Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1840-03-12
From he Hartford COuront, FsB'y q.

appointed nominate Def
manent officers for the Convention.
The following committee was appointed to prepare
Resolutions and an Address, viz Messrs. Bacon, of
Litchield, SILL of Hartford, Robinson of New Haven
Carroll, OF New-London, Cornell Of Fairfield, Tyler,
lin, OF Toland.
Motion to adjourn to STATE HOUSE YARD
passed.
Convention met at State House Yard.
Voted That each delegate hand his name and resi-
dence at U. S. Hotel.
Voted In addition, to request the Town Commit.
tees to furnish as correct list possible to the Sec
rotary, within one week.
The committee appointed to nominate officers of
the Convention, reported the following:
THEODORE HfNspALE, of Litch6eld Co.
tVlce. Presidents and Secretaries, last weeks
paper.l
At o'clock the Convention met in the State House
Yard, and was called to order by the President.
The committee on resolutions not being ready to
report, Messrs. White of Danbury, and Robinson of
NeW'Haven, addressed the Convention.
n Inc committee appointed to resolutions
made report, and the Address and resolutions were
read by the President.
Addresses were made by Messrs. Robinson, Mills
and Atwater of New Haven county; TYLER of Brook
lyn Rogers Of Fairfield county Brownell of East
Hartford and Perkins Of Norwich Gov. Ellsworth
then appeared, in obedience call of the Conven-
ton, and made few remarks
The following gentlemen were appointed COM
mce to nominate delegates to attend the National
Convention of Young Men to be held at Baltimore in
county, Edgar Atwater of New.Haven county. o.
Champion Bacon OF Ltchield county, Daniel P. w.
Ter OF Wlndham county, C. F. Tyler of Middlesex
county, and John w Boynton of Holland county.
The Convention then adjourned to meet at the City
Hall at 3 o'clock in the evening.
Eyening Session
The Convention met according 70 adjournment in
the Cy Hall. The Resolutions were read and laid
sed the meeting followed by Messrs. ] N. Reynolds,
OF York Tyler, of Windham Dixon, Of Hart
9r a., and A B. Humes Of Tennessee. The Nation
al wing Song OF the " Fine True hearted Gentle.
man. was then sung with great applause.
me following gentlemen were then appointed del
egaies to the Young Mems National Convention to
be held at Baltimore, on the first Monday in May
next: Messrs. James DIXON of Hartford; Chas Rob-
nson, Of N. Haven l.. S. Foster, of N London:
Peter w. Mills. of Litchfe!d; Daniel P. Tyler, of
Wndham Patrick Storrs, Of Toland Austin Bald
win, of Mddlesex.
The delegates from each county were empowered
to supply any deficiency which might occur in their
Messrs. Russell, of New Hagen; Andrews, of Hart.
ford Bacon of Iitchfed; and Tyler, of Middlesex,
then addressed the meeting.
"A resolution was then introduced requesting the
town committees to forward the names of the dele
gates from their respective towns, who were present
at this Convention, to the County Committee, and
the county Committees to forward these returns TO
the State Central Committee.
The Resolutions presented by the Committee on
RESOLUTIONS, were then taken up and passed, and
as follows:
ResolUcd That under our form of government hon.
estly administered, the young men of this country
need no patrlmony. save the enterprise, the virtue
and intelligence which characterize the sons of New
England
Rcso1ced That in their warfare on the credit of the
country, the present administration ofthe general GO
vernment are crushing the hopes of the young men,
ana are degrading enterprise and skill, education and
rance and vice.
Resolred That it is the right and duty Of free peo
pie TO watch with jealous eye their public servants
their public conduct.
Resolved, That the present administration have vi
plated the fundamental principles Of our political
ION IN the following particulars
First-They have removed from office every in
cumbent who would not bow the knee before the
throne Of power, and enter the political battle field
Second-They have departed from the Just princ-
pies OF government, by permitting the officers thus
appointed TO retain their places after they known
to be public defauters-by permitting the custom
Objects and to the country asitineran lecturers
-and ny sanctlonlng the constant interference OF
federal officers with state elections.
1h,rrd-They have departed from the, principles Of
republican government by charging the powers of
the executiVe-by seiZng the public treasures and
withholding them from the rishfu control of the legis
Fourth-They have spurned the expressed will of
schemes.
;. Eh1,-They have scattered abroad the seeds of
the community against each other
Sarh-They have set at defiance the seal of sis:
ter state to secure the control in the popular branch Of
our National Legislature.
Seuenth-They have destroyed the currency of the
country-lmpared public confidence in our state in
stltutlons-deranged our trade-crippled our COM
me5ce-stopped our manutactnrlng establshments,
and spread dismay and suffering throughout the
country.
Eighh-,They have determined to yield up the
public lands to the states in which they lie, terms
fhA pIunfo md VntnrN ONS naI
states and in direct violation of the conditions under
which they were conveyed to the general govern
ment.
Resolved, That we entirely dissent from the doc
rine recently advanced by the administration, that
the price of labor must be reduced in order to enable
our manufacturing establishments to compete sue
will never approve of any system that shall place the
labor OF our country footing with the degraded
operatives of Europe.
Resolsed That we cordially approve Of the nomin;
alton Of WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON of Ohio, and
JOHN TYLER. Of Virginia. for the first offices in the
Resolrsd, That HENRY CLAY, always dear to the
Gus support OF HARRISON, obtained, It possible,
deeper hold upon our confidence and affections;
Resolred, That the nomination for State Officers,
appreciation, and is in accordance with our views,
and we believe, with the wishes Of the people of Con-
neciicut.
resolution expressing the thanks of this Conven-
ton to the citizens of Hartford, for the courteous
cepon given to their body, was then introduced and
passed.
resolution Of thanks to the officers of the Conven
ton was then introduced and passed.
Also, resolution requesting the opposition papers
Of this state to publish the proceedings Of the Conven
ton. signed by its officers
The Convention then dissolved with nine hearty
cheers for Old Tiprecanoe.
THEODORE HINsDALE, President.
(S'gned also by the other OGcers]
Adiournment-A Senator from Georgia, Mr.. Lump
kim introduced joint resolution. directing the Presi-
dent of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to
adjourn their respective bodies on the - Monday