The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-10

An examination of the vote in the second congressional
district of Connecticut east for State senator's makes IT
plain that the constituents of the gentleman who repre-
sens that district in Congress fully endorse the position
lac holds ON the admission OF Kansas into the Union
When candidates nominated for the Legislature the
several conventions took decided position and adopted
resolutions that could not be misunderstood. In the
nineteenth senatorial district for instance the following
platform set forth
Resol,ed That the immediate admission into the Union
of Kansas upon their constitution before Congress
thereby investing her people with sovereign power secu
ring peace and leaving to that Territory what ought 10 be
left to every community the management Of their
affairs in their way in strict accordance with the
doctrine of popular sovereignty, would meet hearty
appreciation.
Resolped That the President of the United States
is entitled to respect and confidence and that the
position he has taken In reference to the admission of
Kansas into the Union NJ sovereign State meets
with hearty approval, believing with him that the
best interests of the country well of that Territory
imperatively demand that the difficulties Of Kansas
should be taken out of Congress and committed to her
own people.
Resolutions Of the character adopted by the
democracy of the other senatorial districts In the FIVE
districts embraced in Mddesex and New Haven counties
composing the second congressional district there is
majority of 342 In the 10Th district there is gain of
senator, Phelps being elected by thirty majority Mid
desex county, the native county of Hon. Mr.. Arnold
and county which has faltered In its support of
democratic principles, susains its ancient by
giving majority of 1868 This result must be exceeding
ly gratifying to the friends of the administration in
Connecticut, as it is everywhere.
Upon the result in this congressional district take
the following from the New Haven Register
We believe the official returns will show that the coun
ties of New Haven and Middlesex, composing Mr. Ar
nolds district have sustained his the Kansas
question by popular majority We expected it of the
intelligent electors who constitute his supporters
expected it from knowledge of their confidence in dem
ocrac principles and in the President of their choice
In every senatorial district in the two counties the
Presidents Kansas policy was boldly approved and
openly advocated it cannot be said that here, mt
least the issue secreted The triumph is therefore
one of which not only the representative but his
stituents may be proud 1t shows sound public opin
ion--creditable to old Connecticut. Let hear no
about Mr. Arnolds misrepresenting his constitu
cnts J.! Here is an expression of the popular VIII,
'' fairly and squarely made in the midst Of yell
for "beeding Kansas that has had parallel in for
mer contests that subject. We had been told that
none but Office holders approve the Presidents course
that hundres of democrats would abandon their party
and go with the opposition But these We're false proph-
cts the result proves Let it be blazoned then, far
and wide that the second congressional district of Con-
nectcut which sustained popular sovereignty as i'm
principle STILL is found faithful to the democratic party
even at time when fanaticism bowling the
defeat the Lecompton bill in the House OF Congress
And this too in district where the opposition are as
scepss and INSCRIPTIONS hyenas and have all the
of partisan that possessed in any
district IN tho Union But the cold Guard never sur
renders.