New-York tribune., 1871-05-01
CONNECTICUT.

Nep- York, April %, 1871. WILLIAM ORION
| CONNECTICUT.
GOVERNOR ENGLISH TRIMMING-PROBABLY AC-
| TON OF THE LEGISLATURE ON THE ELEC-
| TION RETURNS.
HARTFORD, April 2O.-Very many Republi-
cans have considered Governor English "A fair mana
gentleman whose record both in private and public life
justified their good opinion; and these Republicans
some of them, at eastwould resent any ntnaon that
he is demagOgue Butlately men have been consider
ing his fangs, and bringing to light OF his pecu
liar characteristics. In his last message to the General
Assembly, he raised qubbe concerning the Fifteenth
Amendment to the Federal ConstitutiOn-tbat the Con
stituton Of the State must be amended before the black
man could vote here-andn arguing the question: said
| "The fact is notorious that It Che Amendment
claimed ratification by several Of the States enumerated:
among those requisite for its adoption accomplished
by means of chcdneyy and force, which would probably
brought about by such In its object and effect,
too, it is revolutionary of that system of government
which recognizes local sefg0yenment as necessary TO
the stability and indispensable to the practical working
of Republican institutions"
This, you understand, was necessary to reach and
satisfy the COpperhead element this state. But during
the year Gov English has been about the State attend
ing Educational Conventions and making addresses or
setspeeches and has come in contact with class In so
cety entirely different from that surrounded by the po
ltlcal influences of COpperheadsm, and to counteract
any feeling (which Ihs hostile expressions toward the
|
excited, has used this sterreotyped language which
find for the first time reported in Te Connecticut School
| Journal for April, just issued
"You know that, your Representative in Congress,
Uoed 10 strike the ShQck{eS from me hDbs Of ne STARE,
because ot Obe duty 10 myself TO ne Stare, and 10
GOd now advocate the duty Of educating the co!ored
people here and elsewhere. Ii Is the only way TO make
them good citizens to prepare them To use the ballot
great responsibility rests upon US to teach them how now
and then withhold that education which is essential to
its right use This Is as true oI the white man as oi the
| colored."
Gov. English never dared to put such sentiments
into public message where all the people of the State
| might read them He has incorporated them into a
memorized address, delivered to assemblies in remote
sections not intending that they should be spread before
the world. His opportunity for saying, 81 voted to
strike the shaces from the limb Of the slave because
felt it to be duty to myself TO the slave and to Cod
was when the people of Connecticut put him in n posi-
ton where he could proclaim il and strike down wicked
prejudices but his only words i'll his messages have
been all the other way
Precisely what course the Democratic members or the
General Assembly win adopt in the present crisis is not
yet known, and cannot be fully determined upon till
| they meet in caucus Tuesday evening next An ear
nest effort Is making to get all the members together
on that occasion, to have slip in the plan OF
action agreed upon. But they accomplish nothing
TO prevent the working Republican majority from goin
ahead in honest course OF Investigation They may
seek by nlibusteTing which has been common thing
their leaders in the Legislature
to obstruc regular action but all that will he needed to
stop that will he prompt positive in the Speaker
| chair
Nor it absolutely certain what plan will be pursued
! by Republican members further than this: that Mr..
English will not be declared elected until the returns
have been examined and he has been found to be
illegally chosen" as the Constitution demands There Is
one point in its connection however, that our Demo
cratic friends making considerable noise over which
| AYtiT nf 1la N
tution Concerning the Executive Department, imme-
diately following the provision for examining returns
by the Legislature, occurs the following:
"Ifno person shall have majority of the whole num-
and the greatest number of said votes, then said
Assembly He second day Of heir session. py lOht
ballot OF both Houses shall proceed without dehatc 10
choose n Governor from st OF the names OF the two
persons having the highest number of votes, etc"
The Assembly cOnvenes on Wednesday. Having ap-
ponted committee on the of votes, that com
mittee finds that in order determine who is legally
chosen there must he an exauinaton OF the votes ana
lists in Cheshire, Newliaven and Enfield suppress tbit
examination shows errors as 1t pIObahly Will sihcet
10 elect Jewell by the people so that the legislature mas
only to declare thg M Ii coso MA il
adopted the second or the enth day oi the session
But the other hand snpPose the & vote IN G oe oe
should be admitted altogether, leaving only the error III
Enfield OF "a yotes.hen IL %ia @phe & s ee IF t, ths
Constitution quoted above will apply NOW dhe Com
nn n o0 70 do abeht tf aeks the democratic obsruc
tonists We'll presume If the matter is considered Of
cOnse1uence enough the Legislature Will, aiter assem-
Hing and organizing Wednesday, ana appointing us
Committee on the Canvass OF Votes, adjourn over 10 the
following Wednesday The week intervening VIII glV0
ample time for investigation, and clean report may DO
made when the LEGISLATURE reassenbcs linen NcdDes
day the 10th will the second day OF the session. ana
whatever the result of the count there VIII be no constr
tufonal obstruction to be surnOunted Gov. JcWch can
he Jsc0red elected eiecied as the case may require
and orr sacred rights under the instrument we nave
sworn TO support viii unquesti0naDy DC aDuhudA'J Pio
me Hartford Times OF to-day contains an announce
ment that the much talked Of election palade Will ho'
take place after all. -, r.o. ,o,o oorcht
IN seems that Gov English and The Times nave ciugnt
the idea that tho Legislature can meet aIu a9o . -.
Tor several days" as suggested above III Is lato
discovery and, altogether, tins cOunteTnahdIhe VI
orders nIts the Governor In a rather Illuminating posi-
,on after ali flat has been said by the Democratic
uaprs during the last fortnight about M igh 10 aIcep
he official count Of the canvassers-wnch they nav
claimed was to hnaland insist upon beng recoGZeu
ss tLe GoyernOT-eect However, 1t shows return "
common sense; and we shall have the pleasure VI
fnessug all the Democratic organs turning ABOUT lacy
rd unvilngly cOncedng that all their bOhterlg taK
has come TO nothing and that the position taken ny he
pcnnblicans has been reasonable anu linprcSlldDe.
Wdrcver this sudden change OF front looks as II inc
nartisans of Gov. English had sat sod themselves thaI
Marshall Jewell is 10 lie the next G0VefhQr OI Ionnecueu
NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
| The Concord Statesman has the following Ill
relation 10 the complexion OF the NewHampshire Legs