The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-15
THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION.

The New York Evening Post is afflicted with rs treach-
erous memory its neghbor Of the Herald In its issue
of the 9Th instant find 1t stated that there
for the usonss to despond the recent election in
Connecticut for the result showed that the opponents Of
the democratic party strong in that State
they were in the time of Pierce In the Evening Post
of last Mondays issue we find the following queruous adj
mission: IA ai
"The result of the late Connecticut election may turned
to profitable account by the opponents Of the administers
ton in that well in other States where they striving
to ascendency In State where large
orty known ympathze and at the pre-
cedng election acted with the republicans the loss of
half their delegation in Congress and escape from
defeat in the choice of State officers must under existing cir
cumsnces BIO due to something besides the strength OF the
enemy And the question therefore arises To what
of policy on the side of the victorious party shall ab
ute their failure achieve complete SUGGEST These
errors we propose, in brof statement to exhibit"
The Boston correspondent of the Post not only takes the
discontinue of its friends in Connecticut deeply TO heart
but as will be from the suboined extract from his last
letter. he evidently jespairs Of the future
1--WE feel rather blue the Connecticut election. We
have not been beaten Connecticut but them have won
no victory there The democrats to have rmer hold
Of Connecticut than of any other New England State
Coming as they do Immediately after the bred Scott de-
csion congressional victories of the democrats dis
grace the State of Connecticut She has broken the line
OF New England. me old oil spl0Shy weather
brought forward but what party good for that can't
stand April rain and which is to be at the mercy Of
the elements2' s,a. a.lH
The of the democracy in Connecticut
everywhere regarded not simply local triumph but
the beginning of that reaction which is to redeem the New
England States from pesy hraldom and the domination
of fanatics, traitors and demagogues. The Memphis APP
peal well remarks
This Connecticut election may therefore be regarded
Of the suspicious events which, journalists of the
day has been duty record for time Next to
the bred Scott decision ITSELF 1t Importance,
showing that there Is limit to which demagogues ane wild
fanatics may lead astray the preudces Of the people and i'm
peril the dearest interests Of millions may fairly
that the election Of Buchanan and the learned and
wise decision Chief Justice fancy will last head the
lists occupations gone. We hope and we think there
good ground for hope in the signs of the times and
cally In this Connecticut election" ,eFt
We copy the following from the Cincinnati Enquirer
owe knew from the silence OF the telegraph-always
prompt to give account of an antidemocratic
that usonsts had met with decided in old Con-
Of the four members Of Congress-
sand majority State officers. Last fall the allies had ten
thousand majority for President which shows
gain the popular OF nine thousand The gain Of two
members OF Congress reasonable reinforcement 10 the
constitutional battalion in the House Of and
makes certain that the democrats will have control In that
body all opposition of republicans southern know
nohings There is but five to gain In tho South which
change with several others Of like character will be very
easily effected"