Litchfield enquirer., 1839-02-21

From aRs Ns.U-E Eausa Pallsdiuw
The delegates 10 the WING State Convention from
the several towns in the STATE to DE number o.
assembled in the Town Han, Of the city Of Middle.
town, on Wednesday the 18Th day Of february, 1882
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, when they were called to order
b JOEL FGOT: EsQ 81 MeTMbOICuHh' and .hsTsGpo99
President, pro TEN. and ABUAH CATIIN. Clerk.
A Committee Of two from County, was appointed
% nominate the officers Of the Convention, viz;
Messrs. Dixon and Brace, Hartford; Babcock and
Strong, New-Haven : Trumbull and Warren. New
London; Dalton and Booth, Fairfield; Smith and
Hine. Etch6eld; Tyler and Payne, Windham {;
StorTs and Holmes. MddIesex Ming and Ladd, TOl-
The COMMITTEES for the nomination Of the Officers Of
the Convention, reported for
PresideMt-THoMAS X. BRACE, Hartford.
Vice Presidenfs-JoeI FoOte. Hartford Co. Selah
Strong, New.Haven Co.; 8. C. Selden, New London
Co. Ozias Holmes, Middlesex Co. Harvey Smith,
Fairfield Co.. Thomas Curtis LIGHTED c.; SEQ
Secref0yies-Henry Dutton, Henry G. TaintOr, E.
Champion Bacon, Harvey Bissell.
Report accepted and nominations adopted, where
9Pol the persons named took their seats upon which
rke Convention was briefly and happily addressed by
the President.
Resolutions passed inviting State Central Commit
snd subsues s 10 sIe
in the Convention and participate in its debates
Resolution passed inviting the wing editors Of the
State seats n the Convention, for the purpose Ofre
Messrs. Truman Smith, Melvin Copeland, and
Jae. F. BabcOck, were appointed Committee TO pre-
pare resolutions for the consideration Of the Conven
ton
A Committee Of one from county was appointed
to prepare an Address to the Electors Of the State
and 3he following persons were nominated:
Daniel P: Tyler, Windham; Abijah Ce,lin, Itch.
field J; F. Bahcock. New-Hayen, and o. H. kiag
Tolland. Adjourned to o'clock, p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Town Hall having been found altogether in.
adequate to the acconamoda ton Of the members who
continued to arrive during the forenoon and permits
sion having been obtained to occupy the lst Congre
gational church, the Convention assembled there at
house. including some portions Of the aises.
A Committee Of four from County was appointed
to present to the Convention nomination Of State
Hartford County, Olms.ed, E. Darrow, E. Lat
timer, Melvin Copeland.
Nesc.H Haven County-Nehsmiah Kimberly, Albert
Foster, Chas. B. Lines, Hoadiey Bray.
NeW London Coz. Allyn, John Breed, John ].
Fais6els Cos: Ferry, J. B. Ferris. J. B, Fanton,
Windham Co.-E. Mason, J. Skinner, D. P. Tyler,
L;.eAfeid ce.-.IJohn Boyd, L. Bradley. L. Norton,
M;dd,e:sr CT Hall. 8. B. Hubbard, Geo. Carter,
1alland Co.-samuel West, U. Ladd, E. Porter, o.
H. King.
NhQle Centr0S COneUt1Uee-NWeSSFA jeremy f1O4OIeyp
D. F. Robinson, and Melvin Copeland were appoint.
ed the State Central Committee for the year ensuing.
Resolution passed, providing fos the appointment Of
County Commttees by the County Delega!ions
Committees as reported and accepted by the COnven-
Hartford COD. F. Robinson. ..
NeD London Coz. r. Warren, r. E. selden, Jr.
Fairfield CO.SHsnry Du,,on, Reuben Booth. r. T.
Windlem Co.-panielP Tyler.
=, Lischfen ,Co.-,Truman Smith. Nathaniel Perry,
Chas. F. Sedgwick.
Iolland Co.-John H. Brockway, Ahner Hendee.
The Committee on the nomination Of State Officers
made the following report, which was received by
acclamattoh and unanimously adoPtedi 1865
For Governor.
WILLIAM w. ELLSWORTH
CHARLES RAWLEY.
HIRAM RIDER.
ROYAL I'f R. HfiiNMAN. .
HENRI Sf~ Fif.Bo'uRN.
Adjourned TO O'Clock, p. M
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention assembled at the hour agreed upon
James Dixon, Esq. from the Committee on the Ad-
dreser reported one, which read and unanimously
adopted.
Truman Smith. Esq. from tho Committee on Reso.
utions, reported series, which read, and dis
cussed by number Of members in the most able
manner, and with the best effect Resolutions adop-
ted by exclamation.
I'VE subjoin the rssolntons-sh address We lave
not yet obtained Ed. PaN-
RESOLUTIONS.
Reselusd, That in the opinion Of this Convention,
the approaching election is one Of the utmost impor.
Az nE
which gloriously rumphed last year with in.
creased force on the people ofCoanec,icu,.
RESOLVED, That visw with alarm the frightfu n
pe1 an.u tue %s
94O,OOOOoO under MIR. Van Buren,, and unless the Ad.
mnstration cam be check in its career Of prodiea
ty and extravagance, the nation will soon be bank
Resolved, That we hold the Administration respon-
sble for the stnpendous frauds recently discovered in
the revenue department-that it is now manifest that
vades our entire SYSTEM and that are called upon
as patriots and friends Of free institutions to make i'm.
mediate and thorough efforts to reform the govern.
I ment and restore il to its pristine purity.
Resolued. That the mpudent attempt to obtrude
upon the Wing ranks every aithless public servant
vain and futile and frankly confess tina. il we
to be made a.ewerable for oil the mseonduet Of the
enough to cover such multitude Of sins.
ResolUe, That we Tspudiate that scrt Of democracy
which ia in pvesssion love TO the reope and anlimit,
ca oevouon 70 tneir interests Dat m pdctcS general
scramble tor the contents OF their pockets.
Resolved, That the eame reckless extravaesnce
which ppedominates ut Washington. has character.
zed our opponents N administering the government, Of
Connecticut, and that we zee just reason for
creating deb. Of S9O0OO which ihs last Legislature
was compelled pay out Of moneys that would other
wise have been distributed among The towns Of the
State. II. t. 2, -t..- -@ssts .f
RssO,eed. Tha, the members Of lie las. General
Assembly are entitled our warmAel thanks for de-
tectng many fragrant abuses in h4 judicial depart.
meni and that We are at oil surprised that those
who have been concerned in pluudering the public
should heap unqualified abuse on de authors Of their
exposure.
Resolved. That the title to the public domain has
been vested in the government f the United States