The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-04-22
The ADMINISTRATIVE Victory in
Connecticut,


The administration Victory i'm
Connecticut.
The Washington correspondent of
the Gazette, speaking az the New En-
gland elections, seys: elrhe rejoicings
over the result in copneeticut have
been ike those over a great battle. y.
The writer, doabtless, means victory.
''The ISSUE" he continues, ''had been
distinctly made-Peace onany attain
able terms, or the War for the Union
to the end"
Itnay boAthqt, by qadIby, the dis
tinctness Of the issue between the par
ties in Comecticutw will be denied
Not that itwas in any way equlvoeal
fact, either in. respect to platform or
candidate, The former was, after sol
'emn debate by the Legislature of Ohio
IA debate perhaps never exceeded by
any in dignity and Importance, since
the celebrated one in the Roman SEN
ate, upon the proper mode of cooking
"a iturbotLpronounced by the Repub-
.lican majority tobe distinctly treasan-
able; and moral courage, has been hold
en- pps probable, by every paper in the
interest of the Administration, as a
Comprehend. o7nay2t .DgiayDa9yt
aBsjoicings over a victory are usual
.ly intense in proportion to previous
.apprehensions ola defeat. It is. un-
expected relief that is clamorbas, witll
a tendency to demonstrations Of .inso-
lent triumph. 1tiis evident that the
partisans Of the Administration had
more fears Of being beaten than they
had confidence in the soundness of
their claims to victory In spite Of
tthe distinctness Of the isSne-'peace
on any attainablo terms, or thcwar for
the Union to the end"-perhaps, in
deed, in consequence Of it, they did
1--WE have the testimony Of the Gin. Ga
zette correspondent for it) greatly fear
for tie result. a'5a .a1'N >.ata 20.
Had the parties in the State of Con
nicticut stood upon terms exactly equal
in respect to power and Influence, the
victory there would not have been SO
signal as to afford, to sensible men, an
occasion for rejoicing. A majority OF
two in q vote Of eighty thousand, upon
d question said to be 50 important as
that Of war or peace, may give COM
fort to the mere partisan, who esteems
luck more than honor, and wants place
more than he cares for the means by
which it is reached, but it will not be
satisfactory to the states man, who
looks at the popular condition as an
entirely, and does not forget that the
minority as well as the majority is a
real political power in the State. A
British ministry, no better supported
by its party in Parliament than the
Administrations in Connecticut, upon
a question Of the same character, would
resign. Continuance in power for a
single day would be esteemed dishon-
orable. @oa iu
But the parties in Connecticut did
not stand upon equal terms. Being a
manufacturing State, Connecticut is
full Of contractors, whose interests are
involved in the vigorous and eternal
prosecution Of war. The same means
that were employed hcreto overawe and
control the votes Of the laboring mas
ses, were there employed. Several
thousand soldiers were admitted to far
loughs upon condition chat they would,
on returning home; vote for Bucklng-
ham and the Administration. Money
was extensively raised and lavishly
distributed. Officers returning home
to vote, and to employ their ifluenco
| with their friends and families, and
with all this the majority over which
there is 80 much rejoicing was scarce
Ily three Per cent, upon the vote in the
aggregate. 1t was an escape, not a
victory. It shows conclusively, Il
That the Administration was afraid Of
a fair trial; and2. That, in affair trial,
it would have found itself in a minori-
ty. gg 5ds a.a
The opposition in Connecticut la
bored under disadvantages. 1t had
against it the capital and the pseudo
respectability. 1t had against it the
almo4t unreasonable influence of the
pulpit. 1t had againstTit the title Of
traitor and Copperhead lavished upon
all who failed to vote as power direct
ed. 1T had against it the influence
and patronage Of the Government and
ofits civil and military subordinates.
IT required moral courage to give a