The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-06

natures attached, we have received in printed
form through Connecticut correspondent,
cannot fail TO challenge the serious attention of
our political readers of all parties:--
10 CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURERS.
The unDefsisped manufacturers VI the safe OF Con.
nectcn convened ut New Haven, the 2sth Gay OF De
oember, A 1861 for the purpose Of taking into
the state Of the Union the present
national affairs, DO invite all the manufacturers IN the
State Of Conneccu TO meet in Convention at Merldan
the 18th day January A. d. 1850, at 10 O'Clock
NJ 10 such resoluuos and 70 agree upon such
cert OF action AS shall tend 10 aay the present unhappy
excitement which not only ds,urbs the business OF the
country, but weaHens the ties OF common political and
social brotherhood.
Charles A. Manufacturer OF Augcrs and Anger
Bits. Norwich
Vim. S Charuoy, President Iron and Steel Works,
Derby.
F. r Amber Son, Saddle and Gig Trees, Bridgeport
Frary, Carey X Co, Manufacturers. Aeriden.
Dennis G. wilcox, Britannia Manufacturing Co., West
Miles Bradley & Son, Axe aud Tool Manufacturing Co.,
Wesrport.
Ray moud French, Humphreysvile Manufacturing Co.,
Seymour
George Goodyear Rubber Co., Beacon Falls.
I. B Wheeler, Paper Manufacturer, soutbbury
S, Wheeler, Manufacturer, Nauga.uck.
Edward Miller Lamp Trimmings, &c., Me.den.
A. H JACKSON, President Baldwin Tool Manufacturing
j A. Preston Manufactures. Fair Haven.
H. Robbins, Secretary Hartford Manufacturing Co..
Hartford.
Louis Boyd, American Hoe Co.. West winstead.
VIM G. Lmeburg, Secretary Tominson Spring and Axle
CO. Bridgeport
Davenport & Mallory, Lock Manufacturers, New Ha-
Flag & Baldwin, Manufacturers OF Straw Goods, Nil
ford
George NJ. Landers, Manufacturer, New Britain.
L. E. Denson, Manufacturer Winthrop.
Charles Cook, Cook Axle Co, Wns,ed.
A. ii. C. DoOittle Carriage Manufacturers, Pleasant
Valley.
John A. Peck, Union Knife Co., Naugatusk
L. s. Parsons, President Squire L Parsons ManufActur
Henry G. Lewis, Manufacturer, New Haven
Z. n Shelton, President Tack and Bolt Manufacturing
Co. Derby.
Sheldon Bassett President birmingham Iron Foundry
and Machine Co., Derby.
Isaac G. Lewis Britannia Manufacturing Co., West Nc.
S W. Collins, CoIinsviIe Axe Co., Colunsvills.
1t thus appears that these Connecticut manu-
facturers have length discovered it to be their
duty and their interest to take the field in the
form of an Independent Union movement, against
our mischievous sectional agitators of the sla-
very question. There can be no doubt Of the
drift of this movement. 1t is evidently levelled
at our slavery agitating republican party. Many
of these Connecticut manufacturers have been
drawn into the republican ranks in opposition
to the democratic party, not so much on &C
count Of slavery as upon the question of
tariff protection of some sort to our home
manufacturing interests. Now, it appears
that this thing has been carried too far,
and that In the absence of orders at the present
time from the South and Southwest, these New
England manufacturers are opening their eyes
to the positive dangers of their position.
In this connection we are assured that "three-
fourths Of the receipts of the manufacturers of
Connecticut for the last two years have been
the direct earnings Of slave labor, with which
the taxes of said manufacturers have been paid,
their schools mainly supported, and from
which the very salaries of their aboli-
ton parsons have been drawn" Aud
yet the strange anomaly is presented in
this very section of the North New England)
of the strongest abolition proclivities on the
part Of her people, who are in reality as de-
pendent upon slave labor as the sslave oil
garchy" Of South Carolina or Louisiana. 1t is
well, however, that our New England manu-
facturers are at last becoming 'sound on the
goose question" in comprehending the ruinous
folly Of killing the goose which lays their gold
en- eggs. The argument which appeals to the
direct question of subsistence il conclusive
and neither the preachings Of abolition par
sons, nor the teachings of abolition dema-
gogues, nor the appeals Of a mere sectional
party, can stand against it.
In political view the Importance of this
movement of the manufacturing class Of Con-
necticut cannot be over-estimated. The manu-
featuring interest was the backbone of the old
wing party, and in the New England and Gen.
trail States it is the backbone of the republican
party. Detach this great interest from the re-
publican camp, and that party is at once re-
duced to contemplate faction. And we per-
ceive, too, that this thing may be done. This
Connecticut movement is mainly due to the
absence of Southern orders for Connecticut
made hoes, axes, tacks, bolts, saddle and gig
trees, and all and several of the thousand other
yankee notions" from Yankee clocks to Yam
>kee broom handles, that have entered hereto
foreso largely into the list Of articles Of Southern
consumption. As this pressure will extend to
all the manufacturing interests of the Northern
States with the continuance of this Northern
crusade against Southern slavery, this indie.
pendent political movement Of the manufactur-
ing class will extend until this republican
party Of zone idea" shall be superseded or
broken to pieces.
1t is reported that Senator Mason appeared
in his seat in the Senate, the other day, in
suit of Virginia homespun. By the republican
members Of the body this may have been
laughed at as trifing circumstance or as a
trick for notoriety; but such trifes as these
almost invariably mark the beginning of some
great political revolution. We have no doubt
that our Northern manufacturers, from Connec-
ticut to Cincinnati, can furnish fearful inter-
probation to this freak of Senator Mason, in the
absence Of large proportion Of their Southern
orders since the disclosures Of the incendiary
tendencies Of the republican party, in connec-
ton with old John Browns bloody foray and