Litchfield enquirer., 1844-11-28

60sThe Whigs q Hartford had noble sally on
Friday evening last, and were elOquently addressed
BY Gov. Ellsworth l. W. Stuart, and Charles Chap
man. We copy with much satisfaction the follow
ing paragraphs from the speech ofGov. Ellsworth ::
"He said he hada few words pt comment upon
what was called the Native American Party. He
did not know but that in some portions Of our coh
Try Lille New York and other large cities there was
some necessity for this new organization, but he
was sure there was no such necessity throughout
the country. He believed that eyetl in New York,
the remedy proposed was not the proper, or the
rightful remedy, what they deemed an existing
evil. Five years residence in this country is now
requisite by law to enable an alien to vote in our
elections, and he believed that quite time enough.
He could not consent that man standing by his
side at the polls, after Eve years. residence among
US, equal in virtue and in patriotic devotion to fee
dom with himself should be excluded from the bali
lot box, merely because he first drew his breath up.
on another soil. He believed the present time Of
probation quite long enough. The evil comPIain-
ed Of was, in his judgment, rather to be charged to
9voation of the naturalization laws than to those
laws themselves. Let the laws upon this subject
be faithfully administered, and tie evil, would
cease. But fellow citizens Wkigs-let us form
no new alliances whatever, and especially with this
party. The ground we now stand upon is solid
ground, and viii sustain us now and forever. Let
us not then change our position one inch. Native
Americanism, has lost us Henry Clay already, and
il Heaven did not interpose. it might lose VS. our
country forever. He would abuse no party. He
came here to night for no sacl1 purpose he
could 60 for no such prescription as that party re-
quired-and he invoked all true Whlgs to stand
aloofffom any alliance or fraternity whit. Hethen
went into eloquent and able defence Of the Wings
against the slanderous charge that they were as Q
party adverse to the Catholics. He said Mr.. Clay
himself had been charged with opposition to this
class of our citizens-but that no man, living or
dead since Washington, had over shown such SYM
pafhy for oppressed man every where as Henry
Clay. His speeches in the Halls Of Congress have
been seized uponby the friends of freedom through
out the world-have been seadf at the head Of the
armies Of our sister republics in South America
and have been translated into Greek to arouse the
oppressed and nerve the Of freedom in that in
terestng portion of our woodland thisis the man
this Henry Clay, who is now charged with oppo'
sitiou to the oppressed and down trodden Irshmen
"Fellow citizens, said Gov. e. there II but osIe
voice comes up to Us from every quarter, and that
assures us that the votes which our friends have
cast in this contest, were neither cast by accident
or BY incident-but from firm, deep, and abiding
conviction Of duty, aud he believed we could nov
count with certainty upon even greater vote thar
before the election. Let us then enlist anew--ane
ask no bounty for it either Let US still MAINTAIN
our party organization--our postion-our princi
pies and an unwavering faith in the final triumph
of our cause, and Heaven will still reward our ef
forts with success" y.