The New York herald., 1867-03-15
CONNECTICUT PoLITics


SPECIAL TELEGRAM 70 TINE HERALD.
r,,h.,. Na.,iur Of the Democrats at
nIihdletovn-speccheso Of james r. Babcock
and n = Cleveland, lately Prominent Re-
publscans, in favor Of English and the Deus-
ocrst.ie Nominations-The Showmah>s De-
fGn, Declared Certain' DC.
M,pp1Erowv Conn, March a. 1857.
fu and enthusiastic meeting of the friends OF Eng
sh and the other democratic nominees was hed IN NC
Donou gh Hall this evening Arthur W. Bacon presideo
assisted by twenty-five vice presidents aod severa sec
retarieA The principal speakers we're Messrs jams E
Babcock, Of New Haven and $. Cleveland, OF Hart
ford, both lately prominent republicans and former
friends OF the dominant party the State They have
out fat footed for the democratic candidates. ana
have brought hundreds Of others with them
Mr. Babcock was introduced by the Chairman as
gentleman who had abandoned former political aiila
tions and had come out now as the friend Of common
country
Mr. Babcock, who received with great cheering,
said he before them American CITIZEN with
out party prejadces party predictions He spoke
of the madness Of party and said there danger that
under It's influence the constitution and government Of
the country would be overthrow The government es-
abshed by our fathers OF checks and balances
government the radicals were attempting 70 suuser
iae radicals had reduced the government 20 pai'ly
pai,isan saneus, which nnef .ho ooh.roi anSo,iva
aGarz. He deienoes tre south Tor taxing up arms
under sne convection .hat shey were right IN supporting
their state against the encroachments OF the gen.
eral governments but now, he contended, the
war was over and he claimed for their
Southern brethren that spirit OF msgnanirai,y shoud
actuse those who control the government dealing
with them. The speaker went the main feau
OF radical legislation and drew spirited picture Illus
trative OF its evil tendencies He had been accused of
descr ing his party when lie declared that the
not one for subugaon but was fought for the mainte
nance OF the Union. This the position taken by
Congress at the outset Of the war, Thad stevens
was one of the only Two members Of tie House that
voted against it. Mr. Babcock he had accused
OF be ng copperhead because he had taken this posi-
lion. II, he said, II TO be a copperhead be a
friend Of tho Onion and fair dealing with South
then be reoiced in hts conversion TO coprerhead
fApplausc) Bat the rea eon had begun Ii had begun
IN New Haven, and the would vo.Ume
as il swept over Connecticut He was not bad prophet
upon political matters this state When last year
lhrfy-n hundred claimed the majority Tor
Hawiey, he said he would give them SIX hundred, bet
would rather make It Eve hundred Hawley was elect d
by i've hundred and forty He prophesies that James
+. Englsh-uhrec rousing cheers we're given for
Engiish)woud be elected by four times that majority
He declared that the Of the English ticket would
graiiiy radicals in Congress who under ihe
rod Of few radical leaders and have not the to
no matter what party they might redresedt 70
vote Tor the ticket headed by James e. English While
one in the audience exclaimed with emotion, q
can vouch for thatn The speaker gave unqualified
endorsement Of the democratic ticket Three cheers
julius Hochkss, candidate for Congress- (Hurrah
hurrah hurrah y Their opponents claimed to represent
the moral sentiment of the State They did with a
vengeance in nominating Pnineas Barnum. Uaugh-
ter He believed that this Barnum would be deteated
by eight hundred TO thousand, and allowed
retirement Tor purposes Of peniteDca and humiliation.
tApplause)
It was announced that General Frank p Blair won ID
speak next week, and the speaker in,rodu cd
h. }. Cleveland OF Hartford, who was received with
| storm OF applause.
Mr. Cleveland made lively and telling speech he
said that when he left the radical party every radical
penny-aliner in the State had grossly assaed and
caumnated him. They had said that he always
| drunk when he went on platform 10 speak, Thank
| God am drunk to night-drank with patriotism. zap.
pause.) He referred to Andrew johnson tappause
ship Of state arght the OF radicals in tho hold
playing faro with Thad Stevens and caring copper
Hartford the other day the radicals fired
| salute for their victory In New Hampshire
| where they lost eighteen hundred votes, aud
fred ihrryseycn guns one gun each state How is
that? Thny-seven States ia the Union. had tho gut
me radicals INSISTED tha, ten States were out Of the
States they contend do not exist But probably that
an entertainment 60. up by request for that occasion
| only. UangnteE) Mr.. Cleveland made some striking
points concerning the Inconsistency Of the
read proofs thereof from the record. related the
dent Lincoln and Senator Mr. Lincoln con-
teuded that the South should send Representatives to
Congress- and no declared that lie had the power he
would pass law compel south to send Senators
and Representatives TO Congress. Mr. Sumner rei,ed
While c e sbor
ZION Mr.. Cleveland stated fact that less Than
five large cotton and woolcn mills in the State
would suspend operations Is. Of April and hun
dreds OF workmeu would be thrown ont of employ ment
In Stafford the mills where the largest portion OF The
! satinet manufactured In the country Is made would
stop. This owing to the circumstance that there
Was no demand for the goods resulting from the present
political c0mm0ti0us the unsettled conditicn Of the
country and to the utter prosraon of inaus
try in the south. For these reasons he appealed to
every workingman In the State, TO every Union man.
| to every one who would peace aud harmony and
prosperity restored all over the country JON tho noble
democratic party, vote FOR its candidates bring about
| the grand reforms demanded The great city OF New
York alone could Afford 10 give millions 20 see .
check gwen to ths tide Of radicalsm Connecticut
can do 1t (Aprlausc) Beneath the nag floating 70 day
over the CAPITOL regarded the emblem Of American
nationality, cit conspratofs who declare there are
but twenty-scven States in the Union Wba he asked
would be thought Of the Secretary Of who would
thar flag lnsulted the high without uQ
redress from the power that nsulicd itS What would
TO said OF tho American Ministers abroad who won d
claim that they represented but twenty instead or
thryseyen States, twenty States ten Ter
ritores He would be ridiculed by foreigners aud
| scorned by all American citizens. (Applause.) Mr.
Cleveland concluded by eloquent appeal the peo-
pie OF the North to manifest magnanimous, benign
and heavenly spirit and say the South .Brethren
ye are forgiven come and worship again the family
| altar" loud applause
The statement in regard to the suspension OF cotton
and wooen factories In this State the LIST Of April
| produced profound impression. The workingmcn
hold meeting here tomorrow night and preparations
are made for great demonstration The ntiwoolly
horse column Is moving soldly forward all over the
state. Ibc democrats still claim three thousand for
English, three out Of four Congressman and Barnum Q
defeat by eight hundred 70 one thousand
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