Year: 1868

Harti ord and the North Of COnnecticut-NIain


Democratic Argument of the Campaign


The Copperhead Conservative Compact


The Presidential Question Squared.


HARTFORD, March 20, 1868.


In the upper part of the State, Hartford and the
vicinity the campaign is just at Its height Hartford
having had its great mass meeting Of the season
with the usual bare Of brass and ebultions of de-
mocratic enthusiasm. Senator Doolittle, having
finished with the campaign in New Hampshire, has
taken up the battle in favor Of the democracy
Connecticut The main argument of the Senator, and
the representative argument OF the campaign, has
been thus far the unconstitutonaty of the measures
OF Congress, especially far they relate to the
solution Of the problem Of reconstruction. The Pres
Dental question: mean the action Of Congress In
relation to President Johnson-s altogether ignored
by the speakers OF the campaign, In accordance with
the seemingly settled campaign policy of the democ-
racy. The contest cannot therefore, should the
democracy succeed, be interpreted especially dis
approving of the present action of Congress far
as 1t affects President Johnson-that issue having
been hardly mentioned in the OF the campaign
The causes which principally operate In favor OF the
democracy are based upon the present condition OF the
manufacturing interests OF the State aud the at
tributing OF That condition to the republican negro
suffrage and financial policy; and 1t must be con-
fessed that these causes are made the most OF by
democratic orators. The copperhead faction has not
been permitted to hold any leading position In the
conduct OF the campaign, though this Is mere ruse
to exchange an element ofunpopularity; and the fac
tion in question really controls the party will be
manifested more particularly when the question Of
the Presidential candidate for 1867 arises and begins
to be seriously canyassed. In the dangers OF the
present campaign rather than lose, the democratic
leaders would submit to endorse o candidate
gain TO exist between the copperhead faction
and the democracy proper that the prospects Of any
copperhead candidate shall not be hazarded by any
campaign committing OF the party to candidate
with u national record. To this point, however, the
opposition Is likely to be driven by the tremendous
popularity OF General Grant, whose name Is accepted
by the republicans for Presidential candidate as q
matter OF course, and thus some good 10 the con-
servatives may come out Of that which under other
circumstances would be very unfortunate.


Tacit compact TO the contrary, Notwithstanding,
therefore 1t cannot be denied but that the democratic
party may be forced TO play or "a popular name
strength OF the republicans for the cam
paign. BY the name Of Grant, In spite OF
the unpopularty OF Congress- the campaign in New
Hampshire has been saved TO the republicans, and
they sanguine OF saving Connecticut by the same
means. IL must be added, furthermore, that the
democratic leaders far less sangune Of results
than they profess to be- In the northern part OF the
State the great popularity OF the candidates for Lieu
tenant Governor and Secretary Of State (Ephram H..
Stafford and Leverett 4. Pease, Of Somers operates
as sort OF guarantee for the district composed OF
the State on the other hand, the democratic State
ticket IL not especially p0pular; and generally the
democrats are puzzled with what weapons 10 meet
the tremendous popularity OF Grant. The contest Is
really between Grant and the democracy, and not
between Congress and the opposition