New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-27
CONNECTsCVT-THE DUBIOUS.

CONNECTHCIT-IR Dtb'"N
There is an omnibus-load Of antique poll
ticians in Connecticut who, having RIDDEN 10
death the parties wherewith they were formerly
connected, attached themselves to the Repuhll-
can organization precisely as a man overheard
clutches the first plank that he can reach. lie
had no particular liking for that plank; Dut he
had very particular dislike to being without
one. So these men, hating or hated by the
Sham Democracy, went where they were most
likely to be welcomed and provided Tor; anu
they indicated their sagacity by so dong
They were not at heart ant-Slavery; but they
,rere acknowledgement; and they went where
they shrewdly calculated that they would DE
likely to fare best
Some OF these are now hestating, and doubt
Ing, and considering whether it is or Is not peSV
for them to conquer their prejudiceS and go
square over to the Sham Democracy; ahd' as
they will naturally like to know our opinion III
tbe premises. we advise them frankly to go. II
YOU do not profoundly loathc the enSlavement'
the oppression. the degradation of man by bis
fellow man-if you do not mean TO peraeyere
in the great struggle for Equal Human Rights
against whatever dcbaSes or deforms the image
of God--if you do not profoundly realize that
Freedoms battle once began
BcOueathed from bleeding sire to son.
Though bafed Oft, Is ever won
you will be apt to find more congenlal society
in the ranks OF the Toucey and Tom Seymour
Democracy .han in those of the party at whose
table you have hitherto fed
As to all talk of third parties and middle
courses, you are too old birds to be caught with
such chat. There is and will be one great party
which looks for success and ascendancy to the
Rebels for an ally and the Negroes "a a subject
and yctim-which builds its hopes on Preju-
dice and Caste. and the vile instinct which
makes every bad man the natural ally and
champion of every gigantic wrong, every wicked
oppression that does not threaten 10 make han
its victim; and that party naturally controls
about A. per cent. of the legal vote of your
State. If now, you can carry to it three per
cent more, thus enabling it TO triumph in the
State and elect Toucey, or Seymour, or Eaton,
to the seat Of Senator Foster, you will be fairly
entitled to fair share OF consideration and
spoils; and, Judging b. past experience, you
may be safely trusted to get at least your own.
If YOU are ever going over, there Is not likely
to be in twenty years better chance for doing
it to some purpose and being paid accordingly
than just now.
The party of Liberty and Progress, however
named is always sloughing off eheto matter
1t is a sign Of health and growth that 1t does
so. In the Autumn Of 1862, the Sham Democ-
racy boosted tina. il carried Connecticut in
the Town Elections. and probably did so. 1t
could have carried the State the next Spring
with any one but I. H. Seymour, Toucey or
Eaton, as It's candidate for Governor. And
all fear of the draft being dispelled-it is now
naturalizing lrishmen by wholesale and receiy-
ing back some voters who fed to eyade con-
scription. Now, then, is the time for all that
is false, and hollow, and venal, TO combine TO
throw the State into the hands Of the party
which was Al heart with the Rebellion through
out-one Of whose editors fed into Dixie soon
after Bull Run, in order TO share the counsels
and tho fortunes OF the SHAREHOLDERS Con-
iederacy. All of like principle, but less deyo-
ton to it, whom he left behind are now doing
their very utmost to elect the Democratic
ticket; and if there BE- any left in the Republic
can Union party who delight in such company,
We exhort them TO 20 straight over at once.
There will be enough left, we trust to elect
Gen. Hawley and the entire Union ticket by a
moderate but decisive majority. But, through
whatever fortune may beiall it, that party,
abating no jot Of heart or hope, will move
right on, for Universal Justice and Universal
Freedom.