Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-09
The ConnecIicut Election


The Administration could. and undoubtedly
did. corruptiy influence the Connecticut election
TO the extent OF between three and tour thousand
votes. We have Tot yet received exact returns,
bot the majority Of Gov. Buckingham IS gener-
ally estimated as approaching eight thousand.
This shows an increase OF the mscegen vote over
last wear A. vet there has appeared no positive
evidence thal Gov Buckingham was not lariy
elected m the election just passed he Demo
cratic party was defeated in Connecticut last
sprug By frauds Il il nov fairly defeated his
- the fact 10 b. CONSIDERED
We have no dOub. that The popular cOndem
nation OF Mr Seymour in that Safe has ARISEN
from a misunderstanding of ms TOsitlon- 1t o.
been asserted by the mlscegen pres lnd mlsce
gen speakers that he uHquahhedly opposed
to the further prosecution OF tue war. Such we
90 not understand 10 be bis policy. De oeleves
that the South will return TO the Union II offered
her constitutional rights. and believes that she
cannot be compelled 10 return under the negro
policy of the Administration. In any contin
eency, he Is opposed 10 dsunlOn. Herein We
conceive him 10 he correct representative OF
the so called Peace Democrats" The sole
difference between them and the majority OF the
Democratic party Is to the Willingness OF the
lnsurgent States TO consent 10 reconstruction on
the old basis
Every true Union man.. OF whatever party,
would rejoice, II the conceptions OF Mr. Seymour
relative 10 the disposition OH the part oil the
Contederates could be verified His position
Is one that the license and disregard OF truth
character'zing the miscegen press may very easily
misrepresenr, and has been msrepresented 10y
them ia the manner We have sttied. In the
election OF last spring We thought, AID said. that
ex soy. Seymour received ms large vote as any
Democratic candidate would have received. bis
larifv inn
1t Is not improbable that, had he consented TO
indCrse unequivocally the opinions-he approves
the pOllcIes-ot the majority of the Democracy
"a to the necessity OF -uOdning the rebellion bv
force, he would have largely increased his vote.
HIS nrother had not great personal iBtiu-
ence. and the coust mt repetition OF miscegen
ialsehoVds cOusernlng his position had deceived
the people La addition To this. the conserva
tsm OF Gov. buckingham gave him strength
which no radical candidate could have bad i'll
that State. The Democracy OF Connecticut, as
oil other States, have an uudoubted right TO select
their own candidates and commit them TO the
advocacy of Whatever policy they may deem
proper, which is no: in conflict with the authori-
tative declarations of the party. There has not
during The progress OF the war been any such
declarations nade concerning II. because there
has been no national convention of the party
Such convention j. soon TO meet and under
the circumstances. 10 cannot be considered pre-
sumption 10 submit to the Democracy of Con-
necticut, and of all the States. the fact that the
election there has proved the Impolicv OF com
hitting the party TO any declaration which in
wolves, even indirectly, the cessation OF hoStili-
ties, until the insurgent States acknowledge the
authority of the Constitution The majority of
the people in the Northern States do not ask and
90 not wish that the war be prosecuted To enforce
the negro policies now offered AS the terms OF
peace but they demand its continuance until the
C9n!e!traIes c"rsent to return TO The Union.
We simply present the tact that this Is the
popular sentiment. emitting. in the connection.
al cOnsi e alton OF IFS correctness Whe her it
be right or wrong. the success ot the Democratic
party y contingent upon it, agreement with this
sentiment. Uuionlsm is stronger than abolition
ism, aud We can triumph in the Presidential cleo
ton by presenting candidate and platform
which appeal directly and strongly to this ab-
s0rbing national feeling The presentation must
be o. fashion which will operate ; an njunc-
ton upon all cavil and Misrepresentation, other
taan rude and deliberate falsehood.- Chicago
Times.