The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-11
MA spECIS OF WAR;

- 50 AAOAA OR " 80
Under this head the Democratic pres:
are boasting of their determination to hold
the executive offices of Connecticut, what
ever may be the decision of the Legisla.
ture as to the legal incumbent. Enraged
at the discovery Of its frauds and the de-
feat of its plans to cheat the people out ol
their right to elect their own officers, the
Democracy now affects the role Of injured
Innocence, and proposes to appeal to arms
to hold on to the offices. The New Haven
Elm City Press says:
Gov. English has acted too hesitatiugly, but
be will not be found wanting in this critical
situation. He will never yield possession OF
the State records to mob, but will, in ac-
cordance with his solemn oath, discharge all
his duties fearessly and faithfully. To attempt
to prevent him may be dangerous for the health
of those who may desire TO fight it out. The
State bas fine military organization. We
have sherifs in every county who know their
duty, and will not hesitate to perform it. The
Home Guard is composed of Intelligent men,
who will not refuse to obey the orders OF Gov.
English. -.4a.H
This kind of talk is not new from the
party who for twenty We years has never
scrupled to use fraud and force to compass
its ends. 1t has notably succeeded in
some cases by the help of its Thugs, Re-
peaters, and Ballot-box Suffers, on linn
tied scale aud where its operations could be
kept secret. But its cowardice is equal to
Its corruption, and there is no fight in it,
After encouraging secession, it sent no men
to the war to help its allies. 1t even sub
mits to the humiliation Of taking up army
chiefs in the vain hope of winning support
from the ignorant to. float its hulk of rot
tenness into port. When the Legislature
of Connecticut, appointed by the constitu-
tion Of the State as the final arbiter in
these cases, makes its decision upon the
evidence before it, all parties will graceful
ly yield. Otherwise the Ku-Klux bill, as
our neighbor OF the Enquirer suggests,
will do the business for them.
We have fresh recollection of similar
case few years ago in Wisconsin. The
Governor, William A. Barstow, and his
associates, having been renominated by
the Democratic party, canvassed them
selve, into Office. The returns we're found
to be fraudulent. and the case was carried,
on writ of quo scarranto, to the Supreme
Court Of the State, Matt Carpenter ap-.
pearing for the Governor, aud Timothy
O'Howe for Coles Bashford, the Republican
candidate After long and exhaustive
examination, exposing the grossest and
most deliberate frauds, the court rendered /
Judgment in favor of Bashford, and or.
dered the sheriff to put him in possession
of his Office.
Threats were made ard appeals to the
and arms were actually distribu-
ted. But the "fine military organization"
Was too sensible to putits foot in When
the sheriff appeared with his writ he found
the Governor had already resigned, aud the
Lieutenant Governor willing to yield to
constructive force" gracefully withdrew
the last Of his party who has seen the in
side of an executive office in Wisconsin for
sixteen years. We think Connecticut will
furnish parallel, and we advise our CO.
not to make fools of them-
selves on such slight provocation.