The returns of the Connecticut election come in favorably.
Buckingham is reelected by a largely increased majority, and the Unionists have
two thirds at least of the Legislature. This disposes of another of the
Seymours. O. S. Seymour, the defeated Democratic candidate, has respectable
abilities and industry. In the latter respect he is very different from T. H.
Seymour, the last year's candidate. The latter was marked by indolence for his
own from boyhood. Always lazy, proud, and opinionated, but with genius and a
fair share of talents if put to any use. He is excessively fond of adulation,
and seeks the caresses of the young and the ignorant. Origen S. is a returning
sense among some of the community. Last year he was chosen by a majority of
some three hundred. Now he is defeated.
SOURCE: Gideon Welles, Diary of Gideon Welles,
Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson, Vol. 2: April 1, 1864 —
December 31, 1866, p. 5-6
