The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-22
THE CONTEST OF 1890
the SPRING CAMPAIGN IN NEW ENGLAND.
Activity Among the Politicians
in Connecticut.
MASS MEETING AT DANBURY.
ANOTHER SPEECH OF MAYOR WOOD,
TO- Ge.. &c.
Our Hartford Corr espondeucc.

Our Hartford Corr dependence.
HARTFORD, Conn March TO- 1850.
Hartford <6afrs- wide Aioake CubsSaye Pens and Fire..
Niger Cabiss-The Republicans on the DsfensireTseir
LO,scs-Propeets, Statistics, Newspapers, dc
Being tho homo OF the respective candidates for the
gubernatorial chair, Hartford just now probably tho
most politically excited locality Ia this State. While
write knots OF gathered In the streets and upon
the corners earnestly talking over the prospects Of the
approaching election. The rival headquarters ned
with people, and halls offices and club throughout
the town thronged by those interested In the result
large number OF Young Mems Clubs have been organ
lied both sides the busy note Of every
where heard, and the working aspect Of things ndi-
Gates the approach OF OF the determined
ever fought in Come ctcu In tho opposition they have
what is called "Wide Awake Club" whose members
wear uniform, and thoroughly drilled AID pracsed
in The use Of their midnight snerns which con
sructed THAT the Illuminating part be detached from
the slaves, and the latter be used clubs They have
AIN, adopted q style OF cheering, called the "wde
,vaka seer" but tho New Haven Register suggests that
It opy differs ,om the usual ebulloD in being "out Of
the wrong side OF the M V'n'
Both democrats and repubip>rNs nave got up an i'm
mense amount OF enthusiasm and hardly night passes
when army with banners" headed by 4 pauv
music is not seen vending its way towards some public
ball, whar- address ara made by their respective
speakers ,..,,,, horo ,,o, ro
roam p the city can accommodate the crow Is, aud
couple Of large wooden structures are accordingly beng
temporarily erected for me purpose, whcn arc ntehue1
Ia contain two three thousand persons each That OF
the DE- nocais has been named by their fa!erna oppo
nep,s The Slave Penn and they in turn call the repub-
Ican establishment 4" John Bro Ens Tombstone, " The
free Myers Log Cabin" The Freeaom Shriekers'
Rcost" and variety OF ether supeTatvey expressive
terms
little peculiar. For the 1rst time in the history OF inc
st,, Sc fha ogU
republicans acting the dsfensveone pressing and the
other rcpellng The mos sweeping charges against which
party ever had 10 contend These are that the mass OF
The black republicans of Connecticut aside from the plat
form they occupy, which 10 but the whtewash that
covers their are hea' ,e norv wScs has
carried out the bloody programme OF Seward ut Roohes
Ter and sympaihized with the rrepreFsbie conflict
doctrines promulgated by its leaders Tor me ast Tour
wears That instead OF denouncing "a cold blooded,
bemtess murderer the organs Of the party have
euogised John Brown ~ Christian martyr--a saint-a
stern old Puritana second Washington and that meet
ings of sympathy been assembled bells toed and
honos paid as II he were noble patriot worthy Of i'm
mortal memory. That the republican leaders to the
number of hundred and eight have endorsed aud
commended Helpers Impending Crisis, handbook
OF treason which recommends the immediate oyertnrow
shed II II cannot be effected In any other WY and huay
that the republican party has denounced and misrepre
scented Southern people and Southern institutions and In
word 10 little else than organization whose objects
be accomplished only at the expense OF The constu
All this the republican party have had meet! aud tn,
result ia that they have become alarmed Their stronges
men are leaving the ranks disguised. The old line Clay
Webster wings who have voted with them FOR threi
or four years past and heretofore have been their main
stay have become nausea,ed with the Oft repeated
slavery dose AMI taking the back track to the only
party which represents nationality and conservatism
OF the country. Business are beginning TO observe
that their interests are Affected and her welfare endan
xered vorkpgrn looking at the ssue ne one OF most
vital consequen Them and hundreds are at this mo-
mem wAverng who the second day OF April next Will
doubtless decide the fate Of the black republican party for
at least four years to come.
II is time that the party have In q measure retraced
steps and declared by resolutions that slavery the
States 10 safe their hands, that John Brown Justly
hung scoundre that they never harbored thought OF
dunion and generally that they are the moa ds!neres
ed patriots that lived but The niger ia in the wood
pile yet and al the ventilation and purgston to which
they may resort will never clear him out.
viii give general idea Of the relative strength Of the
two parties the State republsh the county returns
OF the gubernatoral contest OF last year in which Gov
Buckingham then as now and Gen. Pratt, were respec
lively the republican and democratic candidates for the
cfhce.