Year: 1871

Prospects of the Fight at Close Quarters


The Long Finger of Tammany-The
estate to be Sold by its Governor.


A despatch to the N Y. Tribune from Hart
ford says-


The only question now is this: Can Governor
English deliver? Upon this the betting books
are made up. Can the sale just made at Albany
to Tammany be consummated? And that de-
pends very much upon whether the good people
OF this little Commonwealth get praying mad, {"
as il is called. For If the State really rises up
to a sense of the shame impending over it, and
fights as it did in 1S60-half the time on its
knees-it is irresistible. But to-day it does not
half comprehend its danger, and doubt that it
will not realize 1t untiltoo late.


careful survey of the political field of the
State, with access TO the best sources of inform
outside. ] find that the Republicans expect to
carry the State upon fair poll And this ex-
pectation is based upon the actual state of the
canvass. The party was never in better work.
ing order. Its local committees were never
more active. The result in New Hampshire had
a stimulating effect, after the first surprise was
over, and it was understood. The efforts of the
Democracy to get the negro vote was a miser
abe failures


The State is Rel ublicau on an honest poll.
The Democrats were frightened at the facts.
Two weeks ago they felt defeat in the air. They
had no confidence to bet on English. Within a
few days, with no change in the canvass here,
except in increasing brightness on the Republi-
can SIDE the Democrats have suddenly become
confident of winning. Their betting men have
entirely changed their tone. They APP
pear to bet as on certainty, aud
their confidence has just this basis: they
learn that the State has been sold! There is not
a sign of any other reason for heir confidence
Governor English has been up to Albany, and
arranged the matter with Mr.. Tweed. The thing
is TO be done in the usual Tammany style. /
do not know how much money is to come here,
but it is to be enough-or what is supposed to
be enough. My information about THE 10 ON
tireIy conclusive to my mind, and it is amply
sustained by what see and hear in inner circles
here. have decided intimations that the at
tempt to flood us under with money is to be
made, even in Mr.. Strong's district


You, of course, know why Tammany wants to
carry Connecticut, and why Governor English
is willing to be its tool. Tammany is extending
its New York tactics to matte nal affairs. In
order to keep up the impression of the ''tidal
wave of Democracy" it is necessary to follow
the New Hampshire victory with one in Con-
necticut, and for other reasons-railroad
and money making schemes-Tammany finds
it convenient to own this State. Governor
English is flattered by the leaders of your ring
with the notion that if he can carry Connecticut
he is the most available man for the second, If
not for the first place on the next Democratic
ticket. Comical as these pretensions are, he
has them; and they have led him to forget his
honor as a man and as citizen of Connecticut.
OF course your shrewd politicians laugh al
him, but they are quite willing to use his vanity
to make Connecticut tributary slave of Ia
many.


You will see that this is the game that will
develop this week. And it will win unless the
Republican party is reused into such religious
and patriotic enthusiasm as saved the State II
1860.