New-York tribune., 1867-03-27
CONNECTICUT.
or THE CAMPAIGN.

r,,,1 AT RRIpGEPORr SPEECHES OF
NJ" ,,,, 1IoV cALusHA A. GROW AND GIN JOliN
CoCIIRANE.
NJ TEIEaAAFH TO THE THIBufA oo.,o,rreo of
pp,ncFroRT. March 26.-An immense coiloo'ioH 80
The citizens Of Bridgeport lrrespecr'1 - to, cep
-, ca,rano of NeW-YOrk and the Hon. Gaush" a.
60 ~ pennsylvania The meeting, as iegaru' u"l
ters and enthusiasm, far eclipsed anything VI 'no
rpaigp and clearly Indicated that the voters Vi INC
Ivtb aossonal District heartily workhg
,ns Of Tie hour and thoroughly bound to elect theH
ineo for Congress. Mayer Hawley OF TINS city lhrO
oced Mr. Grow, who, in one OF the most eioqueh' "su
pts OF the canvass said that for four years the country
,nbIed with the tramp Of armed men IN struggle u!
which so0Ooo braves found their graves, and sorrow
and sadness covered land and to-day sits at almost
every fresde simply because hopeless minority womu
net eubmt TO the cOnstitutiOnay expressed VIII OF
the peope in the election Of that great and goou
man Abraham Lincoln. The first and only men IN the
country 10 take up and destroy It's nsuuohs' "
,ampe in the dust the principles Of free Government
were nien who called themselves Democrats ana the
ay marty who voluntarily took arms against the coh
ty was the party that to-day calls itself the Democrauc
party This the party that made all the woe anu
Srenched this land in rivers of blood In ths Sornoe Vi
yours you have placed the Union upon rock Which VIII
withstand the shock Of any human power, unless De
false pcrpicous persons cngraed in the Legislature OF
tbe couutrv He believed that the who carried me
ship Of state through in its hour OF perl 10y % tei s ny
sansirHct the hern states ana VINO sha d9 ti ~ ~
must be done through ~ You are called
npSn o decide between the two great issues OF the eou
try. II us the war of the ages ana mas oStA EYE y
ness, can never harmonic. This modern DcmoGISuc
party brought upon this country its terrible Woes III OF
aniyed riots i'm our cities lighted the torch and brought
10 our very doors the horrors Of civil war IL mad az
iaBdighan in Ohio Woodward in Pennsylvania Thos II.
seymour in Connecticut, and HOratio Seymour III NSM %
York This Democracy rs ialse 10 s ILL., noTfv
10 liberty and false TO the rights OF man, Ino p1l.y
which asks your support now is the party wmep mas
stocd Nv the country through all ifa .@ Ine Demo
Gratis ask you TO lay down and let the RebelhOh
Triumph II I'll: oe So reform your eeons at Appomae
tox Court ouse, and bid Grant surrender 10 Tci t tc
You t have saved every e by snirenaeg @ n @ az @ foT
rs' TO the Rebellion. Let not the men who ouS&t W & iG
or years for the nation surrender Inc ts & o IaWes @
victories Why should we be asked 10 sy ttiht.s tTl
rmancpated in the struggle IT was G31 h dn ~ Inc
plan to Smaneate pate ie frepG oTe % become citizens these
States are be restored. Copperheads say Int ,it1
'Hi to be sHe Testcrcd They fight today lay down
their arms tomorrow ana rhi ,tsi'Is'0 Cormerlead
statelianshp Our opponents claim that States, once
eiates always states ana hehcs .ney PS
died the moment they put themselves IA opPoJh 10
The HmSn and M0 n orcaSIaation The territory Is s in
iho Union and will remain there lhey ncstioycd tne
not people destroy state organization as well as 10
make ont3 The southern people went ino rebellion ana
forfeited their rights Remove from then ihe penamIe m
of treason and they can make S2ie ihc!
10 organic one How shan II ee aoh9I AhuJw @ NV
Johnson undertakes to decide inns question: oN n nc o
the rghf Congress has forced him 10 take the roau ne
the liberties Of this country are saIeI in MS 1s ~ % m
SOur own Andrew johnson has nothing to o but 10 exc
So and compelIed Andrew appoint generasto
execute IT, Whenthe Rebels LETT conGress ihey sTOaS %
do not come backl ! believe that the loyal people OF
rule il in tine Of peace The only tears the Rebels shed
tears because they had not the power to destroy ne
Iouutry The question is Shall the criminal restore NM
self Eou may pardon criminal hut II Is an0her ques
ton TO restore hm his social standing in the c0ninu-
nifty. You asked to vote for English because ne once
Voied with the Republican party. II is your uuty 10
Be as eternal as the church No nation ded because
of extent of territory or vasness of population Any Any
nation will die which Incorporates into s laws Iuustlc.
Retibution will surely follow Any nation which sIall
practice the golden precept, Do unto others as You
Mond that they shall do to you" viii live forever See
90 it that this nation is firmly fixed on tie rock OF eternal
sustiee.
Gen Cochranc was next introduced and said: Men Of
Connecticut have TO You tonight to learn how
fares the good fight in the good old state OF Connecticut
We looking with some degree of anxiety from abroad
at yor affairs We have stood side 10y side in the late
4sangunary conflict and New-YOrk has struck, Con
nectcut as repeatedly followed the blow The issue
made and determined and another question arises. New
Hampshire honor to her. has asserted her dignity II
HSnne@ieat y viii yCa goblet and anSOan
10 world that Connecticut is as she always witt
the Union OF will you permit that deep aud damnin
shadow still 10 lengthen toward the Southern hor
ditionsf / answer, no, and have come here I
receive from yo ySI sons IGe Sed SPao e SSh nS
into the ranks Of the enemy Let me hear no doub
for know Won are strong enough in this conflict
victory yOnrs IL you but yourselves TO the gh
You have stern and solemn duty to perform. and th
great ISSUE already determined 10y New hampshire, vi
from state TO state until the whole circle shall unit
in that glorious anth en- which shall pronounce the
sacTed for which your brave brothers and SONS wen
down 10 death The General spoke for nearly houl
eIhOltiug every Union man 10 abide by the principle
settled by the late aud closed with eloquent az
peal euIog2ing the nomnee Of the lNh Coneresslona
District. Mr.. p r. Bauun, aud declared that there cOu
be doubt Of the election of the entire Republican STAT
ticket they true 10 their country and TO their God
He was followed by the Hon MalilOn Chance of Ohio
IN an eloquent address, and IL nearly midnight be
fore the strains of the music had died ON SatuT
day the closing night Of the campaign, the electors of th
district Will be addressed by of the most dis
tngushed men Of the country.
APPOINTMENT.
Major Hagcerty, who has been speaking effectively il
Mr. j T. Barnum's District, in Connecticut. during In
past fortnight, Will speak at Southport this evening
great meeting may De predicted.
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