Litchfield enquirer., 1848-03-30

To the Wigs Of THIS State. and particularly
those Of those Of The l7ih Senatorial Disc
Nici i:
Brethren In the great and glorious cause
--The day Of trial is at hand, and the eyes
of the. country are turned upon us, the free.
men of the good and time honored State Of
Connecticut. An election of more than Or>
binary interest and importance, not only 10
us as ST te. but TO the country atlarge, is
before US. The question is 10 be decided,
whether Connecticut shall continue to hold
the honored position which she now occu-
pies, in the great Wing phalanx-true 10
herself and her prinicples-or be counted
in the ranks Of our opponents. That her
fate in that particular is in the hands of
the Wing party f.he State, is not doubled
even by our enemies. That our State is
/" sound TO the core" and true 10 the prin
ciples of our party, no. can doubt; but 10
m Ike this apparent in the coming election.
will require our undivided and earnest efforts.
Is there Wing. who, by staying away
from the polls on the first Monday in April,
will hazard the triumph of his principles?
Shall the State be dshonored and placed
in d false position before the counlry-or
shall the strength OF our glorious cause be
impaired-:hrough the negligence or disaf>
fiction of its professed friends ? Win you
suffer an implied censure 10 pass upon the
conduct of our Representatives, who have
so nobly sustained the honor and integrity
OF The Stae in our National Legislature
REM&MsnR, there are Two U. 3. Senators
Zone for the full term of six years,) 10 be
chosen by .ur next Legislature. Guess
tons "i vial cons quence /. our Common
Country, will have TO be decided during
the term for which they are to be elec'-
ed and the influence of your Individual
woe will be felt for good OF III, through
| the, length and breadth OF the1 land. Is i,
not OF the utmost Importance, then, tina,
The Wing candidates, both Representa-.
live and Senatorial, should he sustained
and that loo by every whig voter in
their respective Districts! Shall local
Or individaut prejudice be suffered 10
blind our eyes, or reGder US ind ferel.t or
reckless OF the sad consequences OF de-
feat al the present tiuIe! Are You ready
10 break your all; glance 10 your princi-
pies, ior the success Ut which you have
% long loiled, and which you believe 10
be idcniiiied with The lruesl and best in
teresls Of the country /! Have you not
taken an oath before Heaven, ut all times
50 70 vote AS you verify believe will pro-
mole tue best Interests Vt our count y?
and can you disregard its solemn obli-
gatious! Aud d. not her best inter. g,
IA your firm cOnviction, call for the ri
unph vi Wing prmcipiss aud Wing meas.
ures both an the Sia,e vild snaiisn; and
conseq uenlly The eleclio,,s & III eAndIJ-
aies Tor bolh branches OF .he ~ ii QGlre,
even though those caI.d,dates ia iot be
your first choice for the Stations ~ which
they are Dom,ina.edl
If you are satisfied that the candidate
tor Senator in this District, presented BY
the Convention whose Legitimate duty IL
was 10 make the selectlon,i is true. Wing,
aud will exert himself to his utmost 10
sustain and carry outtheprinciples which
we all, as Wings, cherish, will you not
take for your motto that noble sentiment
which was every where the watchword
OF Victory 10 1870. Union ef Me JV,.igs
for the sake Of she Unionr Does not that
n,0llo commend itself st once to every
lover Of bis cOuatry-and particularly
90 ~ tho present time! Bear inmind.
that il requires only a plurality of votes
70 elect Senators, that one vote given or
withheld may decade the POLITICAL com.
plexiou no. oDly al your district. but OF
the State that IL there should be no e
lection of State ofiicers by the people thu
choice would then devolve upon the Lee
e,sIaiure,-ihat we are on the eve of our
Presidential election and Aha: if we SUI