Litchfield enquirer., 1844-03-14
,s1,H srNAroRrAl.Co CONVENTION.


The Convention assembled at WiRsted, Mauch II,
1914, and was organized by appointing Erastus A.
Lord President, and Edward Darlington, Secretary.
R.H. Mills, G. H. HOLSTER and Sheldon Osborne
were appointed Committee to examine credentials
and report roll Of delegates,
The following were the Delegates Reported.
Lioch6eld, Erastus A. Lord, G. H. HOLSTER, Hen
~ A. Hull, OH as Bassett..
HaEwinson, Sheldon Osborne, Aaron HungertOrd'
Chester ". Case Roswell Cook.
New HaTsfogd, William Rumble. Samuel S. Bates,
Henry Jones, R. q. Mills.
Tofrington, Darius Wilson, AlOnzo Whiting, Ar
Winchester, Lemuel Hurlbut, Jr. Aervy B. Blake
George Dudley, Lucius Clarke.
BaTkhamsted, Hiram Goodwin, Ale xander P.
He5y Lee; shT,a h Bs White
K. H. Mills, G. a. HOLSTER and Hiram Goodwin
were appointed Committee to report Resoluions
for Senator from this District. Convention adjourn
ed for dinner.
The Convention ION assembling) proceeded to bal
lot for q candidate, whereupon AbIah Catln OF Har
winton was unanimously nominated a candidate IOr
Senator for the 18th District.
The Committee on Resolutions reported the fol-
lowing which were adoped unanimously
Resolved, That the doctrine OF Free Trade Is IN
our opinion most deIusive and fatal dream, I'M
practicable as Il is unequal upheld by aparty whose
leaders are in precept and example false to tHe cou
try Of their birth and who like the selstyled loyal
lists of the Revolutionary war. are IN favor Of new
British Colonial system more oppressive and calling
than that which called fathers TO the battlefield
colonial system which would keep US forever nm
der the yoke OF foreign power when would cnensn
other nations with vain and idle fondness, and tax
the free population and growing resources OF our
nation, TO fill the public Golfers OF European poten-
tates and kings.
tem 10 the true American system. and that embodied
as :. 10 In a. present Tariff will never surrender
the ha.ids of its relentless and traltorous enc
mics.
on the issue that is formed between the Wings and
their opponents in relation to the avars OF the pubic
domain of this country, which issue is, whether the
avais of this vast fund to he the COM
mon properly Of all The states, shall be equitably dis
sFbMted for the benefit Of each and all the States OF
whether the shall be held as corruption fund
to be used BY the political gamblers for the promo
old States or public good. We believe that it is full
time that q settled policy is adopted on this subject
and tina justice demands only one course, the inst
distribution Of the proceeds for the beneht OF the
Resolved, That in Henry Clay we find the true
Patriot, the Eloquent Orator. the firm friend and pro
that s hai the
he is in our opinion as we'll in the opinion OF Hon
Thomas H.; Benton 1.-THE natural Executor OF his
own work" -,
deavors to place him in that chair, he can and VIII
fiji with so much honor to himself and the country
Resolved, That the Whig State Ticket nominated
itself 10 our SUPPORT in it find the tried friends
Of our country which is our cause, and that there
shall not be wanted effort on our part to secure Its
Resolved. That Abiiah Calm Esq. Of Harwinton
the nominee Of this Convention for Senator from
This district is deserving Of confidence and tina
he is to be elected to the Office for which he stands
in nomination.
The following were appointed District Committee
for the year ensuing G. H Hollster,B B Rockwell
| Voted, That the proceedings Of this Convention
be signed by the officers and published in the Wing
papers Of the State;
The Convention then adjourned.