The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-04-11
COLUMBIA.
Saturday Morning. April IL, 1858.

Tho Connectfout Election.
sneaLing Of the result in Connec-
ticut, the New York Times says:
saThe result of the Connecticut
election is not what we expected.
The Republican candidate for Go
vernon has been defeated, and the
Democratic Governor reelected by
about 1900 majority. The relative
strength of the, Republicans has not
been decreased, and they have both
branches OF the Legislature, which
gives them a United States Senator.
.ssThere has been no marked change,
certainly, against the Republicans
but they have nevertheless been de-
feated; the changes which were look
ed for in their favor have not taken
place. The contest in the State is
close. The people have not as yet
shown themselves ready to accept the
bold and high-handed style of deal
ing with the great problems of the
day which the Republicans have
adopted. They have not declared
against them, it is true; but the elec-
tion gives no evidence OF that degree
of hearty and solid popular support
which will be found essential to the
stability and permanent success of
the measures of Congress and the
Republican party. Impeachment has
not weakened the Republicans in
Connecticut, but we see no reason in
the election return for believing that
it hos strengthened them.
''The negro suffrage issue had less
to do with the canvass in Connecticut
this year than last. But it gave the
Republicans apparently no strength,
while in Michigan, where it was
directly Involved, the decision is
distinct and emphatic against it,
This result is somewhat surprising.
Michigan is one of the most radical
States in the Union. It's public
officers of all grades, its Senators and
members of Congress, are among the
most ultra and decided of the radical
party, and they have hitherto been
supported heartily and thoroughly
by the popular vote-as We presume
they would be again. But on the
question of suffrage for the colol cd
race, the people of Michigan seem to
share the preiudices of other States
to the fullest extent.
''It is little singular that in spite
of the very strong determination OF
the Northern States to impose uni
versal negro suffrage upon the South,
not one of them has voted as yet to
accept it themselves. That they may
be educated to do so in time, is
quite likely; but it is clear that con-
siderable training will be required
meantime.
The National LnieHigencer assigns
the following reasons why the Con-
necticut Legislature is radical:
''By the Constitution of Connect
cut, which was adopted in 1918, each
town then existing was allowed tUo
Representatives in the lower House
of the Legislature, and each town to
be thereafter incorporated, was to
have one Representative. Since that,
New Haven, Hartford, Middleton
and other towns, have largely in
creased in population. New Haven
has now 30, OOOinhabitants, and Hart
ford has now upwards of 10000.
Yet these and other large towns have
been allowed no additional repre-
sentation. Such towns as Union,
Saybrook, Washington, Woodbury.,
Woodstock and long list of other
towns, while they have not increased
at all, still retain their full represen-
tation. Thus $50 votes in the town
of Union have a representation equal
to 5000 voters in New Haven"
DEc1rNATIoN.-Hon.W W. d. Por-