The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-21

The State election IN Connectcus taxes
place on the nrst Monday in April, and the
political parties are preparing actively for the
contest. The republican convention for the
nomination of candidates is to be held at New
Haven on Thursday next, and the democratic
at Hartford, on the 9th Of February. The call
for the latter invites the constitutional Union
electors, without regard to past political
opinions" to unite with the democrats lin op-
posing the unconstitutional and destructive
measures Of the radical party" Itseems pro-
bable that the contest will again be between
Joseph R. Hawley, the present Governor, and
james Z. English, his opponent in the last
election.
The Connecticut election is always looked
upon with great interest by politicians, and
will be regarded this year as an indi-
cation OF the popular sentiment in
relation TO the new measures brought be-
fore Congress during its present session. Be-
fore It convenes important progress may
have been made towards the pacifcation
Of the country, and the situation may be mate
rally changed. According to present appear
ances the republican party will be stronger
than ever in the State; for everything indicates
q consolidation and harmonizing Of that organ
ization, while the democrats are perversely ad-
herring to their old heresies and falling further
and further into the rear of the stirring issues
Of the day. The latter have recently held
convention and put forth a series Of resolu-
tons which will only have the effect Of uniting
their opponents more solidly against them,
and an important number of their party are
protesting against the selection of English a.
their candidate, and DESTROYS Of putting rank
copperhead in nomination and renewing the
experiment formerly made with Seymour.
With ordinary sense on the part Of the demo-
cracy the State might be made debatabls
ground. In 1865 Buckingham's majority over
Seymour was eleven thousand, while last year
Governor Hawley was elected by only little
above five hundred over English. But the
chances are that the copperhead element.
which is strong in Connecticut, will prevail in
shaping the contest, and that the democracy
will be swept out Of sight there, es they have
been in every other Northern State.
The Great Gas Project.
The great project for supplying all the
cities and villages Of the State with gas
manufactured at the coal pits and con-
veyed through mains for hundreds Of miles
is exciting general attention and interest.
II bids fair to work revolution as CON-
plete as that caused by the original introduce
ton Of gas in place Of long dips and short
dips. As the scheme develops itself the i'm
mense benefits it promises become moro aad
more evident The price OF gas will be reduced
to . little over one-fourth OF its present cost;
the quality will be 20 much purer than that 1t
present supplied to consumers that the Same
|. quantity now used will afford nearly double
the brilliancy OF light, and the nuisance occa-
stoned by the gas houses in cities win be 70
moved. The tunnels and bridges Of our rail-
roads can all be lighted by gas, and travel be
thus rendered less hazardous, until pneumatic
| railways come into misunderstanding ono
hundred miles an hour with entire safety-and
drive the present slow, numbering and danger
Gus twenty-five miles an hour engines and cars
out Of use and out of memory. II is true that
is chimerical, and declare that it cannot be
done, with a. much pdsitivcness as poor Profess
sor LOOMS affirmed that the meteoric showers
could not possibly make their appearance In
England. But their predictions will be OK
ploded Is efectually IS was Professor Loomis'
astrology, and before long the mains will BE-
conveying gas to our citizens direct from the
Pennsylvania coal fields, and the impositions
and extortions Of powerful gas monopolies will
be ut an end.
The RAILROAD WAR AT AN END.-The New
York Central and the Hudson River and Hsr-
lem Railroad companies have taken moro
philosophic view Of their determination to
carry on o war at the expense Of the travelling
public and the business community, and have
concluded to resume their former arrange
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