Litchfield enquirer., 1840-03-05
CORNWALL.

At very large meeting of the Wing electors of the
town of Cornwall, convened according to previous
notice on Feb'y l9, 1910, at the Lyceum Room over
the store Of Messrs Rogers & Bradley, to take into
consideration the existing political state of the coun-
| try, Chalker Pratt was chosen moderator, and Edw
Bradley, secretary. RESOLVED, That committee be
appointed prepare and report resolutions for the &C.
| ton Of the meeting:
The following are the resolutions reported, which,
after being separately and fully discussed, were
| unanimously adopted
years admonshes US Of the tendency OF Our federal
government to self aggrandizement that our ru-
lers, having ceased to be rulers OF the country,
have become the rulers of party, and having grown
fat upon the "spoils," are striving to build up an
| odious arstocracy and that unless the people OF
this country effect great and lasting reformation we
may expec. sooner or later to see the scePre IN 'e
Resolved, That this meeting, composed Of hard
handed working men,, who "earn our bread oy snG
swea, of our brows," as our most sober second ,h
| thoughts do view with alarm and indignation the
repeated attempts of the President OF these Unitea
States force upon the national legislature the 1d
believe, with General Jackson, that it is d,sorgan
zing and revolutionary in its character, and hat by
the peoples money will be placed in position 70 oe
plundered by hundred hands where before but one
could reach t." That it is calculated and destgneo
to make the rich man richer and the poor man poo
er - That the Bill now before Congress to carry I.o
effect this scheme is fraugh with sentiments oangeI
GUS to the liberties of the country That it is intended
to strengthen the already alarming and consanty ~
creasing executive patronage OF the federal govern
ment-to create patrcian and Pleblan ranks through
| the length and breadth of the land-to parallze the
energies of the industrious and enterprsng poor man
That Buchanan and Walker were right, when; IN
urging its passage in the Senate they declared mat
it would crush the banks, annihlate credit, reduce
the circulating medium Of the country to specie, an9
arrest all future state and individual enterprise anq
improvements ~ That it will reduce the price Of real
and personal estate at least one half whilst it will en-
nance the already enormous salaries OF the ohceIS o
the federal government in the same proportion 1sas
It ,DiH be the destruction Of the free laborer IN the Jree
states-We therefore call upon every freeman 81
every name and party, by his love OF hoertyIoy ms
duty to his country; and by his dread OF desPollc
slavery to unite h US in
| our fair fabric Of constitutional liberty, r.,
Resolved, Tina. the harmonious result OF the darrls
burgh National Convention in selecting as cana
| date for the Presidency WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON ;
man who in his heightened public career has PROVED
himself true democrat-and has shared the conn on
dence and esteem Of Jefferson, Madison and ther
vors stimulate the enterprise and elevate the cnar-
acter of the poor man--whose integrity ana virtue
have withsood the seductions OF wealth anu power,
whilst many of his contemporaries have ennched
themselves at the public expense-ls suthcient
guarantee of the wisdom and patriotism OF that oody'
and augurs the most suspicious results for the free
| dom, happiness and purity OF our republican insutu
tons-and we pledge ourselves to use our untrlng ef'
forts to carry into effect said nomination.
ResoUed, That we invite the friends OF the present
administration to compare, sobery, with the claims
tal Office, viz. Martin Van Buren, and VIM Henry
Harrson-heir education, manner OF lie, profession
and occupation and canddIy to decide upon me mer
| fdence. We believe Mr. Van Buren, has tailed to
carry out many of the principles he protested when
nducted into office that his recommendations OF tru-
gality and retrenchment have been followed by pro-
J fuse expenditures; and that through his whole ad,
ministraton he has departed from the Precepts and
practice of Jefferson by PartIzan appolntments-by
Official eectioneerng, and by legislative domlneerlng.
We believe that VIM. Henry Harrison, a man who
! has ever answered to his countrys call who has
endured the hardshps of the Forest tanned the teroclty
tier pioneer, and shared with him in his tolls in subdu.
ing and cultivatng the dreary waste If elected will
redeem his pIedge-to restore the government to Its
former republican democracy-to serve but one Pre-
sidential term-to make no appointments from mem.
hers OF either house OF Congress-to enforce oclal
ntegrity-and to vigorously retrench the national ex-
pendures-and that he will be the President OF the
| country, and not of party.
ResolUed, That the contingent expenses Of the 60
! vernment have become most alarming-that the Ex-
ecutve and Legislative departments draw from the
Treasury more money than their legally authorized
| pay, and that the above named sums have for the
past two years amounted 10 than the whole civ.
il, military and naval expense OF the government d9'
ring the same length Of time under Washingon's ad-
mlnistraon-that we especially dsapprove OF an act
Of Congress which appropriated TO its own members,
Library of the value of $3.50 each all boxed and sent
prove of the elevation of John NJ Niles to the execu-
tive chair Of this state until among other nnumerable
items he shall satisfactorily explain his conduct IN re-
| lation thereto.
RESOLVED, That the Public Lands of the United
States, in opinion, belong exclusively to the people
of the United States and whenever disposed o. the
avas thereof of right, ought to be secured to their
equal beneft-that when they were coded, they were
considered common fund for the use and benefit OF
the states, and that it would defeat the intentions Of
those states, the general government should appTo-
pirate, apply them the avails Of them, to any
other purpose than that above mentioned, viz The
| common benefit of all the States.
Resolued, That the pursued by the organs OF
the administration in this state, especially the Times
and the redonbtabe John Cotton, Jr show them to be
the enemies Of moral and political reform; and their
attempts to identify the temperance reformation with
the wing party for political effect is base calumny
and would notify these loco foco radicals that their
friend and patron Myron Harrison, Esq. brought for
ward and advocated the ENTIRE suppression OF the
| sale of ardent spirits in this town.
RESOLVED, That approve of the nomination for
State Officers made at the late Wing Convention the
nominees being tried men and good men who have
dispensed with and unerring hand civil and
social blessings to all classes of citizens every part
| of our favored State.
After the adoption of the above resolutions large
delegation OF young men were appointed by the meet
| ing to attend the Young Mems Convention to be
holden in Hartford on Wednesday the 26th Feb'y.
On motion, it was then Resolved, That the doings
of this meeting be signed by the Chairman and Secre.
| tary, and published in the Connecticut Courant,
Northern Courier and Litchfeld Enquirer.
CHALKER PRATT, Chairman
| EDw. BRADLEY, Secretary
Another-We are informed that in the city of Hart