Litchfield enquirer., 1834-09-25
Whig County Convention.

%Meeting oI tne Wblgs oS Ltcnhel0 County, c0uVe0-
 cd pursuant to previous notice at the Court House
 iO LSchfeld on the 18th day OfSeptember, 1884,
 The meeting was organized by the choice of Col.
 Thaddeus Griswold, PresiIenE-1on. Theron
 Rockwell, DOct. Wan. BueI, Wm. Beebs, Esqrs.,
 from the 18th, District; Abjah TOmlinsOn, Henry
 Mermin, Esqrs Dr.. Lyman CatIin, from the 18th
 District; Thomas Curtis Reuben Hunt, Wm. c.
 Sterling, Esqre., from the 17ih District, Vice Presidents; and Edward Cowles, Nathaniel Perry, Isaac Marsh, Esqrs, Secretaries.
 A Committee of three then appointed to report business for the Convention, who reported the follow sag resolutions. The first being in blank, Commit zee oI one from each town in the ceunty appoint ed to report names to ll the blank in the first resOu ton, who unanimously reported the names of Phi"eas Miner, .Joseph Trsm6uN and E6ene=er Jackson, Jun. which were inserted in the blank by order of the Con- venton.
 The Resolutions were then fully discussed and ma turely considered, aud were passed without dssent- ing vote.
 l. Resolued, Ina, we will cordially support the ina,ion of PHINEAS MINER, JOSEPH TRUM- BULL and EBENEZER JACKSON, Jun. Esqrs., as ca"ddates 10 M vacancies in the presen, Congress Ufahe U. S. occasiooe. hy ie resignation of Messrs Foot, Huntington and Ellsworth, aud Una, we consd- Gr it solemn duty in the present alarming crisis ct our public affairs make every reasonable cxertion 10 secure their election.
 9. Resolped, that this Convention do recommend chat, in future, nominations be mac by Conventions Of the People.
 ?. Resolued, That ihe people of the State of Connecticut the last election by overwhelming vote pronounced their judgment against Andrew Jack son and his proceedings, in the opinion ofthis Con veution it is due alike the character of the State and the highest interests of beloved country that we should at the approaching election affirm the same judgment, and transmit it unreversed posleri.y.
 A. Resolped, That the introduction of Van Buren, sm into Connec,icu replete is with every offen- sive and noxious principle, would demoraze society. aat inflict incaIculable evils upon the State.
 5. Resoiued, That Martin Van Buren has already corps of enlisted aud purchased adheren,s in Connect icu,, who may be known by the marks of Tory'sm which they carry tn their foreheads; and that we view the efforts making 'o in'rodur" into our borders from the State of NewYork all tho intrigue, chicanery and corruption which the arch magician has 90 long fosered, a direct insult ,o she moral honesty and Integrity of the good people of this Sate
 6. Resoiued, That we have occupied and will con- taue to occupy the precise ground assumed by our eires in l776 of firm and unAinc"g resistance to u"- authorized assumptions of power; and that the great Wh;g priucples which we were taught by our fathers. require that we should resist presidential usurpaon tn 1884 as they did regal usurpao" in l776.
 2. Resolved, That we will consider every elecior a TRUE wH1G who is determined with US to insist upo" a strict democratic construction of the cOnstituo" oi the United States, and especially ofthe clauses which are limitation npon the power of the executive, and ,ha& a, this moment when the President Ofthe United States arrogates himself irresponsible control over every department ofthe government such con s,ruction is of infnte importance to the liberties ot the people ofrh;s country.
 S. Resoirsd, That we approve of the proceedings oi tbe las, Legislature of,hs State i" resisting with firm ness the impuLen, pre,e"so"s Of the m"ions of Mar ain Van Bureu, tha, they are entitled 10 all the ofhces a the git, of the general and governments and that they may with impuni.y beat down and proscrbe Whgs, m. rely because they are such, and exclude ahem from all participation i" one of ihe bless'"gs o' our free insi,oions and proclam to our opponents and to the world that ~il from henceforth stand upon our rights and resist oppression in every form
 9. Resolved, That we fully concur in the preamble and resolutions adopted at the General Assembly oi this State held tn New Haven i" May last. and which are hereunlo annexed, and that the sentiments there in expressed constitute tn part the basis of our resist ance to the administration of President Jackson, and that ~e wilt continue with the enlightened insepen- dencc and unwaveisg cOnsiancy of freemen to acs up on these sentiments until great and saiuary revou ton he effected n the government, and every depart meat is resioredo to ts pristine parity and vigor and brought back iis original place in our system and compelled to revolve in its appropriate sphere.
 10. Resoired That the recent disclosures made to ihe nation by the patriotic devotion of the Senate o the Uued States of s,upendous frauds i" the Post Of fee Department prove the existence Oi system of ia vorsm which has been undoubtedly extended to o'h CT branches of the public service, and which was topied upon the principle of perverii"g the whole re sources Of the government to party purposes" sys lem which sets the dictates of common honesty at de fance, and which has been justly consummaied b! bankruptcy, disgrace, and ruin.
 II. Resolued That the exhbi.io" ofa few gold coil hy the pampered office holders of the land is a shal low artiice, resorted to- o withdraw the attention .he people from the high-haDded measures of ih' President of the United States, and is insulting to thu intelligence, independence and integrity of Feemen and that we the Wings will aoi, Judas-lke, sell ou liberties inr pieces Of Gold or Silver.
 l2. Resofped. That his Excelency Gov. Foot, b a long period of public service, distinguished b