Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1843-03-02
i'm SENATORIAL DIST CONVENTION

At meeting Of the Wing deIega les from the seve.
raj towns composing the 18th Senatorial District held
at the Hotel OF Chalker Pratt, in West Cornwall, on
the 23d day of February, lS4S; Nathan SUsson, ESQ,
OF Kent, was called to the chair, and VIM Miles ID
Of Goshen, appointed Secretary.
The delegates having presented their credentials,
the Convention proceeded to ballot for candidate
tor State Senator a: the coming election.
WILLIAM c. STERLING, ESQ.,, of Salisbury,
having received majority Of the votes given in was
on motion, declared unanimously nominated
Inc COMMITTEE appointedsto draft and present re>
solutions for the consideration of the Convsn lon. re-
ted. F
Reso!Ued, That keep pure and free our political
nsiutlons the people, must seek and obtain faithful
see their legislative Hall purified from their present
dehaslnS, exlravagant and corrurnR contingent ex-
penses; reduce their own pay to level with their
more prosperous constituents at home and them and
not tlIl then, may we hope to see necessary and
wholesome retrenchment and reform carried into n
departments ofthe government
NeeSa1e6' That we learn with pleasure the nomina.
1 MI OF me Hon. THOMAS B. OSBORNE, as can.
q,oate Tor representative from this Congressional
DIslHct' recognizing in him the patriot who WILL If
eeteu use every exertion TO carry into effect the
foregoing resolution.
kSso0tion, That in the opinion of this Convention
airy construction of the act of this state for regulating
saafes and fees, which provides that each senator
snail receive two dollars, and each representative one
dollar and fifty cents per day while in session. and
the place Of session. whereby they rec Give to them
selves any more than the aforesaid compensation is
violation OF the 4th section Of the 4h article OF the
Constitution, and it is expected that any gentleman
worthy OF the nomination Of this convention will, if
elected. steadfastly resist such usurpaton
Resotred, That this convention most unqualifsdly
condemn the modern petty pilfring four legislature
whereby hundreds of dollars are fched from the in.
dusrious laborers. to feed the cupdty of the self
styled people. loving Democracy.
Resolved, That sound and uniform currency is
Indispensable to the prosperity Of the nation and like
the i!feblood OF the human system, needed give
vitality and force to every measure of relief.
RESOLVED, That we most heartily approve Of the
Wing nomination made at the late state Convention
headed by the Hon. ROGER S. BALDWIN, and
will give it cur warmest support.
ResolUed, That this convention unanimously re.
commend to the electors OF the 18th Senatorial District
the name Of WILLIAM STERLING, Esq, of Salisbury,
as candidate for the Office of State Senator at the
the coming election and in him we recognize po-
lcal honesty and integrity and whose interests in
common with ours are strongly identified in NORTH
ERN interests and Tariff Protection.
Voted, That the thanks Of this Convention he pre-.
sened TO its President. for the ability with which he
has conducted it's deliberations.
NATHAN SLOSSON, President.
WIN. MILES, I'd, Secretary.