Litchfield enquirer., 1840-03-19
Senatorial Nominations.
District Is. LAMBERT HITCHCOCK.
l6. ELI MYGATT.
!" II. NATHANIEL P. PERRY.
17th District Senatorial Convention.

17th District Senatorial Convention.
At convention of delegates from all the towns
comprising the 18th Senatorial District on the Sd of
March inst, holden at Falls Village; Peter Bierce,
Esq, of Cornwall, was chosen President; Lot Norton,
Esq., of Salisbury, Calvin Gay, Of Sharon, and Chalker
Pratt ofCornwall, Vice Presidents; Moses Lyman, Jr
of Goshen, and Sidney Ensign, of Canaan Secretaries
After one informal ballot, Nathaniel P. Perry, Esq., of
Kent, was nominated by unanimous vote as can
didate for the State Senate from this district.
The committee directed to prepare an address, beg
| leave to submit the following:-
| To the Electors Of the l7A Senatorial District:
Having assembled in convention, in obedience TO
the request of large portion of fellow citizens of
the District, for the purpose of selecting candidate
to be supported at the ensuing April election for the
State Senate, we have, by unanimous vote, decided
| 10 offer for your surages the of Nathaniel P.
Senate the last session of the Legislature with deci-
ded ability, and, as we believe, with entire devo-
ton to the best interests of his constituents. As
member OF the old democratic party of Ltchfeld
County. he is too well known to require euogum
at our hands. In the event of our in again ee-
waiting him to that honorable station feel assured,
that the manner in which he has hitherto discharged
the public trusts committed to his care by his fellow citi
Zens IS the best commentary upon his ability it is
the surest guarantee of his willingness continue
these efforts to promote heirnerests as citizens and
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prospect, that we shall be able thus to elevate him. by
a triumphant majority.
The people of this district have become aroused to-
the necessity of political action, by the disastrous
measures of the national admnisra ton, in operation
and in prospect, and have determined to assert their
rights as reemenri in selecting and eevang to the Of
fees in their gift, the candidates OF their own choice;
unawed by the dictation Of authority-the power Of
patronage-or the efforts Of horde Of executive min
ions, arrayed like an army to awe the people, and TO
take to themselves the supervision OF the ballot box
NeDreSSIOn bllSlnp9S-the 0erAODement
our monetary affars-the efforts destroy well reg
ulated credit system-a system which has brought us
| along the pathway of nations, with strides more
firm and rapid than those of any other peope-the
haowed efforts to overthrow the time honored instr
tutions Of the land and to experiment upon the dearest
interests and most sacred rights Of the peopehave
Weakened theirsIumberng energes,and they will teach
| their oppressors that they " know their rights, and
knowing dare maintain them"
Freemen Of the 18th district! Are you prepared to
subscribe to the odous doctrines recently advanced
upon the floor of the national Senate chamber BY the
champions of the arisocra:ic administration at Wash
ingon, that the price OF labor must be rednced-.he
dunn of your country curtaed, that the operations
of business be crcumscrbed to the amount that
may be done with your gold and silver only SUCH
policy would PROFESSIONALLY meet with the cheerful
acquieseence of every Office -holder, between whom
and the people, we contend the contest tor soye-
reignty is now going on Take the oifce .h1 I.
and who has been in the habit OF paying from one to
two dollars per day for labor, and the same per bush
e for his whent; and he not 6eneflitec oy me re-
ducton Of labor the consequent depreciation IN value
of the productions of the SOIL which it is commended
will follow the operations of the Sub Treasury! Is NOT
the increase Of his salary in proportion to the DUNN
ished value Of property and price OF labor and the l-
ference between him. and the farmer and mechanic.
made still more manifest by the operations OF such
scheme? Certainly it is, and snch will be its effects.
Will you consent to have your credit system dis-
carded, and your ,cel based paper medium struck OUT
of existence, thereby paralizng your energes-break
ing down your water wheels and steam engines, and
a.. E,,I rt1hn
manufactures thus oo destroying the very markets
of the agricuurst, and compelling the consumers
themselves, 10 become producers an competition win
the farmerdrving both to markets already oyerbur-
dened (under this sysem) with the products Of more
prolific soils? The bene6cence of bountul Creator
would undoubtedly follow with blessing the efforts
land of freedom, and would fill "'he bank OF the far
mer" and furnish "plenty Of bread and pork to eat
and good homemade TO wear.* but in disregardng
the laws of nature and Of experience which teach us
try in proper dirison OF labor-from whence would
the farmer, mechanic or manufacturer fill his Golfers
the burthens Of age-of extending aid TO the hand of
charty-or of INDUCING ID the comforts OF well earn
ed competency guaranteed to him by the laws OF the
It could not be done omd
If the proper limits of such address would permit
we might show you the effects which are produced on
the great mass Of the communities referred 70 oy me
| tons of the exclusively hard money system, ana
1 which ought to call up the blush of shame to the
cheeks of those who urge upon the people OF 's
| trv the adoption OF such scheme.
| A resort to the use OF gold and silver only, anu
the destruction of the credit system would prostldte>
the business of New-England Take one e!am 1e.e
| The whole Banking capital of New England IN iooo,
was less than $50 900; and yet this was mage TO
nerform the operations of business which nag Tor
humber of wears preceding that date, averaged more
than $500 700 per annum, and on this amount OF
1900 OOOO the loss sustained BY the people IN con-
seouence of these bank operations taking period OF
10 or 10 years together, were less than IL OF per
cent per annum--a sum too nconsideraDte 70 CON.
pensate for the insurance and transfer OF the same
| amount Of specie. :..u;....o
It would be an impeachment of your intelligence
however, to presume that any thing more than sue
geston OF the effects which would be produced oy ne
| adoption of such schemes, are necessary 10 awaKerr
vour attention to subjects so important lnat sucne
facts would follow as the legitimate result OF ne adop
| ZION of schemes now contemplated at W asnlhg'on'
| cannot he corroverted. -. a..
| Fellow Citizens we nre CHARGED with neing we
Rank par.v-wih being the advocates Of an sot!s OF
! n,ner mcney We do not adUnt the TUE U. we
| CHARGE We advocate mixed cnrrermrvv-'ne c"cn,
son of no bills excert those that snah oe redeemed
. r,orcen, IN p-ese a'ion at the counters trom
,,he-re 'hev wcra iseneH-a rrffcrCE WIEN eha DC
! N,'- 49,, f,- ths rcnrlf IS for IRE oTceA0Aders
aSu t, a sTsero &c per issues hpa It's origin
e =: Io,is,airres 9evo'ed - tho interests Of Tire
na,;oraJ administration, and IN that ADMINISTRATION lie
sslf. which is even soliciting permission to issue
| +ses John Cotton,