The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-28
CONNECTICUT POLITICS.

| Republican Mass Meeting I'm Msridcn-
speech or MIR. H0r~ce Maynard, OF Ten
nessee, I'm Support or General Hasviey
for Governor.
meeting OF the republicans Of Meriden, Conn, wa,
held last evening at the Town Nall. From the GROVE
that filed the large hall apparent that
few but loyal Union men In Meriden
The meeting called in favor Of Seneral Hawley
one Of the gubernAtorlal candidates In tho election
General Booth presided and called the meeting to
order. The proceedings were opened In the rsua
nor by the election Of vice presidents sscretare~ &c
Hon J. W. Nye was announced as a speaker up sn the
OCCASION but that gentleman being unabis to atena
excellent substitute In the person OF Mr. Horace May
mo- OF Tennessee, appeared, who received by the
asseHolage with warm manifestations Of pleasure.
REMARKS OF HORACE MAYNARD.
Mr. MAYNARD. coming forward, said when this
sttnton was framed there principle established
the basis Of oss extended united nationality that tho
ct. ms Of every state should have the privileges Of c
zenshp In all the Stafes he, citizen OF Tennessee,
can claim the privileges Of citizenship in Connections
This principle ignored by those who strove to dis
70 work our destiny. Most impossnt and impu-
dent claim az II had not the rights and priv.
mon dag aoas all citizens IN common That was
why 10 WAS present 70 night to speak 70 them Of
. was American s.ss Psaaps
he might In explanation say wherefore he was
present tonight You have been told that arm a
Tenncssean We have been In the fiery track Of the
rebels raised their flag upon Capitol and claimed the
land as theirs; but even thcn their were seven tmes
seven thousand men who declared that treason should
not flourish there. Thoy tho who kept the
vetal hrc OF freedom burning and when they could no
. dsys m ns
Connecticut who took possession OF the passage into
Tennessee and who reaching the Capitol, raised again
tho Union nag. That Henry H. Woodruff. ZAP
pausc.) In tho month Of June 1854, there was
convention In Baltimore Of the Union men OF the
aftx.u
among them. The question whether they should he
recognized as men within the Union was then raised
whether they would be admitted to their deliberations
and the feel ngs OF those delegates might be mancd
whom state after State OF New England said "no" 10
State On that occasion Connecticut the FIRST that
gave her vote for their admission and the result that
these delegates were admitted to the conven-
noble act tApplarsc.) II was matter of
congratulaiion that all rights restored. But
why had they been now suspendedY II was because
and treason had taken up combat truth by
force Truth had prevailed and peace with all ts riybs
and privilege restored tApplausc) We have
restored Union and the government is established be-
yond all efforts To disturb 1t. What the questions
now before the country Ever, period has us own
events This election means simply whether OF Two
gentlemen named shall be the next Governor; but
those who accept the question in this light
fail to understand its significance Tho qucs
ton In whether tho who have saved the
government have wisdom to maintain H. The men who
saved IL wore TO his mind tie who shond admins
ter The government For this genenton at least the
question whether these men should govern the
the late rebels their friends the
heads. (Appause.) That Is the question which Con-
nectcut IN part will decide Monday Will you
change the fagy Will you take out OF the hands OF
brave and loyal and put into the hands of rebels
and traorsg Ono, MOI That is the great question
you have to de.ermine. II Is not question OF
comparative qualifications or the two men; 10 s
not personal question. One Of the candidates
here whom you support only know from his noble
record az soldier the other know, having served
with him In Congress- IL not Of the he spoke
but OF the principles they represented He found the
sold side In this contest and io with the
soders In these contests for they the best Judges
in these times OF the right iapplsusetor the high
places Ia the land On the other side the who
declared we never could conquer the South this
wicked and uuboly war, and that England and France
should interfere 10 put stop 10 the shedding Of ~ much
fraternal blood On this eide and bounty
jumpcrs-the who feared they would he put
equality with the negro. With these he could
not be. when no ssw these srrzyed side he
knew that they the side of patriotism and
when he them on that side he knows u not the
side for him. (AppIxuse.l He could imagine the eer-
ton fhe click or the telegraph will tell the result
all the land and he knew that the the
10 the loyal people ~ Tennessee IN the other
would not raise shout Of triumph their dssA (Cries
OF That's 70. -
NJ. Maynard spoke At grea icngth, and w,s listened
also addressed the meeting. ~
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed and the proceed
iugs brought a close by cheers for the Union
A J.s Car Ioae Haul