The New York herald., 1868-03-28

Democratic Augurles Of the Canvass-C on
necticut Politics for 1S6S-Speculati0ns as
to Results-The Democratic Programme as
Interpreted by Themselves.
NEW HAVEN, March 27, 1858.
The 'sUnon" (democratIc) Central Committee
claim to have completed their canvasslng and the
have made up proximate table Of results. small
democratic loss In the Bridgeport district Is ad-
mtted though is alleged that this loss will not
exceed one hundred, and will be more than counter
balanced by republican losses elsewhere. The COM
mttee claim o democratic gain OF from three
hundred to three hundred and fifty for New
Haven alone; from two hundred and fifty
to three hundred democratic gain will be,
according to the committee, given by Hartford;
Middletown will, it is alleged show small advance
in the democratic stock, and trihing gain is pre-
dcted for the district in which New London Is sit
uated and OF which 1t is the political beehive A
small loss in the manufacturing villages Of Vernon,
Rockville and Willimantic is admitted-a loss that
win foot up to one hundred and fifty thereabouts
while, owing to the personal popularity Of Ephram
II. Hyde and Levereth f. Pease-both on the State
ticket and both residents Of the extreme nOrth-a
moderate gain in the villages Of Stafford TOlland,
Somers and the towns along the northern boundary
is confidently anticipated The committee foot up
the democratic gains as fOllOws:-
New Haven.... $50
iartlOru... 200
New London district. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. rs
Stafford and adjacent towns. .125
Total. 800
The democratic losses in the bridgeport district and
the few villages mentioned will not, the committee
allege, be sufficient to cOunterbalance these gains
and will not, in fact exceed an aggregate of three
hundred, disposed as fOlOWs:-
Rockville and other villages ges................2OO 300
Total .........................3 800
This will give respectable democratic majority
say Of about fifteen Misunderstanding the Legislature
to the democrats by small majority. 1t IL fact
worth noting that the agricultural districts remain
about the same as last year and that neither gain
nor loss TO- any apprecable figure is to be anticipated
in this direction. The Seymour and Eaton wing Of
the democracy (copperhead), as before stated and in
previous letter, Is trreyocably committed to George
Ii. Pend!eton rs Presidential candidate 10r the en-
suing canvass. while the Cleveland and Babcock
wing conservative demOcratic) cannot be said
to be committed to anybody. The greatest bitter
ness, though mufiied and silent, prevails between
these two democratic cLques. though the former has
been driven by the result Of the New Hampshire
election to keep silence during the pending canvass
in Connecticut. On the other hand, had New Hamp-
SHIRE the canvass Of which was managed by the cop
perheads, given democratic majority, the copper
heads OF Connecticut would have insisted upon
managing the canvass for themselves with Pendleton
as Presidential candidate and w. w. Eaton as cand-
date for the United States Senate; while. as it Is,
should the democrats gain possession OF the Legis-
ature, English will be elected United States Senator
with prospect OF the Connecticut support for Pres
Convention to meetin New York city, The projected
election Of English to the United States Senate IL in
tended in fact, simply TO give him prominence before
the nation and secure to him possible prospect Of
becoming the democratic nominee for the canvass Of
1858. Should English fail IN convention, rs he pro.
badly will, he still remains United States senator from
Connecticut, and the delegation will pledge itself to
o candidate with a war record.
This to be brief, Is the democratic programme as
based upon the preceding figures, and should the
figures fail as figures sometimes WILL the ConneCti-
cut democracy viii waive all Presidential aspira-
tiOns and follow after the banner OF any hero who
may bid fair TO lead them to victory. In any case
there will be bitter contest at the May election be-
tween the copperheads and conservatives for the
possession or tue Connecticut delegation, In which,
however, the copperheads will be beaten.
The issue Of the New Hampshire election Is, In
fact a subject OF fecitatiOn among the conservative
democrats as there the copperhcads put forth their
strength and were defeated The consequence Is
that they have been compelled to muie their
mouths in the Connecticut canvass and the State,
for this reason, is probably safe and will give an
unmpaired majority against radicalism, even with
Grant ut Its head.