Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23
xvIIlh. seuaterlaI cenreu,Ian.

XVIIth. Senatorial Convention.
 A Senatorial Convention Eos 4be l7th District. Sas held at lhe HeteIOf Mr chRmbsllaiA, in Falls Village, wednes. dey, March l5u. 1884. Tie Conven. !ien was callsd to epdsr bg.J. T. Norton, Esq., Chairpian # the Distsict COmmit- tee. and STEPHEN FOSTER appoint ed President, pro tsm. and WILLIAM K. RrcK. eccretHry wheFeupon, the Fol- lowing Committees were chosen CSpmektsSoh ereasntials.-John K. Shepard, Virgil B. Roberts. . 0pgP PerwunNfI O.6irpP of .eo"ssntso"s-H~G Kilbeurns EF==K. White, VI B: TRoberts. TT.w
 Committee On Resolutions.-J. T. Nor- ton. Wm. K. Peck, Walter s. Cowles
 Cohyentioh AadionFned tilf o'clock. The hour having arrived, the Convention was called to order. The Committee on Credentials reported, and report accept~ ed. Committee on appointment of Per- manent Officers 'eported as follows For President, Stephen Foster ;for Secretary. William K. Peck. An informal ballot was thentaken, which resulted in unan. snous vote for Dr. CnAUNcEY REED, IT,, but bis name being withdrawn by au,ho> 'ity the Convention proceeded to anoth> CT informal ballot, which resulted in bringing 10 the notice of the, Convention .the7names of the following gentlemen Wm. K. Peck, Doct. J. c. Hatch, J. L. Stuart. Doct. Chauncey Reed, Jr., J. H. Hubbard, Mal:er' s 9Cowles. e Win. K, Peck having the highes. number of votes after thanking the Convention for the 'undesefved compliment, withdrew his name :, whereupon,. the Convention de- clared Dr.. JOHNSON 0. HATCH, to be the nominee by exclamation. -
 The Committee on Resolutions being called upon.s reported as follows: '~ y ResolUed, That notwithstanding the defeat of hig party Presidential election, and in success ve. elections this State, we still cling to her principles, Believing them to be rel- able aud sonnd sa and when allowed to have their practical effect to not and will not fail to pro- mole thelbest interest of the State and Nation and believing thus that through evil and good re- port as m the rpaslwe will in the future, continue to erisei :hd maintain" them. S@'@ss
 ReSOLDPd ds@ Sk a fAFkV fhm disturbance of the Compromise, hitherto made between the north and south, and therefore de- Precate the present agitation in Congress as ten- ding m s to s2peHs?sy the anss,,ons which the peo-
 Resolred, Thai we view with patfotc pride the course o our worthy Senator, the Hon. Truman smith, inrelation to the iniquitous "Nebraska BI.' and cheerfuily express our heartfelt con. Congressional Gareer, lie has nobdy defended and truly represented the best interests of our State.
 Resolced, Tat as our Fathers regarded with feelings of hated and contempt esiraitor, Ben- edct Arnold, for his uhsnc cesstui attempt 10 be- tray the liberties of his country, though strongly tempted by British gold, and heated Mifhihe re- membrance Of imagined wrongs, so we, their de- scendants regard with yet stronger feelings of disapprobation the conduct of Stephen Douglas. and his coadjn,or Isaac Toucey, for their course representations of the views and sentiments of their constituents and ther recreancy The great principles of universal rights. s
 Resolred, That we endorse the nominations made by the State and County Conventions, and heartily commend their nominees to the suppor: of Inc Wings nf the 17lh district and of the Srate
 ResolUed, That we feel unusual qualification in presenting the namegof JOHNSON c. .HATcHsas the candidate for Senator in the Huh District and that we, willu alfhonora5e inaeans 70 se[ cure his election. ~~a-Rs-~
 The resolutions having been ably dis
 
 cussed by J. Norton. Esq. and others. and having eoacIuded its ssbusinessiia the most amicable and spirited manner. the Convention adjourned. without dsy.s Z
 ,asa1 STEPHEN, FOSTER, President
 WM K"PEcK, Secretary. s,ssss
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