Litchfield enquirer., 1862-04-24
Hartford C0rrespondenco.

AAhIsOhDS A7tu, AoOA.
 MR. Ep1roR:-Ths smoke of the battle has rolled away on your hills and we have learned that most of the Breckinridge guns were Quak- CTS.
 Tho result of week ago is most gratifying, and cannot but feel that we owe the suspicious result to the sound political sagncity shown in the Union movement. Notwithstanding the op- inion of Mir. Blair upon the loyalty of the Hart ford Times and the Conn. Breckinridgers, the people have remained unfalteringly loyal to their old opinions about the getters up of Peace Meet ings and the holsters of White flags.
 Tho canvass for U. s. Senator of course begins now to be exciting; the overwhelming Union majority in the legislature knocks into pie the astute calculations of those who figured to pack Caucus, supposing the parties would be near- ly equal, and they begin to realize that the peo- pie are to have some voice in this question: Senator Dixon's friends are active and thorough ly alarmed, as is evident from the use of the as- sociated press telegraph to announce that there was no opposition to his election. Every body at all familiar with Washington matters knows
 
 at all confident never use them. Inside of the | state such an assertion is too ridiculous to mo- tice.
 The best informed concerning the preferences of the members of the legislature know that MT. Dixon hasn't majority of the Union men elect ed and his friends only hope for plurality do not see, unless some great change takes place, how he can come up to that.
 Fairfield County has geographical claims that are manifestly entitled to consideration; she has had. I believe, but one Senator in the pre- sent century and MT. Speaker Carter I'll is man l that would ftly represent the Union men of Con- necticut in the U. s. Senate He is live man, in tho rich maturity of intellectual power, of spotlsss integrity, and he unfaltering advocate of the right. Personally he is one of the most popular men in the state, as the enormous maj ority that now sends him to the house, (it is larger than that of any other member elected and the unanimity which his claims to the Speak ership are recognized, abundantly show. A 1 statesman in the largest sense of the term, he realizes fully the magnitude of the present crisis in national affairs and would bring to the dis charge of Senatorial duties rare judgment and ripe wisdom.
 Gov: Baldwin too, who is spoken of the Sen atorship, is no politician, has no faculty, if he had the disposition to avail himself of the petty acts that too often control our party Caucuses. He never sought an ofsce and does not to-day seek the Senatorship, but the County needs just such men as he and like true patriot, he will sacrifice his lucrative professional income and lend his splendid intellect and untiring industry to the service of the state in this hour of direst peril to free institutions on the western conti- nent. There are crises in the history of Na- tions, when parties seem almost sacrilegious i, when the counsels of the wisest should be sought, like that when the Athenian Democracy in the hour of danger recalled the gifted leader that party malice. had ostracised, from his hon | orable exile.
 The difference between the politician and the statesman ia not unlike the difference between militia officer and the trained and experienced soldier. The first is admirable in peace, his ele- gant uniform and martial appearance add to the gala look of days of civic parade. and he escorts the fairest in the land with valor and fidelity on all festive occasions. But when the dark cloud of real war shadows the horizon with portsnts of danger, we turn to the iron nsrved, tried old veteran who never wore his uniform when he could help it and rely upop his skill. The poli- tician does we'll enough for counsel in times of peace, but when great crises are upon us, WE TURN IxsrIHcrIvHLY TO THE STATESMAN, and leave party and party claims to more prosper 1 ous seasons. MonaIs.