The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-07

unfortunate result was, however, Iuly COun-
terbalanced by the Encouragement diffused
through the ranks of the Democracy by the
New Hampshire election. BY means of the
labor reform detection in that State, the
Democratic candidate for Governor received
about 1000 less votes than the Republican
candidate. We repeat, then, that the con-
test in Connecticut was fair trial of strength
between the two parties. Monday was
stormy day, and the Republicans tell us that
this was the cause of their defeat. But the
same heavens that lowered on the Republi-
cans frowned on the Democrats and the
former cannot escape from the legitimate de-
dVctions flowing from their overthrow by
lodging behind snow-storm.
Governor English was q strong candidate
He is rich and respectable. When in Con-
gress he supported all the war measures of
President Lincoln, and he voted for the abo-
ition of slavery in the District of Columbia
And though the convention which nominated
him passed stupid resolution about Cuban
Independence, and sharply criticized the mode
by which the ratification of the fifteenth
amendment had been secured, Governor Eng
lish, in his carefully prepared response to the
nomination took q step in advance of the
convention on the Cuban question, and never
alluded to its foolish utterances about the
amendment. In so doing, he showed his
good sense, and, with fair war record behind
him, by this sign he conquered.
This is the first real victory which the
Democrats have achieved since General Grant
assumed the Presidential office. Connecti-
cut, though not invariably, has generally
been q Republican State from the time when
the party was organized. But if the Demo-
cracy hope, even hope, to carry the next Pre-
sidential election, they must not merely win
over Republican States like Connecticut, but
must SO use their triumphs as to hold them
by tenacious grasp. And this is the task
now committed to the hands of Governor Eng
lish. Governor Seymour carried New York
in 1862, beating so strong a candidate as
General Wadsworth; but he so conducted his
administration as to be defeated when pre-
sented for reelection in 1864. He allowed
| the Copperheads to lead him, and the people
seized the first opportunity to pronounce
| Judgment against him. His defeat for Gov
| ernor in 1864 largely contributed to his sig
| nal overthrow as a Presidential candidate in
| 1868. Let Governor English take warning
from the lessons of history; and let him be
assured that if he allows Copperheadism to
thrust out its horns, or hands his State over
to the corruptionists during his brief term,
Connecticut will enter up verdict against
him in April, 1871; unless, like the great
| Tweed, in the recent Tammany contest, he
shows the white feather, and running away
from the fight, buys up a sufficient number
of his opponents afterwards.
AS the average of Presidents now run, Gov
ernor English, if he will follow the advice o.
the San, and hold his own, and get reelected
in 1871, will become a formidable Demo
cratic competitor for the Presidential nomina
tion in 1872. Pendleton, Packer, and Hoff
man are already counted out of the canvass
Governor English's most dangerous rival, a
the case now stands, is Senator Hendricks
He made happy hit in his New Orlean
speech, wherein he counselled the Democrac
to accept all the results of the war and tn
policy of reconstruction, including the thir
teenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments
Let English countercheck him in his messag
to the Legislature by covering all of Hen
bricks ground on these sub jects, by markin
out bold policy in regard to Cuba, and b
some sensible utterances on finance, taxa
ton, and economy in national affairs. H
will then prove himself to be a Statesman
and will become the leader of his party i
the Northeastern States.
The defeat of SO worthy and popular ma
as Governor Jewell is severe rebuke
General Grants administration. 1t indicate
a turn in the drift of the tide. The sensibl
Republicans should now demand change
the Cabinet, and inform General Grant this
unless he conducts affairs on a more liber
and enlightened scale, many other Republica
States will follow the example set by Cor
necticut.