New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-28
CONNECTICUT.
A LUXURIOUS DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN
NEW LOND0N.

NEwLoNDoN.
NEw-LoNDON, March 27.-The news from
Brooklyn tonight that the largest hall in the town
crowded to suOcaOn by the citizens assembled TO hear
Gen sckles and the Republican candidate. Tomorrow
Marshall Jewels make known the reasons why COnnec
ticut should proclaim for the Union the 9Th of April
The Democratic meeting here tonight failure. Neither
the orator the music excite enthusiasm If any
thing wanted TO dishearten the Democracy this
meeting has furnished the material.
GEMS. SICKLEs AND PLEAsONT0N IN BROOKLYN
WINDHAM COUNTY AROUSED.
BROOKLYN. March 21-The largest meeting
ever held in this town was held in the Town Hail. tins
evening. Mr. II. NJ. Cleveland presided Speeches were
made by Gems Sckes Pleasonton and Hawley, and the
Hon. Marshall Jewell and Daniel Tyler. The meeting
was intensely enthusiastic cheering tumultuousy at fire.
quent intervals and adourning with prolonged plaudits
for the distinguished speakers and the State Ticket ana
again and again for Grant and Buckingham Windham
county will most assuredly greatly increase her always
large majority.
PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN-THE REPUBLI-
CANS CONFIDENT.
From Our Special Correspondent
HARTFORD, March 25, 1868.
Don't be alarmed at my prOlixity, but |
must tell you somewhat Our people III this State
are confident Of success and this very confidence is
thousand votes to them Not single detection be
s ST. o &au T6e ects Of the Er Hour
have as wrote disappeared and swndle OF the ShanS
men are dampened and publicly drOop. The Fenian
HeadCenter OF the State Richard McCloud, has taken
the stump for Grant and victory The JohnsOnians ad
NIT the advantages enjoy in organization. They say
that they month behind This is true. and It is
important. Our of every town and district
the State is quite thorough and shows at t
constant accommodations OF strength we ne people 70
speakers enough great is the desire Of t at once
hear They should be sent from t O rbo,uber
Instead Of Honoras Ming int let t"t them file into Con-
necticut and try Impeachmep, os r. Ala amn
Str mi &, T he carried by impeachment, II the Sen
e1a Ives evdence OF honest intention to dispose
of r. Win reasonable dispatch The truth Is clear
tbat ~ the .JobSsOnians are in an actual minority
i'm Connecticut at the present time, and will be declared
tories change the figures in the time These are
running day and night The largest run is at NewIIaven
where the largest voting glst to he ground from tho
foreign material But people confident that even
these cannot overcome our gains IN the country God
grant It, and Spring blowing will DO well over ana
our Spring crops well in" So shall better Spring less
bitter fruit bring forth"
THE CAMPAIGN IN wINDHAM COUNTY.
From Our Special Correspondent
PUTNAM, Conn, March 25 1868.
The meeting addressed by Gov. Hartman last
night was one of the largest held in this section OF
the State, and but few have eaualed it in enthu
sasm. The speaker reviewed the history OF the Demo
cratic party from the time when Abraham Lincoln was
nominated down through the exciting days that pre-
coded the Secession Of South Carolina, the firing upon
Sumter, the rising OF the loyal North and the san
thousands and tens Of thousands Of Democrats who went
forth battle for the integrity Of the country
nOunced in the bitterest terms the reasonable
Of the leaders in placing obstacles In the way
efforts to crush Rebellion He then held them mp TO
and contempt for their wicked opposition 10 the re-
construction policy OF Congress- charging upon them and
the President the continued wretchedness and desu
ton Of the Southern states In reference 10 the National
debt he held that REPUTATION must be iepudated tha
should meet obligations in manly and that
on ms supect mere sIoHd pe no parry l S
nation involved and 1t behooves u.s. whatever may he
our common cOuntrys lnegrlty inns senlnenL "aS re-
eeived with most uproarious applause ana when the
Justify for several minutes, (which makes me think
somewhat OF New-Hampshire, said he The people here
which last year was III EosS 0i o. Go,I dne
Witch at the last election o2is votes were poe where
b1eSgn ckt Tbe sPch mem Of the party Who
make their habitaOn within the limits OF Windham the
weak kneed tribe has representative here think Of
adding from $50 to 500 TO these figures the 9th prOx
Last year only three towns or the sixteen which make up
Windham County went Democratic, and they gave the
astonishing majority of 60 votes all told circumstance
productive Of great rejoicing IN Ashford lg Canter9ny
4S9 votes to 1859 poed for Englsh-a majority Of $50,
which, by hard work may be increased this year to 800
cratic tcset n i55 In sss there viii be failing of in
oouragpg about this that the dsafecton in the ranks
OF the Democracy is confined almost exclusively 70 the
that the 400 men employed IN sayle's wooden
mills will all vote for Jewell. Last year they
to note the fact that in this part Of Connecticut
there stragglers in the rear OF the Republican
army. Every has his work to do and seems hopeful
that he shall be able TO perform IT, Near the NewYork
State line there Is much apathy men are AFRAID or the
influence OF the city, they say and really the mebitc
vapOrs OF the Eighth Ward TO have penetrated their
systems and substituted the poison Of soh and tmdity
and doubt and cowardce for the healthy hearty honest
hope and confidence which should inspire all work
ing good cause. SO marked was this apathy before
Governor Hartman woke the sleepers and pnChed the
at Stamford that 1t would scarcely do TO say
that their native hue OF resolution was scked Ger with
ANYTHING they seemed have but the slightest shade
So majority last year They might make it 90 some OF the
sanguiDe sadwhen the factis, they might make IL
100 1t is the few active Of party IN STAN
ford TO say that they are laborng hard by
gent words OF Gov. Hartman, who is az earnest IN
his work in Connecticut he was In carrying his own
State part Of the state s fully alive There
faltering waveriDg, no doubling Every KepuD.
lcan knows that the State can be carried JeWe
consequently he works 10 the end that u sdH be- III
Connecticut does not give Republican majority OF LOO
the lazy, the weakened, the cOwardly.
THE METHODIST MINISTERS ALL RIGHT.
To TIE Editor Of The Tribune
SIR Two articles have appeared In your paper
making reference TO the ministers of the NewYOrk East
Conference and the approaching election III Connecticut
Tie anxiety expressed for those clergyman their pow
erty &C. rauitOus and altogether unnecessary 1hey
according the numbers in membership in their respec-
tive chuTches-statistics little better Aud as to
their voting the NewYork East conference mas always
adjourned give time 10 the Connecticut members TO 20
home and vote and return again The money has never
expenses. The lngrained Loyalty OF
Methodist clergy las become histOT1caG they hOld
every wear as they preach the Gospel Have no fears,
Connecticut will lose votes by those men. b.
March a. 1867.