with truly nendable zeal and every pos
sibe means are being tried by each to aid in the
furberance of their respective objects Stump
speaking, mass meetings. club meetings, &c, ST.,
now the order of the day; and the fitrore and
tement is fast rising to fever heat. The wings
lead off in this game and the democrats are follow
ing after them, occasionally with vengeance The
game Of the democrats is TO let the wings take the
lead in these gatherings, and then get up meeting
of their own, and beat them in numbers speakers
enthusiasm. and everything, in word which
makes the sum total of n rousng meeting. Thus
far they have been very successful and have come
full up 10 their wishes and far exceeded their anti
cipations. The whg gatherings thus far have
been miserable failures The recently held at
New Haven was an unmitigated aud unauthorized
fzzle- great cry and little wool affair, lacking
greatly in numbers, and intellectually in enthusiasm
more melancholy. The speakers were all of them
of second third rate calbre and their speeches
were but the type of the party-al gas and hu nbug
Ofthis character have been all the meetings they
have held in the State. None of the beget
tiers of them have been at all satisfied with
the looks and appearance Of their progeny,
and have endeavorea to improve upon a second
trial but instead Of gaining an inch in any
such direction, they have jumped rod in the
opposite ono The probable reason why their meet
ings have not been more fally attended is. because
Of the low. vile contemplate ISLANDERS against Gene
raj Pierce, which characterize tho efforts of every
wbig orator who has taken the stump in CoDnecti-
cut No whig speaker is ft to enter Connecticut,
until he has learned to deal in a manner of slang
and cant phrases every species of utilization and
abuse, Every poor little, miserable philosopher,
who gets his name emblazoned hanabill, aud an
invitation TO peak immediately sets about stocking
his mighty culver with this kind Of missile but,
had they halt as much brains they have impu-
dence-half as much length of head as of ears
they would know that such a warfare is fatal only
to themselves; that
Cures like shot upright,
That often on our own heads nlight
Democratic speakers and EDITORS be it said to
their credit, have az yet bad ouly slight dealing
in this kind of trash ana tina consequence has been,
that they have been remarkably successful in all
their public demonstrations The people will not
listen to blarpey and abuse, when and truth
be procured just ohe3ply Such kind of arms,
the "Ca,holic test question - his ooscurity SIC
SO do no kind of good either to speaker hearer;
and all such conteuipthle uonsense only sho ws che
low grovellipg pgoponsites OF those who utter it.
The results of the Ia gp elections, on Moniay,
highly favorable to the dem ocrits, and have added
to their good splits not little. The elections
year since. showed handsome goin for ihom, and,
as consequence, tho State WAS largely demo-
cratic last spring. This fall, ms far as hoard
from, the democrats gain WIS and the whig !,
FIVE. This gain from ast year, when everything
was as good as could be ssked for is considered by
the democrats as ominous of the result here in No
venber Although not in reality party test, still
fbe returns have been looked for b. of all parties,
with much interest The teSps heard from elect
hundred and twenty-five RepreseD atives; of which,
according to present resuls the democrats will have
eighty Truly. q most unprecedented result.
To show that the Connecticut democracy are wide
awake, the strongly contested eecous will suffice.
In every town, with nge exception, where there
was any struggle of mporta nce, the democrats
successful. The results of the .'litie meet
ipgs' show that they are at work fsarlessiy and
electuaily for their nominees. They intend TO
give Pierce and King three thousand plurality; but
this is an estimate just made when the favorable
results of the town elections have probably led the
anticipation beyond what this yeality sll be, Their
plurality in Connecticut cannot he safely reckoned
at over fifteen hundred, although it may reach aud
even exceed two thousand Compared with the vote
ofast spring some gnins and losses may be expect
ed on both sides Hartford county will probably
show comparative loss to the democrats of five
hundred, leaving them however, still with
eleven hundred majority in the county. In New
Haven county, the chances for gains are ia favor Of
the democrats New Haven city il is thought, will
show handsome gain for them The wing majority
in the county last spring, was twenty-cight. In
New London county, the democrats are morally
certain. Of gaining handsomely. The Maine
law seriously effected them last spring and gave
the county to the wings By one hundred
ard twenty majority Pierce and King will carry
| it in November by two hundred. The town cleo
tions there great gains for the democrats The
vote of either party III Faiffed county will proba.
bly, not DO very essentially enlarged diininished
The democratic majority last sprug was about two
hundred Middlesex county will show gain for
tho democrats; their majority last spring three
hundred In Windham. 10 great gains will proba.
bly, be looked for, experienced BY either party;
it il democratic county, aud gave Seymour, last
spring, three hundred and seventy FIVE majority
Holland will undoubtedly show tolerabc q ia for
the wings but not sufficient to overcome the demo-
cratic majority of four hundred 10 the county. In
Litchfed county. also. the wings may expect gains
| A comparative gain of three hundred will probably,
be the extent Of ~ Tne democratic majority IN
the county, last spring, was five hundred IL will
be seen by this that the chances for the demo-
Gratis carrying every county in the State by majori
ties ranging from fifty up to a thousand This cali
cuation. which is MS nearly correct as one can be,
gives Pierce the State by handsome majority.
This will be the fact, the democrats working night
IL to secure this result II Pierce carries it this
fall the State elections for the next four years are
half fought, and carried for the democrats. There
is every incentive to exertion, aud with deserved
ly popular candidate, and thorough, energetic
canvass. the vote Of 1.-The land VI steady habits
will, without doubt be given 10 swell the over
whelning majority OF Pierce and King in Novem-
Der. .. L. q.
HARTFORD, Oct. 7, 1852.
The Tora Elections.
The returns from the annual town meetings Of this
State. held on Monday, Oct. 4th, MS far as heard
from, foot up as follows