The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-06

yet for ali this he stood for the most part with vaan
digham and other extreme men on that SIDE and when
he had independence enough 70 cut loose ana give
straight opposition 10 his party leaders, he was
denounced at home by his immediate constituents a.
"moral coward HIS appearance as candidate Tor
Governor last year. and his denomination this year
shows a expedency which has this practical
Advantage outand-out anti-war man can support
him for what he did when not moral coward, and
mid conservative who despises the radicals and yet
cannot quite swallow rank copperheadism support
him tor what he did when he was not the
other thing. THIS makes il handy all around,
leaving ITO question OF principle out OF consideration
entirely bnt AZ there are good many conscientious
people in Conpeccuta good many thousands OF voters
who have not yet forgotten the late war; and who do
not fail 70 scan closely the record Of who
up for public eifcethe result Of this Kangaroo head
aud tail movement NAV not be As gratifying 10 MT
English and his supporters they desire
Last year Mr. English came very near an election.
lacking only about i've hundred votes and his partisans
very confident that be can make mp the deficiency
Is something more than surface view to be taken OF
this matter superficial observer might readily fall
into OF supposne tina, so close vote year
ano would almost certainly insure with
little extra Effort. In 1850 Thomas H. seymour lacked
only ye hundred votes 0. election and nextyear
there was reat confidence among his friends thst ne would
be successful. yet he was defeated ~ Governor Buck
ingham ~ nearly three thcn:and majority East Year
the doubtful noSiiion OF President johnson led the
publican party 10 lay down platform which neither
1 one ing or The other. Resolved. they said. 'at we
nave confidence IN the tstN :"
President and resolved that Congress shan have our
hcarty support This Janns-faccd arrangement though
perhaps demanded by policy, considering nc PECULIAR
hazard Of telling the truth Just al thai time threw dor'
into the whole ca.vsss, AMI made u absolutely mposs
bic 10 conduct spirited campaign Won take church
with two doctrines Of baptism, directly ana dangerously
each other in the strict line OF theeo2y ano
thongh all the members may, for lhe sake OF eNpedcr
CIV attempt Joint revival you viii have no diligently IN
counting the converts This ycar the platform madc
mp entirely o. sound planks. Every man who supports
the republican party knows precisely which way ne 4
| going
4 The johnson party, distinctiyey speaking. which
] really numbers but corpoIas guard, has found ~
1 place; and with the healthy changes brought about
through political developments OF the past twelve
months, party lines run regularly once more; anu IS
reasonable view 10 take that The republican party oens
better organized Is stronger for II. Then there Is
other consideration, and that Is the rane tendency OF
Tile past year strong radical ground The ola tmfv,
! which has always made Connecticut doubtful battle
ground has away; and while the democratic party
are found resorting shifts for policy sake their
opponents have cnt loose all enhanging alliances
ana meet all Issues boldly This S the true way--the
true sign OF permanent success The radicalfsm OF tho
| West u proc! Of i, ana when | say ladicalism
| 10 not use the word with that terrible
significance which IL is given by some III oar mod
| ern Union savers Eadcalism lake H. does not mean
right overthrow governments OF the people or to
commit murder arinc, g.; but just ~ this Time we
would interpret It ~ the sign o. determined purpose
preserve Tho iruils Of The war; 10 insist upon epnb
ican ioim Of ycrnmcnt in e. cry rebel state, AND II
you please spa What Is better settled beef that
Congress ou 70 nave and does have uil control OF ne
reconstruction question. ara shorld permit no settle.
ncnt which does recognize fully the right Of all
meI,--euuality be orc the law.
Now. few words 10 tie candidates OF the republic
eau party Governor iiawivis moi q man OF brilliant
aairmnus. l,it he i earnest man OF tar ability
And ,lTA- X, war served his country faithfully. His
rcos Ii; bt., .a'sisteMt rom The commencement Ct
Ms paliics e Dining nj, administration the afairs
sta u ig nnea conducted ia satisfactory man
fsr The nee cs1Niidaics mrs pfsciici men, and all
~ lad "v'ef ~ ih. special dn,ies 70 which theft
{, cirasion h raHr .m
t.. .;i. r~f'f ne democracy ~ The matter oi
4 winning as r. - :. mngmrnl. wnloh iney nave
snnet 'l' iaF ." ise al,'ing ncn OF The state 10
scrra ti,s ss. ,''s IN cr.n.iour iaw making eisht
! houfs .a.a ats ~ ~ rue mnn".eis commenced
inols lis a.u hs.nsts ,tsia leaders IL The move
,hcnt, Tim ihr niisoi eosts" ne ari"as 'cacnes
and Ifaiss riCnt sTsJafled ~ tue mann actuing
towns. wi't .se". 10 ,nr llanig cement o tho labor
convention uhh.ls uas. held refchily IN New haven
lne call lor ,sas convention specified that u to
eonsider the ,spsiiency nominating cardsda'es for
Stase officers. and .wacn tSe delegates asserhci the
leading coppehead wirepaIlers promptly hand
| eype,nng tat The convention wund nominate Mr.
English worlipemen candidate. which. IL VII
believed weuid nsre ns election. These men soon dis
cd hoNrEe hat her plans we're IN Danger % being
overrown as nearly I'll the delegates from the county
towns wcrs strongly republican,. and they then sought
doin2s OF Inc convention ," lar d'G they eafiy iht
iperlopin, rreress that u became, necessary 10 eec'
them by force. which rcaui'ed tho ad Of he police
oil NrN Jiasen %ho Asnrc applied TO- When thc
committee on Permanent nr-auizssiion VAS appoinet
n wrs COMPOSED o. one rcnGbhcan majority. whicl
showed ABOUT the stairs ~ the Convention. No romn
alton MADE Tor Governor, and taking this lesui
into consideration AFTER Mia. the democratic manager
expected and openly boasted, and VIC can very casl
SEQ decided republican victory gained which
cannot ia 10 haze an Important bearing upon the cleo
ton. From present. md calons conclude the Stat'
will give about fifteen hundred republican majority
thoug, OF course, something ~ the nature %, y side
issue may spring up and make change Of several hun
dred votes or the other
Three Of the four Congressional districts almost
certainly republican, though in the ctItn tho certn-
ca;es OF character issued tyIheodorc fiion, the Rev.
| MIR CuyIer ., a., with posthumons letter 81 u. :.
Dick nFon, may keep r. 7. Barnuin Al home II the
mrpagere tho IEaALD tells ABOUT shall move through
the dstc, dcadhead system perhaps the result
win be different in the second district tNew Haven
and Mddicscx countiesj the democrats secured
jpTily eighteen hundred last year; ort tiiey
candidate Dow Julius hoschkiss, Of Mddi owDl WAC
possesses special qualifications excepting the pos
session of aoody deposit in bank TO deav caprnagn
expense. His opponent IL Cyrus Northrup, Professor
OF rhetoric and English literature In Yale Coliegc who
speaker aud. be will make thorough canvass OF the
dsir CT he cannot al 10 cre1;e favorable impression
and wake up, particularly among the young me great
deal OF en- his.sn n his behalf II IA aid e val run
! iye hundred ahead of his ticket IN New Haven
alone accoun, Of the bign estimation ~ which he -
held by 'hr aboring men o. nat city, whose cause he
has elcq neny defended, and II he docs this his election
Will DO almost certain.
We have not yet entered into tn full excitement Of
the campaign bnt arrangements in progress boi
sides livoiy work within few days General Logan
canle into the State last week and made speeches n,
| Bridgeport, Icriden and Hartford. He was received
with great ent psissm be declared himself here favor
Of universal suffrage; of csranh ing rebels Forever; o
hanging JET DAYS. Rob.r; H. Ice and thirty forty
other leaders Of the rebellion, aud these declarations
wrrc oudly appa idcd He IS forcIbc speaker, out
style Is rambling and his English quito defective. Car
Schurz General garfield, George W. Curtis senator sum
nc; Patrick Corbcit OF syracuse, aud others.
gagged make Their appearance soon. The democrats
the canpS' here next Friday night, with speech rs
/ BY II. D. Hubbard. their candidate Tor Congress n b'
District and ". j. Hamelsley. formerly postmaster o
III city, 1hcv win food the State With speaker, but
thay al be Of the blood md thunder Kind have
boon accustomed 70 hear from that side during the
fcy years
Many bets are being made in this city hut AZ yet no
odds are offered on either side.