The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-25
Our Connscsicut Correspondence.

Our Connseticut Correspondence.
HARTFORD, October l3. 1852
More Of the Election RdMws-- The Wings asd
Beffing-Scotf's Prospects His Westun Tour
HIS Speeches a~d their Effect H1e-Politics in
Connecticst-Parfy Gsnss and Management
The Result Here CoWnterfetters Aves<ed-Situer
and Lad Mines Weather-Crops, &c.
Returns have now been received from nearly all
the towns in the State that held their elections
the 4th and the result is a marked democratic
gain The one hundred and twenty towns heard
from are-
Democratic Eaa:i,v a;;iss IS Wing. i; IS
Inc following are the gains ~ far as heard FROM
Dt Sah 60. ..:....;.. wing
had it all their swu way, is indicative of the side Of
political feeling hers in Connecticut. The tide Of
popular favor is setting against Scott, and ~ favor
OF Pierce, every day. Wishin toe last two weeks
the democratic chances have increased dfay per
cent while the whig have proporSionsby dim nished
The democrats are in the best Of spirits. and
Offering to bet freely upon he State but takers
scarce Parson Greeley has told them 1t is wicked 70
bet, and they, of course must not dsopsy cue pre-
cepts and injunciOns of their great political nigh
priest. The sin of betting is the very last one
the wings will have to answer for in this contest.
panic appears to have seized the m, and they
grasp their purse strings with olenohed hand ras
prospects Of Scotts election growing fainter aud
fainter every day not a day passes bat adds
some new items Of proof TO this assertion. HIS
knowedged by many Of his party The evident de.
sign OF Webster to ain Achilesike. in his tent,
in a state of EARNED neutrality" mastery mac
tive is great bother to them, and they visit MIN
with all manner of conceivable abuse They call
him drunkard, spendthrift traitor, and every
thing else that their spite invent Bat, like
their efforts 70 vilify and abuse General Pierce, it
will only recoil upon their heads The tour OK
their candidate in the West, neither, Is doing taoa
any good Not sensible, kno ~ing wing, is there
here, bat that would rather him III SbeIia than
on the stump. Many Of hem. after reading his silly
efforts ut speech making in the West, are beginning
to believe, with Greeley and Weed that his brains
in his epaulettes," and that he is suffering mis-
speech ITO dim the glories OF bis sword His rich
brogue," "sweet German accent" and his dogs,
hogs, sheep and women speech, and his late one.
where he says, 1T is o great wear and tear upon
the constitution to have the affections constantly
excited &c &c are regarded by every sens,sie
man, be he wing, democrat, or ireeso'ler, rs tnd
height Of blarney" and Stiffness Every boy six
years of age who could not originate better IDEAS,
and cloihe them in ore appropriate language, weai
be called blockhead He appears to be pursuing
the English Language even to determination
But il is not General Scott alone that is playing the
weak part in this gamet is not him that makes all
the silly speeches, nor does all the foolish dis
managers are lamentably TO blame The whole
COMEDY Of Errors with General Scott chief actor
in the play, while dozen Others, equally vain
and weak. minded play the second fiddle. Among
these last is the pious, reverend, Judge Johnston,
who recently had . the honor" of IN ,kiog the well
coming speech to the General The speech, like
the that followed it, was all gas and flstiau,
Astounding in nothing but undeserved pufs, un.
seemy praise, and fulsome aa'tery In it Scott is
styled the " hero OF two wars :" the "great psci-
fcator )" the " statesman - the i" civiian;' and
the 6 Christian p Probably neither of them re-
membered that
Praise undeserved is satire most severe'
General Scott might we'll have eyelAim.l-
I" Teach me- dear creature how to think and speak,
Lay open TO my earthly gross couc.it,
Smother'd in errors fceble-sh allow week.
The folded meaning of your words deceit
The democrats are highly pleased with his trip,
and their editors are ia ecstacies Tao s. rich
brogue" is worth to them ten thousand " plates of
soup" or fires In the rear They we'll know that
he is doing more for them among sensible mon than
all the argument in the wocld could effect Toe
manifest improperly Of his leaving bis post to
attend to duties that more belonged TO hi ii than
TO the army chaplain, is causing much dssasisflc
ton and comment here.
be most assuredly sill be, the democrats will of
course win the victory next spring. and it will
be "a long, dark night for whggery here for
many years to come The democrats know that
triumphant victory is within their grasp, aud
it will DO purely their own fault il tsey do
not achieve it Nothing exceed the
energy and effectiveness of their movements.
Every democrat is sefcoDstituted 6 vylsnce
committee" to watch for the interests or the
cause. They pursuing sraIgh. for yard
and consistent course, turning neither 70 the
right nor to the left to repe the petty assaults
maSe upon them; and whica DO them no
hsIm This is not the course OF the wings They
are playing totally different game. IL consists to
use homey phrase, in being every thing % every
bocy,-st the North an abotionist, az ths South
a Unionist at the West land reformer. AID at
the East every thing Your compauyis. Their course
concerning the Catholics is weak twadding and
despcabe - crawling, begging, intrea.iog aud
promising Not an honest lrishrnan is there in tse
h.Ia hr,ff hat tltaH .,ls.. l,s
tstes such miserable conduct Aud what is worse
for themselves, they are not going TO be successful
and win the Irish vote Their former &c ious and
present professions don't agree Whatever nay be-
SCOTS real sentiments, f he has amy he is late
in the day to get the Irish vote. In Connecticut,
certainly be will not. Whatever may be the case,
though his chance here is only one in hundred.
The is fated and if he gets aay votes, he
viii have to get them out of Connecticut
News, at he present, cmarkably scarce com mo-
dity in this market-rothiug 70 vary the Eearsome
nonotopy of politics In New Hartford last week,
three eouDteIfeters arrested having about them
large amounts of spurious notes TLey we're takea
to this city, where they are awaiting their trial.
The Superior Court Is in session here, and they
viii probably be tried before the terminates
Appearances are greatly against them and tho
chances are IN II they will be convicted
Gay or two since, visited The silver and lead
mines, in Middleton, in this State and Was truly
surprised to find so large mine in process Of exca
yation. They have penetrated to the depth of
hundred and eighty. two feet; and as they progress
dowpwards the richer tho vein of silver becomes
The yields about fifty eight per cent. Of the puro
metal while the lead mine adjoining, yields lightly
four Large works arc erected, aud company has
been formed, with caplsl OF $500 TO prose-
cute the business
The weather is remarkably pleasant. We have
genial breezes. with warm sun and refreshing at
mosphsfe and were il lot for
- the fading many coored woods,
shsde deepening shsio'
we should hardly know thgt autumn was again
upon US But the season of fruits and crops has
again come, aud our farmers busy IN "a
tberiug the fruits Of their good husbandry. The
potato crop is better here than il has be bofors in
ten YEAR,. and corn, rye and oats have como in
better than was expected Apples are plenty and
fair and the market well supplied o. p. Q.
The Capitol MT Washington.
correspondent Of the Baltimore sun furnishes
the following interesting description of the national