Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-13
l American Senatorial Convention.
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 American Senatorial Convention.
 Eifkeenth District ,
 h response toa cal from tho district com ssittse. { convection of the American Paztysd the Fifocnth Senatorial district, vas held as ehurch,s hetelEin We!cottyille, on Friday afses- nson, the sth ol March 1856, for the purpose of nominating candidate to represent said dis tr;ct in the next Senate of this State.
 The convention vas called to order at lfF o'clock, and was pcl1rar .atly organized by tbs appointment of JOHN E. SEpGwrcK, Esq, a President. and r. K. KiLBouRNR as Secretary.
 Fhe following gentlemen were appointed s'-. tcosnm:ttee on crcdentials, viz pr. D. E. Bost- lwick. Edward J. Youngs and A. c. Bradford Julius Catln, A c. Bradford and James H Cook were appointed a committee onresolutions. On motion, an informal vote was taken for .. candidate for Senator, with the following result l viz 6. II. Hollister, T;J,. H. Goodwin, {; shelden Osborne. II. Goodwin, l. On the second informal ballot. the vote stood flor G. IT. Hollister. 9 II H. Goodwin. 6; es5sIsss5 . 1 $. Osborne, l.
 The convention adjourned till 2 o'clock r. N. Y | AFTERNOON SESSION -- The committe on ere 1T ldentals reported the list of delegates in atten m dance, which report was accepted and the Est approved.
 On motion, the convention proceeded to < formal ballot for candidate for Senator with the following result Gideon II. Hollistcr, la; Joseph H. Goodwin. 4. g \, On motion of A. G. Bradford, Esq se-sss conded by ". S Taylor, Esq, 1t was .-~s.s.s | Resolved, ,,nGnimoaay, that q. H. HolIIs- d TER, Esq, be the nominee of this convention, for the office of Senator from this district in the next Legislature of Connecticut. 1 The committc on resolutions reported as fo!- sf lows: aH Resotea That the present administration Is h anti-Amcrcan, anti-Republican and pro-slavery in the extreme, and by it's President making schemes, has involved the nation in the agita- tion of the slavery question to a degree never before known, and that We of the North arc compelled to meet the issue thus forced upon us against our consent and in opposition to our patriotic and solemn renonstrances, and that
 
 fear of God before our eyes, and the love of l American Union In our heart Resoired That we cordially invite and peti. ti;n all electors in this district who are opposed to the present administration, and who havc hearts to feel that there is North, to act with 1 us in expelling the aggrcssions of the Slave power that we inscribe upon our banner just what we feel in our iumost souls, no more Slave Territory" and we pledge ourselves mu- tually to each other that We will not give our suffrage to any person for any office in the gift of the Amerecan people, who is not fully com m,tcd in favor of carrying out by his every po- lit;cal act the sentiment of this resolution. Resolrcd That we approve of the nomina- tions of the American party in this State, for State officers, and we will give them hearty support at the polls. Rescl,sd That we present to the electors of the fifteenth district, the name of Gideon H. llollister of Ltehfcld, as a candidate for State Senator, in every way qualified and fully compcs tent to represent this district in the next Legs- laturc, that in him we recognize the gentleman, scholar and orator, and We will exert ourselves, in every lawful and proper manner, to secure his triumphant election.
 On motion, the report was accepted and the resolutions adopted r
 Henry E. Graves of Litchfield, J. II. Cook. of Barkhamstcd, and 4. c. Bradford of Tor. rington, arc appointed district committee for the year ensuing
 Fetad, That the proceedings of this conyen- ton be published in the Litchfeld Enqttirrf. Mountain County Herald and Hartford Courapt Ioted, To adjourn sine die. ,
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 J. E. SEpGwicK, Prssilens. PAYNE KENYON KILporRSE, Secretary.