Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1859 — A Plen for Conuecticut [ARTICLE]

A Plen for Conuecticut

The New York. Diy Book, a leading Democratic paper, accounts for the recent election in Connecticut on the hypothesis that the “De mocracy of that State were defeated* in consequence-of a general concession that* slavery is an esfi!-.” Ji also declares that “the* Democratic-party of Connecticut is tv hurnbitg, ' beeanse it admits slew-ry in evilThe ('hicago J&ruid tlm-uk, rfiat ide Book expresses ite-rrttf rat.icr pjeji.hly for good policy. Tt puts in an apulwgy fe-r “New England prejudice,” and hopes th., t the Yankees, under th.* benign teachings of modern Democracy, will yet “conquer their prejudices” against the -divine instituVioruud come to regard slaver; as n satto&Al hk-ssrai-g, a thing to be spread and by tlae paternal care of the Federal Gewrzencnt. The Herald puts in a plea fair the •class of politicians known as ••dougi.Jaces,’’’’ and no long as they are willing to do‘,lk- u.ii, work of the slave breeders and obey ikeir behests in all tilings, it is asking too lunch Jo m.k* them profess to believ“ th- t slavrrv is a national blessing. We think so too’. When a I‘i in is willing to i-riv. 1 on his bellv and eat dirt, it,is crowding him a little to. much to ask him to swear that the dirt ... sug-.r, and that he really relishes it.