New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-02

fepecial Correspondence Of the Republican
NORTHE RN POLITICS..
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The Connectieut CaDpaiGn.
MER1DEN. Ct, March Is, 1876
| CONFESS to have shared in the general
surprise of we'll informed Republicans over
the result of the recent election in New
Hampshire. The opening of the campaign
| in this State by grand mass meeting last
night elbows very clearly why New Hamp-
shire went Republican, why this State will
70 the same way, and why the overthrow
of the Confederate Democratic coalition in
the pending presidential election is an n
sured fact. How far this fact touches the
one vital issue in every Southern State it u
not necessary to discuss at this time. Il u
needless to say that this Zone" issue is in
volved in the reconciliation of the two
great races who now dwell side by side in
the late slave States Of the American Union.
The immediate thing in hand is the Con-
necticut election, the issues involved in it
and the power of the Republican cause be-
fore and among the people. l, therefore,
propose to give your readers . faithful and
truthful report of the condition of things in
this State. shall begin at this town, and
my purpose is to converse freely with people
of all conditions in life, of all professions,
of all creeds and Of all parties and shades
of parties, and write out these interviews"
for the REPUBLICAN. With tle facts thus
before your readers they can determine for
themselves the tendency of national politics,
go far as Connecticut may be accepted as
an indicator of national sentiment in politi-
call matters.
In reporting the meeting held lac. night,
desire to keep clearly in view two things:
First-It was the opening Republican gun
in the State campaign. Second-It was
the answer which New England makes TO
the "Sout he1n and Western" political COM
bination against her.
First-Of the opening gun" The first
gun in every battle is generally understood
to be fired in order to establish the range,
of fire to be used in the fight, or to develop
t he enemy. The broadeide poured into the
o pposition last night shows that the oppo-
sition are henceforth to carry tie name ct
the Confederate Democracy" This open.
ing gun also shows that the Republicans
have determined to assume the aggressive.
The Re publicsn policy is one of attack. It
is wise policy, necessary policy, and
will thoroughly demoralize the opposition
The materia used in this attach is furnished
almost entirely BY the proceedings of the
Co Moderate Democratic House of Repre-
,entatives at Washington. The Demo.
cratic party is thus placed on the defensive
md to . disadvantage. This policy casts
INTO the background the financial issue
.s popular" or peoples issue. So
If the issue of corruption, of labor re-
orm, of temperance, etc. The only re-
naming strong issue on the Democratic
tide, is that of reconciliation, but the
course Of the Confederate leaders in Con-
yress has 90 weakened even this strong issue
ls to deprive it almost entirely of its value
n the present contest. If the Confederate
eaders had, on the meeting OF the present
Congress, shown any real desire for recon
,iliation between the sections in the selec-
ion of the officers of the House Of Repre-
entatives, the North would have hailed the
act with joy-for the North wishes to have.
his sectional conflict cease. But these
blind leaders Of the blind have demonstrated
'eyond all question that they mus. rule OF
70 ruled. The North must back down iIa
876. a. she was asked to do in 1850 and IN
1914, or she must still continue to present
he unbroken Republican front SO long.
and again resist the Confeder--
tie purpose.
As an illustration of the truth of :his.
REV, I refer to the effect produced at the
Meeting last night by the speech of General
Frye, of Maine. he is the "bloody shirt"
nan Of New England. Mr.. Woodford, of
New York, spoke ON finances, tariffs, etc.,
producing just the impression which such
peeches always make upon mixed audi
noes. But when General Frye began to
peak, the mutteringe of a coming tornado
,egan to be heard in the hall. 1t was not
ong before he had his audience at fighting
,eat, and that means great deal when ap
,lied to New England audience. For in
'tance, he related, among other things. the
following incident: 1t appears that the
at Washington have appoint
ID white man to office, whose duty it ls
70 raise and lower the flag over the House
IF Representatives at the opening and
closing of its regular sessions. THIS in
lividual's idea OF civilization and patriot
SIN consists in hatred of the negro
and contempt for the Union. Accordingly
he makes his boast that he employs a mig
ger" to raise the flag, while he himself en-
oys the pleasure OF lOUer,ng it, The reply
which New England men and women viii
make to this coarse insult to the national
dag lie, that it is better to commit the
honor of that flag to loyal and loving hands,
though those hands are as black az coal,
than to intrust it to the hand of its enemy,
although that hand may be as white as
lily. And so we might 60 over General
trye's speech to show how he and others
are gradually shaping the issues Of tho
coming presidential contest by so pointing
these first guns in the battle as to tho
roughly develop" the enemy.
Second-As to New England's position
IN meeting the Southern and Western com
which the Confederate leaders
are now trying to make against her. On
this point General Frye was yery clear
and strong. He showed the animus and I
purpose of this combination. He showed
that even in the new tariff the great and
special object of the Confederate leaders
was to strike down the industrial interests
of New England. He also showed that the
political contest of to-day ipvolve6 tina