Washington sentinel., 1855-02-18

carry the right of search to the freside of fam
lies, on the mere suspicion OF unseen and ire.
sponsible prosecutors; which tempt the venal
TO perjury, with the promise of exemption from
punishment; which subvert we'll established
rules OF evidence, and break down the barrier
which the common law, by its merciful pre-
snmptions, throws around the innocent, and
which, instead Of relying upon known public
ofhcers, that the Constitution Of the State had
secured to the town elections as part of the
local police" encourage selfappointed, secret
intormers, unknown to the Constitution; the
dangerous instruments, as all history tells us,
OF bad and dangerous governments.
Resolred, That while among the three years
OF Democratic administration in this State, a
State debt of over $4,000 was paid off, the
State tax reduced one-third, and surplus Of
$4,000 left to the present coalition; the party,
or conglomeration Of parties now in power, have
so managed the fiscal affairs Of State that the
first year of their misrule will nearly if not en-.
tirely destroy the large surplus which they
found in the Treasury, when Connecticut be-
came afflicted with their supremacy.
Resolred, That the last Legislature Of this
State, by its utter want of dignity, and indecent
and fanatical course Of legislation; by its un-
called-for assaults upon the system Of free bank
ing and its lavish creation of special charters,
which experience has shown were not required
by the wants Of the State; by its avowed
attempt to nullify a law of Congress, designed
to carry out provision Of the federal Consti.
tuition, and differing in no essential feature
from o law that had received the signature and
approval of the Father of his Country" there
by setting an example of insubordination to
laws passed by Congress in pursuance of the
Constitution, and instigating a spirit Of violent
resistance to those laws, deserve the reproba.
ton of every citizen who regards the honor and
prosperity ofthe State the preservation of order,
and the perpetuity of the Union.
ResolUed, That while Abolitionism, exulting
over recent political tripmphs aims to govern
or divide the Union-while a secret political
band concocts its schemes Of hatred in congo
| nial darkness, and acknowledges its own un.
worthiness by the care with which it instructs
its disciples to conceal from public knowledge
their true position-while the Wing party, de-
prived of its great leaders and of its pristine
strength, has lost all that ever made it respect.
| able, and is now satisfied with intriguing to
control, or failing in that object, with humbly
| following other factions-while these combna-
/
| mon hatred of Democracy, have introduced
new systems of legislation in the States, at war
with the spirit of constitutional provisions, with
| established principles of law, and with the
| rights Of the citizen; it must be apparent to
every rejecting mind, that the Democratic
party alone is competent to disperse the mists
| of error, to re-establish the true relation of
| State and citizen, and restore that harmony
and good feeling which the fanaticsms OF the
| day threaten to destroy.
| ResolUed, That the Democratic party have
| heretofore been equal to every crsis-have
preserved the Union byther wisdom, and estab-
lished wholesome reforms in the States and
that they are now called upon to perform
another mission of wisdom snd statesman
ship-to present to the country the only politi
cal association which can command the conf
dence of every part of the Union, because it
maintains principles as comprehensive as that
Union--to shield the ark of the Constitution
from the rude violence of reckless hands-to
maintain that benefcent system towards the
inhabitants Of other lands desirous to change
their allegiance, which has added so largely to
the glory of the Republic-to continue, both in
spirit and letter, those principles of religious
freedom which they have invariably defended
to establish, in the several States, the Just
those great maxims of law which are acknow-
ledged as essential part Of civilized jurispru.
dence.
Res0lUed, That with these great objects in
view, we will bury all minor and non-essential
differences, and unite with one heart and one
mind for the preservation of the Federal Union
in all its legitimate harmony, the equal rights
of every State in the Confedaracy, and those
fundamental Democratic principles which are
the glory of our history, and which we will
never cease to defend.
Resotred, That we unanimously commend
the ticket for State officers nominated by the
convention to the support Of the electors of
Connecticut
Resolced, That the thanks Of this convention
be presented to the president and other officers
for the very able and impartial manner in
which they have discharged their respective
duties.
Resolped, That the doings of this convention
be published in the several Democratic papers
of this State.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted.
The nominations made by the convention are
respectively as follows:
For GoUernor-Samuel Ingham, of Essex.
For Lieutenant Gorernor-Jone T. Waite,
Of Norwich.
For Teasmer-Talcott Crosby, of Thomp-
son.
The Secretary-Roger Averill, Of Danbury.
For Comptrotter-Thomas Cowles, of Farm.
Russian Humor.
French officer serving before Sebastopol
tells the following story, in private letter to