Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-03-14
9Th District.

At Convention of the Wings of the 10th Senate
rial District, held at Woodbury. on the 9Th day OF
man, and John C. Amber, Secretary. 1t was
Resolved That our confidence in the talents and
integrity of JOHN BUCKINGHAM, Esq. of Watertown,
remains unimpared: and that this convention NOM
mate him as candidate for reelection to the Office
OF Senator, to represent said district in the next e
gisfature.
solutions for the consideration of the Convention when
the following were offered and passed unanimously
ResotUed, That we approve the course taken by
our present State Officers, and also the last Legisa
ure, especially Of that act which restored our curren
cy by the use of small bills, which brought prosperity
to our State and restored confidence in the transac
ton OF business.
RESOLVED, That we approve the nomination OF Will
liam w. Ellsworth, forAhe Office of Governor, and OF
the other nominations made by the State Convention,
and we pledge ourselves to use all fair and honorable
means to secure their election.
Resolved That we consider the public lands as the
property Of the people of the several States and that
our Senators and Representatives in Congress. in
ting to reduce the price of the same have shown their
willingness to sacrifice the interests Of the State to
Executive favor for the purpose OF securing the rec.
lection OF those men to Office who have used all their
influence and the power of their Offices to bring ruin
and bankruptcy on the land.
Resolved, That we approve of the proposition to
alter the constitution Of the United States to give
the appointment Of the Secretary the Treasury and
thereby diminishing the patronage Of the Federal Ex
ecutive.
Resolved, That we have entire confidence in the
ability and integrity of the Hon. HENRY CLAY a
statesman; and that would acknowledge with
emotions of gratitude the services which he has
rendered the old States by asserting and protecting
their rights to a share in the avas of the public
lands, and in wrestling from the hands OF the unpnn-
cipled ofce-hoders the dear bought treasure which
our delegation in Congress would have gladly seen
squandered.
Resolved, That the doings of this Convention be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and publish
ed. SAMUEL H. NETTLETON, Chairman.
JOHN c. AMBLER, Secretary.
Mr.. Editor-Among the numerous unanimous
resolves passed at the LocoFoco district Convention
holden at ]. p. Marshals in Woodbury.. on the 18th
Feb 1889, is one in which the tamersare requested
to starve every body, trust nobody borrow nothing
and hoard up all the specie they can get. Truly this
is Democracy with vengeance! The only object
Of this communication, however, is to let certain gen.
tlemen who composed that unanimous" Convention
know. that when they have become 60 Independent as
to trust nO6ody'' and "bOrrOp nothing" THEY had
better poy up! KENT.
The resolution to which Kent" alludes is this -
Resolved, That we recommend to the Farmers
always the foundation stone Of society, and without
whose efforts all other classes must sarve, trust
body, borrow nothing turn all their paper into SPECIE
and be prepared encounter another suspension Of
specie payments certain to ensue filing oil the chan
nels Of circulation with paper"