New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-06
CONNECTICUT.

The Annual Election in Connecticut takes
place to-day, and viii be contested as no cleo
ton thereto has been since 1860, If ever. The
nomination of Col. Seymour for Governor has
made, and was intended to make, the broad.
est possible issue with the supporters of the
Government and the War for the Union. We
state this because it is true, and with our ha.
bitual respect for those who say exactly what
they mean. Many who now oppose the War
professed to support it until the President
issued his first Proclamation of Freedom; but
Seymour and bis clique never made any such
profession. Seymours public letter Of the 18th
of July last was as thorough, Wholesale con-
domination of the War on the part of the Union
as he could now write if he were to do his
best. He made no pretense of basing his op.
position on the Ant.Slavery aspects-or rather,
inevitable consequences--of the struggle on our
part but condemned and denounced the resist
ance Of the Union Government to the bloody
efforts of organized and armed traitors 10 dis
member and destroy the Republic, a. though
the Unionists and not the Secessionists had in
augurated it-had captured through treachery
the Army in Texas, bombarded Fort Sum-
ter, and seized inuumerable fortresses,
arsenals, armories, sub-treasuries &C., to
which they could allege no color Of right
but that Of the strongest. There is not q
Rebel in all Dixie who could set forth
the causes and elements Of our great struggle
in manner more thoroughly sympathetic with
the interests and purposes of slaveholding trea-
son, or more utterly defiant of the truth, than it
has been done in repeated letters by Thomas
III. Seymour. Of course, some loyal, true Union
men will vote for him for the no-reason that
they "always vote the regular Democratic
ticket" but they might just az well vote d.
rectly for jeff. Davis; and his election--were
il possible 10 elect him--wOuld be as great an
encouragement to persistence in the Rebellion
as victory over Hooker or Rosecrans.
We appeal to Connecticut electors who are
for Peace to heed this aspect Of the contest
Every indication that the North is at heart
anti.War-that large and increasing minor
ity, if not present majority, of the People of
the Free States are in principle and sympathy
with them-encourag the Rebel chiefs to per-
severe in the Rebellion and binds the ignorant,
powerless, deuded masses to their bloody ear.
Now there is no doubt among the Rebels Of
Seymour's hearty accord in principle with
them. True. be does not want the Union dis
solved; but he wants it saved by surrendering
it virtually to them and letting them have
their will Of it. lie would save it by telling
the traitors to say what they would have, aud
giving it to them. He would bride treason
into quietude by saying to it, ave voted that
Slavery should not be extended under our Ma.
tional flag but, since you rebel and threaten
70 leave or fight u.s. we will not only les you
extend it, but vote ourselves to do it," This
paying premium for treason, and thus en-
couragng every beaten faction benceforth IN
raise the flag Of rebellion, ia his way Of restor-
ing the Union; and his intimate friend Toucey
calls attention to Buchanan's tame surrender
Of forts, arms, arsenals, sub-treasuries, &c., TO
the traitors without striking blow in defense
OF the National property and life, and claims
the prospective vote for Seymour as an in
dorsement of that infamous imbecility aud
treachery. Aud so, however intended, it prac.
tically will be.
We feel confident Of good result Of to-
days election; but there is not a vote to spare
Every coward VINO fears draft-every miser
who signs for untaxed infany and base pros
perity--eyery vile prejudice and vier preteuse
of prejudice against the unfortunate Blacks
will be vehemently appealed to by those whose
ruling impulse ia sympathy with the slavehold.
log traitors, and too often with success. There
will be large Democratic vote for Bncklng.
ham, from the strong and grave men OF the
party; but we win lose immensely by the OBJ
sence Of Fifteen or Twenty thousand Yolun'
teersj and We exhort every one who knows a
legal voter in Connecticut who is now absent
from that State yet able to reach his home
before the close Of the poll to-day to entreat,
persuade, implore him to 60 home and vote.
The leading candidates on either side are
as follows:
RepsI!ieas- Union. oypo,ifiss.
1opono'''''"''". A. buckingham, Thos. h. Seymour.
L5''ofa"o' .n'sef Averii, James A. Hovey.
See ~ sufs.'.....'1' H. rfumbnn, James H. Hoyt
TSeasure ......'Gsbrisi w. Cote, And L. Kia.to..
Comptroier ....' Leman w. Cstler LLOYD y. B.ldw,o
Mem Of Coasy.s,.i. Hesry C. Denins. Aisan p. HYDE
g. Samuel l.. Warner, tJsnss Il. Enxi,h
Raw. Bnndegee WIN. NJ Css,sr,e
''a' 4 John II. Hsbbsrd, tGso, g. woodraa