Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-12
The Spring Campaign.

The Spring Campaisn.
 Tho call fr the American c 'un'il'' was first ann,nncel in half frantic fashion is the New Ha- ve, Conventi n if correctly inf rncd, hy an ifiivi iu.l who wears or has wrn. all the crcss-s Ssars. gsrters. badges and dignitics knswn to the Or Ter. ani it wax throw, ont if in defiance of the Platform of the Convention. '. Wimsed Hs,aM
 Hmay he we'll to aid. that this frantic call was
 arc paaicd by thre its ofa violent character against s,mrhry-and that it wasfrowned down hy the almost united voice of the American party in the C"nvention-and that the discussion which took place, WIS entirely among the Americans-btit enc out an ] out Republican speaking Tte Republic ms, and the l'rger porti of the Americans left the ti in the fall helief that Peck and other fry like him. ast been consigned by the voice of the C.,n- vention. to their proper plaers-and they were And the Conrant and Courier. in attempting to gal vanize into life their obfusicated ,sdies make but "deal of noise. :. full of sound and fury signifving nothing" If. however, for the sake of gratifying their dramatic propen>itics they want to work themselves int' pous frenzy and create tempest in tea pot they welcome to do so They will. however. have n" more influence than the dog did that bnked at the moon-the mo.,n shone on in spite of him.
 The Republican party swept the State in Novem ber by majority of 1000. It will largel, in- erase this v'tc in April. The result ,f the cleo ii 'n at that time. surprise even to the most sang'ine N nc were conf lent of carrying the St'tc ny over two thousand majority and too many weh' int" the campaign with ut so much as hope or sacccSs In 'se', the larger proportion of them ehe'el It relying alone upon the justice of the cause IL the election of April. thing1 will wear dif fr,nt aspect t-A ,shed by success sure of their vn strength they will ris. t man. and c.st the. republican votes: The knowledge of the super hu'nsu eff 'ts of the A administration in November is still esh in their mind and their defeat in the general Election has taught them t., be most watch. fui of the psts thsy have taken and m st careful n the re election of proper officers sot the future
 The Republican party, last fall. waged war for a principle for the first time in the history of the country. the two "Gties m de an issue of . great zoarsl question; Nv England gave her opinion re- g'n''ns it. m she shrinks not, is going to fom the Responsibility. She has yet sen nothing in te curss of ie 'minsnt par to m akc her change ia her ieS reg IT ling the future course uf Mir Bu ehanan. Ii, however. Kansas is to be free State c thing hy no means certain she will naturally fe,l that she h.s aehievcia great victory. and of of coursc will ike the greater eff Tt for he, prn ciples in the future If to the..c .ntrary an tn. South is to curse with its peculiar institution she will stanl by her arms resolved not to yield an inch of her acquired grounds. Turn which way You vii. everything at home favrs the success of the rary an looking abroad. the eye f her citizen bcaolds in the cautious man suvering of the Bu- f.rk action. N, spsciL pie siins from the mouth of a man M long known as askilifn designing politician. as is Mir. Buchanan, will convince Connecticut that Ie do not intend, so far he has the courage to vcature, to extenl the accursed system o Slavery, ani pespstuAts the present obnoxious laws regard ing it. In inc withdrawal from Kansas of Judge Le Compton in the discharge f the Free state prisoasrs i, tn, gIMlsl. yet partially favorable facts toward the north of Gov. Geary. she sees nothiag but the game of poltics-and still banning with indignation, longs for opportunity to repeat the language of November. In this assurance of success, w. must not however. forget the course of action to be m .ie. at home: we must not in any eL desire for congressional candidate or in any little e usy |" districts f1yet that the serpent of slavery is but scotched. 1Ad ready the moment the heel is removed from his neck, to again spring at our threats. But earnest in the holy of free dom. ani true to the mem ny of our patriot sires, W, m ,ss yisli all preferences to the prin pe pro- vile tue men are kone,t and to be dep.n led upon in the hour of trial. In the r candidates k,r t'e office of ngressiona representatives, We have personal ani psrticuIar friends and still we would urg, their 'min tion for such e rts are seldom "f benefit either to the party the cand lates We ud rther impress upon al the great im,ortan e of retaining the vantage grouni already gained sni of efcc'ing such men as xin do hon-t to our com-
 Aawe.lth anl the glorious cause of constitutional libsfty. The eyes of the whole Union are upon us.