Litchfield enquirer., 1835-02-26
TOWN OF LITCHFIELD.

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 Ala meeting of the Whig Electors of the town Of
 Litch6eld, holden a, the County House on Monday
 evening the 18th inst. Joseph Adams, Esq was ap-
 pointed Chairman, and Wm. Porter, Secretary;
 when after full rcpor: from the delegates to 'he
 Whig Convention at New.Haven, the following
 resolutions were introduced aud adopted:
 l. Resolred, Ina, the approaching election in this State is of great impor 10 the good people there of especially in relerence 10 the choice of Memhers of Congress, inasmach as n is now probable ha' 'ie sesig nation of the next President by reason OI nu ,Dliciy of candidates will evolve the House o Re presentaivss, in which event the vote of Co"nec''cui will be of tire u'nsoal consequence to the welfare o She nann. q.
 2, Resoiped, That we have every reason to believe ,har large majority of the electors of this State are wholly opposed to the experiment. now for inc mrs! dime irying by the President of the U"hed States "i siediIy the inmause influence "f he station oi Chei Magistrate "gebsr with all .he patronage ot the gov eraeni aPpons Hno0rfhy f0DorHe hss sscceSSor' nnt thai in the npmon 0f thls meeting this expeT'- ment if successful will prove imminenily dangerouso Co the liberes of lhe coUnry.
 B. Resoipea That the reople of this State have by ,beir conduct ma infested strong just. aud enitghen- cd reppnance o the general policy of the adninistra- tou OC Presiden, Jacks"n; and taa t 's u"e "hNe o the of the State and io the cause oi uprgh' government and sound constitutional liberty that we shou!d adhere tn sentiments which we have a'"p'ea tn full consideration un,il evils which every patriot must dep"re erailca'ed, and the government N restored io its pristine vig0r amd purity.
 4. ResOiyed, Thai to procure n distinct re''efa"on of the opinions o the good people o thus otae' so o' fen and su emphaticay expressed in relation to the policy of the administration" and the present S,"rn- tug condition of public affairs, was ot great mo- me:t tO select a ticket for State Ofhcers and Mem. bers of Congress upon which the independent and patriotic electors of the State could who"' sac'"ee of principle cordially unite. .
 g. Resoired, That Co insure an indispensable una nimi,y, t proper and necessary that the ncke' should he framed with view in liberal concesS'o" 10 all existing interests and feelings 70 that the e'ec tors wholly unenlbarrassed by collateral c0ns'dera ,ions might proclaim at the polls ('he proper resort o' freemen obtain redress of grievancesi an ennus axc devotion free institutions and the nus oi mel" aud an uncomprOmsng opposition to the in'sfue "nn corruption (worse than the open assault o' yfs"'s which has put in hazard our admirable syse" "i or
 Resoiued. That the ticke, for State officers and Members o Congress presented to the good people o the State by the Whig Convention holde" n ven on ,he llth inst. e the judgment o th's meet ing, the best which could under the circumstances have been seIGAd 10 accomplish the purposes Iod- ca,ed 6 ,h foregoing resolutions; and that It IS com nosed of ufighi, ielligeni, and pairi0l'c men, WHO will (ahfy discharge the trusts for which they nave been respectively designaIed should be the pleasure ofthe electors to cOnfde the same to 'heir na"os!
 7 Rssotued That this meeting e"terians "'E" sense inc value of the public services os 's Exce Icncy Governor Foot while member oi oo.n orancn, ,, es of onv Naona Legislature, where he d'su"e"'s"eu htnself by a firm resistance to the cotsuI' and dangerous usurpaii0Ds of lhe present admn'sra siou, and where his industry and a'te"sion 10 ne . leresls of his constituents were untir"g a"n a "S eKerltOug Tn OenaiI Ot tue " "tks us '.'S
 organizing and carrying through the late pension ,aw' Iwhch has cheered the last days of the warworn vet erans with a merileG cOmpetency,) were such as 10 make it it that ihe Wings of the present gay shOu'o give him another expression Ofhejr gratitude " re- election ihe high office the duties oi when nc mas 50 faithfully disc charged during the past year.
 8. ResOlved, That in the efforts oI me present a"- minissration give alarming extension 'o me "u thority of the executive, and thus 10 o"
 ly the limits prescribed in the constitution ID the rgns which the President arrogates himself of grHspng the purse Of the nation with one hand while he weins the sword with the other; in his frequent attempts to oyerawe coordinate department of the government and to control its deliberations under inc Pre'ence oi protesting against ;hem-in the system oi iavor.sm and par,aiiy which has bee0 adopted and carried the to operation in manner that is calculated io debauch nubjc moras-in ihe total disregard of gust and ne- cessary economy in every department oi She public aeryce-and tn the maxims now un!Sersany receivea hv.he othe Executive that the wlIof one man K supreme and that the wishes oi the f,he States 1.-the Representatives oi inc Feopse' a.a of ,he peope themselves are noihiDg-ws can acoeuize no one of the attributes of genuine demec r.ev: hut on the contrary, that there s ID paeea ds.armination io give an ura.tedeTa and arlsocsat :; T m, a mouarchal tendency to our institutions ".I ,ha, we as whgs only regard those who sup nort ,he President in his Be-repao''can cIIesr ..
 .;ac nnon te doctrine of and passise S.S!s.ces he;ne precisely the priHciple whsch "duc aA eowxeWaI spiriis during the Tevo!uv v s
 "r, If ,he British King against their Wing c01Hry |. !: ResoiDsd, That the deep deprasiiy aSd corrop s;nn of the poSt office department, ana t.s '. hankrup.cy and entire dsrangemens O' "' eO"SS"'