Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-04-12
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To listen TO the bos-serous. cxtrsvagsnt
vOeilsrstions Of the coPPerbeads over the
Connectieus election. one would think some
thing wonderful bad taken place. S0eh
vicforyi Yes. such Nicsor, why. the
~orld never sa~ the like 81 ~ What has
hapPenedS Nothing bUf State election
awsy Up m The and 81 ho-n ain;s and wood
en- nutmeg,. Az the last slscsi0n IN Ihai
State. the rersbiican- carried tbeir Govern
OF by some 500 majority. AID nov the cop
psrkeads have elected thar oficer by abou,
the sane majority The grrat change about
~hich the eopperhesds arr rvnding the hsa v-
ems has been the loss of ics, than thous
and votes in a Ton % seventy or eighty
thousand. twenty Eve thousand Of ~hich arc
f0rvign VOTES In the Congressional dr.
tricts ne have lost three cot q foar. -
far ss The loss Of these men Is oonc,rned "a
amounts 20 nothing 70 the snion party. for
We shall more than make d uP IN Tsnnes-
s~e--And II &C don Q ~c shall have tzo-
thirds majority wrhosi then IN boih
brarches % the I.egislaiurs Ne have elect
81 = majority. What va ti-- cassc Of
tbe republican loss 10 Connecticsi? 4
combination Of causes projaoej tbs resai, .
I. The Prrsidsnt greatly desired the
election OF Enslish. and 20 this end welded
bis ~hoie patronage % effect IL. The
sposfaic senator from that Stale. Dixon.
done al in ms Po~er q corrupt The rePab-
leans. Nv the haiti or Ole Foster VIC
has just retired from ibe Senate VA appa-
rcnily a. one time m5-s han hall ~ay over
70 tbc enemy-so much 50. that be lo.t
~ election ERglisL. the oopperhead can
didAie. when in Congrrss. voted f9r the
amendment % tie Constitution abolishin-
slAvery-And also gave some other very de-
cent votes dunnS his tern q Two YEAR.
Beng one q the wcaitAicst men IN The
STATE. BE- poured out hrs money Ike water
IN the canvass while the gallant IIa~lcy.
the rePublicsn candidate lad neitLer the
meAns nor lie disposition 90 corruptibs pco-
pie in this wav Auother thing. ibc rcpub-
Ecans cot some unfortunate nominations on
their ha-ds. The great sho~man. Barnuu.
managed 20 get upon tie congressional
ticket. and the load proved too heavy for
the nrpubiican party. All "a sent under in
has di-,ricf. Bot al % these urforiunafe
thing pot together wosld tasr amountcL
O. noihing IN producing our defeat. had ~;
the republicans a. that STATE cteruaiiy Dis
Fracr,i ihenass Ives by refusing % change
Their consultation - a. to alioE ne coio-rd
men % vote. Tia qae.iioo "a. directly
Submitted 20 the p. oPle OF that Stale only
year since. an tbc rsp4h,icans joinel
NJ I'D tie oopPerhoais IN Votiag u d3~n -
large majority. There a-c IN Connect
Cut TO-DAY AZ least twenty Eve hundred col
ored voter-. and nine out q ten % these
men would have voted the rrrutiican tick
Ct These votes Wouid hasc saved us tLe
Governor and ever member q congress.
The republicans Of Connections are defeat
ed. and it : good enough for them. Many
Of TIE brave fellows 20 whom thoy dei.bcr-
ateiy denied b. right Of suE-aee. fcu-hs
Ike heroes % save or Covcruneut from
the destroying hand Of tie rebels To de-
ny them The ballot. alter I'll tber toll. SUI
ferincs aad heroic devotion 10 their com
try. vas not oniy base incI afituje. bu; the
Crossesi iljustice. some men have 90 have
their brains knocked oat before they can
learn % BE- just; AM g the rcpat,ir rs of
Connecticst have o. sscat under copper
bead rule until they o. jasfiec 90 &C. color
ed men. hey al oaiy receive their jus; de-
serts