The New York herald., 1867-03-14

shape TO be voted upon. IL Is not asacu ior ny
those most concerned in such a measure, and
it is certainly not applied for with view of
benefting the interests Of the public.
How is Connecticut Going !-AnOthcr Chance
for Humbug Barnum.
The republicans Of Connecticut are In
terrible quandary. In the midst OF an I'M
portant State election they find themselves
adrift on an unknown sea, with all their former
landmarks gone, and old negresses, FeeJee
mermaids, learned seals, woolly horses and
other monstrosities floating all around them.
They discover that the people are coming out
in April en- masse, independent Of party to
vote on the great moral and political prin-
ciples involved in the new issues that have
taken the place of the slavery question
and the reconstruction question, both Of
which are now settled and out of the way.
All over the State the appeals of the republi-
cans to the workingmen, their labor resolu-
| tIons and their loyal speeches are covered up
and hidden by the large posters of small,
swindling Snowman. They tremble for their
whole ticket, Governor and all, under this
state of affairs. Old Joyce Heth casts black
cloud over their hopes. They feel no conf
| dence in the tale Of the Feejee mermaid, and
| the woolly horse is nightmare to them. They
have good cause for alarm, but their case is
not quito hopeless. We have already made
an effort to aid them by calling upon the lead
ing members Of Congress to come to their
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They are not usually averse to making show
Of themselves; but they ars just now in a
state of anxiety and trepidation, and are fully
occupied with their own affairs. They begin
| to fear that the President has the power in his
own hands of Immediately reconstructing the
| Union on the basis of the constitutional amend
ment under the Sherman Military District bill
and thus bringing the Southern States back
before the next Presidential election, and they
are too intent upon their efforts to reopen the
reconstruction agitation to find time TO bes'ow
upon Barnum and his small swindles. Went
worth refuses 10 travel as the Belgian giant
when he may have more smelling duties on his
hands at Washington. Ashley cannot consent
| to put on roaring lions skin in the Barnum
caravan, when he has call to play the more
congenial role of the iackass in Congress. Ber
Butler will not bottle himself up for the amuse.
mcnt Of Barnum's audiences, when he has Q
chance Of bottling up Andy Johnson by i'm
peachment.
| In this dilemma what is to be done? There
| appears to be only one way left Of help
| ing the hnmbug Barnum in his distress
| The associated managers Of the theatres
who made bond of union with the twenty
| five cent Snowman about q year ago, are
now bound to come to his relief They
should all take their companies and 60 dowr
to Connecticut and perform there every nigh
for Barnum's benefit, all over the State
until the day of election. They will
not be missed here. The Black Crook should
take the lead and defy the blue laws. Wheat
ley, with his half nude ballet girls from France
and England, should start at once on the
Of the State to the other They would bring
the naked truth before the eyes of the people
and carry the State with a regular sweep
Stuart should take down Edwin Booth t
delight the countrymcn with his popular imita
tions of celebrated actors. Wallack shoult
contribute his whole stock company or com
pany Of ''stocks" and play o series of hi
famous pieces dressed up out of old dramas
and yellow covered novels. Maretzek, will
his opera troupe, would prove valuable addi
ton to the strolling companies, and their bat
singing and worse acting would be no draw
back. They will not do for New York, but il
Connecticut they will be considered superb
Their cracked notes will pass current in tn,
nutmeg State. We believe that, on the whole
the associated managers will b. more usefu
than the Congressional menagerie to Barnum
and as his career as small, swindling show
man has taught him always to turn every hum
bug to his own pccuniary profit, instead O
going about the State making silly speeches
that do not pay, be can follow the shows, si
at the doors and take in the twenty-five cent!
admission fee to each performance.
One thing is evident-every republican i
bewildered and alarmed, and the genera
inquiry is, " How is Connecticut goings Some
thing must be DONE"
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