The New York herald., 1867-03-09
POLITICS IN CONNECTICUT


Bnrnu,n, the Snowman. md Governo,
Hawley Pulling Tcgcther-The Showmnu
| Admits His Deccptions Upon the Peopic-Ie
IL Severe on Poor Pierce and Charges Him
| With Making Him n Republfcnn-He Was
| Gscc n slave Owner and Acknowledges
Having Been Brutal to His slaves. &c.
STANFORD Conn, March 8, 1857.
large but not an enthusiastic political meeting was
held here this evening at which p T. Barnurn, the
Snowman, Governor Hawley and Judge Pitkin, made
speeches. r. T. Barnum in the course Of hts speech
; which very rambling, said:-
II understood that am the preface 10 the volume
have opened here tonight; chat is that am The
light reading matter which precedos solid facts has
been the custom in past times. occasions this kind
70 discuss the great political questions Of tho day. We
heretofore understood It 10 be ixed principc-r un
have been deceived The great question which seems 20
agitsle the electors IN this State to be not
country but whether hs did Or ala M.s noc 1cr ,ls a
N exhibiting part q goldfish and q monkey joined
whether lie was ever interested In imposing upon tho
public woody horse. This | rad before seems 10
be the great question which agitang the minds Of the
confess that did exhibi such monsii osit es and
really the proprietor OF those two historic wonders
The object had in view putting them 80 conspicuousy
before The public was 10 advertise my museum in New
York, In which did have thousands Of cariosit:es
which were really worth looking at and Studying. By
the way, do not Thick thcrc any here who can
say. that tho admission fee. twenty-five ccn.s,
children half. half pr,oe, vas t3o much money for
my museum was when It burned TO the ground
Professor Agassiz and many oher distingu shed men
wrote letters saying that il WIS sad os there was
consumed an accumulation Of cariostcs extending
Though sxty,vcas was politically, from the time o
help him, democrat; but Perco's conduct ana tho
conduct OF the democratic parry In The Kansas struggle
particularly, changed my iuind Then left tfa. rary
did so because believed tl.re not crop Of tho
true democratic blood in IL. Now republican,
and now say 70 you that you must stick By the regular
republican nomnatns--al OF them elso the enemy
election. You ought not divide men The regular
nominations ought 10 be carried through Prciudccs
your convictions for the OF the entire ticket II
Is the party you were called upon to support and not
when they nominated their man for Congress wanted
stam. ! know this to be a fact You know that is
;ss sslg nss s ssS sSS' sy ss y man sssns%
tried construction reconstruction dodge just ike
my mermaid gotten up to try and make p. r.
Darnum for their ticket bus the dodge did not work.
they took up the man from Salisbury. have doubt
but that the gentleman from Salisbury is gentleman;
he must be pretty nice sort Of fellow for his name
sh eep In every flock; but Is any humiliation that out
OF twenty thousand who bear that that should
be found among the coppcrheads II Is very trying our
family relations Gentlemen the rebellion is not over
II viii not be ended un'il the South has become re.
pentant and submitted 10 the constitutional amendment
i ueiiove in universal freedom for mankind ! dc mol
want 70 any man slave directly or Indirectly Any
In the State Of Connecticut who cannot stand
never to vote for me. i would rather DO defeated
standing on this principle than DO elected BY twenty
ms hs% %sSr
or not The democratic party Is the foe Of
liberty and OF free Institutions II s made up Of
just such worthless demagogues and political hucksters
as Tom Seymour, Bishop and the like "arrant copper
heads" up to my friend Barnum again who is on tho
democratic ticket Chaplin and Beechsr were walking
along one day, aud they saw poor, drunken fellow
leaning against lamp post Beecher said TO Chaplin,
"Chapin, that must be Unversastn Chaplin stepped
up 70 The drunken and said any friend. are you
universalistf' He replied, 'Nol ! have not got so
Uw uS Is w
heads by the way there is outside party who seems
to be very Interested in this contest refer TO the
be quito agitated the subject. II seems 70 weigh
heavier on his mind than many very sinful matters
truth Of the NATTER the bottom Of the difficulty that
'this establishment does not advertise In the New York
HERAIp" That 5000 600 worth OF advertising which Is
At this point Mr. Barnum said he was talking only TO
kill mc until the arrival Of Governor Hawley, the
/ do not want the Southern men back into Congress-
be continued until they arc repentant and prepared to
cannot let them pack OF hungry untamed tigers
into cage OF lambs. We must have guarantees that
they will behave themselves, and no, Try 70 eat the
lambs up This man johnson, who s President ir lie
had stuck 70 his taors board no would have done the
IL he has sent pardons TO the rebols ho could
make them by mail, by telegraph, and even In some
before they were applied for The Southern men
us wise guaanees aud then they get into Congress
and that will be the finishing stroke OF the rebellion
I1ved among them myself, and owned slaves. did
more. whipped my slaves I ought 10 have been
whipped thousand times for this myself But then
was democrst-onc OF those nondcscript democrats
who are Northern men with Southern principles We
must tight out the good fight like good generals aud
good soldiers We mus, not pause to think II the enemy
has iron guns wooden guns but go right and win
Thcso are my sentiments, aud hope God may never
permit me TO entertain any Others,
Judge Hawlcy having arrived MIR. Banum concluded.
and Introduced the Governor Tho latter was followed
In Judge pitkin, and the meeting adjourned