Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-03-21
Connecticut Politics.


State election of Connecticut which takes
place on the 9TH of April next, and after
expressing its confidence that Gov. Buck
incham will be reelected, says: But the
people of Connecticut should do something
more than defeat the democratic ticket.
They owe it TO the character Of the State
to bury it out of sight by an overwhelming
popular vote. Ard the decent and loyal
portion of the democratic party owe it to
themselves to cooperate in this work. In
no other way can they vindicate themselves
from the imputaton Of giving aid and com
fort to the traitors in arms against the coun-
try. The nomination of James G. Loomis
for governor is an insult 10 all loyal men,
and especially to all loyal democrats. The
old purblind leaders forced him upon the
party in order to commit the democrats of
the State 10 an endorsement Of their own
half reasonable position. His nomination
was an insult and challenge to whatever
loyal and true men still remain in that par
ty, and if they submit to il their votes will
be rightly counted by the southern rebels as
virtually on their side. This may seem TO
be putting it rather strong, but the facts
justify it, and next TO joining jeff Davis's
rebel army, there is scarcely any act that
Connecticut democrat can do which will
give more direct aid and support to treason
than TO vote for Loomis.
1t is true that MIR. LOOMS and the dem
ocratic leaders in Connecticut now make
professions of loyalty, but these are so very
careful and guarded, and so mixed with de-
nunciations of the government, and apollo
gles for treason, that no honest man can
doubt that they actually stand now Just
where they protested to stand less than a
year ago, in full sympathy with the enemies
OF the Union, and ready 10 rejoice il the
successes of the traitors and il the disas
tiers of the brave defenders of the Union.
In bis speech at the State democratic con-
vention at New Haven, Mr. LOOMS, as re.
ported in the Hartford Times, gave his YER
sion of secession and reasonable war upon
the Union as follows -
Proud and powerful States that united
with us against the British crown, and who
fought and bled with Us, and Joined US in
the formation of our unparalleled govern
ment, have suddenly withdrawn from us Ct
WILL NOT SAY WITHOUT REAsoN) to form
a government, and the consequences threat.
en- civil war"
No matter how often the man who uses
such language as this may pronounce the
words patriotism and loyalty, his own Ian
gage makes him traitor at heart. and no
man can doubt that if reverses instead Of
successes had up to this time attended the
armies Of the Union, Mr. LOOMS and all
that class Of men would have cen out
spoken on the side ofthe rebellion. 4Atthe
same convention the notorious w. W. Ea-
ton, the chief manager Of the democratic
party in Connecticut, by whose intrigues
Mr.. Loomis's nomination and denomination
were procured, made this infamous declara-
lion -
told them in Hartford the other day
that | would not vote for man as candi-
date for governor who would premit aboli
ton assassins fiom Massachusetts 10 cross
our territory 10 cut the threats of our south
ern brethren"
This was said while Washington was
threatened with destruction by the rebel
army, and the men 50 grossly insuted by
Eaton as abolition emissaries from Massa-
chusetts" were The gaIlent volunteers from
the bay State hurrying TO the defense of
the government. Eaton was IL en- and still
is in the most intimate and confidential re-
lations with LOOMS, and he and the whole
gang of democratic leaders in Connecticut
were then base enough TO wish TO close that
state TO the passage of the armies of the
Union, and mad enough TO suppose that
they could elect governor who would 10
what Eaton threatened, and Ilace Connect
cut squarely on the siss Of rebellion. II
was atahe same time that the Hartford
Times, the organ OF the Connecticut eeeasb
was full Of such REASONABLE stuff as the
following, in allusion to The defense of Fort
Sumter by the gallant Anderson -
Friday, the 18th day of Aprf. 1861
will be recorded as the black day in tho
history Of ourrepublic. United States eoris
firing upon United States foits. American
citizens directing the implements Of de,,tb |
upon American citizens. 'llui.' saw the
.yield-aot-an-ineh' republicans, abe south. I
erners fred he firsi gun. When. and IN I
der what Circumstances As our fathers I
IN the revolution declared tli-ir indepen.
of Great Britain. so have seven states
at The South declared their independence /
Of the federal government of The United /
States. OF The .iicieacy Of their grier. 4
ipces. they claimed. as our fathers claimed !
hat they must be the judges. But on Fri
lay M armed fact riih men, and canyon.