, 1859-01-11


Considerable interest attaches to The April
election in Connecticut, in view Of the fact
that the Democracy have, at preacnt,-two
members Of Congress from that State, where
they are not entitled to any; and for the rea.
son that th- Douglas and Buchanan wings Of
the party have had no rupture, and intend to
pull amicably together till the traces break.
The Republican State Convention meets ut
Ne~ Haven on Thursday next. the 18th inEt.,
to nominate Candidates 1or Governor, Lieut..
Governor, Treasurer. Secretary OF State ard
Comptroller. 1t seems 80 DO conceded that
Gov. Buckingham md the present board Of
Stutc officers will bc rcnomiuatcd and re.
elected The D .moerats have hot given auy
decisive indication Of thclr preferences, but
they will probably conclude that Mr. 1Dcham
may US we'll be beaten again as anybody.
Ia the 1st (Hartford) Congressional Dia-
trict, there are several candidates for the
nomination on both sdcs. 1t is ut prescu;
represented by Ezra Clark, Jr, American
Republican, q merchant Of Hartford. Mr.
Clark If, We believe, candidate for rc.clce.
tion. Ar. Lucius T. Robinson, lawyer Of
Hartford, Mr.. Dwight Loomis Of Rockville,
and Hon. Gideon Wcllrs, are being urecl,hy
their respective friends. II Ex-Gov. Scy-
mour should accept nomination from Tie
Democracy, it would be jncunbeu} on tue
Republicans to nomiuate their best man, ir
respective Of locality; and We think Mr.
Welles Won Id he that man.
The Lid New Haven) District is Represented
in the present Congress ly Samuel Arnold
Necompton Dcuocrat.) Mr.. Arnold is not yet
wcaried in the service oi lie people. He
will bc candidate for denomination aud will
have The substantial hacking Of the Custom
House, Post Office, and tue out-anl-outcrs
generally. Colin II. 1ngcrson, Of New Ha-
ven, douglas 1uau) Q member Of Congress
when the Nebraska bill passed and IN ex~
member when The people got at linn, will
take issue with Mr.. Arnod in the pre-
misses, while James II, English, Of
New Haven, Green Kendrick (nlias Ca1n-
bric), q Waterbury manufacturer, and Two
or three others will " cut in ~ at any opening
made by these alycrsarics. The ekirmish in
this District seems likely TO u" brisk aud In
tcrcstiug. Among the Republicans The nom-
ination Of John Woodruff, Of New 11aycu,
who served in the thirty-fourtl Congress,
Fcc7ns to be forcgonc conclusion. lion.
Roger S. Baldwin Of New Haven, ',y far thu
ablcst nun in tie district. formerly Govern
or mud L. S. Senator, lHls lately been address.
cd by i large humber OF leading citizens
soliciting The use Of his name, aud VIC trust
sincerely Lis distinguished ability and iutcg-
rity may be added 10 the Republican coIu1nu
in the new Congress. BE las always intcxi-
bly, refused to assist himself in the attain.
mcnt of IN official osltion, and makes no
exception 10 tic rule in this instance. Hence
his younger aud more active rival will prob
ably rcceivct lie nomination.
The lid. (Norwch and New London) Dis
trict is largely Republican. 1t has been ably
and honestly represented during the past four
years ty Hon. Sidney Dean, Of Putnam, a
popular man, fjue speaker and a1 original
Free Soiler. Mr.. Dean, though an able de.
A|AkNAJ AA5 A4etlASI40IS0 A4ulSC1l Nv II ASqluH-
ton as working member. lie devoted him
self during the past summer to preparing aud
forwarding Republican documents TO tie
Western Statcs-particular1y Illinois - in-
stead Of looking oat for No. nt home. Mr.
Dean is type Of Nes England integrity md
iM1essuess in tue cause OF freedom, and we
shall regard it q mistake if he is not rcnumi-
mated. His competitors arc Edmund Perkins,
an able lawyer, Of Norwich Augustus Bran
dagec, ! lawyer of New London and prom.
inent member Of the last Legislature, and
Alfred Burnhau, o manufacturer.
The lVth (Dridgeport) District, is in the
hands Of the Democrats. represented by
I'm. D. Bishop {Lecomptonitc) Hc received
= am1Jority Of sixteen votes. He can easily
be beaten this time by anybody designated by
the Republicans to mike the racc. We trus.
Truman Smith, OF Stamford, the old Wbis
Senator, may b. induced to sake the nonnina
tion, which his friends arc urging. he couli
be elected over any Democrat in the State
*'with one hand tied behnd him." His posi-
lion among sagacious politicians is hardly
second TO any in Tue country-certainly fec
ond TO none in New England. He would b,
tower OF strength in the Republican coun
sels at Washington. The nomination how
ever, is cl.imed by the friends Of o. s. Ferry
Esq, young lawyer Of Fairfield, Who wa
Mr.. Bishops competitor in 1857. It seems t,
us at this distance that Mr.. Ferry can affort
to wait
Ne hare every rcason to believe that Con
necticut will take front 1unk among the thor
ough Republican States next Spring, and thu
her delegation In Congress will reflect hig
credit not only on New England hut on til
nation.
Douglas Reception at Washington.
L Washington letter wriser ss4s: Hotwitt
standing Ill the preparations to receive Senate
Douglas. less thtn twu hundred persons, IN
thoss mostly lrahmen. honored his arrival
home, Be made short eneech from hin doo,