Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-13
rFrsa TIE =. 7. Journal Of Commerce.
Qonnectieut.

n The Atlantic Monthly which we noticed some
tine ego. aftacking Connecticut With such
feroci;y. The nutmeg State soon found cham
p'on. and The es E0glander Tor April vent into
the Lists armed aud came out triumphant The
record OF Connecticut, as made up by this defen-
der, Is remarkable, aud worthy OF special notice
We have had the article lying on our table
long while, and have not hitherto found the
opportunity 20 copy some OF rs statements.
The claim Of the Atlantic was that Connecticut
had produced sDd could produce no poets.
This the New Highlander disposes OF, "a We did,
by citing some Of the Connecticut names that
were no: born to die" and then proceeds TO
pa! the Massachusetts, men for their attack. BY
drawing bold comparison between the great
men Of the two States, ard the record which
each can show Of lie productions 10 that line
10 fact, the New Englsnde- says. aud undertakes
to prove, that There il no spot this continent
which has produced so many eminent men. lite
rsry. intellectual. and practical, In proportion to
lis Inhabitants, az the State OF Connecticut :"
This is LOUD Boosting, but cendor coupels the
scknew ledgmen that the thesis il strongly sup
ported IL appears, to sustain this assertion,
that Connecticut has been the birth place of one
twelfth of all the Unired States Senators; and
Lilchfeld county alone. having population
only about one fve-hundredth part of the
whole country, has given birth TO thirteen
members OF the House of REPRESENTATIVES, whose
origin is given 10 Lanman's ID ctionary. 252 we're
born in Connecticut and 222 in Massachusetts,
IL must be remembered that the population of
Massachusetts, averages twice that of Connect
cut. la 1860 the population was as one 10 two
and two thirds-nearly three to one-but the
writer estimates Connecticut population at half
that Of Massachusetts,. On this basis Massachu-
sets ought to have had 504 Representatives to
koo IN II n.
Sp-sgues great work, Annals of the American
Pulpit" the reviewer finds, of native born Con
egitional clergymen deemed worthy of bio
graphical notice. that lag were born in Massa-
chusetts; luz in Connections. To be equal
Massachusetts, should have produced pa. In the
Presby terrain Church, Connecticut produced
twenty-six. Massachusetts, twenty three In the
Episcopal Church, Massachusetts, twenty eight.
Connecticut twenty. In the Methodist Church.
Connecticut twelve, Massachusetts, nine OF the
Baptlsts, Massachusetts forty Connecticut twenty
Here alone Massachusetts equals Connecticut
table OF presidents OF New England col eyes
shows eighteen to be sons Of Massachusetts, to
sixteen from Connecticut; and out of the eigh
teen from Massachusetts, twelve we're educated
out of that State.
The writer goes to Appetons Annual Cyclic
pedia of 1928, and counts the obituaries of
eminent men deceased in the year In 1861
fourteen were natives of Connecticut, and eight
of Massachusetts. In 1862, Connecticut, twenty
Massachusetts, twenty one. In 1868. Connect
cut, seventeen: Massachusetts,, &c
We have only sketched the outline OF this very
curious article. No American can fail TO be
proud of Connecticut when he roads IT, She has
been q good old conservative State, mi-Ied al
times, but pretty certain to swing back to the
truth ~ last, and the sympathies of all the coun-
try would be with her in any contest with Mass.
aehusetts. We cannot better conclude this ar
ticle than by quoting story which the New
Highlander revives:
A number OF years ago, says writer in tie
Democratic Age, happening to be in Paris on
the An of July, with many other Americans, We
agreed TO celebrate g the day" by dinner at
the Hotel Meuuce There were seventy-tso of
US in all We had but one guest. This was NJ
de T0cqueville. who had then rendered him sell
famous by his great work uDon democracy in
America. During the festivities of the evening,
after the cloth bad been removed, and speecbify-
ing had commenced, some gentleman alluded,
en- PEASANT to the fact that he WAS born in Con
nectIcut. -.
Cont u cOof,' exclaimed Monsieur de
foequev . he suddenly rose With the enthu
sasm of pehchman. Ivy. messieurs will
tell you we've permission of the Presidenle OF
this festival. Won very leetal story, and then will
you call Connect de coot. Won dag ven was
in de gallery of the House Of Representatif. 1
held one map of the Confederation IN my hand
Dare was one leetle yellow spot dat dey call
Connect-de eoot. i found by de Constitution he
Was entitled TO six of bis boys to represent him on
dat floor. But ven makes acquaintance person
ellie with de member. find dat more than tirty OF
the Representatif on dat floor was born in Con-
nect-de- coot Aud then ven | was in the gallery
OF the House OF the Senat, find the Consttu-
ton permit Oonnect-de coot to send two Of his
BOYS TO represent him in dat Legislature But
once mor6 | make de acquaintance person
ellie OF the Nor, | ind nine of de Senator was
born in c. ct de coot So den, gentlemen, |
have Hsade0bs leetle speech; now | will give you
INV grand sentiment:
Connect de-coot. the leete yellow spot dat
maks de clock peddler. de schoolmaster, and de
Senator. De first, give you time; de second,
tell you what you do with him; and de sird Ike
your law aud your civilization; aud then, as be
vas resuming his seat amidst rosrs OF laughter,
he rose again, and with that peculiar gesticnla-
ton which chsracterizss all FreDchmen in mo
ments of excitement, he shook bis finger tremu-
lousy over the assembled confreres, and ex
claimed to the top OF his voice, 'Ah gentlemen,
dat leeie yellow State you call Connect de.eoot
Is one very great miracle TO me :